The DFLE is in my humble opinion loads better than the DFCG and the satin means any scratches can be polished out. If glare is an isse the S9 would be near perfect. It has not been made yet but it is 1 inch shorter than the DFLE but is CG coated model that is also flat ground. It should be much cheaper than a secondary market DFLE as well.

My favourite Sabre ground knife is the HookGuard. It is almost as good a chopper as the DFCG because of the forward weight but is 3 inches shorter. It is cheap on the secondary market and that 3 inches less can make a big difference in getting in and out of vehicles etc. It was Scrapyards best fighter until the DFLE.

The FS was a bit pricey but they are a bit cheaper in Canada and I have wanted one for a long time. Ever since I was in grade 7 and learning about WW2 and saw one in the text book. I specifically wanted a second pattern(not a first) and blued not polished because it is the REAL commando knife. The first patterns mostly went to officers and people involved in making it while the second pattern equiped the OSS and other commando units. Then everyone in the army wanted one so they made the third pattern but changed the design to make them faster and cheaper primarily switching to a proper knurled epee grip to the awful ringed grip which made the knife turn in your hand.

The first and second pattern are really custom knives made by individual craftsmen. The balance is incredible. The point is a needle. They got a rep for fragility when the regular troops got a hold of them and tried to open their soup with them like KBars. These are like a scalpel. The blade is also a zero edge and very sharp especially considering who poor daggers geometry are for edges.

Here is a WW1 trench modified Ross ,a modern Canadian C7 and the FS. Look how similar the C7 is but how much wider the blade is.