That's a fine looking condor! I guess on e of the things I appreciate about the condor knives is that they seem very no nonsense. They just look like a stout, using, get er done kind of knife. There's a beauty in that.
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I have a Condor and love it!
Great bang for the buck though they seem to have gone up a lot in price.
I have the Jungle Bowie with the early blue one-piece plastic handle.
IIRC I paid less than $30 for mine about 5-6 years ago. I see on their website it sells for $49.95 now.
That is still a great buy in that knife.
I notice one of the guys on Dual Survival carries a Condor Primitive Bush Knife.
He does every thing from cutting poles to skinning game to eat to making fire drills.
It is a versatile knife and he knows how to use it.
orvet wrote: . . . I notice one of the guys on Dual Survival carries a Condor Primitive Bush Knife.
He does every thing from cutting poles to skinning game to eat to making fire drills.
It is a versatile knife and he knows how to use it.
I always admire their knifing skills and like trying to figure out what they're using. Matt was using that Primitive Bush Knife last night but Joe was using some kind of tanto blade. Last year Joe designed and used a Tops SurvTac7 but had production yanked for some reason. I've been trying to get my hands on one.
Pocket, fixed, machete, axe, it's all good!
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If a person has the right skills they can make even a mediocre knife look great and some screwball can make a great knife look bad. It's talent not some super steel that makes a knife. Matt has excellent skills and has modded that Condor a good bit.
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That's not Matt's exact knife. He uses a heavily modded older machete with blue plastic handles. Everyone loved his modded knife so well Condor has made this deluxe version of his mod. This knife looks fantastic. The sheath is worth the asking price. Thanks for the heads up.
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Here's a couple pictures of the knife as received. Pretty hefty but not too big. 8" blade, about 13 1/4" overall. Seems to be well made and the sheath reminds me of an oversized Marble's tube.
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Pocket, fixed, machete, axe, it's all good!
You're going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking out of your @#$. -Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
Not sure, they do that to their machete blades too. Maybe their signature? Bayonets have one for a wire cutter feature using a glass-reinforced scabbard.
Pocket, fixed, machete, axe, it's all good!
You're going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking out of your @#$. -Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
tank wrote:I've always wondered about that hole too. How's the edge on it? Was it sharp out of the box?I love that sheath.
Pretty sharp, I think they call it a Scandinavian grind. But the top edge grind at the tip is not sharp but easily sharpened if you choose to do so. The sheath is pretty thick. BudK has 25% off right now. I've got a Condor Hudson Bay on order, their Bushcraft and Bushlore knives are really nice and affordable too.
Pocket, fixed, machete, axe, it's all good!
You're going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking out of your @#$. -Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
THE HOLE IS TO HANG THEM BY...........(like by a nail in the wall sorta thang)
SOME USE IT TO MAKE THE KNIFE/MACHETTE INTO A "DRAW KNIFE"...I hav seen it with a makeshift wood handle and cordage......
this is from research i did on the company last year or the year b4? ...... it is on their website i think???
and youtube searches also.....
GREAT KNIVES I HAVE 2...AND I THINK MY SON HAS 1 OR 2 NOW
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Thanks for your reply Mr. Bug. Do you by any chance have a photo of the knife being utilized as a drawing knife ? I'm having difficulty envisioning how that would work.
NO PIX...SORRY P-DIDDY.
but my research was mainly CONDOR KNIVES WEBSITE & YOUTUBE VIDEOS with (owner???)
JOE FLOWERS........ maybe a few bushcraft vids.....
PICTURE WOOD PEG(WHITTLED FROM A STICK)(OR A LENGTH OF PARA-CORD TIED IN HOOP)....INSERT INTO HOLE IN BLADE = IE: A HANDLE
PULL ON SAID HANDLE,WHILE HOLDING ACTUAL HANDLE IN OTHER HAND,DRAWING BLADE TO YERSELF........
IF THAT DONT HELP............. GOOGLE IT
"Because tellin' people , i like having a SPYDIEHOLE sounds sooo much better than a THUMBHOLE"
- Junebug 2016
Cool knife Mitch! Never heard of Condor......I'll have to check them out!
Nothing like a reliable, sturdy fixed blade knife for out in the wilds or anywhere a real knife is required. Folders are good for carving, letter opening, finger nail cleaning, UPS packages and cutting string for your child's kite............but when you step outdoors, have a good fixed blade knife (or two) around.
CONDOR TOOL & KNIFE traces its proud history back to 1787, the year GERB WEYESBERG COMPANY was founded in Solingen, Germany. The quality of the swords, military knives, agricultural tools and household cutlery they manufactured made Solingen the cutlery capital of the world. Over the generations, the world’s largest manufacturer of swords and knives found it necessary to expand operations to other countries to better serve its customers. In 1964, the company formed IMACASA with a new plant in Santa Ana, El Salvador and filled it with state of the art German equipment. Some of the original local employees who were sent to Solingen for extensive training forty years ago are still working in the factory today, turning out the finest quality machetes, shovels and other hand tools.
Pocket, fixed, machete, axe, it's all good!
You're going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking out of your @#$. -Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
Here's my Condor Rodan knife I usually take on my camping trips. 
Bayonets have one for a wire cutter feature using a glass-reinforced scabbard.
...... it is on their website i think??? 
