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I love the way every dive knife conversation goes:
Diver A: Get a BIG FDK, as in the biggest you can somehow attach to self/gear.
Diver B: Get a small BC Knife since it is a tool not a weapon. And if you see a diver with a big knife steer clear of the poseur.
I decided I was in the Diver B category until my Underwater Kinetics Fusilier dive knife arrived. The knife is 8 inches long with a 3.75 inch blade. The knife looked plenty big until I tried to hold it. The 4.25 inch handle feels tiny in my hand without dive gloves. With 3 mm gloves the handle could be a #2 pencil. I realize I wear an XL glove, but I never expected I would need to buy a "Big Pig Sticking Knife" just to be able to get a knife I could get a good grip on. While the blade was plenty sharp I seriously questioned the knives utility to me if I had trouble getting a decent grip on the knife.
I evenually bought a UK Blue Tang which is 10 inches long (2 inches longer than the fusilier). The handle fit my hand perfectly, as I would want any hand tool to fit. The downside is the knife LOOKS HUGE, like the perverbial pig sticking knife or BFK.
Has anyone else found this same dilemma, that small knives just don't fit the hand? I guess I am going to have to reclassify myself as a proud BFK carrying diver unless someone can reccomend a smaller knife that has a generous/meaty handle.
Thanks for the input.
Diver A: Get a BIG FDK, as in the biggest you can somehow attach to self/gear.
Diver B: Get a small BC Knife since it is a tool not a weapon. And if you see a diver with a big knife steer clear of the poseur.
I decided I was in the Diver B category until my Underwater Kinetics Fusilier dive knife arrived. The knife is 8 inches long with a 3.75 inch blade. The knife looked plenty big until I tried to hold it. The 4.25 inch handle feels tiny in my hand without dive gloves. With 3 mm gloves the handle could be a #2 pencil. I realize I wear an XL glove, but I never expected I would need to buy a "Big Pig Sticking Knife" just to be able to get a knife I could get a good grip on. While the blade was plenty sharp I seriously questioned the knives utility to me if I had trouble getting a decent grip on the knife.
I evenually bought a UK Blue Tang which is 10 inches long (2 inches longer than the fusilier). The handle fit my hand perfectly, as I would want any hand tool to fit. The downside is the knife LOOKS HUGE, like the perverbial pig sticking knife or BFK.
Has anyone else found this same dilemma, that small knives just don't fit the hand? I guess I am going to have to reclassify myself as a proud BFK carrying diver unless someone can reccomend a smaller knife that has a generous/meaty handle.
Thanks for the input.