I regret i did not buy one sooner! Had similar THEORETICAL concerns bout the tip and edge strength based on older version hollow grinds and 3/16 stock. I ended up w newer flat grind , tip is really well supportrd, but id say the hollow grond likely has plenty of tip support plenty of tip support if you do not apply a proper swedge to the clip
I got the serrated version of this! Serrated blades are FAR more destructive against flesh, I cant think of a more effective knife for combat than this. This blade will truly offer maximum damage against adversaries if your back is against the wall. I ordered one and showed my dad, then he threw me a $100 bill and said, “Order me one too!”
They have a new version now with a Saber grind, and stonewash finish!!! I have learned to trust my marauder bowie!!! It's tougher than you give it credit for!!!
If you ever go to a museum and look at ancient weapons from time periods where people were slashing each other with blades on the regular it's always striking house thin The blades are compared to modern reproductions I remember looking at some Viking hand axes and realizing that the blades were nice and thin and light and not wide thick chunky things at all but rather more graceful designed purely for cutting, the same goes for swords and daggers and pretty much all sorts of cutting implements that were not designed for smashing armor. I have seen some of the early Bowie knives of the 19th century and they are not chunky like many modern interpretations of the design but rather thin and light and elegant
Thanks for the review. I've been looking for a light weight defense knife on the hog hunts. We hunt hard on public land and hike well over 50 miles. This seems perfect especially with the weight.
Note the new stone washed ones, at least the plain edge, are flat ground, making the tip as supported as as my Laredo bowie. Regardless, the weight and cutting power and leathality make it a great dismounted hunting/field knife, imo.
Funny you mention how intimidating it can be. That's the primary reason that I'll be getting this knife soon. Not only has my town become quite a bit more dangerous over the years, but I also travel to larger cities around here that have been known to have violent crimes. THAT is why I want this knife and I guess one reason that they say it's a good starter knife.
Good review. Here's my take. I own and use the Cold Steel Boar Hunter which is very similar. The Boar Hunter has the same steel and handle as the Marauder, is only 1/4 inch shorter, but has a very different blade shape. I carry the Boar Hunter on my belt whenever I hunt deer and feral pigs. The main use is to quickly dispatch wounded game that I've shot. Occasionally, I'll use the Boar Hunter to hack smaller undergrowth to clear the path and shooting lanes but otherwise, the main purpose is for stabbing. The length is enough to fully penetrate a deer's chest. However, the Boar Hunter's straight edge makes it awful for any skinning tasks. In contrast, I see the Marauder, with it's upswept blade as being much better at skinning, while easily being able to do everything else the Boar Hunter can do. You pointed out the lightness of the Marauder which is a great advantage over it's heavier competitors when spending long days trekking while hunting. The hollow grind helps in sharpness for cutting tasks as well as helping to lower the carry weight.
I had a boar hunter, broad deeply hollow ground blade, like reallly acute geometry, so light. The handles are the same, but the marauder is wholly different feel and point of balance. BH is similar to OSS or OSI, w a seax type profile. Marauder is way heavier and more forward biased than any of these knives. It is not like a heavy bushcraft blade, but it has some serious chopping/slashing power, unlike the OSX or BH models, which can just do draw cuts. Also, the edge with its continuous curve is actually practical for skinning, as you say, but the Marauder is as pointy as any of these knives.
That Boar Hunter is a fantastic knife and it is the same steel and the Marauder Bowie Knife,they both will Skill and thing with flesh and bone with a little know how so Lugga is have one of his usual reant days about a knife he like but feel it could have been done better,but not with costing more money im afraid. 😊
Have you used this for chopping? I'm probably gonna get one of those and lower the edge angle to about 10 degrees per side. I'll also likely get rid of the upper guard and the sub hilt. But with the location of the balance point and the lean hollow grind it looks like a nice blade for outdoor use, provided that you don't use it for really high-stress stuff like limbing dead hardwoods or digging with the point.
The aus is very tough, if needing edge maintenance more than some other steels. I have one of the newer stone washed ones, it has flat grinds and really has a lot of cutting power for a light to carry knife
control in the hand it makes it easier to maneuver a heavier blade giving you better Leverage and as well Security in the hand it prevents your hand from slipping either forwards or backwards the blade get stuck into a Target it gives you leverage point to pull it out and as well it makes it much harder to knock the blade out of your hand but with that said it is a loss in maneuverability and Comfort in use some people can't stand it some people love it
it's a light blade for its size but the really thin grind Behind The Cutting Edge makes for a pretty good Chopper (reference my Cold Steel vs. Frozen beef video) there are definitely better blades for outdoors this thing is really leaning towards a fighting knife but still definitely capable on the trail
Agree totally. Note that the new stone washed ones are flat ground, the plain edge ones at least, making the tip sturdier, and giving it a more choppin feel. Not a properly ground swedge unfortunately. Anyway, same or more support behind the tip than Laredo
I love this review. Very empirical, thought-through analysis, and then in the last minute you let the knife's magic allure draw you in again and go "You can't argue with the price because look at it. Aah! Fucking pirate knife, man." I was all like "Yeeaah!!". :)
A little nit picky about the rubber molding, which seems fine to my eye. Good review, thanks. I just ordered one. Rational or not, a big light weight knife like this makes my wife feel a touch safer in bear country/isolated areas that we tend to fish or mushroom pick in.
You've probably been asked this before but how much trouble would it be to take off that handle and go to a knife makers supply site and get a good gaurd and maybe some wood and rehandle it?
Easy. But the purpose of the guard and subhilt is retention and protecting you from your own blade, and for this they function fantastically. In a realistic self def situation, you aint gonna need a guard to party another bowie,
A Bowie knife is designed as a weapon, for killing people,, it's not a bushcraft knife, or a woodsmans knife, And, for killing someone, or thing, then this is as good as it can be,, I am going to get one of these,,, in case I have to defend myself or my family,..
Get the new Stonewashed blade my Ninja you will be friggin happy with it and that one also and you can have it re handled if you choose to,the reality so inexpensive is the cheap rebber handle that I really don't mind because if I need a knife a guard will not need to be metal rubber like that will work just fine , especially if it is a mad dog or hug , You Digg 😊⚔️💯⚔️🙂
Not completely but it is very heavy and diffenitly not the best but it is a combat knife for powerful built folks with upper body strength and endurance.
The SP10 is in fact a great fighter if you know how to use it.. But its indeed a knife for People with strong body's and stamina. But those things you can trainning.. I use mine for years for chopping..and fast chopping..for me the SP10 feels very light in my hands..i even use Bowie's of 900 grams..but 900 grams is to heavy.. But SP10 is about 620 grams..
no the cold steel 1917 frontier Bowie is really a truly awesome blade it is 11 inch 1055 high carbon steel black coated with a rosewood grip this is the Marauder in my opinion not quite as nice of a blade but still pretty awesome
As a backup it would be fine but as an up front primary in a knife on knife encounter? Not. Both the sub hilt and guards are not going to deflect an incoming blade and you may lose your fingers and thus the fight and perhaps your life. Look at the Gil Hibben Assault Tactical. www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_6_10?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=gil+hibben+bowie+knife&sprefix=gil+hibben%2Caps%2C180 CS makes an excellent product as always. As you pointed out, this badboy will easily cover you on the street against the vast majority of what you will be dealing with. Conceal it with a Panther Concealment Commodore IWB sheath.
Try to deflect an incoming knife with your guard in a fast an brutal chaostic knife fight.. I wish you much succes Anna Peterson.. Please never try that. Those things happens in hollywood movies. If you want to deflect a incoming knife then better use the spine of the blade. Take care and stay save.
if you get in a knife on knife fight youre both gonna get stabbed no matter how much training youve had (unless the other guys had a lot of training too)
ASDFGidji Learn Systema, they show you how little control you actually have with a knife and how easily disarmed it is by using the blade and the Attackers movement against him, by using his confidence against him. Ofc shit happens but it increase your chance Ten fold.
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In this video I refer to the guard as a scallion I don't know why I said this it is a quillion my bad
Dont worry, sir. You still are the master of masters in this area!!!!! 😎🧐👾👾👾👾👾
I regret i did not buy one sooner! Had similar THEORETICAL concerns bout the tip and edge strength based on older version hollow grinds and 3/16 stock. I ended up w newer flat grind , tip is really well supportrd, but id say the hollow grond likely has plenty of tip support plenty of tip support if you do not apply a proper swedge to the clip
I was about to post some jokes about this, then read your comment. Lol. I figured you meant quillion. Thanks for the video.
I got the serrated version of this! Serrated blades are FAR more destructive against flesh, I cant think of a more effective knife for combat than this. This blade will truly offer maximum damage against adversaries if your back is against the wall. I ordered one and showed my dad, then he threw me a $100 bill and said, “Order me one too!”
They have a new version now with a Saber grind, and stonewash finish!!! I have learned to trust my marauder bowie!!! It's tougher than you give it credit for!!!
I have that one, and it is flat grinds. Lotta support behind the tip
It is a good design, for certain uses.
If you ever go to a museum and look at ancient weapons from time periods where people were slashing each other with blades on the regular it's always striking house thin The blades are compared to modern reproductions I remember looking at some Viking hand axes and realizing that the blades were nice and thin and light and not wide thick chunky things at all but rather more graceful designed purely for cutting, the same goes for swords and daggers and pretty much all sorts of cutting implements that were not designed for smashing armor. I have seen some of the early Bowie knives of the 19th century and they are not chunky like many modern interpretations of the design but rather thin and light and elegant
Depends on the piece. Bollock daggers on the Mary Rose were incredibly thick.
Lotta those bowies were just sheffield mass produced garbage for posers or noob soilders or whatever, OP.
Thanks for the review. I've been looking for a light weight defense knife on the hog hunts.
We hunt hard on public land and hike well over 50 miles.
This seems perfect especially with the weight.
Got one! Great knife you can take anywhere that takes and holds a razors edge pretty damn good! You'll like it, the hogs won't!
It's great for that!!! I love mine!!! What state do you hunt hogs in?!!!
Note the new stone washed ones, at least the plain edge, are flat ground, making the tip as supported as as my Laredo bowie. Regardless, the weight and cutting power and leathality make it a great dismounted hunting/field knife, imo.
Great review! Damn good knife!!!
I wish I wouldn't see knives I want to buy
Funny you mention how intimidating it can be. That's the primary reason that I'll be getting this knife soon. Not only has my town become quite a bit more dangerous over the years, but I also travel to larger cities around here that have been known to have violent crimes. THAT is why I want this knife and I guess one reason that they say it's a good starter knife.
Maybe a gun?
Maybe learn application of skills. You are the weapon, this is a tool.
Giv'em the Mick!!! Then Dundee their ass!!!
Good review. Here's my take. I own and use the Cold Steel Boar Hunter which is very similar. The Boar Hunter has the same steel and handle as the Marauder, is only 1/4 inch shorter, but has a very different blade shape. I carry the Boar Hunter on my belt whenever I hunt deer and feral pigs. The main use is to quickly dispatch wounded game that I've shot. Occasionally, I'll use the Boar Hunter to hack smaller undergrowth to clear the path and shooting lanes but otherwise, the main purpose is for stabbing. The length is enough to fully penetrate a deer's chest.
However, the Boar Hunter's straight edge makes it awful for any skinning tasks. In contrast, I see the Marauder, with it's upswept blade as being much better at skinning, while easily being able to do everything else the Boar Hunter can do.
You pointed out the lightness of the Marauder which is a great advantage over it's heavier competitors when spending long days trekking while hunting. The hollow grind helps in sharpness for cutting tasks as well as helping to lower the carry weight.
I had a boar hunter, broad deeply hollow ground blade, like reallly acute geometry, so light. The handles are the same, but the marauder is wholly different feel and point of balance. BH is similar to OSS or OSI, w a seax type profile. Marauder is way heavier and more forward biased than any of these knives. It is not like a heavy bushcraft blade, but it has some serious chopping/slashing power, unlike the OSX or BH models, which can just do draw cuts. Also, the edge with its continuous curve is actually practical for skinning, as you say, but the Marauder is as pointy as any of these knives.
That Boar Hunter is a fantastic knife
and it is the same steel and the Marauder Bowie Knife,they both will Skill and thing with flesh and bone with a little know how so Lugga is have one of his usual reant days about a knife he like but feel it could have been done better,but not with costing more money im afraid. 😊
Have you used this for chopping? I'm probably gonna get one of those and lower the edge angle to about 10 degrees per side. I'll also likely get rid of the upper guard and the sub hilt. But with the location of the balance point and the lean hollow grind it looks like a nice blade for outdoor use, provided that you don't use it for really high-stress stuff like limbing dead hardwoods or digging with the point.
The aus is very tough, if needing edge maintenance more than some other steels. I have one of the newer stone washed ones, it has flat grinds and really has a lot of cutting power for a light to carry knife
control in the hand it makes it easier to maneuver a heavier blade giving you better Leverage and as well Security in the hand it prevents your hand from slipping either forwards or backwards the blade get stuck into a Target it gives you leverage point to pull it out and as well it makes it much harder to knock the blade out of your hand but with that said it is a loss in maneuverability and Comfort in use some people can't stand it some people love it
You should get a cold steel chaos bowie!!!
Easy to cut off the subhilt, 3 min job to cut and finish w a sharp paring knife
it's a light blade for its size but the really thin grind Behind The Cutting Edge makes for a pretty good Chopper (reference my Cold Steel vs. Frozen beef video) there are definitely better blades for outdoors this thing is really leaning towards a fighting knife but still definitely capable on the trail
Japanese Steel is almost always better Lugga 😎💀☠️⚔️☠️💀😎
Agree totally. Note that the new stone washed ones are flat ground, the plain edge ones at least, making the tip sturdier, and giving it a more choppin feel. Not a properly ground swedge unfortunately. Anyway, same or more support behind the tip than Laredo
Awesome video brother!
Great looking knife!
hollow grind=DO NOT HACK
I love this review. Very empirical, thought-through analysis, and then in the last minute you let the knife's magic allure draw you in again and go "You can't argue with the price because look at it. Aah! Fucking pirate knife, man." I was all like "Yeeaah!!". :)
He aint wrong, either 😅
A little nit picky about the rubber molding, which seems fine to my eye. Good review, thanks. I just ordered one. Rational or not, a big light weight knife like this makes my wife feel a touch safer in bear country/isolated areas that we tend to fish or mushroom pick in.
Bear repellent it's not, for your wife do you see?
@@ponch0008 you're correct, but I'd sure as shit be starting up into a bear with this than a pocket knife
You got one w flat or hollow grinds op?
My aus 8 has outlasted my s35vn.
I know my bad I could not figure out what the hell that was
What store you buy it from
You've probably been asked this before but how much trouble would it be to take off that handle and go to a knife makers supply site and get a good gaurd and maybe some wood and rehandle it?
Easy. But the purpose of the guard and subhilt is retention and protecting you from your own blade, and for this they function fantastically. In a realistic self def situation, you aint gonna need a guard to party another bowie,
A Bowie knife is designed as a weapon, for killing people,, it's not a bushcraft knife, or a woodsmans knife,
And, for killing someone, or thing, then this is as good as it can be,, I am going to get one of these,,, in case I have to defend myself or my family,..
Check out “joe x” review of this knife - he hack through a ski with it - it faired well to the torture
Good for packing out on a hunt. Aus stays sharp if you aren't being a jerk to your knife. Its good.
They come it Stonewashed Blades now Lugga.
It a sKillin 💀☠️☠️💀knife 🎱⚔️🎱⚔️🎱
Seems like it would be good for hunting. Especially if hiking a long distance.
Probably yes an excellent dispatching knife I imagine some pig hunters have a Marauder
@@Lugermonger35 Would love to see one on a wood or leather handle.
Been carrying it iwb lasf few days. Weight is like nothing on hipl
This is an ideal EDC bowie knife, I suppose...
Get the new Stonewashed blade my Ninja
you will be friggin happy with it and that one also and you can have it re handled if you choose to,the reality so inexpensive is the cheap rebber handle that I really don't mind because if I need a knife a guard will not need to be metal rubber like that will work just fine , especially if it is a mad dog or hug , You Digg 😊⚔️💯⚔️🙂
I have Ontario Raider.. worthless for fighting.. heavy as hell
Not completely but it is very heavy and diffenitly not the best but it is a combat knife for powerful built folks with upper body strength and endurance.
The SP10 is in fact a great fighter if you know how to use it..
But its indeed a knife for People with strong body's and stamina.
But those things you can trainning..
I use mine for years for chopping..and fast chopping..for me the SP10 feels very light in my hands..i even use Bowie's of 900 grams..but 900 grams is to heavy..
But SP10 is about 620 grams..
GODDAMN THE FLY ON YOUR LENS ARGHH
i did not see this video?¡😮?¡¡¡ marauder by you¡?¡¡? freaking sorprise!!!!😏🤠
5:36 - 5:56 Tell him that prick poker "is not a knife" if you catch my drift. ;)
good review man,awesome knife
no the cold steel 1917 frontier Bowie is really a truly awesome blade it is 11 inch 1055 high carbon steel black coated with a rosewood grip this is the Marauder in my opinion not quite as nice of a blade but still pretty awesome
This or the 1917 Cold Steel Bowie? :)
Thanks.
I'll probably end up with both.
+Mr. Smith I will check it out for sure
i would go for the 1917 all day! :)
definitely wouldn't be a bad choice the 1917 is one awesome blade
Yeah,and more versatile with an overall better quality and durability.I bought the CS bowie machete instead of the Marauder. :)
I don't like the hollow grind.
Augustus McRae I do for the knife that it is but I feel you
As a backup it would be fine but as an up front primary in a knife on knife encounter? Not. Both the sub hilt and guards are not going to deflect an incoming blade and you may lose your fingers and thus the fight and perhaps your life. Look at the Gil Hibben Assault Tactical. www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_6_10?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=gil+hibben+bowie+knife&sprefix=gil+hibben%2Caps%2C180
CS makes an excellent product as always. As you pointed out, this badboy will easily cover you on the street against the vast majority of what you will be dealing with. Conceal it with a Panther Concealment Commodore IWB sheath.
Anna Peterson if only there was such a thing as a true knife fight, but unfortunately there is not.
Try to deflect an incoming knife with your guard in a fast an brutal chaostic knife fight..
I wish you much succes Anna Peterson..
Please never try that.
Those things happens in hollywood movies.
If you want to deflect a incoming knife then better use the spine of the blade.
Take care and stay save.
Hey Lug wat up dude 😎 ⚔️
You still down with use knife folks or wat bro.
Let us kno ⚔️🎱😎😎🎱⚔️
Run your finger across the blade see if they cut you
no one is getting in a knife on knife fight, period.
goreguts666 well that's just not true
if you get in a knife on knife fight youre both gonna get stabbed no matter how much training youve had (unless the other guys had a lot of training too)
ASDFGidji Learn Systema, they show you how little control you actually have with a knife and how easily disarmed it is by using the blade and the Attackers movement against him, by using his confidence against him.
Ofc shit happens but it increase your chance Ten fold.
Go out in the woods and start chopping and Botana with it see how good it works
A whole lot of not much information
First learn to speak properly and upto the point. Wastage of time