Indians For Guns

Moin. wrote:Why would you wnat to carry such a large knife with you ?
You are better off carrying a small folder with a 3" blade or a multitool that you can actually use rather than carrying a Kabar Fin or a Recon Tanto.

Asked because I've not seen/held this knife in flesh. As of now, I have a Victorinox Kirpan & a Spydie Tenacious, find both extremely easy to carry/conceal.

Was keen on Delica 4 because a member on this board very happily EDC'ies it & also suggested me but guess he did not point towards a particular model.

So, even a Gerber LMF2 cannot be carried on a daily basis?

.32 wrote:

Moin. wrote:Why would you wnat to carry such a large knife with you ?
You are better off carrying a small folder with a 3" blade or a multitool that you can actually use rather than carrying a Kabar Fin or a Recon Tanto.

Asked because I've not seen/held this knife in flesh. As of now, I have a Victorinox Kirpan & a Spydie Tenacious, find both extremely easy to carry/conceal.

Was keen on Delica 4 because a member on this board very happily EDC'ies it & also suggested me but guess he did not point towards a particular model.

So, even a Gerber LMF2 cannot be carried on a daily basis?

Hi .32, No clue on the Delica. Please do not EDC/ or carry a large fixed blade knife Gerber LMFII, Fin or any other unless you are out camping etc. I'm sure you ask any other member the reply will be the same, irrespective of if you are able to conceal carry it or not.

All the very best in procuring the Fin, DElica etc. Please do share pics when you get these.

P.S: this is just my two cent worth, you can drop PM's to members like Rajat, Choombak, Subal, Olly or Bruno. They certainly know more about knives than me or anyone I know of. I know what I know reading their posts in IFG and interacting with a few of them apart from the regular R&D on the internet. I'm sure they can guide you better and zero in on a correct blade as per your requirement.

Best Regards

Thanks Moin, Im still un-decided on which blade to get finally!

The Delica 4 with FRN handles is simply the best EDC I have carried. Currently I have put it through hell and it just comes back and asks for more. Basically the Endura 4 is quite similar and if you have big paws then go for the Endura 4 eyes closed. I have smaller hands so the Delica is a perfect fit.
A good knife has to fit you well and have a good positive balance. Not too blade heavy and not too handle heavy.

Thanks a lot Bruno. Yes I was trying to narrow down on a Delica 4 model.
Btw which blade type is yours, plain or plain + serrated?

Getting a little intricate, guess Black should the choice of color!

Also where is it manufactured? I have a Tenatious, its made in China.
Tenatious fits my hand well, thye are not overtly large. Guess Delica as you say should fit well.

Importantly how's the locking mech? I did not like the one on Tenatious.

Mine is the plain edge. My Endura 4 is also plain. If you do cut a lot of rope then go for the serrations.
The Spyderco Tenacious is a great knife but also a flagship of Spyderco's 'not made in the US but made under our supervision so you can afford it' mantra. They have given a over $120 knife for around $59(hope that's about what it costs) and have done a great job. Therefor it's not really fair to complain about the Tenacious or any of it's shortcomings.

Thanks. Is it a flat ground? Btw which looks better, flat ground or regular?

Was just a little wary of Chinese quality, anyway not a big issue.

.32 wrote:Thanks. Is it a flat ground? Btw which looks better, flat ground or regular?

Was just a little wary of Chinese quality, anyway not a big issue.

.32, please go through this link.

http://www.jayfisher.com/Blades.htm

All infor any knife enthusiast will ever need.

Regards
Moin.

Thanks Moin ji. Finally ordered a Spydie Delica4 flat ground FRN handle Grey.

Was looking to buy a KA-BAR Peter Janda FIN #5556 tanto straight edge knife. Ones who have bought one, can they guide from where to buy? At many stores its OOS.

.32 wrote:Was looking to buy a KA-BAR Peter Janda FIN #5556 tanto straight edge knife. Ones who have bought one, can they guide from where to buy? At many stores its OOS.

It's apparently availble at Amazons, not sure how you go about buying from Amazon. It's the partially serrated version



Regards
Moin.

Thanks Moin, had already seen that listing. Amazon does not ship this to India.
Also the price stated is on a higher side.

Bro.
I got this Peter Janta,by the help of cart2india, from Amazon, introduced by an IFGian.
Look this Link---
http://indiansforguns.com/viewtopic.php ... 55#p134151

Regards
RamMani
Karur(TN)

essdee1972 wrote:Moin, where in Mumbai did you see the Vic multitool with the black coating? All I get are the shiny ones . My Vic is the only shiny knife I have, apart from the showpiece Kukris.
Cheers,
EssDee

yeah its too shine i like it too much .. hmmm

RamMani wrote:I got this Peter Janta,by the help of cart2india, from Amazon, introduced by an IFGian.

Thanks bro. Checked out your thread, informative.
Ordered a knive(not from C2india), will keep it as a surprise.
Plus want to wait till it arrives, its an International order from an online store(1st time order for me). Hope they ship it well & take care of customs/duty.