I recently acquired a Tops Apache Falcon. Tops gives a generous military discount and I've liked the design for quite some time so I bit the bullet and ordered the blade. It comes with a basic black ballistic nylon sheath with a plastic insert. I found it to be over sized, blocky, and not up to my standard (plastic not formed to blade, glued in so you can't remove it, and only uses velcro for blade retention on handle). I immediately put it in a Spec Ops Combat Master short (had to remove the rivets on the insert and it worked perfect).
On to the actual knife. It is awesome. The design is very stout but it cuts very well. It was easy to make hair popping sharp (love Tops 1095 steel) and maintained its edge so well that I was shocked. In fact, the only thing I don't like about the blade is the writing all over the thing. We all know Tops loves to do that, but it just detracts from what is otherwise I beautiful and well executed knife. The handle lends itself to use and stays locked in your hand in any position you can imagine. No hot spots were had during use yet and I used it pretty hard the past few days.
Some glory pics:
When all was said and done, it could still shave and that made me very happy. Tops definitely has their heat treat done right. The heavy choil allows for an easy choke up grip for fine work and it can be used easily in a field/utility knife role. Obviously, you can see the merits in the bowie design for combat application.
If you have been on the fence about this knife, I would recommend it highly. I doubt you will be disappointed. It is stout and gives you a sense of confidence that you cannot destroy it. Tops did a great job on this one.
On to the actual knife. It is awesome. The design is very stout but it cuts very well. It was easy to make hair popping sharp (love Tops 1095 steel) and maintained its edge so well that I was shocked. In fact, the only thing I don't like about the blade is the writing all over the thing. We all know Tops loves to do that, but it just detracts from what is otherwise I beautiful and well executed knife. The handle lends itself to use and stays locked in your hand in any position you can imagine. No hot spots were had during use yet and I used it pretty hard the past few days.
Some glory pics:
When all was said and done, it could still shave and that made me very happy. Tops definitely has their heat treat done right. The heavy choil allows for an easy choke up grip for fine work and it can be used easily in a field/utility knife role. Obviously, you can see the merits in the bowie design for combat application.
If you have been on the fence about this knife, I would recommend it highly. I doubt you will be disappointed. It is stout and gives you a sense of confidence that you cannot destroy it. Tops did a great job on this one.
