One of the series of knives released by Schrade (Taylor Brands) in 2015 that has created some stir, mainly due to their low price and choice of blade steel. Probably also due to their quarter inch thick spine. For this SCHF 9, well two more notables: Recurved edge (love it or hate it) and Flat-ground main bevel. The TPE (Thermo Plastic Elastomer) handle is held together by 8 individual Hex bolts threaded into the tang, though it looked like four bolts only. I noticed that manufacturer who stamped their marks tends to laser them later on their subsequent release. Perhaps to reduce cost? They usually cite material strength issues caused by hard stamps (A stamp applied forcibly on a ricasso may weaken the knife or bend it slightly. Well, for this Schrade, they stamp it where the fuller (blood groove) would have been, so it's not a material-strength compromise we are dealing with here. Looks more like cost issue. Well, at below $40, Schrade had a good reason
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