I love your reviews. Since watching your videos I started a knife collection of my own. They include: 3 fallkniven A1, S1. F1d. 3 Bark river knives, Fox river 2. Bravo 1.25 in A2 and a Gunny Hunter in cpm3v. Call me a fan of yours, don't want anyone to poke their eye out, so I would like you guys to use some eye protection when chopping wood. Stay safe and make many more videos as they are wonderful to watch. I think it's great you also respect other people videos and pay respect to them. Congrats!
I just bought one of these TODAY based on your recommendations in this and your later videos. I am really looking forward to getting it! Thanks for highlighting such an awesome blade!
Great testing vid DBK, really impressed with the edge retention on the Pro. I searched this knife to see the cost, dang!! I like the red lanyard you made for it.
+BirdShot IV Thanks a lot mate! Yeah it's not really a bargain hahaha. Price and performance never go up with the same percentages but the CoS steel performs very good so for me it was worth it :D
Still trying to figure out how you connected that lanyard together. I know how to do a cobra wrap but I have no idea how you interwove the wrap to make what you have there. Perhaps you could do a video on that lanyard and how to make one. that would be a very awesome thing.
Great video! I really want to try out one of these in the near future. Also, I have heard some iffy stories about putting lanyards on knives you chop with. Some say the knife can spring back and cut your forearm if it slips out of your grip. Just something to be aware of, even though yours looked nice :)
+Andris Kompelien Thanks for the warning! I can see it happen, yuk. I wont chop much with this knife though. It will be my around the campfire batonning knife.
Great vid, I've had the A1 pro for a few years now and it's a cracking knife. Does anybody know what the score is in regards to taking the knife abroad? I live in the UK and am due to work over in Europe. I live in my van and is it going to be a problem taking with me along with all my other bushcraft/survival gear on the ferry? Thanks for any information regarding this.
Question: I am considering an A1 or S1 but I am concerned about the size of the handle. It looks small (diameter-wise). Do the A1 and S1 Have the same sized handle? Are the ergonomics the same? What about the Pro models? Would they have a larger diameter handle? Thank you!
the Pro handles feel thicker. I have not measured them though. The A1 handle is slightly bigger than the S1. I'd recommend holding them in a shop to help you consider. It's a lot of money to risk it.
Great! Thanks. Really looking forward to that one :D Congrats also on your channel! You guys made enormous progress with your video content/editing. Cheers!
Hi guys, I want to purchase either the A1 Pro or the S1 Pro from Fallkniven of the knives and tools website but am torn between the two. I am after the best all round knife for all bushcraft tasks. As you have done excellent video reviews of both, I would like to know your thoughts on which one you you go for if you could only have one. Cheers fellas
Wonderful review. I was wondering: if I was looking for a stainless survival knife, and narrowed it down to Fallkniven Pro series, would you recommend the A1 or S1 Pro? The reason I ask is that I've heard from a few channels that 5" is a good size for a survival knife because it's neither too big nor too small which makes it easy to handle. Regardless I'm intrigued with the extra length for bigger batoning tasks and was wondering if you think the extra size is worth it? Thanks!
+jonNH123 if price isn't an issue I'd recommend the s1 pro. I love the cos steel a lot.the size of the s1 is best of both worlds between the a1 and f1. I mostly use an f1 and a1 pro Combi though. The extra length of the a1 pro will make it a better batonner but you can just pick up smaller pieces of wood
I have the same combination. A1 pro and F1 pro. I just used the bark river compound black, green and white to sharpen my f1 pro. Man does it get sharp :-)
Ziet er goed uit. Lijkt me dat het ding een goed pak slaag kan verdragen maar dat dacht ik van de A1 ook. Net m'n eigen A1 terug gestuurd naar FK, helaas. Tweede keer mee naar buiten en een stukkie spar doorgetikt: Pats, over 7mm de micro bevel eraan. Geen modder, geen knopen, 14 graden buiten, houten back stop... Ben benieuwd wat FK er mee gaat doen aangezien ik m'n vertrouwen in dat specifieke mes wel kwijt ben. Veel nagedacht over wat de opvolger moet worden en aangezien een Andrew Jordan toch echt buiten bereik ligt, misschien toch maar een A1 Pro proberen...
+Jorrit Wasbeer Ik heb een hele goede ervaring met de garantie van fallkniven. Mijn vg-10 a1 heeft het altijd super gedaan. Het klinkt alsof jouw A1 pro niet helemaal goed door het hardingsproces is gekomen. Als fallkniven dat constateerd ruilen ze hem waarschijnlijk om. In mijn ervaring heeft mijn a1 in vg-10 zich altijd top gehouden, zelfs in een kleine hoek. Ik begrijp dat je vertrouwen enigsinds weg is. Ik hoop dat ze hem ruilen en je over tijd er weer vertrouwen in kan krijgen. Zou je me willen laten weten wat fallkniven heeft gedaan? ik ben wel benieuwd.
+Dutch Bushcraft Knives Tuurlijk laat ik dat wel even weten, no problem! Ik hoor ook een hoop goede dingen over de garantie en coulance van FK, dus ik heb er alle vertrouwen in dat e.e.a. goed opgelost zal worden. Als er een nieuwe wordt gestuurd dan zal ik die wss wel verkopen om de upgrade naar de pro wat kleiner te maken. Moet zeggen dat de verschillende reviews en de unanieme conclusie dat die toch nog wel even een paar tandjes beter uit de verf komt me wel aanspreekt.
+Dutch Bushcraft Knives nou, ik heb in ieder geval maar vast een S1Pro aangeschaft... :P De normale A1 is nog onder beraad maar daar verwacht ik volgende week wel nieuws over. De S1Pro ziet er in ieder geval goed uit!
+Dutch Bushcraft Knives Yep, dat moet wel goed komen! :P Moest wel lachen, mń pindakaasmes (Spyderco Military) is in opengevouwen toestand gewoon even groot!
Say Heah Guy's, At the time I got my Fallkniven, I got the Njord, It's a Northern Lights Series, and it's number 3, Leather Handle, But it also has a small hand guard, It is a beautiful looking knife, So I use my A-1. heh heh heh
Hello DBK, Thank you for your great reviews! You like the same knives that I like, but I haven't so much money to buy them all. I want to buy on knife for all tasks. I'm a group-bushcrafter or an old boyscout leader. I want to have a knife for my heart ( that I can love) and for all times and all tasks. And after a lot of videos -I found that you like the same knives. Fallkniven and Bravo. I like the Bravo 1.2 for Germany or the Squad leader. ( A2, 3v or s35vn ???) Or The Fallkniven S1 or the S1 Pro. Can you help me???
yea but 500€ for ONE Knive, thats so much, normal A1 209€ and the Pro 291€ more. And we in Germany cant use that. So why not using a Hatchet and a Saw and a Mora Garberg as safe Option :-)?
I want this knife and I could buy it but I wouldn't want to spend $400 on a knife and I would have to spend another $60 on a kydex sheath because I hate the one it comes with
I guess I'll wait getting into the Pro Series, until further notice. But this will give me a chance to add the Idun to my Njord which I already own. I wish they made the Northern Lights in the 3G. But the Njord which is the #3 N L's and the Idun is #5, They should be a nice combo. ,, .
Alexander Schreiner You prefer the axe? Me too...unless you are hiking. also the chances of you having an axe with you in a survival situation are not that high. hence he military developed heavy duty survival knives and teach their use. this knife is a large, heavy duty survival knife. I'll use my axe around the camp etc but may have to use a knife to split wet firewood in a survival situation. It's great to see a knife tested in a review to help me choose which knife I can rely on.
I love your reviews. Since watching your videos I started a knife collection of my own. They include: 3 fallkniven A1, S1. F1d. 3 Bark river knives, Fox river 2. Bravo 1.25 in A2 and a Gunny Hunter in cpm3v.
Call me a fan of yours, don't want anyone to poke their eye out, so I would like you guys to use some eye protection when chopping wood.
Stay safe and make many more videos as they are wonderful to watch. I think it's great you also respect other people videos and pay respect to them. Congrats!
I just bought one of these TODAY based on your recommendations in this and your later videos. I am really looking forward to getting it! Thanks for highlighting such an awesome blade!
@Bertil Fjartisen It is still one of my favorite blades.
I have the A1 with the black coating, this mirror polish on yours is stunning!
thanks a lot mate! I like the mirror a lot but it's hard to maintain haha.
Great testing vid DBK, really impressed with the edge retention on the Pro. I searched this knife to see the cost, dang!! I like the red lanyard you made for it.
+BirdShot IV Thanks a lot mate! Yeah it's not really a bargain hahaha. Price and performance never go up with the same percentages but the CoS steel performs very good so for me it was worth it :D
thanks for some eye candy. that mirror is stunning.
+Jörgen Sandström thanks mate!
My number one knife of choice every time! Thanks for your review! :)
I’m happy they got more music, if I listen to that theme a few more times I’ll go nuts! :P
Great vid man!
That mirror finish is amazing!
So beautiful.
I miss my A1 Pro :(
The Cobalt Special Steel my favorite stainless.
More vids!
+Big Brown Thanks a lot dude! Got some other videos planned this week but hope to make some more about the A1 pro soon!
Still trying to figure out how you connected that lanyard together. I know how to do a cobra wrap but I have no idea how you interwove the wrap to make what you have there. Perhaps you could do a video on that lanyard and how to make one. that would be a very awesome thing.
I like the song in this video. It must be Mickey's solo on the skin flute, eh?
The knife looks awesome! Nice review as well :)
- Martin
+NorwegianWoods thanks mate haha! you are fast!
Thats what she said :)
Great video! I really want to try out one of these in the near future. Also, I have heard some iffy stories about putting lanyards on knives you chop with. Some say the knife can spring back and cut your forearm if it slips out of your grip. Just something to be aware of, even though yours looked nice :)
+Andris Kompelien Thanks for the warning! I can see it happen, yuk. I wont chop much with this knife though. It will be my around the campfire batonning knife.
Beautiful knife and great review: what angle do you resharpen the A1?
Great vid, I've had the A1 pro for a few years now and it's a cracking knife. Does anybody know what the score is in regards to taking the knife abroad? I live in the UK and am due to work over in Europe. I live in my van and is it going to be a problem taking with me along with all my other bushcraft/survival gear on the ferry? Thanks for any information regarding this.
Excelent video!!! Excelent knife!! The best in the world!!!
it really is! thanks!
A1 pro vs dulo big dbk? 😀
Very good video, good job, subscribed.
+Sharpblade cheers man!
Hi guys. a question about the fallkniven a1 pro knife… .. is it suitable for chopping in your opinion or is it more batoning?
Hij is zo mooi.....!!! Staat absoluut op m'n verlanglijstje...! :-)
Pardon my language but how the hell did you get a mirror edge so nicely. I mean, your mirror edge is like an actual mirror
they gradually reduce the grits - 400, 1000, 3000 - then paste and stropping
Fällkniven A1 Pro or Ka-bar Becker b72??
It is the world's BEST survival knife!
Yet it's not good at striking a fero rod.
Question: I am considering an A1 or S1 but I am concerned about the size of the handle. It looks small (diameter-wise).
Do the A1 and S1
Have the same sized handle? Are the ergonomics the same?
What about the Pro models? Would they have a larger diameter handle?
Thank you!
the Pro handles feel thicker. I have not measured them though. The A1 handle is slightly bigger than the S1. I'd recommend holding them in a shop to help you consider. It's a lot of money to risk it.
If only it wasnt $450...
Did you mirror polish it yourself or does it come like that out of the box?
Cheers!
+ZombieFighterOf2001 I polished it myself. i really like how a mirror looks on these fallknivens. Thanks for watching mate!
Is it a scandi knife?
Hey there, did you guys write this little jingle song? Thanks!
No sadly not. It's a track from an old Peruvian flute band of which we don't even know the name haha
any chance to post a video on how to make this lanyard?
we've been asked quite a few times. We might throw it in a feature video sometime
Great! Thanks. Really looking forward to that one :D
Congrats also on your channel! You guys made enormous progress with your video content/editing.
Cheers!
thanks a lot josh!
Hi guys, I want to purchase either the A1 Pro or the S1 Pro from Fallkniven of the knives and tools website but am torn between the two. I am after the best all round knife for all bushcraft tasks. As you have done excellent video reviews of both, I would like to know your thoughts on which one you you go for if you could only have one. Cheers fellas
S1 pro and have an axe and saw with you
Wonderful review. I was wondering: if I was looking for a stainless survival knife, and narrowed it down to Fallkniven Pro series, would you recommend the A1 or S1 Pro?
The reason I ask is that I've heard from a few channels that 5" is a good size for a survival knife because it's neither too big nor too small which makes it easy to handle. Regardless I'm intrigued with the extra length for bigger batoning tasks and was wondering if you think the extra size is worth it?
Thanks!
+jonNH123 if price isn't an issue I'd recommend the s1 pro. I love the cos steel a lot.the size of the s1 is best of both worlds between the a1 and f1. I mostly use an f1 and a1 pro Combi though. The extra length of the a1 pro will make it a better batonner but you can just pick up smaller pieces of wood
That's really helpful; thank you!
It's so hard to choose sometimes: really all the knives are awesome, LOL.
Have a good day !!
I have the same combination. A1 pro and F1 pro. I just used the bark river compound black, green and white to sharpen my f1 pro. Man does it get sharp :-)
Whats the name of this song?
Ziet er goed uit. Lijkt me dat het ding een goed pak slaag kan verdragen maar dat dacht ik van de A1 ook.
Net m'n eigen A1 terug gestuurd naar FK, helaas. Tweede keer mee naar buiten en een stukkie spar doorgetikt: Pats, over 7mm de micro bevel eraan. Geen modder, geen knopen, 14 graden buiten, houten back stop... Ben benieuwd wat FK er mee gaat doen aangezien ik m'n vertrouwen in dat specifieke mes wel kwijt ben. Veel nagedacht over wat de opvolger moet worden en aangezien een Andrew Jordan toch echt buiten bereik ligt, misschien toch maar een A1 Pro proberen...
+Jorrit Wasbeer Ik heb een hele goede ervaring met de garantie van fallkniven. Mijn vg-10 a1 heeft het altijd super gedaan. Het klinkt alsof jouw A1 pro niet helemaal goed door het hardingsproces is gekomen. Als fallkniven dat constateerd ruilen ze hem waarschijnlijk om. In mijn ervaring heeft mijn a1 in vg-10 zich altijd top gehouden, zelfs in een kleine hoek. Ik begrijp dat je vertrouwen enigsinds weg is. Ik hoop dat ze hem ruilen en je over tijd er weer vertrouwen in kan krijgen. Zou je me willen laten weten wat fallkniven heeft gedaan? ik ben wel benieuwd.
+Dutch Bushcraft Knives Tuurlijk laat ik dat wel even weten, no problem! Ik hoor ook een hoop goede dingen over de garantie en coulance van FK, dus ik heb er alle vertrouwen in dat e.e.a. goed opgelost zal worden. Als er een nieuwe wordt gestuurd dan zal ik die wss wel verkopen om de upgrade naar de pro wat kleiner te maken. Moet zeggen dat de verschillende reviews en de unanieme conclusie dat die toch nog wel even een paar tandjes beter uit de verf komt me wel aanspreekt.
+Dutch Bushcraft Knives nou, ik heb in ieder geval maar vast een S1Pro aangeschaft... :P De normale A1 is nog onder beraad maar daar verwacht ik volgende week wel nieuws over. De S1Pro ziet er in ieder geval goed uit!
super gaaf! een echte allrounder! daar ga je vast heel lang plezier aan beleven haha.
+Dutch Bushcraft Knives Yep, dat moet wel goed komen! :P Moest wel lachen, mń pindakaasmes (Spyderco Military) is in opengevouwen toestand gewoon even groot!
Man, here in Brasil It is so expensive, converting to dollars It costs like 600 dollars
Do you know the helle knives ? What you think about that ?
+maxime caron theyare beautiful but the steel isn't really exciting. I'm not saying the steel is bad in any way though
How did you polish the edge?
I used naniwa professional stones up to 8k and polished it up with bark river white compound
Say Heah Guy's, At the time I got my Fallkniven, I got the Njord, It's a Northern Lights Series, and it's number 3, Leather Handle, But it also has a small hand guard, It is a beautiful looking knife, So I use my A-1. heh heh heh
A1 or S1 - I can't decide
Get both!
What did u choose I'm thinking the same right now
hey luv y'all dbk amazing work and y'all get way more subs plzz.. do a bk7 destruction test and cold steel all xl folders
What do you guys think of the Cold Steel SRK?
What is your favorite steel??
CPM-3V!
+Dutch Bushcraft Knives thanks! Love your channel
I thought CPM-4V ;-)
Hello DBK,
Thank you for your great reviews!
You like the same knives that I like, but I haven't so much money to buy them all. I want to buy on knife for all tasks. I'm a group-bushcrafter or an old boyscout leader. I want to have a knife for my heart ( that I can love) and for all times and all tasks. And after a lot of videos -I found that you like the same knives. Fallkniven and Bravo.
I like the Bravo 1.2 for Germany or the Squad leader. ( A2, 3v or s35vn ???) Or The Fallkniven S1 or the S1 Pro.
Can you help me???
+mansuli I replied on your comment under the bark river video,. Hope it helps!
yea but 500€ for ONE Knive, thats so much, normal A1 209€ and the Pro 291€ more. And we in Germany cant use that. So why not using a Hatchet and a Saw and a Mora Garberg as safe Option :-)?
I want this knife and I could buy it but I wouldn't want to spend $400 on a knife and I would have to spend another $60 on a kydex sheath because I hate the one it comes with
you can buy like 6-7 exceptional knives with the money you would pay for this one tho q.q
Am I the only one who finds mirror finishes silly
It's 580 euro tho
500€ in Europe - Under 400$ in US - who can explain that?
it has to do with our tax system. US taxt system is much more generous on goods like this
Of course it is (nearly) my New Fjällkniven A1 PRO is slightly better. :)
its the same ??
Say Heah Dutch, Is your bolster loose yet, ,, .
+paulie 4x had to send my first one back but my second one is still going strong. Don't know if it was just a batch or its just a big problem.
I guess I'll wait getting into the Pro Series, until further notice. But this will give me a chance to add the Idun to my Njord which I already own. I wish they made the Northern Lights in the 3G. But the Njord which is the #3 N L's and the Idun is #5, They should be a nice combo. ,, .
paulie 4x that's why a regular A1 S1 or F1 will do nicely tnx
mrblitzed True That. Yeah, I teamed my A-1 with my H-1 and I'm very pleased. It's a lovely piece if kit. Thanx.,,.
Use axe
I have the S1 and I have to say I hate their handles. Wish I never bought it.
lol, uses knife like an axe, i prefer the original axe ;)
Alexander Schreiner
You prefer the axe? Me too...unless you are hiking. also the chances of you having an axe with you in a survival situation are not that high. hence he military developed heavy duty survival knives and teach their use. this knife is a large, heavy duty survival knife. I'll use my axe around the camp etc but may have to use a knife to split wet firewood in a survival situation. It's great to see a knife tested in a review to help me choose which knife I can rely on.