LT Wright Knives, Great Plainsman
The knife is comparable in size to the Izula II, the stock is ⅛" D2 tool steel which is a semi stainless option to make the knife a little less apt to require oiling. The overall length is 6 ½" with a 2 ¾" cutting edge with a sabre grind. It is quite comfortable to hold for me, but I should say I don't have big hands, the forward thumb ramp feels very comfortable and seems to give you a lot of control over the blade.
I really don't have any complains with the knife, at first appearance it would seem the handle needs more bulk but on handling it and having the thin ramp it is quite comfortable.
If a were to knit pick it would be the sheath. LT Wright Leather Sheaths are produced by JRE and its build quality I would call good but the sheath is designed to be used for three knives, The Great Plainsman, the Coyote, and the Frontier Valley. I find the knife sits a bit too deep for my tastes. Only about ½" of the handle sticks out so I have a tough time being able to just grab it and go like you would want in an EDC. This can easily be remedied by putting a small lanyard on which I intend to do.
The second knit pick is the belt loop for the sheath it can accommodate a belt about 3 ½" wide which means it moves around a lot, this much play isn't necessary and it further makes grabbing the knife quick difficult because the sheath slides up a couple inches before the blade starts to pull out.
Overall I really like the knife, it seems nimble and easy to control much due to the thump ramp. The sharpened spine is like a skate blade and I did take it out to the snow and let if some sparks with the fire steel to test it out and it passed with flying colours. I didn't get any photos of that because I didn't want to set up the tripod in the ugly weather to do it.
The sheath could be improved a bit, but I think putting a small lanyard on the knife will solve this issue.
The fit and finish is excellent, and what you would expect from a hand made knife, it isn't flashy but the scales are smooth and even and the blade came hair popping sharp. Time will tell how the edge retention is, I haven't had it long enough to say.
I will try to remember to update this in a few weeks after some every day tasks have put this knife to the challenge to give a further opinion on it but I have a strong suspicion I am going to like it.
Cheers,
Robert Cruise
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