Condor Bushlore Fixed Blade 18

Within one day of opening it leaving it in the sheath over night the next morning I went to a friend and it was starting to go rusty. Honest opinion it might be a good price but you will be constantly wondering each time you take it out the sheath I wonder what colour the blade will be. Avoid !

Flawless out of the box and a year after, I can say only "minus excellent", Why not excelent? Because the steel is little soft, the edge can be bended a little if used hard, But not dammaged! Repeared in seconds with a back of the swiss-knife. And thats all negative about it. Fantastic for wood carving, cuts, splits, build a shelter, cuts mushroms,... I'm wearing it as neck-knife for a day or weekend hikes, but more often as a tool for spoons carving. Carbon steel, wood, brass and leather...traditional, romantic, not high-tech as RealSteel Bushcraft II. Keeps razor sharp with sharpening steel and leather strop. Works every weekend.. My favorite! Higly recommended.

God knows what I did with my fieldcrafter but I can't find it anywhere, so it needed replacing. Having heard all the glowing reviews, about the Bushlore , I decided to buy one. Needless to say the service from HH was first class,....pity I can't say the same about the knife. Out of the box, the handle felt rough in places and I could clearly see a mini bevel on the Scandi grind. I toyed with the idea of sending it back for another, but knew I would hand finish the knife anyway, so off to the workbench with it. The blade was reasonably sharp, but it did not cut paper very well and would not take hairs off the forearm. I started with the handle and used some 180 and 320 grit paper and soon had the handle as smooth as glass and a shape more suited to my hand. I palmed some gunstock oil into the scales which made the grain pop and sealed it beautifully. Next was to sort the blade. Mine had a 3mm ricasso, which I thought they had done away with. I used magic marker to colour in the scandi grind and started on a 800 grit whetstone. After a few strokes on either side and looking at the marker pen, you could see the scandi grind was all over the place and the grind at the ricasso had been hollow ground. I was really beginning to suspect after all the glowing reviews, that I had got a 'Friday afternoon special' and this one had slipped through quality control. Working through a number of grits down to a 6000, I had a true scandi grind (apart from 4mm in front of the ricasso) after a good stropping session, the blade would now pop hairs from your arm and fall through paper. i was suppose to have gone deer stalking early afternoon, but had to cancel. I told my shoot partner that if he bagged one, would he call me as I had a new knife to test. A few hours later I had a call that he had dropped a stag with a broken leg. He was only a ten minute drive away and I was soon christening the knife as I used it to field dress the deer. The blade cut well and was easy to steer. I was impressed how delicate you could be when working around organs , but also how hefty it was when taking the legs off. The blade never dulled and held its edge, but I did tickle it on the strop after cleaning. I am thoroughly impressed with the sheath, which is of superb quality and you would normally find with a much more expensive knife. I actually found it hard to justify the 3 stars I gave the knife, as out of the box quality was very poor, but as I said I'm convinced I got a bad one. As the knife stands now, I would give it five stars, but it did take some major fettling to get it right. I'm half tempted to buy another just to see if it's as bad as the one I got. At the end of the day you can't ignore the price and I now have a knife that looks and behaves like a blade costing over 3 times the initial outlay.

I am fortunate to own more than a few decent knives, many of which cost a great deal more than this Condor, and yet, this is by far my favourite knife. Sure it doesn't have all the bells and whistles, it's not made from some supersteel and its finish is not up there with the best ; nevertheless there is a certain honest charm to this knife. It is plenty tough, has an excellent blade shape for bushcraft/campcraft etc and is made to a perfectly adequate standard for hard outdoor use. Any quibbles for me are purely cosmetic (there are a few machining marks in the steel, the handle isn't perfectly matched etc) but this just serves to give the knife a bit of character. I have found when heading out on woodland trips that this is the knife I always take now. I have trust that it won't let me down, and if the worst should happen and I break or lose the knife I won't be too upset. All in all, it's a solid working tool... if you are in the market for a bushcraft knife on a budget and fancy something more substantial and organic feeling than a Mora (not knocking them by the way, they are excellent in their own right) then this is the knife for you. In fact I would even recommend that folks in the market for a high end bushcraft knife consider this too...and spend the money saved on something else shiny from Heinnie!

I couldn't be happier with this knife! Has a very nice plain finish. Comes razor sharp out the box! Well worth the money. Just keep in mind being carbon steel it will take some maintenance to avoid rust so that is worth considering before purchasing this knife. Yet again Heinnie Haynes provided some of the best service I have ever received from an online supplier. This is the 6th knife I have bought from them and the only people i will ever by knifes from.

for the money this knife is excellent.the handle is large enough for large hands and comfortable for smaller hands.it is more than capable around camp.from fires,food prep and general camp tasks.the sheath is well made. with good stitch work backed upped by solid rivets.the belt loop is large at 2 1/4 inches or 60mm .over all a good knife perfect for the beginner or the seasoned outdoors man.thanks chaps as always excellent

Great knife for the price, I have a lot of blades and this is my go to option more often than not. Edge needed a little work out of the box but is shaving sharp now. Would defiantly recommend this knife to anybody.

Cracking bushcraft knife. Ugly as sin, but certainly does what it says on the tin. Well made, sturdy and should last a while. Quite sharp OOTB. Good with a firesteel, gives massive showers of sparks due to carbon steel blade The sheath is probably the bes thing about it. I bought it to use and abuse it. The reviews and the price speak for themselves. Need a no-nonsense bushcraft knife? Get one of these!

The Heinnie Haynes Team as most of us already know are a great bunch of people who excel in providing an outstanding quality of service . I have worked within the courier and freight business for the last thirty years and HH must manage their shipping providers exceptionally well as I have never noted a delivery service that comes close to the highly recognised delivery service which HH ensures. Now on to the Condor Bushlore itself: I had been looking for a knife that fit blade requirements for bushcraft whilst having versatility for general purpose, This is the knife: priced well to use as functioning cutlery in the field rather than set behind glass for collectors only, fits well in the hand and will not fail providing as with all high carbon blades it is cleaned and oiled following prolonged use. Yes the blade on occasion may come out of the box a little dull but getting a blade to a personal preference is all a part of it. Another Excellent Knife made by Condor & fulfilled by Heinnie Haynes. I do not know of a bushcraft orientated knife anywhere near 50GBP which betters the Bushlore .