The Parry Blade Review
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They had my interest right upto the point when they said 440 stainless steel..... A soft easily bent, chipped and blunted steel, I had a few knives made from this material back in the 80's and can't recommend it. Unfortunate as the design looks interesting.
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the steel aside, the knife looks like something from the 80's! I can't say that I like it as a useful general purpose knife personally. Of course, its all personal preferences
heavy to carry
short blade, so not so good for chopping despite its weight
short saw back(they don't work)
recurved blade is a sod to sharpen and not actually useful (except on a larger specifically designed chopper)
'nail puller', hmm assuming you can get it over the nail then it is asking for a bent/snapped blade
gimping on top and bottom asking for abrasions and even cuts on the hand
handle shape looks a bit bellied to be comfortable over long periods, but that depend on hand shape too
Heavy over sized pommel, get in the way sometimes I suspect as well as counter weighting the blade (thus negating further the idea of a chopper)
there are other things I don't like about it, but I've gota go to work and make some proper knives
heavy to carry
short blade, so not so good for chopping despite its weight
short saw back(they don't work)
recurved blade is a sod to sharpen and not actually useful (except on a larger specifically designed chopper)
'nail puller', hmm assuming you can get it over the nail then it is asking for a bent/snapped blade
gimping on top and bottom asking for abrasions and even cuts on the hand
handle shape looks a bit bellied to be comfortable over long periods, but that depend on hand shape too
Heavy over sized pommel, get in the way sometimes I suspect as well as counter weighting the blade (thus negating further the idea of a chopper)
there are other things I don't like about it, but I've gota go to work and make some proper knives
But you know its the only knife you would want in a 'situation'.the steel aside, the knife looks like something from the 80's! I can't say that I like it as a useful general purpose knife personally. Of course, its all personal preferences
heavy to carry
short blade, so not so good for chopping despite its weight
short saw back(they don't work)
recurved blade is a sod to sharpen and not actually useful (except on a larger specifically designed chopper)
'nail puller', hmm assuming you can get it over the nail then it is asking for a bent/snapped blade
gimping on top and bottom asking for abrasions and even cuts on the hand
handle shape looks a bit bellied to be comfortable over long periods, but that depend on hand shape too
Heavy over sized pommel, get in the way sometimes I suspect as well as counter weighting the blade (thus negating further the idea of a chopper)
there are other things I don't like about it, but I've gota go to work and make some proper knives
Sorry, but I'm far from impressed with that. I don't think I'd come across many nails while I'm down the woods, if I did, then a rock would be my hammer.
I see nothing there that my billhook wouldn't do in half the time, with less effort.
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Or an impromptu plough.What 'situation'? One that called for an emergency ship anchor?
Oh my goodness - I wouldn't ever want to be in the situation where that fugly thing was the best solution.
I was genuinely shocked when Ben Orford uploaded a video review of one of these knives on his youtoob page! Not my style but it clearly appeals to some people. 
If it were my design I'd add an extra third to the blade length and use a tougher steel. 420/440 when heat treated right can be pretty decent but a non stainless steel (like 1095 or even better L6!) would be much more superior for a large/er tool like this.
Is this knfie really £200+..!?
If a big mean knife was on my buy list I'd rather one of these for half the price..
and spend the other half on holy water, silver bullets and powdered turket beak.. to ward of those vile beasts of darkness!
If it were my design I'd add an extra third to the blade length and use a tougher steel. 420/440 when heat treated right can be pretty decent but a non stainless steel (like 1095 or even better L6!) would be much more superior for a large/er tool like this.
Is this knfie really £200+..!?
If a big mean knife was on my buy list I'd rather one of these for half the price..
and spend the other half on holy water, silver bullets and powdered turket beak.. to ward of those vile beasts of darkness!
Not for me, it might be better in a scaled down version. Even for a survival knife I wouldn't go bigger than 5.5- 6 inches. Above that size, I'd get a machete.
I don't get the need for the triangular hollow in the blade. As has been said, I don't reckon on finding too many nails in the woods and I certainly never carry them, so why remove a triangle of steel in the blade?
I'm not sure about the massive pommel on the end either. As Dave Budd mentioned, its counterweight effect will compromise its function as a chopping tool and may well limit the number of ways in which the knife can be held and used.
The demo was very enthusiastic and positive but, personally, I'm not sure that the Parry blade merited all the high praise. Not one for me, I'm afraid.
I'm not sure about the massive pommel on the end either. As Dave Budd mentioned, its counterweight effect will compromise its function as a chopping tool and may well limit the number of ways in which the knife can be held and used.
The demo was very enthusiastic and positive but, personally, I'm not sure that the Parry blade merited all the high praise. Not one for me, I'm afraid.
Everybody to their own I suppose ,just looks like a useless bit of tat to me
I will stick to an axe to do my chopping, a knife for all my cutting, (and a claw hammer to hit and remove nails with ,why on earth would you want this feature on a knife)
I will stick to an axe to do my chopping, a knife for all my cutting, (and a claw hammer to hit and remove nails with ,why on earth would you want this feature on a knife)
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