I’m jealous...I lost my XHP version of the Recon 1. Tried replacing it with the Canadian Uncoated version that was still advertised as XHP but ended up with S35vn blade. I do have other blades in XHP and have always loved how long that sticky sharp edge lasts on folders compared to the steels you talk about. I have a stripped and polished Broken Skull in XHP that has amazed me with it corrosion resistance. Also noticed that XHP handles a polished edge better than the Cruciple’s CPM steels I’ve tried. Recon 1 has been my go to outdoor folder for about a decade now...
The predecessor to my Recon’s is a now retired Benchmade 805 TSEK M390 Axis Lock knife, before that I wore out a Lone Wolf T2 Ranger... wish I still had one.
I have seen the Recon in many videos. I just noticed the handle, size, and shape were very simular to the Emmerson CQC-8. I don't know why it took so longe for me to make the connection. The CQC is a wonderful knife and I use it all the time.
I don't know about that.. I mean, I guess at a quick glance, sure, but they feel really different in my hand. There's a much greater distance between the front finger and back of the edge on the cqc8, and the back of the handle has a swell as opposed to the Recon 1s semi-taper. Those two things may look like small differences in pics, or maybe even feel small after a quick "ergos check", but they make huge differences to me in actual use. Everyone's hands are different, though.
I’m jealous...I lost my XHP version of the Recon 1. Tried replacing it with the Canadian Uncoated version that was still advertised as XHP but ended up with S35vn blade. I do have other blades in XHP and have always loved how long that sticky sharp edge lasts on folders compared to the steels you talk about. I have a stripped and polished Broken Skull in XHP that has amazed me with it corrosion resistance. Also noticed that XHP handles a polished edge better than the Cruciple’s CPM steels I’ve tried. Recon 1 has been my go to outdoor folder for about a decade now...
My “Safe Queen” is a Code 4 Clip Point In XHP...while I’m impressed with DLC coating’s I kinda just view coated blades as tools...
The predecessor to my Recon’s is a now retired Benchmade 805 TSEK M390 Axis Lock knife, before that I wore out a Lone Wolf T2 Ranger... wish I still had one.
I have seen the Recon in many videos. I just noticed the handle, size, and shape were very simular to the Emmerson CQC-8. I don't know why it took so longe for me to make the connection.
The CQC is a wonderful knife and I use it all the time.
I don't know about that.. I mean, I guess at a quick glance, sure, but they feel really different in my hand.
There's a much greater distance between the front finger and back of the edge on the cqc8, and the back of the handle has a swell as opposed to the Recon 1s semi-taper.
Those two things may look like small differences in pics, or maybe even feel small after a quick "ergos check", but they make huge differences to me in actual use.
Everyone's hands are different, though.