No I passed on the NMSFNO because they did'nt offer a Double Cut version...otherwise I would have probably got one...but having a D/C FSH also had me thinking I might be "duplicating" things a bit. However I think a NMSFNO would be less favourable to me than the RW...mainly on the grips...I did pick up a SFNO LE as I was more attracted to the idea of a slightly lighter knife with chopping ability...but the grips have the "wavy" hour glass shape and even though they are "smooth" I don't like a "swollen" palm grip...they give you "hot spots"...I prefer the standard grips on the RW which I held at KC I think to the SNFO LE grips...but I could change the grips on the SFNO and probably will do.

The "lows" are too low to "sand" the grip down to a regular size if you see what I mean...the ideal straight grip would be halfway between the peak and trough of the wave in the handle. There is also a lot of surplus weight in the SFNO LE handle for no gain...with a FSH you can grip at the back and lock in against the down turned pommel for extra leverage when chopping...you would need to use a lanyard to try this with the SFNO as there is nothing behind your grip to stop it slipping.

A SFNO sabre grind with the Ash handle would be ideal....if you see what I mean.

Cannot now decide what to do with the SFNO LE...whether to bead blast it and change the grips...or simply sell it on...but I am taking a fair old "hit" on knives I want to move which I bought thinking they might be better than they were...however I got this SFNO at cost price and to get a sabre bead blasted version with the old grips would be half the cost again...so doing the "mod" work would be cheaper...anyway...for me to go the NMSFNO route it would need to have the standard Mag handles which I can shape well...then be stripped...then be D/C...all told...about the same work to get the SFNO LE the way I want it...so I will probably stick with it. It is a good knife size wise and weight wise as a chopper...but D/C expensive satin finishes seems a shame to me...I wish they would do more D/C factory finishes!