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Below are, 2 knives, two different manufacturers and 2 different designers

Zeke Menacho Desinger, Knife: "Little Evil Fighter Small"

Manufactured by Work Tuff Gear.

Weight without scabbard is: about 440gm. Two sided fuller for keeping the blade weight down along with 5mm sheet being used of Böhler K329, a modified 8A alloy of 8%Cr, 0.52% C enabling 58-60 HRC to be achieved.

The second knife is the MIK-05P, ie the Medium Infantry Knife-05P manufactured by Half Breed Blades (designer, not listed).

The weight of the half Breed Blades MIK-05P is 369gm, using as stated above, Böhler's K340 ISODUR (6mm sheet), essentially a more refined Böhler K340 (K340 is a refinement of K110 -D2 on steroids!)

Both knives are of similar length.

Ok, so  what's the difference? Well everything of course!

The Little Evil Fighter is light in the blade but handle heavy, the MIK-05P is heavy in the blade but light in the handle!

The Little Evil Fighter Small (from now on referred to as the LEF), has a pommel that is more akin to a hammer where using it to strike a blow would benefit by out and out smashing blows, the pommel will not damage the user, whereas the MIK-05P has a definite "persuader" type pommel, more akin for close quarters combat/control techniques. Both knives sport a lanyard hole which IMHO is a total necessity for any knife marketed for military usage.

The Half Breed Blades MIK-05P will be much easier to sharpen as it only has 2 perfectly straight edges. The LEF small will require skill in sharpening techniques, however this blade design could also be used for skinning game if needed, whereas the MIK-05P blade design would make things a little difficult but not impossible. This latter knife is definitely marketed towards military personnel and as such is not intended for any sort of bushcraft. That being said, it has some distinct advantages from it's tanto-esque blade design lending it to be very adept a certain tasks, eg gutting fish and other game along with "drilling holes" with it's sturdy tip and stabbing game in the event of no other "tool" available.

It's clear that the LEF can be used for "survival" type applications if one had to live off the land, how about the Medium Infantry knife from half Breed Blades? Sure, it's a balde and skill set that comes with the user will dictate this at the end of the day.

In summary, both knives have specific applications with cross overs. For the MIK-05P these applications may not be immediately obvious if one is not familiar with the virtues of a tanto-esque blade design.

But clearly performing feathering, collecting wild foods etc. are easily performed. Now let's check out and discuss the Half Breed Blades MIK-05P in action in the field for some more arduous tasks!