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.

[Sunna]

the last time i introduced my beast i was up before the judge...

can you battern with it, i got a ak47 bayonet a few weeks ago with a saw teeth top it just trashed all the wood i used as a hammer.

[BeardyMan]

Looks very much like a cheap knock off of the TOPS Punisher

The wife has agreed that it's a very cool knife, and that I definitely deserve one. I'm currently working on the "when I'm allowed it"


What steel is used in the M-Tech Ian?

[Barneyboy]

£212 good god ,for a blade ,a fool and there money comes to mind

[BeardyMan]

(1 May 2014, 17:19)Barneyboy Wrote: £212 good god ,for a blade ,a fool and there money comes to mind

No point earning it if I don't enjoy it. May as well get minimum wage job an buy cheap shit yeah?

[bigpaul]

nothing wrong with cheap shit, no point in paying over the odds for something, there's a difference between getting value for money and being ripped off.

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and at that price someone is definitely being ripped off.

[BeardyMan]

(1 May 2014, 17:45)bigpaul Wrote: nothing wrong with cheap shit, no point in paying over the odds for something, there's a difference between getting value for money and being ripped off.

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and at that price someone is definitely being ripped off.

You get what you pay for. That's like saying a £40 rifle scope is as good as a £400 scope. Wrong

[bigpaul]

I see no point in paying over the odds for something, a fair price is a fair price but an exorbitant amount is a rip off.

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besides if I get something for a decent price, I can spend the difference on something else.

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just cos something costs 10 times what something else does, dosent mean its better, that's just what they want you to think.

[BeardyMan]

(1 May 2014, 17:57)bigpaul Wrote: I see no point in paying over the odds for something, a fair price is a fair price but an exorbitant amount is a rip off.

It's all about the materials when it comes to blades. And in a "survival knife" one wants the best available. Lateral strengtht is vital. What do you think would be worth betting your life on? A £40 knife or something hideously over engineered?

[bigpaul]

suit yourself. I know which I prefer, and its not something that looks like an overpriced Rambo reject !!!

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your money, your decision, nuff said.