Robert Hankins Bear Slayer

Mr.BadExample · Oct 3, 2003

I took the Bear Slayer out and chopped the hell out of some deadwood with it, it performed like a champ and held up great. Still shave sharp. Got a few tiny nicks when it missed the log and went into the dirt on a spear throw. Those ground right out when I resharpened, took less than 5 minutes. Looks good as new and now I feel confident in it!

I picked up a Robert Hankins Bear Slayer camp Bowie from another forumite last week, right around the time I did my review of the Cold Steel Laredo Bowie and the Camillus Fisk OVB 12" Bowie. I wanted to see how a similarly priced custom knife held up. The Bear Slayer was cheaper than both of those. It is stock removal, edge quenched 5160 tool steel, with a sharp false edge. It is as thick as the Laredo but has a mild recurve blade and handle for better chopping. Outchops both of them, because of the design and full convex grind.

And of course the fit & finish is better than the production knives as expected. Excellent hand made sheath. It cost less than both production knives. Great bargain...

edited to correct steel type.

Chuck428 · Oct 4, 2003

Good to see you are getting some use of out of it. It should stand up to whatever you need it for.

Sundsvall · Oct 4, 2003

I'm pretty sure its 5160 instead of O1.

Mr.BadExample · Oct 4, 2003

You're correct, it is 5160.
The scotch-brite finish is easy to maintain, as well.

ExamonLyf · Oct 4, 2003

Nice looking task specific piece...thanks..., enjoy it

Jason Cutter · Oct 4, 2003

I love that whack-a-piece-of-anything beasty looking fella. Always good to hear someone put their trust where their money has gone... Jason.

Robert Hankins · Oct 5, 2003

Does my heart good to see them geting used

Enjoy your blade Sir!

Keith Montgomery · Oct 5, 2003

That's a knife that looks like it could chop just about anything you would want it to. Robert, you should send one of these to Cliff and let him take some whacks a concrete blocks. (Just kidding)

Dave K · Oct 5, 2003

Nice.

FEATHERSTONE · Oct 6, 2003

Im going to have to get me one of these soon,How does one contact Mr. Hankins about price and turn around time?

RHINOKNIVES · Oct 6, 2003

Originally posted by FEATHERSTONE
Im going to have to get me one of these soon,How does one contact Mr. Hankins about price and turn around time?

Blinker is four posts up!

Bobwhite · Oct 6, 2003

Mr. Hankins makes a great knife. I love mine.

FEATHERSTONE · Oct 6, 2003

I tried the email but it goes to quest.net web page,and I tried a personal message but all I get is "You dont have permission".

Internet HA who said it makes things easy

Mr.BadExample · Oct 6, 2003

For some reason the email addresses in his sig are linked to http://blinker123@qwest.net
Robert, you need to make those link to mailto:blinker123@qwest.net

Just copy & paste blinker123@qwest.net into your mail software's To: line and you'll get him.

FEATHERSTONE · Oct 6, 2003

I get this lovely pop up..........

The message could not be sent because one of the recipients was rejected by the server. The rejected e-mail address was 'http://blinker123@qwest.net/'. Subject 'bear slayer', Account: 'mail.comcast.net', Server: 'smtp.comcast.net', Protocol: SMTP, Server Response: '501 need user@domain at <http://blinker123@qwest.net/> email doesn't use http:', Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 501, Error Number: 0x800CCC79

Greg Covington · Oct 6, 2003

Great looking knife....alll you need to do is send it off to Gary Brommeland for one of his sheaths. Robert will testify to their quality!! Ask him.

I just got 4 sheaths back from him and they are beyond belief.

PlaceKnives · Oct 6, 2003

Where can I get more info on Gary Brommeland's knife sheaths? I've only seen one and there's nothing about knife sheaths on his web site.

Thanks.

Greg Covington · Oct 6, 2003

Email or call him...he will answer right away.