barrabas74
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I received my DiamondBlade knives surge today in Rams Horn. To say I was excited is an understatement. I have been looking at these knives and in there "super" D2 steel for a while. I use a Scott Gossman hunter in D2 for field dressing my deer and my uncle and I make knives in D2 on the regular so hearing someone do something exciting in D2 is exciting and met with very much apprehension. I am going to say it right now that I have not USED this knife at all at this point. This is simply an unboxing and seeing the fit/finish and quality of the knife. Future reviews are very much going to come.
History: I participated in an event/contest that Diamonblades held to get a free hunt on them and you sent in why you and/or your other would qualify for such event. I did not win, however they did offer 50% off knives that you bought to a certain date after you submitted your entry. I will say I was late in collecting my discount as it was past the deadline but they honored that anyway. They were out of Ram Horn Handles and my order was late but they still honored the discount which was awesome. Dealing with there Customer Service was a joy and they were very professional and honored the agreement even though they did not have to.
Today I received the knife. It is a Surge model with Rams horn handles and mosaic pins. When I opened the box I was happy to see not just a box with a knife but a hat as well. The box was as to be expected as was the packaging, sufficient.
https://imgur.com/bMiBaRp
The knife and sheath together looked very nice and I was happy the sheath had some texture. I could see the insert slightly behind the leather which was expected.
https://imgur.com/wATP5Vy
https://imgur.com/OGhcRiT
https://imgur.com/B01YGSS
I took the knife out and saw some immediate "flaws" as I would call them for a $500 knife.
So to put it bluntly for the most obvious issues is the lack of finish on the knife. For this price point everything should be finished, then there is the gap between the guard and the blade. That gap does not exist on the other side. For a $500 knife these things are just not ok. Plus the file grooves on the top of the knife are inconsistent and messy.
https://imgur.com/9cvwdp8
https://imgur.com/uQwcjoE
https://imgur.com/ceOaa0p
I am also a bit disapointed in the lack of polish on the grind, it seems rough and without being polished. Again $500 knife should have that done. Picture does not show it well.
https://imgur.com/cHFqhqF
Now, I posted pics of things that stood out to me. One thing I will say is the sheath is excellent and the fit is perfect. The knife clicks easily into the kydex and the leather is very nice. Another thing to note is its sharpness. Normally I dont ask a knife to do this but Ankersons tests prompted me to. This knife cuts toilet paper right out of the box. It is really sharp even to me.
I have not had a chance to actually use this knife. So I cannot judge that. I spent $250 on a normally $500 knife, so I wonder if it was rushed to get it out to me or if this is there normal offering.
I will add again the sheath is very nice, the grip in the hand is nice. The balance and feel of this knife is very good. The mosaic pins are done well and the rams horn is done well too me. I like the knife, I really do, however the very glaring flaws that exist on a knife of this price point make me cringe. I am hoping to do performance testing soon.
PS: For those that don't know me, I own and use very high end knives. I am being very nice about this review. I am giving it a very slim chance on steel quality. I am not judging steel yet just the F/F but I am not happy with the simple mistakes and very easy fixe's that could have occurred to make this knife better.
Thanks for the help! I have not posted pictures on BF for a long time!
All of the photo's below I will consolidate this post!
https://imgur.com/a/ckskO
History: I participated in an event/contest that Diamonblades held to get a free hunt on them and you sent in why you and/or your other would qualify for such event. I did not win, however they did offer 50% off knives that you bought to a certain date after you submitted your entry. I will say I was late in collecting my discount as it was past the deadline but they honored that anyway. They were out of Ram Horn Handles and my order was late but they still honored the discount which was awesome. Dealing with there Customer Service was a joy and they were very professional and honored the agreement even though they did not have to.
Today I received the knife. It is a Surge model with Rams horn handles and mosaic pins. When I opened the box I was happy to see not just a box with a knife but a hat as well. The box was as to be expected as was the packaging, sufficient.
https://imgur.com/bMiBaRp
The knife and sheath together looked very nice and I was happy the sheath had some texture. I could see the insert slightly behind the leather which was expected.
https://imgur.com/wATP5Vy
https://imgur.com/OGhcRiT
https://imgur.com/B01YGSS
I took the knife out and saw some immediate "flaws" as I would call them for a $500 knife.
So to put it bluntly for the most obvious issues is the lack of finish on the knife. For this price point everything should be finished, then there is the gap between the guard and the blade. That gap does not exist on the other side. For a $500 knife these things are just not ok. Plus the file grooves on the top of the knife are inconsistent and messy.
https://imgur.com/9cvwdp8
https://imgur.com/uQwcjoE
https://imgur.com/ceOaa0p
I am also a bit disapointed in the lack of polish on the grind, it seems rough and without being polished. Again $500 knife should have that done. Picture does not show it well.
https://imgur.com/cHFqhqF
Now, I posted pics of things that stood out to me. One thing I will say is the sheath is excellent and the fit is perfect. The knife clicks easily into the kydex and the leather is very nice. Another thing to note is its sharpness. Normally I dont ask a knife to do this but Ankersons tests prompted me to. This knife cuts toilet paper right out of the box. It is really sharp even to me.
I have not had a chance to actually use this knife. So I cannot judge that. I spent $250 on a normally $500 knife, so I wonder if it was rushed to get it out to me or if this is there normal offering.
I will add again the sheath is very nice, the grip in the hand is nice. The balance and feel of this knife is very good. The mosaic pins are done well and the rams horn is done well too me. I like the knife, I really do, however the very glaring flaws that exist on a knife of this price point make me cringe. I am hoping to do performance testing soon.
PS: For those that don't know me, I own and use very high end knives. I am being very nice about this review. I am giving it a very slim chance on steel quality. I am not judging steel yet just the F/F but I am not happy with the simple mistakes and very easy fixe's that could have occurred to make this knife better.
Thanks for the help! I have not posted pictures on BF for a long time!
All of the photo's below I will consolidate this post!
https://imgur.com/a/ckskO
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