Introducing: THE BEAST!

[Ian Haines]

Hi, Guys...

This is "The Beast" (although it has other names, I'm told). I got it from Blades UK, and it's an MTech item. MTech are really starting to up their game!

It's (1) deliciously heavy, (2) is 15.25 inches overall length, (3) has a 9.5 inches long blade, and (4) the blade's width is around 4.0 mm. (5) Those saw teeth are full-width of the blade, too - not just thin-on-top teeth that wear down after cutting some twigs!

The (6) grip is wood, (7) the pommel/breaker is unforgiving - note-to-self: plaster wall, yet again! You really feel as if you've got a chunk of steel in your hand with this baby.

It's such a babe, I've just replaced the large knife that I've worn religiously, every day, all day long, for 7 years (after a burglary), with this! Bye, bye, "Predator" - hello, "The Beast"!

I honestly can't remember the price (I think it was approximately thingy-quid, though). It is now a nice addition to my cute collection and I love it so much, I've just ordered another 2 of them.

(In the same order, I got myself a very nice Katana and that's my first official ownership of any Japanese style sword...goodness knows what took me so long to add Japanese to the list, though.)

Ian.