You would be way better off grabing a Chopwieler now than trying to find a DF on the secondary market. I sold my DF to pay for a WW2 FS Dagger and because the
DFLE was coming soon. I made over 100$ on the DF and still flt bad about it.
I even offered to buy it back plus a little extra and he just laughed.
I like the HookGuard better than the DF though. It is better looking ,better balanced and is a handier size plus the recurve makes it chop like a bigger blade.
The Hoker and SS4 are the 2 I would never sell.
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I am very interested in the Chopweiler. But, there are significant differences between the Chopweiler and DF. The Chopweiler will be a good chopper, but DF is going to still be able to chop circles around the Chopweiler.
I had one of the last runs of the original Ratweiler, but I was dissappointed that they changed the scales on the last run. The scales used to be pretty decent on the Ratweiler and certain other knives. But, the scales on the last run were ugly, last contoured, less quality in finish and not as comfortable. I had the Rat Mastiff to compare.
Unfortunately, it looks like they brought back the cheap and ugly scales for the Chopweiler. I was hoping for better. The HRLM and RMD had decent scales. The angled grooves and more contouring.
I am hoping they will release a Chopweiler with G10 as the G10 on the RMD had a much higher level of finish. I would very likely like the Chopweiler with G10.
However, things are VERY tight for me financially right now. Any knife purchase is going to have to be severely scrutinized for me right now. I am selling a bunch of knives to help pay for bills and would have to sell even more to justify more purchases. The knife purchases will have to be just right at this time.
I also have two SS4's. I had three and sold one. I love that knife too much to get rid of it. It is currently (easily) my favorite Scrap Yard knife. I am confident the SS4 is more valuable to me than a DF would be!
I like the Hooker, but minus the hook. I have no use for the actual hook and knew this prior to purchasing. So, I bought the Yard Guard.
I do like the Yard Guard quite a bit. It is probably my second favorite as far as what I own.
But, the Dog Father really is the ultimate chopper and I would like one.
Now, I sort of wish I had picked up one at their original price. But, as I mentioned, I thought the LE would be right on it's heels. So, I passed and since the LE has never been released and we don't really even know if it will be released, I may have screwed myself. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif" alt="" /> (with a little help by being misled <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />).
Even if they do release the DFLE, now I am concerned about how much it will be sold for. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
