Benchmade Nimravus vs Condor Mini Hudson Bay Knife Fixed Blade Walnut

It's still a great knife, and I like the new MOLLE sheath, but I prefer the micarta handles over the new aluminum ones. My only real gripe is with the finger groove behind the ricasso is noticibly deeper than on the original, and makes for a weaker feel. That, and the handles aren't interchangeable because of the difference. Otherwise, it's another fine Benchmade product, razor sharp right out of the box

Love the knife but had a warranty issue and Condor told me not covered under lifetime warranty because Amazon is not an Authorized dealer.

I like the durability of the aluminum scales, they can be a little cold on first grab but warm up quickly. The milled grip serrations on the scales work great. I ordered the Kydex sheath separately and like the sheath but find the release a little tight. That will hopefully improve with use

Condor Knife and Tool has been around since the 1700s and makes some of the best knives for actual hard use. If you bought it as a "SHOW" piece to put on your shelf, go buy a POS Spyderco. You had no reason to rate this knife 2 out of 5 stars, if you didn't like it because it wasn't a shiny knife to put in your display case you could have just sent it back.

The edges of the handle are chamferred and sit slightly proud of the aluminum scales. The scales themselves are deeply textured for traction.

Sheath is obviously made for a much smaller knife. In my case its no biggie as I make knives as well as sheaths and just went to the shop and bang issue over. However this doesn't let Condor off the hook for being sub par on their quality control. Seems Condor keeps inching up their prices and inversely inching down their Q