![]() Cooper Cutlery is doing a fine job thus far and it is hoped that they will continue. The fit and finish on the ones I have is very good but not perfect and the addition of half stops would be a plus. As noted by RKelly89 there is room for improvement. ![]() They are both well made and I believe they are as collectable as any other USA made knife. I acquired them through Jamieinwv AAPK Store. I have recently become the proud owner of two Battle Axe knives, a trapper and a folding hunter, both in green jigged bone (pictured below). As long as they were sharp was the only thing that mattered to them. I'm sure none of that mattered to our grandfathers.Įxactly, to our Grandfathers these were tools, and were used as such. None of these characteristics matter if you just want a decent robust and useful knife to carry about and bash the crap out of. ![]() Keep in mind that everything I've mentioned is from the perspective of a collector. I will definitely keep an eye on Cooper Cutlery, and I hope they continue to improve and provide us new designs to pick from. Otherwise, they appear to be solid fine EDC knives I'm not sure about collecting value. The scales themselves are beautiful, with all pins flat and no fractures. The spring is flush while open and a hair proud when closed. One of them had a nick on the edge of the blade that required many passes with the sharpening stone to repair. The blades are reasonably sharp, beautifully polished, and free of blemishes, as are the bolsters. The blade centering is off by a hair on both, there is no half stop, and there is little to no wobbling. Cooper is only getting started, and I'm confident that he'll improve with time.īoth have minor fit and finish flaws, transitions from scale to bolster are a touch rough, and both have gaps between scales and frame/bolsters, as well as frame and spring. For the time being, they are on par with Case and, dare I say, Rough Ryder. Cooper must improve their quality control if they want to compete with GEC. German Hunter, both with Stag scales and both created in 2021. I recently received two Cooper Cutlery knives, the Battle Axe German Hunter and the Weed & Co.
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