SELVANS V MOD Knife
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ธ.ค. 2022
- Here I put the selvans directly up against the MOD knife, the full video of this weekend camp is available to my members, fire , axe and food plus extra bloopers.
l get asked about my clothing sometimes, i'm wearing a bison bushcraft Ykon vest over a denim cheque swamdri shirt which has been modified with shorter collars and G1000 shoulder pads.
You can’t beat the MOD a knife…glad you ran these two up against each other, really enjoy using my mod it’s a real beater of a knife does it all in its stride.
Good comparison, saved me money. I bought a MOD years ago for winter, chopping and digging through ice etc. I didn't realize it was made for this.
I have the MOD for years. Never failed me. Only had to fix the guard with epoxy. Also gave it a re-grind. Great knife. Sheath is not so great though. So made on myself. Nice review 👍
Sheaths are shit!
Awesome video mate I absolutely love my mod it’s a proper workhorse and I always enjoy the funny’s at the end 😂🤙
MOD for me every time....... Although in a truly tough environment the enemy would be dazzled by the design of the Selvans allowing you time to attack or retreat......🤣🤣l. Hope you are feeling better👍👍.
Getting there mate, first day I could be bothered to do anything, edited this video and put a clothes rail up for my outdoor jackets.
Alot have tried and alot have failed, as it takes time to understand a Wilky. The real ones or still not major money and a custom leather sheath is around a £100 made. I have and the past dug out bricks and stones out of walls with mine, when having to look through a wall and it withstands nearly everything you can throw at it. I have filled the rivet holes with two pack resin which makes it a lot more comfortable to handle. In 35 plus years of use, still holds an edge and overall still as solid as the day it was made, but Army tested you can expect no more. But one of those like Marmite, you like it or hate it, but they do grow on you.
I think they are great with a little modification.
Thankx Rob
Rob , a really great comparison video. Just one tale to tell your viewers about the MOD knife. As you said, the handle on the wooden handled version is very "proud" of the metal bit of the handle/tang. This, I'm told, was to prevent bare skin hands, touching the metal in Artic conditions, and sticking to the metal. Would suggest that anyone who owns one files/sands the butt end down to the metal as I've seen two wooden handles cleanly split when using the butt to drive in a tent peg,or similar . Not a big problem ,with tape and super glue, to resolve , but prevention is always better than cure ! Hope you had a good Christmas and wishing you the best for Hogmany!
Cheers Clive.
I'm a new one on your channel, I'm from Italy. Very good and honest review! Terävä Skrama teaches! For that money I rather like a custom knife built of a high carbon steel, much more indicated for big knifes in my opinion. I don't like so much ER N690 steel, honestly overpriced in 2023.
Welcome to the channel 👍
Great comparison video. I always enjoy watching your videos.
The Selvans is four times the price of the MOD knife where I live (Australia). For me I would use the ESEE 6. It's a half extra of the price and I already have one.
Mod with a few adjustments for me .
I wasn't keen on the Esee 6 but I like the 5.
Had a MOD years ago, sorry I didn't keep it. Great video. 👍
Agreed on the winner 👍
Sissy sticks are for people who have grown attached to their fingers over the years. Cheers
If you want to be real hard you can hold the wood in place with your dick, but you'll only get it wrong once.😱😭. I'm down to a 18 inch stump.
🤣🤣🤣
Happy Holiday 🙂
Same to you my friend.
MOD knife is definitely a winner, I've had one for years, I think I paid £35 for it new, they've definitely gone up in price but still well worth the dosh. I think you couldn't go wrong if this was the only knife you had, definitely in the survival knife bracket for me.
My original one I purchased from Survival Aids in Penrith cost £29.99!!!
@@RobEvansWoodsman I know £35 quid delivered so not too much difference, but a hell of a knife for £29. I think there close to the ton mark now ,but considering some of the knives on the market with ridiculous price's attached , your still getting a knife that will out live you.
Thanks for the trip Rob. A pleasant get away, been so cold lately we have iguanas falling from the trees. My equivalent blade to those is the Becker BK9, I prefer carbon steel if I'm likely to do heavy work with it. The selvans is way over-priced and too tackitikal for me.
I haven't been out for weeks, it went pretty cold, I was really busy then fell unwell with a nasty virus last week.
Had a shit Christmas!!!
@@RobEvansWoodsman Sorry to hear you caught the flu, I do hope you are better now. Christmas was meh, but I got a cold steel trail boss, and for my birthday I put together a Prandi hatchet. :)
Feather sticks curl right up at the mere presence of Rad Brad💪😎👍
Another great vid brother!! In my opinion, if a normal person is spending close to $500 on a knife..there's big issues to be dealt with & they're mental😂
Happy New Year Rob!!!
Dose that mean that I'm not normal?
Happy new year!!
Thankyou as always Rob , I did hate and still hate that ugly assed Selvans, I wouldnt want it for 100 quid. When I was a linesman we had to make cables up to clip up the poles and feed the overheads, we used a heat shrink sleeve to insulate the phases, I have wondered if you could use that for a quick fix handle covering?
I can't see why not.
Nice side by side comparison, Rob! In the Selvans price range, I would consider Fällkniven A1X, TRC Apocalypse or Cold Steel Recon Scout better options (I have all three). Heck, for that kind of money you can get a custom made to your liking.
All three knives you mentioned are far better than the SELVANS , I've had all three and still have the Falky and CS.
@@RobEvansWoodsmanYeah, they are great knives. Difficult to see the appeal of the Selvans as a user. And I agree with your statement that the kukri is a great hard use option. I recently got my first kukri and have been liking it a lot. It sure has a lot of chopping power 😁
So if you could only choose one of these medium sized survival type knives (A1X, TRC, CS, or MOD) to take on a trip where your life may be on the line, which would it be?
@@HankSielski I’ll play the hypothetical game 😁 I don’t have the MOD, so I’ll eliminate that. Next I will eliminate the Recon Scout. It has a potential weakness in the transition to the tang. The rubber handle is warm to hold, but it will deteriorate faster than than plastic of the A1X and the Micarta of the Apocalypse. You can not baton the rubber. Also, the top finger guard can be in the way when batoning or doing finer work when you want your hand closer to the edge. The difficult choice is between the A1X and the Apocalypse. I think I would choose the A1X. The blade is thicker. It batons like a champ with a thicker spine, convex grind and lower blade height. The CoS steel is a little easier to maintain than the Elmax in Apocalypse. Both are stainless and virtually maintenance free. The A1X sheath has a locking mechanism, so close to impossible for the knife to accidentally come out of the sheath. There is also less chance for the A1X to freeze stuck in the sheath, because there is more wiggle room in the plastic sheath than in the Apocalypse kydex sheath. The A1X is also a more compact overall package to carry. A hypothetical weakness of the Apocalypse is the tang. The tang of the Apocalypse is skeletonized, whereas the tang of the A1X is solid. I do believe the tang of the Apocalypse is more than strong enough in most realistic situations, but I am imagining extreme scenarios here. Both of the knives have exposed tang at the pommel and the tang is protruding a little all the way around the handle scales. This allows you to hit the pommel and top and bottom of the handle without hitting and potentially damaging the scales. One last thing to consider is that the handle scales of the A1X is ease to take off and put on, making replacement easy. The micarta handle scales of the Apocalypse is permanently fastened with flared tubes. If you care about looks, the Apocalypse is definitely the better looking knife. With all that said, both are amazing knives when used to their strengths, and both have a permanent place in my collection. You can’t go wrong with either.
A1X for me.
Not come across the Selvans before, looks like a bit of a Frankenknife. Not convinced I would spend over £400 on it. Thanks for the vid mate. Happy New Year!
Cheers mate, I can't sell that one for £200.
Happy new year!
👍👌Nice one Rob. That MOD knife is the ONE 😊. What's the blade thickness on it by the way? Wish I could lay my hands on one down here. Hope you had a good Christmas and All of the very best for your New Year.
It's about 5.5mm thick , I could send you one if you want.
@@RobEvansWoodsman Thanks for the thought mate, but between our postal system and customs I'd never get it 😉👍
I'm sure Selvans is a good knife ... maybe for somebody with less refined/bushcrafty who's going to abuse it. Or maybe if you used it for longer it would grow on you.
I've got 3 MoD knives now ... their £70 as is, i paid £100 for a custom one.
My other current favorite is the army issue golock machete,
... trying to choose between the golock and the MoD is like picking which of your kids you like best, lol
450 pounds? You get a Cold Steel Trailhawk, a good saw (not neccesarily Silky), a Victorinox Forester, a Leatherman Wingman AND dinner in a good restaurant with your wife for that kind of money....
Kind regards
Alain
I know, it's a total waste of money. Now I can't even sell it for £200.
Can't see where the money goes in the ERs. The Fox Knives Combat Kukris are in the same steel (N690Co), made in Italy have longer blade, similar sheaths and are about £150.
SUPER VIDEÓ,,,👍🤝
Hi Rob. Just been looking at the Mod knife and it appears there are a few manufacturers. Which is the one to go for?
Adams or Nowill.
I'd go with this one if you're in the UK.
Just remember that it needs a bit of handle and edge modification.
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Hi Rob. Interesting test comparison.
I know it's not in the same size category, but how would a CS Trail Master stack up against these two knives, on the same test?
I've done a bit of hacking at some dry oak branches and my Trail Master chops like a demon - far better than my Bushwhacker ever did!
Incidentally, I've had a number of compliments for the sheath you made for me! I thought you'd want to know.
It was nice 😜
Trailmaster would win.
@@RobEvansWoodsman VERY nice!
@@dennisleighton2812 I'll be doing a Trailmaster v modern Bowie when I get the opportunity, recovering after a little operation for the next few weeks.
I agree Selvans is overpriced but it comes with a very comfortable handle and a great sheath, ready to go right away. The MOD needs sanding/handle replacement/rubber on it plus the sheath is useless. The Selvans is a great hard use knife but it is over priced.
I do like the handle and it is growing on me but it still got beat by a slightly modified £70 knife.
What type of steel is the MOD made of? 1095?
I really don't know, I know they are carbon and that's it.
Is the MOD knife still issued to troops?
It is given to some but not generally issued.
For that kind of money there are some beautiful, well designed knives about. The selvans is a bit ugly and obviously not lightyears ahead in functionality either
Hello sir
Extrema Ratio aren't worth the money you pay for them.
I'm Italian, btw, you know.
Just to be honest.
I can't understand why they are so expensive and they have a good following, I am wondering if they are more of a collective brand rather than a using brand.
@@RobEvansWoodsman we share the same opinion.
They are used by the Italian Military (Fulcrum), so the hype might come from that.
@Giuseppe Zambotti as you're from Italy I'd like to ask you a question, around 10 years ago I made a knife for an Italian gentleman that wrote for an Italian knife magazine, he reviewed the knife but never sent me a copy of the magazine, I always wondered if he had the knife on false pretences or genuinely forgot to send one.
Was or is there such a magazine?
The guy's name was Alfredo Dorrichi, he did design the Fox parang.
@@RobEvansWoodsman I own a knife designed by that man, but I don't know him personally neither I knew anything about this, nor I read knife magazines.
What I can answer is that I'm not proud of that behaviour, of course.
I'm sorry to read this and I hope he did not copy anything of the design of the knife you made.
I'm quite ashamed and fucking pissed off by that right now.
The Selvans is a joke... worst knife ever price/quality wise!
Yep
do you own it me yes and if you knew the knife and how to use it, your comment would be less of a joke.