Someone say TOPS? Can’t help feel sucked in by clickbait initially, but learned a new word today “incels” yes had to look it up,, wish I hadn’t, (thanks Chris, I’ll store it away with the SJW’s and Soy boys, it’s a truly sorry state of affairs for a need for these terms,) Anywhoo, I’m still busy playing with my El Chete, to go looking for more of my addiction Just today had a Russian guy who was so impressed with it he wanted to steal it, Nope, no, no, no, (it didn’t turn in to a “diplomatic incident” which I credit to the Russians wisdom to the reaction on my face) But on the up side he had really good taste, And he wasn’t a Soy boy (I suspect they cull them while they are young in Russia)
Damn it Chris! Now you have to be reported for disclosing TOPS secret sauce and then you're gonna disappear and we'll be left to suffer you not making videos and Will taking over your channel! Congratulations you've ruined Christmas and TH-cam.
I watched this video when it came out, and I immediately rushed to buy it. Every once in a while I re-watch this video because I honestly think it's your best one yet! Your comedy was pretty good, the knife is awesome and I'm so glad I bought it.
DLT informed me they did order more. I'll update when they come in if anyone else was trying to get one and get a few more holes punched in their man card.
Damn soy milk ! Blasted hormones in chicken ! Eat red meats , drink strong beer and carry a good knife. And for Gods sake, move out of your parents basement. Begin your road to redemption ! 😄
Awww crap. I shouldn't watch this when I'm drinking. I know I shouldn't have ordered it...That's okay, I can pretend the kid did it... What, honey? I have no idea who spent 200.00 on a knife.... the boy must have stolen my card...
Awesome, Espessialy the part where " His names gonna be Bubba" lol.. , make sure you got that knife with you when your hauled off to the Joint, it'll make Bubba Cry...lol. Good table top review Chris
I love tops products, hava a Delta class steel eagle, silent hero, UTE, and mini scandi, I think this will have to be my 5th. I have complete confidence in their blades and that's what I like. I've beat them like no other, they always perform, and are ready for more.
Great great great video. Just picked one up... did NOT hesitate because it is BEASTLY... and a total BAD ASS COMBAT STYLE KNIFE. TOPS out did them selves on this model. Best I’ve seen in a while. Thanks Preparedmind101
With this knife I dont need a door knob since I will kick all doors open. I dont need to flush since I will scare the shit out of the toilet. North Korea will think twice about wimpy missiles when they know we have these knives.
I'm with you 💯%. I take the CUT 4 and the Street Scalpel everywhere. I live in the country (retired) and took the county bus to town. Some ghetto thug was rambling and raising his voice. He kept attempting to engage me. I'm on a cane from a 30' fall. The Street Scalpel was at the ready. One swipe across the face would divert his attention enough for me to deploy a Krav Maga tactic. I'm 64, but not dead. TOPS manufactures the best defensive fixed blade for the money. I'm former spec ops and have an extensive collection of blades. Imho, I trust my life to TOPS fixed blades and Cold Steel folders. It was crowded and we were bundled up here in the Adirondacks.
CUT 4.0 has been my EDC for 2.5 years and it has been my favourite knife in some time. But I've been saving up for this operator 7 acid rain version - hopefully it'll be back. I have had enough of the traction coating so I won't be buying the blackout edition.
Funny I was just looking at this beautiful knife, think I need this in my life lol. I definitely think you should do more on Tops knives, I've actually carried a Tops police Interceptor as a edc for years and I bought a second one just incase something happens to mine.I also have the Skullcrusher E.j. model and love these beasts.
Finally pulled the trigger on this one. No real need for it, but when you come across something of this magnitude, reason, logic, and “do I even need this?” Go right out the window.
How’s the grip on that Operator 7? I’ve never handled one but from the video It looks like a rounded off 2X4 . Maybe it’s just me but Tops handles seem to be either too thin or too big.
I got that bad boy. I'm pretty pissed about the xl knife I got from tops. It rusted from under its coating out. Just chilling in my bedroom. Iv got over 200 knives in that same room. It's the only one to do that.
Didnt see you put it through the paces? Own one of these, picked it up for the hell of it having no idea how large the knife actually is. Got the bronzed finished version. After getting noticed how rare it was to come across. Looking now it appears Tops has discontinued it?? I wonder if thats because the .310 in thick steel is hard to come by or harder to machine or?? I love this blade but unfortunately i doubt i will ever use it because it is still in new condition and the value of it esp now that they are no longer making is just going to go up.
It's a knife. It's purpose is to cut, stab, slice things. Of course it's meant to baton wood, beaver cut trees with a baton, slicing meat, veggies, chopping wood, etc... Do your tests ;)
I'd grab this in a heartbeat if it didn't have the recurved edge. I know minor thing but I use simple sharpening stones and these blade shapes are harder to sharpen on a flat surface.
No kidding, TOPS can build some silly knives! Maybe they finally figured out 16 year-olds don't have the money to buy that goofy crap and are starting to make more useful knives.
Silly? SILLY?!? Sir, I would demand satisfaction on the field of honour, But this being the interwebs, and not knowing your rationale (I mean you could have dementia or be a Democrat etc) So in the interest of fairness I’ll give you a chance to justify your ridiculous comment, What knives do you consider “silly”
Tony - They make lots of knives that would look right at home in a shopping mall fantasy knife kiosk. However, they also make some great looking and functioning knives, so I give them a pass on the silly ones.
That's almost as thick as my hundred plus year old froe. You could actually rive wood into planks with that thing. 1075 is some super tough steel, I use it in my bigger blades for that reason. It gets razor sharp and holds an edge fairly well. I like the design a lot as well. Nice recurve and love the double guard. You could lash it to a big stick and have a massive spear that would be pretty much indestructible. I may have pick one up in the future. Great review!
nice! reminds me of the busse team gemini. id definitely pick one up at some point. any opinions on the bark river vest pocket bowie? these are the two im debating on next
Only in that it's a beast. The Busses is going to be the better steel but this one is better looking. I would love one that isn't beast mode... Like 3/16". I think a 3/16 version is something they wouldn't be able to make enough of to meet demand. That Bark River never interested me.
thank you! i just found the operator 7 in stock at bladeops so i can actually get this bad boy! i REALLY like the look of this and its more expensive than the OLD kabar bk7 or whatever i was eyeing.... id rather have this over the bark river bowie anyways, i just didnt think it was available. id definitely love a slimmer version of the op 7 as well
All the sudden I feel like fighting a bear barehanded after seeing this knife, it's like a debt I have to my masculinity, only then I will be worthy of this knife and this video just made me notice that.
Dude... you were on a roll 🤣🤣🤣 Yes, I have my very own Operator 7... but all ready had it... along with a bunch of others of the sharp and pointy variety and of course would probably help cure local incels... or at least make them run to their respective basements crying for momma and their safe spaces. It is definitely a handful. Little doubt that TOPS has one of dragons on loan from Game of Thrones for heat treating this beast. Really a great balance for such a large freaking knife. All the VERY BEST!
Thanks for the video. I received my TOPS Operator 7 blackout today. A dream. A sharp, 7.8 mm thick chisel with an extremely good grip for medium to large hands. Top(s) Keyed sheath, boxed with emergency whistle. My friendly tip: buy it and be happy :-) Made in U.S.A. make America great again. Kind regards from Germany.
I don't even have it yet, but I already love this knife. I'm dying for next payday to get here so I can order it! Never owned a 1075 steel blade, but being its .31 inches thick, no way this knife will fail! Absolutely killer blade!
Haven't noticed any real difference between and my 1095 tops airwolfe on edge holding. The difference is very slight and will not be noticed by regular joe unless he's a knife nut.
How cool would it be if you customized it like Jessica back in the day: like cut and sand off the top guard, put there some jimping and maybe even put a staight bottom edge on it. That knife would be an awesome bushcraft tool.
I dont know how you like them but id like to see you review hogues ex-f01, i dont see much on it but i havnt heard anything bad so i want to see an honest review
awesome intro. you should improv more often cause your sense of humor is hilarious. btw dont you have a secondary channel? id like to support you any way I can but I havent seen anything on your other channel besides you mentioning you have one here and there.
Love the heavy duty nature of this knife. My thinking is if the lower guard was more forward, like at the edge of the choyle, then it would fit the hand better.
When you do a revue of a knife such as that you really should practice your best impression of Crocodile Dundee saying "NOW THAT"S A KNIFE". I had to look away! I was falling in love.
wow. that thing is awesome. but I'm still rockin' the Tahoma Field Knife. I even did an experiment and EDC-ed it for an entire year! had to make a custom kydex sheath for it to carry it under my left arm pit. thumbs up (as usual)
FYI: Tops didn't contribute to the humor portion of the script. Lol. I was in a mood.
Someone say TOPS?
Can’t help feel sucked in by clickbait initially, but learned a new word today “incels” yes had to look it up,, wish I hadn’t, (thanks Chris, I’ll store it away with the SJW’s and Soy boys, it’s a truly sorry state of affairs for a need for these terms,)
Anywhoo, I’m still busy playing with my El Chete, to go looking for more of my addiction
Just today had a Russian guy who was so impressed with it he wanted to steal it,
Nope, no, no, no, (it didn’t turn in to a “diplomatic incident” which I credit to the Russians wisdom to the reaction on my face)
But on the up side he had really good taste,
And he wasn’t a Soy boy (I suspect they cull them while they are young in Russia)
PREPAREDMIND101 Yeah that design is pretty wicked
Damn it Chris! Now you have to be reported for disclosing TOPS secret sauce and then you're gonna disappear and we'll be left to suffer you not making videos and Will taking over your channel! Congratulations you've ruined Christmas and TH-cam.
Soy Boys is even worse I think because of the stupid faces they make.
I try to keep terms like Soy boys abstract, at a safe distance,
Thanks for the image Chris, pass me the mind bleach
It's a male enhancement. In the woods...on the battlefield...in the bedroom...
This knife and my Japanese love pillow is all I need.
Japanese love pillow ?
what the heck lol
I bought the TOPS Operator 7 Blackout and the SXB Skullcrusher for myself for my birthday. Money well spent!
I watched this video when it came out, and I immediately rushed to buy it. Every once in a while I re-watch this video because I honestly think it's your best one yet! Your comedy was pretty good, the knife is awesome and I'm so glad I bought it.
I just received the "blackout addition" it's badass! it really is nimble in the hand and feels way lighter than it is. Super balanced!
April 2019 is going to now be known as the "TOPS Baby Boom" month because of this video...
I had to stand up, and put my hand over my heart during your introduction.
Today I got my TOPS Operator Seven... this knife is a real tank... freaking awesome cool knife, I love it... 👍
DLT informed me they did order more. I'll update when they come in if anyone else was trying to get one and get a few more holes punched in their man card.
So great I loved the start of the vid
Current Incel View count: 6
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Damn soy milk ! Blasted hormones in chicken ! Eat red meats , drink strong beer and carry a good knife. And for Gods sake, move out of your parents basement. Begin your road to redemption ! 😄
14 now I guess
How did you do the introduction without busting out laughing? It was great!
Yes! Been waiting for this review
Awww crap. I shouldn't watch this when I'm drinking. I know I shouldn't have ordered it...That's okay, I can pretend the kid did it... What, honey? I have no idea who spent 200.00 on a knife.... the boy must have stolen my card...
Jason Fisher sounds like my life🔪that is a cool ass blade
I'm a simple man I see big knife I like
Awesome, Espessialy the part where " His names gonna be Bubba" lol.. , make sure you got that knife with you when your hauled off to the Joint, it'll make Bubba Cry...lol. Good table top review Chris
I love tops products, hava a Delta class steel eagle, silent hero, UTE, and mini scandi, I think this will have to be my 5th. I have complete confidence in their blades and that's what I like. I've beat them like no other, they always perform, and are ready for more.
They need to shrink that down and make one 3.75 inch blade for legal edc. That blade shape is so nice... So nice.
Had me laughing from the get go! Best first impressions video ever!
Great great great video. Just picked one up... did NOT hesitate because it is BEASTLY... and a total BAD ASS COMBAT STYLE KNIFE. TOPS out did them selves on this model. Best I’ve seen in a while.
Thanks Preparedmind101
Loved the fun comments and the review of such a fantastic refined monster knife.
With this knife I dont need a door knob since I will kick all doors open. I dont need to flush since I will scare the shit out of the toilet. North Korea will think twice about wimpy missiles when they know we have these knives.
I have the tops cut 4.0 for my EDC and i love it. And i wouldn't consider any tops knife flimsy they are all built like tanks just like Esse knives
I'm with you 💯%. I take the CUT 4 and the Street Scalpel everywhere. I live in the country (retired) and took the county bus to town. Some ghetto thug was rambling and raising his voice. He kept attempting to engage me. I'm on a cane from a 30' fall. The Street Scalpel was at the ready. One swipe across the face would divert his attention enough for me to deploy a Krav Maga tactic. I'm 64, but not dead. TOPS manufactures the best defensive fixed blade for the money. I'm former spec ops and have an extensive collection of blades. Imho, I trust my life to TOPS fixed blades and Cold Steel folders. It was crowded and we were bundled up here in the Adirondacks.
CUT 4.0 has been my EDC for 2.5 years and it has been my favourite knife in some time. But I've been saving up for this operator 7 acid rain version - hopefully it'll be back. I have had enough of the traction coating so I won't be buying the blackout edition.
Funny I was just looking at this beautiful knife, think I need this in my life lol.
I definitely think you should do more on Tops knives, I've actually carried a Tops police Interceptor as a edc for years and I bought a second one just incase something happens to mine.I also have the Skullcrusher E.j. model and love these beasts.
*TOPS=GOD MODE QUALITY*
Not really, lol
@@jamesanderson562 yes really
Really SICK video Chris; please do more!
So, this will get me a date!!!! God Bless America !!!!
Maybe even a stint in the jugg!!!
CHRIS..do you know anything about the Tops Operator 7 knife...I waned to get one and I can't find it at all...did they stop selling the knife...
I used your link to buy my latest knife from DLT. It went perfect and they have a new customer. Thanks for letting me know about them.
Thanks!
TOPS KNIVES MATTER! I have the blackout version which is awesome!!
Finally pulled the trigger on this one. No real need for it, but when you come across something of this magnitude, reason, logic, and “do I even need this?” Go right out the window.
Your recommendation for sharpening that in the woods?
A sharpener.
@@jamesdecimuslll9747 yeah your brilliant. It's a recurve. You must not have any experience in knives at all.
A ceramic or diamond rod would do just fine for touch ups and keeping it sharp.
At what point is a knife too thick? Half Inch? whats this puppy weigh in at?
How’s the grip on that Operator 7? I’ve never handled one but from the video It looks like a rounded off 2X4 .
Maybe it’s just me but Tops handles seem to be either too thin or too big.
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I got that bad boy. I'm pretty pissed about the xl knife I got from tops. It rusted from under its coating out. Just chilling in my bedroom. Iv got over 200 knives in that same room. It's the only one to do that.
Love it. Not the typical tactical kitchen knife.
Didnt see you put it through the paces? Own one of these, picked it up for the hell of it having no idea how large the knife actually is. Got the bronzed finished version. After getting noticed how rare it was to come across. Looking now it appears Tops has discontinued it?? I wonder if thats because the .310 in thick steel is hard to come by or harder to machine or?? I love this blade but unfortunately i doubt i will ever use it because it is still in new condition and the value of it esp now that they are no longer making is just going to go up.
What do you think of it compared to the TOPS Screaming Eagle?
I love tops but wish they would use a tough, affordable stainless steel. AEB-L or 14C28N or even Magnaxut or S35VN for pricier options
It's a knife.
It's purpose is to cut, stab, slice things.
Of course it's meant to baton wood, beaver cut trees with a baton, slicing meat, veggies, chopping wood, etc...
Do your tests ;)
Tops has said they designed this knife to be a workhorse tool.
Sadly after Joe x easily destroy those tops knifes. Am sticking to cold steel, or Ontario, plus it wont melt my wallet.
I'd grab this in a heartbeat if it didn't have the recurved edge. I know minor thing but I use simple sharpening stones and these blade shapes are harder to sharpen on a flat surface.
A knife that large without a single straight line or tank trap teeth can it really be a tops?
It’s rugged, it’s stlyish, it’s TOPS
No kidding, TOPS can build some silly knives! Maybe they finally figured out 16 year-olds don't have the money to buy that goofy crap and are starting to make more useful knives.
Silly? SILLY?!?
Sir, I would demand satisfaction on the field of honour,
But this being the interwebs, and not knowing your rationale (I mean you could have dementia or be a Democrat etc)
So in the interest of fairness I’ll give you a chance to justify your ridiculous comment,
What knives do you consider “silly”
Tony - They make lots of knives that would look right at home in a shopping mall fantasy knife kiosk. However, they also make some great looking and functioning knives, so I give them a pass on the silly ones.
The lower carbon content steels tends to be reserved for the larger knives.
When I think of Tops Opr 7 I think of Daryl Dixon carried a Busse Team Gemini.
TOPS is 3/4" shorter overall...I like both of them :)
v SIG same the walking dead is an awesome show and Daryl is a boss!
Just got mine last week. BEAST Love what Tops is putting out lately. Gotta get that Al Mar Mini SERE next
That's almost as thick as my hundred plus year old froe.
You could actually rive wood into planks with that thing.
1075 is some super tough steel, I use it in my bigger blades for that reason. It gets razor sharp and holds an edge fairly well.
I like the design a lot as well. Nice recurve and love the double guard. You could lash it to a big stick and have a massive spear that would be pretty much indestructible.
I may have pick one up in the future.
Great review!
I don't like the top guard. It prevents you from indexing the blade with your thumb for accurate thrusts.
No it doesn't. Choke back when you do your thrust and index your thumb just below the top guard.
Bruh actually funny meme reference based humor in a knife review video by a middle aged man? I didn’t know this power was attainable
Thanks for the review...I just picked mine up 👍🏻
Great video. Keep up the good work
I want one. Now to decide if it will be the ‘blackout’ version?
nice! reminds me of the busse team gemini. id definitely pick one up at some point. any opinions on the bark river vest pocket bowie? these are the two im debating on next
Only in that it's a beast. The Busses is going to be the better steel but this one is better looking. I would love one that isn't beast mode... Like 3/16". I think a 3/16 version is something they wouldn't be able to make enough of to meet demand. That Bark River never interested me.
That last Bark River I showed though... That handle is pure bliss. Such a sick knife!
thank you! i just found the operator 7 in stock at bladeops so i can actually get this bad boy!
i REALLY like the look of this and its more expensive than the OLD kabar bk7 or whatever i was eyeing....
id rather have this over the bark river bowie anyways, i just didnt think it was available. id definitely love a slimmer version of the op 7 as well
Do any of you believe this guy knows what a knife fight is all about?
Great intro you got me hyped up !!
What a shame I can only like this video once!
I♥IT.. I JUST BROKE MY K-BAR SPLITTING WOOD WITH A HAMMER. I THINK I NEED 2 OF THESE.
That is awesome buying one. What is your opinion on the tops little bugger
Have you tried IMBEL KNIFES?
Ok now we need to see you do your normal stuff with this knife. Craig says it's designed to be a tool as much as a combat knife.
Loved The humor portion. You're good at it
That's the knife that Daryl from TWD would use for sure!.
All the sudden I feel like fighting a bear barehanded after seeing this knife, it's like a debt I have to my masculinity, only then I will be worthy of this knife and this video just made me notice that.
Is that a Operator 7 or you just happy to see me..
Wow, I really really dig this knife!
Dude... you were on a roll 🤣🤣🤣
Yes, I have my very own Operator 7... but all ready had it... along with a bunch of others of the sharp and pointy variety and of course would probably help cure local incels... or at least make them run to their respective basements crying for momma and their safe spaces. It is definitely a handful. Little doubt that TOPS has one of dragons on loan from Game of Thrones for heat treating this beast. Really a great balance for such a large freaking knife.
All the VERY BEST!
did i see right recently i seen this knife for sale with a tops box...are they gonna start using boxes. i hope so
It’s never enough. Thanks you Tanner, for curing my knife/gear addiction. Amen and Cheers. 🍻
Very impressive thanks for uploading it .
That is a pretty knife chris, great lines, big fan of combat blades.
Thanks for the video. I received my TOPS Operator 7 blackout today. A dream. A sharp, 7.8 mm thick chisel with an extremely good grip for medium to large hands. Top(s) Keyed sheath, boxed with emergency whistle. My friendly tip: buy it and be happy :-) Made in U.S.A. make America great again. Kind regards from Germany.
Chris...you really need to consider running for President...that motivational speech ...just yeah! :)
Terrific review !! Bravo !
This or the blackout edition? Opinions/experiences?
Can you measure the actual thickness of the knife, I'm so curious
TheEternal Hunter #Nmrih
TOPS Operator 7
0.310" thick
5/16ths
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www.topsknives.com/operator-7
Arctodus Simus, oh thanks and holy shit that's even thicker than KA-BAR Becker bk2
Arctodus Simus its nearly 8 millimetres thick. Wow thats a thick knive !
@@Springfield_7.62x63mm noticeably thicker
I don't even have it yet, but I already love this knife. I'm dying for next payday to get here so I can order it! Never owned a 1075 steel blade, but being its .31 inches thick, no way this knife will fail! Absolutely killer blade!
Haven't noticed any real difference between and my 1095 tops airwolfe on edge holding. The difference is very slight and will not be noticed by regular joe unless he's a knife nut.
Awesome looking knife Chris.
I finally bought one of these beautiful beasts to keep my Skullcrusher company, what a duo!
I bet you are really good at bustin wood!!!
How cool would it be if you customized it like Jessica back in the day: like cut and sand off the top guard, put there some jimping and maybe even put a staight bottom edge on it. That knife would be an awesome bushcraft tool.
Not really. They would have to harden the spine first.
I dont know how you like them but id like to see you review hogues ex-f01, i dont see much on it but i havnt heard anything bad so i want to see an honest review
awesome intro. you should improv more often cause your sense of humor is hilarious. btw dont you have a secondary channel? id like to support you any way I can but I havent seen anything on your other channel besides you mentioning you have one here and there.
Not anymore
Chris... what about this tops operator-7 vs the dark timber Honey Badger???
👑👍👑 This Badass Knife
🔪🌎🗡️ It's Absolutely a Beast .👑👍👑 I Really Love this Knife 👑👍👑
Thoughts on Ontario rd9 ranger series. Just picked one up for 50 bucks brand new.
So is this knife a good survival knife or no ?
I prefer survival knives to have hard, sharp spines. So no.
Survival Knife! Dare you to tie it to the kitchen broom and throw it at the shed.
told myself that I was not going to buy any more knives; then I saw this video. wow! Have to have one!
Love the heavy duty nature of this knife. My thinking is if the lower guard was more forward, like at the edge of the choyle, then it would fit the hand better.
Crap. I'm out of the loop, I had to Google the term.
Fortunately I'm not one of those things.
I got a tops apache falcon, these knives are bomb proof and the edge retention is incredible
Un énorme merci pour cette revue!!! Thanks you .
When you do a revue of a knife such as that you really should practice your best impression of Crocodile Dundee saying "NOW THAT"S A KNIFE". I had to look away! I was falling in love.
So , do you like this knife or not ?
With a spine that thick, there's no need to go down from .95C to .75C, it's not breaking anytime soon.
wow. that thing is awesome.
but I'm still rockin' the Tahoma Field Knife.
I even did an experiment and EDC-ed it for an entire year! had to make a custom kydex sheath for it to carry it under my left arm pit.
thumbs up (as usual)
DEFINITELY THIS IS THE BEST LOOKING TOPS KNIVE THEY HAVE MADE !!
Thanks Chris You are a true patriot🇺🇸✌🏽️😎
God Bless America!
MAGA
Thank you Trump
You you mine send me the link to that knife u just showed I don't think thay have that knife any more
Knives plus is 160.97 free shipping
I am rewatching this video while holding this operator 7 and a tops airwolfe!!! Oh and a boker blacklist.
Ok traded the blacklist for a tops rogue wolf. So yes, I am sitting here holding three Tops knives rewatching this video again!!!