Fox Knives Bushman FX-609 OD Review

Fox Knives Italy recently released the Bushman knife, FX-609 OD. This is a medium sized drop point heavy duty camp knife made with Bohler's K110 or D2 tool steel. The D2 blade of the Bushman has been teflon coated to help against corrosion, as D2 is not a stainless steel by definition. The blade features a narrow profile towards the edge to help with cutting power. The micarta handle is the proven design seen on several FKMD models such as the: Trapper, Combat Jungle and the Grand Trapper (now discontinued/limited edition model)- see my other extensive reviews here on BushCampingTools.
The Fox Bushman FX-609OD will suit those who like D2 over a purely stainless knife, where the robust wear resistance of D2 is well proven in the cutlery field of outdoor knives subjected to harsh cutting tasks.
The Fox Bushman FX-609 OD features a good penetrating point for gutting. The point geometry is thick however, not too thick as to be useless for fine tasks. This is one seriously sturdy knife. I know from experience the coating type will take a huge beating before it starts to show signs of wear and in this case that is great as it will really help to protect the D2 against corrosion should the knife be used in wet environments often.
The Fox Bushman FX-609 OD knife came deadly sharp and stayed sharp throughout my tests, one can beat it with a baton if one chooses to and the spine is acute enough to easily strike a fire steel. The Fox Bushman FX-609 OD came with a well made full grain leather scabbard capable of either horizontal of vertical carry and left or right handed carry. The leather scabbard adds a kind of traditional look to a knife which could be seen as either "tactical" or largish camp knife" in appearance, had it been furnished with a kydex scabbard or a nylon type scabbard.
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