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A friend of mine loaned me his Lynn Griffith Patrolman a couple of days ago: my initial reaction was --wow, this is a small and thin knife! I expected something a bit larger since it was a tactical knife. This one is a little bit different from a standard bead blasted version: this particular model is partially serrated, and it has a hand rubbed finish on it. From what I was told, with all the options this would run about $295. I had read a lot of good things about Griffith knives and I wanted to be objective about his knives. I will try to described everything as well as I can.
OAL length is 7.5", flat ground stock removal method out of 1/8" ATS-34, medium blue G-10 scales held together with two pins. Two piece Kydex sheath fastened with rivets and it has a lot of holes for a multi carry
system (parallel holes running all along the outer edge of the sides). Retension on the sheath was good, there was a little movement up and down if you held the sheath and jiggled it. The through holes for the MCS system has some burrs left in it. The lanyard hole which has a piece of tubing pressed through the handle, hadn't been deburred so it would have slice/cut up a cord upon use. The handle is skinny, and thickness ranges from 1/4" to 5/16" . I wear large sized gloves not usually filling the finger lengths, but some one with larger hands and longer fingers would find it thin. The serrations are weird, they don't look like it was done with a specific pattern, or spacing --> it looks like he used the tip of a 1/8" dremel bit to do it (I'm not sure, what method he used) http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=90079&a=5955123&p=20821466&Sequence=1
Most makers use a special grinding stone and you can tell it was made that way - just like a production company. The hand finish on the knife I expected to be better because of the amount of hours Lynn had put into it (8 hr. from what I was told) - close to where the scales are you can see where he started the hand finish since its streaky. The cutting edge was centered, but where it comes up to the top of the blade near the start of the scales it doesn't line up. If you run your finger nail along the edge of the grind it has an undercut on one side. http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=90079&a=5955123&p=20821464&Sequence=3 http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=90079&a=5955123&p=20821463&Sequence=5
Over all, its ok, but I expect more since I had read a lot about Lynn Griffith's knives here on BF. If it were his first knife it would be a good job. Would I pay $295 for it ? I personally wouldn't. It looks more like a $100 knife at most. I have purchased some very nice fixed blades by Arno Bernard (S. Africa) that were had hand polished ATS-34, giraffe bone scales and water buffalo pouch sheath for $80 each.
I have a Ed Schott Camp Knife in cmp3V with a Kydex sheath that cost $100.
My point is I didn't find a lot of bang for the bucks here.
The more I look at a Patrolman, it reminds me of a steak knife.
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Ray 'md2020'
ATKI member #A001042
OAL length is 7.5", flat ground stock removal method out of 1/8" ATS-34, medium blue G-10 scales held together with two pins. Two piece Kydex sheath fastened with rivets and it has a lot of holes for a multi carry
system (parallel holes running all along the outer edge of the sides). Retension on the sheath was good, there was a little movement up and down if you held the sheath and jiggled it. The through holes for the MCS system has some burrs left in it. The lanyard hole which has a piece of tubing pressed through the handle, hadn't been deburred so it would have slice/cut up a cord upon use. The handle is skinny, and thickness ranges from 1/4" to 5/16" . I wear large sized gloves not usually filling the finger lengths, but some one with larger hands and longer fingers would find it thin. The serrations are weird, they don't look like it was done with a specific pattern, or spacing --> it looks like he used the tip of a 1/8" dremel bit to do it (I'm not sure, what method he used) http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=90079&a=5955123&p=20821466&Sequence=1
Most makers use a special grinding stone and you can tell it was made that way - just like a production company. The hand finish on the knife I expected to be better because of the amount of hours Lynn had put into it (8 hr. from what I was told) - close to where the scales are you can see where he started the hand finish since its streaky. The cutting edge was centered, but where it comes up to the top of the blade near the start of the scales it doesn't line up. If you run your finger nail along the edge of the grind it has an undercut on one side. http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=90079&a=5955123&p=20821464&Sequence=3 http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=90079&a=5955123&p=20821463&Sequence=5
Over all, its ok, but I expect more since I had read a lot about Lynn Griffith's knives here on BF. If it were his first knife it would be a good job. Would I pay $295 for it ? I personally wouldn't. It looks more like a $100 knife at most. I have purchased some very nice fixed blades by Arno Bernard (S. Africa) that were had hand polished ATS-34, giraffe bone scales and water buffalo pouch sheath for $80 each.
The more I look at a Patrolman, it reminds me of a steak knife.
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Ray 'md2020'
ATKI member #A001042
