RS,

Sorry if I offended you about my comments regarding toughness. But, my point was that there just isn't much relevant difference in toughness between the SOD and S6. The relevant differences between the SOD and S6 are much more about size, shape and function - IMO.

On that note, I would have voted for the S6 as probably a better "fit" for most common uses during deployment and most soldiers carry uses.


However, the DMCG is the ULTIMATE little TANK of a knife and IMO even more suited for deployment (*** in many cases - since deployment duties vary considerably!) and carries better if customized for your needs.

.... In ANY event, based on what you seem to always like and look for in knives, I am VERY confident you will love the DMCG. I honestly assumed you had one. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> - Very surprised you don't.

For me personally, and for a few others, the handle on the DMCG is a little too small/tight. I have large hands though. Others I assume with smaller hands seem to think it is fine.
I modified my Res-C to fit my hand better..... In case you haven't seen the thread I posted showing how to reshape Res-C, reshaping Res-C is actually not too hard to do. You can just sand it to shape.

See: Handle modding?

For me, I found the square part of the handle just in front of my index finger was the best area to modify. By opening the grip area forward just a little bit (don't cut forward too much or you will eventually cut through the Res-C - possibly before you expect to ????) and tapering/narrowing the flared square guard, it feels WAY better in my hand now.
I am not sure which leather sheath option you are going with, but with most leather, these mods shouldn't affect sheath fit (?????). However, with most kydex, if you were to make these modifications, a standard off the shelf kydex sheath won't likely fit right. You would need to make the modifications to the knife "first" to get the fit just right, then send your knife to Jeff to have him fit the kydex to the modified handle.

Also, the standard DMCG blades edge is VERY obtuse and doesn't make for the best cutting blade. But, if you want it to cut better, the edge can be improved/reprofiled a LOT to make the DMCG cut better.

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