The Battle Horse Knives Highlander is the knife that you take to hell. What exactly does that mean? well for me that means that this knife can withstand everything and still preform every task that you ask of it. Most people would say that you need a huge chopper knife for this, myself I believe that any knife with over 5 inches of blade length is to large and you should take a machete or axe.
Now to the knife its self.
This knife is a testament to the build quality of all BHK, past and present.
Sporting O1 took steel and a full flat grind with a very sharp secondary bevel this knife bites very deep when you are cross batoning into wood.
I do have to mention that this knife can be had in a saber and scandi, any of these would be a fantastic option depending upon what your use would be.
For myself the use I see this knife being put into is a large knife for batoning and felling small saplings for shelter building. I understand that a saber or scandi would be better for batoning however flat does well and it preforms much better when cross batoning into small trees to fell them. Like demonstrated above.
The specs on this knife are quite appealing to me.
*O1 tool steel(takes a patina very well)
*5in blade( max of my range) this knife can be used for carving but is better suited in my eyes for batoning through wood and for all around use.
* micarta scales with red liners( liners do not come stock with this knife but can be added)
* a very generous lanyard hold( not to be used to choke back on to chop with. If you chop with a knife you are the problem, just kidding...but really don't)
All in all this knife is a boss piece of steel that you can take to hell and back. It may not be the best at carving( like my moras) however it is pretty decent
The knife has just about the perfect jimping on the spine. It also destroys a ferro rod with the jimping.
All in all of you want a very good shelter building knife or just a knife that cant do most things very well this is most definitely the knife for you.
I may also mention that this knife strikes quite the resemblance to the pathfinder scout knife. Just slightly shorter of a blade which is welcomed by me as I found that the scout is to large.
Here is a photo of the knife in some dead wood that I fell.
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