Sir Reaper, Thankyou. Setting up targets now. Bill

Mr Harsey,
Thank you for the elaboration.

Solid

Gentlemen,

I had a chance to fondle one of of these Dartmoors at this past SHOT show. Initial impression, fairly heavy for its size. The blade tang assembly is one piece, with a cut-out inside the tang to retain a small plastic tube - over this tang/capsule assembly slips on a thermoplastic rubber handle - retained by a thread screw cap. It does have a certain Hollywood CDI factor... I was really more interested in the brunette behind the counter display than I was in the blade :)

the sheath was made of a similar material as the handle with plastic reinforcement.

I tend to be biased against most hollow handled survival knives as they are typically two pieces mechanical joined, which leaves open to the opportunity for failure. This desing is not a two piece, however I would not choose it.

Overall impression - interesting design, too ungainly for daily use, there are better choices - Striders and Chris Reeve come to mind.

Or if you are really hardcore, theres the Pilots survival knife :-)

EGG

My boss just got one of these knives and I had a chance to take a look at it. The blade is quite thick, but it didn't feel Blade Heavy to me. It actually balanced quite well for my taste. That being said, I just don't care for this style of knife, too big for my taste, but too small for a machete.