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A bit lost and confused here. So after hours of research trying to find a knife that's well made and doesn't cost too much I finally came across the Kizer range, good steel and good action from what I've seen in the videos. A bit torn between either the Vangaurd Dukes or the Ophid.
My main area of dilemma is I have very big hands, the only knife I've been using is my Gordon that has an 11cm handle which is fine as it doesn't have the flipper tip but I can barley get four fingers on it.
Am I just going to frustrate myself getting the Dukes? I do prefer the blade design on the Dukes but can also appreciate the steel used on the Ophid is better and it is slightly larger which would suit my grip better.
The other options would be the Tang or the Sovereign but not a huge fan of the blade look especially the tang but the additional finger placement in front of the flipper tab does look more comfortable.
This would be all well and good if I could actually just go to a shop and give them a try but in South Africa knives are very overpriced and you can really only order them online.
So any advice would be appreciated otherwise I'll need to buy them all and then return the ones I don't like.
My main area of dilemma is I have very big hands, the only knife I've been using is my Gordon that has an 11cm handle which is fine as it doesn't have the flipper tip but I can barley get four fingers on it.
Am I just going to frustrate myself getting the Dukes? I do prefer the blade design on the Dukes but can also appreciate the steel used on the Ophid is better and it is slightly larger which would suit my grip better.
The other options would be the Tang or the Sovereign but not a huge fan of the blade look especially the tang but the additional finger placement in front of the flipper tab does look more comfortable.
This would be all well and good if I could actually just go to a shop and give them a try but in South Africa knives are very overpriced and you can really only order them online.
So any advice would be appreciated otherwise I'll need to buy them all and then return the ones I don't like.