Alright guys, so it’s looking like I’m between these two;
Bradford guardian 3 in m390
And White River’s M1 Caper in s35vn
So again, like in the OP, I work on cell towers, which means the potential for a lot of cutting and slicing of; small gauge wire (cat5 and #1/2) stripping of 1/0 and 2/0, opening a lot of plastic pags and boxes, cutting a lot of electric, packing, duck, and sometime special Teflon and/or silver lined air duck/water sealant tape, may even be used to cutting caulk or weather proofing/sealant, etc etc, you get the idea. outside work, I’m a California city boy with a touch of country so wont be used for anything super strenuous.
The majority of my work is done on cables with 48v anywhere from 40-350 amps give or take so a power knife is primarily used with a 1095 blade, especially if ANYTHING is hot. Don’t need a lecture on safety at work, been in this line of work for a number of years with no incidents other than some small cuts and nicks.
So now comes the options, both knives are “essentially” identical, here’s the basic specs in a g3 vs m1 format
Blade composition: m390 vs s35vn
Blade length 3.5in vs 3in (guessing 3.5 including choil)
Cutting length 3in vs 3in
Overall length 6.75in vs 7in
Thickness 0.14in vs .13in
Scales .59in x .9in vs .625in x ~1in (according to people who own the knife due to nothing being listed via white river)
HRC 60-61(62 according to owners) vs 58-60(60-61 according to owners)
Price[shipped] $170vs $160
Now I can buy my dads g3 that has essentially not been used for basically the same price as the m1, but my big question is the choil of the m1, I feel like it may add a little more control that I need for my line of work, so does the m1 offer any benefits over the g3? The g3 looks amazingly but a slight fear of finger slip into the blade? Anyone have any experience with this/this knifes finger choil?
Now I know the s35vn will be easier to sharpen but also need more maintance since it’ll have a lot more corrosion that the m390 if not maintained..
So now comes the question, now what would you all recommend, but instead of give the two options I want to hear which you’d pick and why.
Should I just give into my dark side and buy both!? Haha