I would say A2 knives they are just really well made and have amazing action.
I'd like to try a Norseman, but I'd definitely have to send it to Josh for a regrind into a useful shape for my purposes.
Nice! You should post a photo. You said you got a 3rd gen; how do you like that redesigned flipper tab?Received my new Koenig Arius... and it is AMAZING!!!
Outstanding finish and action... This is definitely up there with CRK and Shirogorov.... Huzzah!
The flipper tab is smaller and rounded... Works great...
The action rivals my Shiro 95T.... and that is saying something....
It is ergonomically comfortable... but a little small for me....
Great detent and flips open with authority... High quality
From the looks it doesn’t seem to be useful for cutting food with that curved blade. It does seem useful for cutting through cardboard and used as a scrapper with that tanto like tip. Love the video of the Grimsmo bro-in-law using it to dig up dino bones. Thing took a licking over years and they spa treated it right back.
When the price comes back to earth on them I will buy one to regrind.Honestly when I look at the Norseman’s blade shape it looks to me like what it is designed for is having a great action mostly.
The blade shape puts a lot of weight near the tip so it will flip and drop well.
I mean, Koenig even lives in Idaho too, for god’s sake. It’s obvious, yo.
I had one, had to let to let it go for a couple reasons and was hoping for some info on the Gen 3...If you don't mind...Does the pocket clip still sit above the body and click against the body? Did they install a washer for the bearings to roll on or is that still bare titanium? Is the detent extremely strong to overcome to get it to flip? I found the action on the Gen 2 for closing was similar to my Shiro's but the rest of it was lacking...loved the knife and hope to get one if the above issues (to me) were fixed.
Oh one more question...do you find that it is too light? Like it maybe feels like it has been over lightened?
I don't think the detent is too light or too heavy... the clip seems fine to me... and I probably won't open it up for quite a while... so no idea about the washer...
As another member put it... "I'm a knife whore... not a craftsman..."
As another member put it... "I'm a knife whore... not a craftsman..."
I'm hoping that the WE/Massdrop/Ferrum Forge will come close to a CRK with a flipper tab...
Congratulations again on getting the Arius. Get to know it, and then see how much you feel that you're missing out not having a Shiro.Ok so a Koenig Arius Model 57 appeared on my screen with the option to "add to cart"....so yeah...couldn't resist.
Thanks to everyone for recommendations. Arius will be here tomorrow. Still deciding on a Shiro model. Think I'd prefer a sub 4" blade so maybe the 95