Some chinese fixed knives have quality like SRM/Enlan... ???

Any idea about what that reviewer is saying about the China sebenza in a language I don’t understand?

Natsuiro - I have opened cans of food a triflex mora when I had forgot to bring an opener and it did not break or bend.

It probably is not D2 steel, but pretty close to it. Not too bad a steel. Currently it is at 44 dollars shipped with stainless steel handle, and 55 shipped with a Ti handle and stonewashed blade (can’t confirm if it’s really even Ti coated). Still somewhat expensive. You can get a Kershaw Junkyard Dog 2.2 with composite D2 + 14C28N blade for 83 bucks and a Benchmade bone collector D2 for $100.

I really don’t like the hole in the blade, I’m sure straight forward tasks are OK but it looks like it will significantly weaken the blade? I have ordered a different Elk Ridge tho so I look forward to seeing how they compare to other makes.

The YStarts look classical. If only Isti had more positive things to report on the sheath... I would have already ordered it.

I like the hole in the blade myself I think it looks “tacticool” :bigsmile: . Definately understand your point though. Hopefully it will hold up to skinning some wild animals this hunting season! I carry multiple knives most of the time (along with multiple flashlights and a pistol, rifle or shotgun)

SEPTEMBER 1st is the opening day of hunting season in Texas!!! Maybe have to skin out some Doves…… J)

Now I just need a knife sharpener…… Like those books sharpening knives for dummies.

That is a good looking knife there vectrex.

Man I hate this forum!!! budget = broke apt323

The sheat shouldn’t keep you back from buying that awesome Y-start knife.
There is nothing wrong with the sheat (it works well, it even has a drain hole).
It’s only not as nice looking as the knife itself (which is excellent).

Thanks for the update... paypal trigger ready. ;-)

Argh, the nice 30% off time is over.... it was $26.60 now back to $38.

Hej!

How much do a moras cost in Sweden? Are they much cheaper than buying them in America?

Try to persuade the seller to extend the discount time. At that price I would buy more of them too.

I think 26$ is a good price for that knife, aus8a is a good steel and it’s good looking, perhaps for me too small (it has the size of many of my folder knives). 38$ is a little too expensive perhaps.

How many folders do you have with 4.44” (113 mm) blade?

I’m talking about full length: 8.97” (228 mm).
Many of my folders have 22 cm. three that i can think now even 24 cm. Perhaps the fixed knife has a bit more blade and a bit less handle then but full length is very similar to some of my folders.
For a fixed i like 18-20 cm blade better but the ystart is a beautiful piece and for 26$… can be interesting.

I see. Do you prefer large folders because you have large hands or because of the additional blade length?

Well, i don’t think that i have large hands but it’s true that almost all chinese budget knives (enlan EL, ganzo etc) have a bit little handle for me (by the way fake chinese knives have bigger handles). I like blades with good size. For a blade folder between 9.5 cm and 11.5 cm i think it’s a good size for standard big folder (Espada XL, rajah II etc are another world).

I feel the same way. The SRM /Enlan line-up has a huge gap between the small 700s/Ms and the (now extinct)-900s / most Ls. The L03-2 and L02 being two of the few exceptions. The smalls are too small for my hands for a full grip and the 900/Ls are too large to EDC. I demand more 18cm knives... and I want them now. ;-)

An 800 series, ideal size for my hand too…but a disaster for my wallet.
If only Enlan had made the SRM 710 clone 1 cm longer…and without musical notes engraving.

A Mora 2000 which is a pretty nice knife is around $23 here.
If you want to check more models here is a link to a price watch site with the lowest prices on each model
http://www.prisjakt.nu/kategori.php?k=836#rparams=l=s92800502 1 Swedish krona ~ 0.15 USD

I saw this new y-start. They are good looking!!!. 5 mm thickness, ATS-34 and 500 gr. It must be very strong.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/2012-New-Y-start-Fixed-Blade-Kn-Survival-Knife-G10-handle-Multi-function-camping-knife-Free/530449673.html#thf

Tekut LK5070. 15 bucks on DX. Very nice, in fact the internals are very clean unlike Enlans. Unfortunately if you dislike ceramics then no-go.
It’s actually made by Nextorch industries.