But I was actually fighting with a knife, big knives and little knives. Part of my training consisted of knife fighting, not knife defense, although I taught that. Ugh! I was more than a little impressed with just how sharp this little knife came. Believe me, it was a chore to get the knife out of the blister packaging. Right out of the blister package this knife is deadly shaving sharp. It would work nicely if you’re dressed up in your Sunday going to meeting suit! Deadly Sharp Still, the option is there to carry this little knife on a particular belt. It won’t fit on a gun belt, because these belts are too thick and too wide. Plus, there is an attachment that you can screw onto the sheath, and you can carry this little knife on a very thin dress belt. Problem solved! Can Carry Knife On Thin Dress Belt Of course, this is easily solved by purchasing a bead dog tag chain. If someone grabbed this little knife, while it is around your neck, they could strangle you easily! 550 Paracord is super tough stuff, and it’s not going to break, whereas a bead chain will break loose. My only complaint is that I’d like to see the necklace made out of military-style dog tag chain. That’s right! This is a hideout knife, one that you can wear around your neck. It is carried in the sheath with a 550 Paracord necklace. Here’s the kicker on this little fixed blade knife. Okay, all of the above might sound a little bit boring, but it’s not. Carried in Sheath with Paracord Necklace- A Hideout Knife Plus, the knife comes in a glass reinforced nylon sheath. The handle material is a polished Resin Infused fiber material that’s almost bullet proof, too. The blade comes with a bead blasted finish, and it only weighs 1.6 oz. This makes this little knife easy to re-sharpen when it dulls, yet it will still hold an edge a good long time, too. The Bowie style Minimalist comes with a plain edge made out of 5Cr15MoV stainless steel with a Rockwell hardness of 55-57. I don’t care who says anything different facts are facts! However, keep in mind that this is a fixed blade knife is not a folder, and a fixed blade is always stronger than any folder. ![]() That’s something, considering that, the blade is only 2.125 inches long, which is small by any standards. One of the first things you’ll note, when using the Bowie style blade, is how well it cuts and rips through material. I elected to test the Bowie style blade, because it has been around a long, long time and is a fairly versatile blade design, in my humble opinion. So there is sure to be one there to fill your needs. The Minimalist line has Wharncliffe, Tanto, and Bowie style blades. Minimalist Line- Wharncliffe, Tanto, and Bowie Style Blades So it takes some thinking and designing to come up with something new and different. And, let’s face facts, there are tens of thousands of knife designs on the market. ![]() (This is a shameless plug!) I respect custom knife makers and designers, because I know the work that goes into producing a new design. One is CRKT, which is producing my OC3 double-edge fighting knife. ![]() However, I have several of my designs out there being made by a couple different knife companies. And as a part-time knife designer myself, I know how hard it is to design knives. He has been designing and building knives for over 20 years now. The Minimalist line was designed by custom knife maker Alan Folts of Melbourne, FL. I’m checking out their Bowie fixed blade knife this time around. There are actually three different blade designs. Enter the Columbia Rive Knife & Tool Minimalist line-up. Well, I still stand by that statement, but there sure are exceptions to this rule of mine. However, I’ve always felt that bigger is better and can do more than any little knife can do. Yeah, they have their place in the knife line-up. Long time readers will know that I’m just not very “big” on little knives. We are reviewing one of the CRKT Minimalist this time around. There isn’t anything fancy about the design, but just wait until you hold one in your hand. As the name implies, the CRKT Minimalist is a very small knife.
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