It's a pretty big knife, RN. It's bulkier than a Scrapper 6. Good knife, but not small at all. I had one and sold it to Jerrwhy. I prefer the Ratmandu in 5" Busse kin knives.

bruce, I was waiting for someone to say ratmandu. I wonder how it would compare to the falkniven forest knife? that may be my favorite 5 inch blade. I am supprised the ss4 has not been mentioned more. I may need to think about the hrlm. what is it that seperates it from the cgyk?

RMD = RatManDu

HRLM ~= CGYK with Micarta handles

Seeing very few SS4s for sale these days. I assume that many may have found their final "homes".

Can't help you comparison with Falkniven..don't own any.

kraz,
I am glad you mentioned the dm. I like the yk more but I remember when the dm came out it was everybodys favorite

dude,all CG means is that it is coated....period.it doesnt matter if the color of the coating is black,tan,green or gray.as long as it has a coating on it,it is considered CG.

their is CG {combat grade=coated}
LE {limited edition=satin finish}
DC {double cut=bead blasted}

i'm thinking the HACK is going to be a great small outdoors blade.i also like the MPLE,swampwarden & GW.

i think the YK is to big to be considered small

for me it's; SS4, GW, F1, MPLE (I don't travel too light <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> ).
kind of a mudder sandwich!

hahaha, recon I thought we answered your question in the other thread. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />


Hmmmm...I only have a DMCG and I wouldn't really say it's a small knife, but I have handled many smaller knives and I'd have to go with the GW or AD.

Define Small?

In the under 4 inch category my personal favorite is the HCLE. I have a SS4, but the mudder grip isn't as comfortable as the HCLE. Going up a notch to the 5-ish inch blades (my personal favorite size) and I'd have to go with the RatManDu. The DMDC comes in at a very, very close second.

Horn Dog, I think you just saved me $300+ and a fight with my wife! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

I'm so surprised it's bulkier than the S6...makes me appreciate my SR Sar even more!..as soon as it backs from rainwalker that is! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I guess as far as best, to be honest I'd have to say my Bad Warden, because it's the one I carry everyday. However, I really like the SS4, MPLE, HRLM, HCLE and the YKCG alot too. I won't include the RMD because I really consider it a mid sized knife.