Better Than The Original? Silent Hero 4 By TOPS KNIVES
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- #survival #bushcraft #camping #edc
TOPS KNIVES SILENT HERO4 LINKS
Bladehq** shrsl.com/4a1d8
Amazon** amzn.to/408GN2U
GPKNIVES** shrsl.com/4a1d9
DLT TRADING**
www.dlttrading...
SMKW**
www.pjtra.com/...
_________________
Gideonstactical Gear Link Hub: solo.to/gideon...
__________________
GT AMAZON STORE AFFILIATE LINK
www.amazon.com...
__________________
LA POLICE GEAR LINK
la-police-gear...
10% Off Your Purchase With Code GTTAC10
_______________
BACKCOUNTRY.COM LINK
alnk.to/gVGQLbW
________________
MOOSEJAW LINK
alnk.to/4Xu7Rm9
________________
Rocky Talkie Link Includes 10% Off Your Purchase!
Rockytalkie.com/GT
___________________
5.11 TACTICAL LINK
511.pxf.io/e4MKDO
________________
MONTANA KNIFE COMPANY LINK
alnk.to/4BEBTMj
________________
GRAYL Water Purifer LINK
alnk.to/dpqvGkY
_______________
SPORTSMANS WAREHOUSE LINK
alnk.to/8iPIHhA
________________
MYSTERY RANCH STORE LINK
alnk.to/60VRWIw
________________
KELTY GEAR STORE LINK
alnk.to/faxgXac
________________
HLTH CODE Meal Replacement Shakes: bit.ly/2PVUUbR
Get 15% Off With Promo Code: EATWITHGT
Paypal Link: www.paypal.com...
Paypal Username: gideonstactical@gmail.com
DO NOT ATTEMPT ANYTHING SEEN IN THIS VIDEO AT HOME. YOU TAKE ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISKS WHEN USING, HANDLING, OR ARE OTHERWISE ENGAGED WITH ANY OF THE ITEMS, SCENARIOS, OR TOPICS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO.
/ gideonstactical
/ gideonstactical300
/ gideonstactical
The og silent hero has been on my wishlist forever, but this might make more sense for me 👍
I agree, I was looking at the Silent Hero, Brakimo, and Tex Creek XL for my primary survival knife and ended up going with the Brakimo for the Scandinavian Grind and 5 in blade over the 6 inch blades of the other two. I believe that the 4 inch blade of this new Silent Hero would be way more nimble in the hand versus the 6 inch blade. For now, the Brakimo is on my Battle Belt as a makeshift combat knife, and I'm currently using a Morakniv Carbon Garberg as my main field knife and I prefer it over the Brakimo honestly. Eventually I want to have the TOPS Operator 7 as my combat knife and get a custom bushcraft knife as my main survival/bushcraft knife. I use the Mora Garberg for the finer detailed tasks, and for the bigger tasks I use my Gransfors Bruk Scandinavian Forest Axe and Silky Big Boy 2000 XL folding saw. My wife has the Mora Garberg, Gransfors Bruk Small Forest Axe, and Silky Gomboy 240 folding saw. For the homestead I'd like to have the Gransfors Bruk American Felling Axe and a Maul, paired with the Silky Katanaboy 500 or 650. One of these days lol.
For real was thinking the same thing
I've had the OG tops silent hero for 5 years now and I don't regret it at all. It's still one of my go to blades.
Same here, the Silent Hero 4 might be my 1st Tops! Followed by the Longhorn Bowie if I'm to be a self respecting Texan
I’m a collector of knives and have been for many years. This knife checks all my boxes. It is my EDC knife and it has been a great help at work. Great Video!
There’s big knives I’d love to see a smaller one of like this silent hero but I’d like to see a full size 7-8 inch blade version of the bk18
I have an OG SIlent Hero and love the hell out of it. The blade shape is useful and the thing cuts like a light saber. When I, or rather my wife, decided it was too big for EDC, I went with a Tops HOG 4.5 to replace it. I love the HOG 4.5 as well. The handle is super comfortable, the blade shape is, again, extremely practical for a wide range of chores and the lines on the knife just flow so well. TOPS does a fantastic job with 1095. If the Silent Hero 4 is anything like the other two TOPS I have, it has a lot going for it.
This knife makes more sense than just about any other knife this size.
Can’t wait to get one. 👍🏼👍🏼
🇺🇸
I've been looking for this knife, not THIS knife but these specs. This is perfect for what I want, scout carry, thinner stock, nice belly good finger cut/stop whatever you want to call it. This is nice.
Seems like a nifty little tool. I still enjoy the OG silent hero, as well as other knives. The one that really caught my eye was the SXS to the SXB. The SXB is such a great design, it really lends itself to do so many things well, thus the miniature version of it just made sense to me.
I totally agree with you about deep index finger grooves not being the most ergonomic. I hope to see that become less common industry wide.
Yeah. I only have a couple of fixed bladed knives, one of which is a custom knife I recently bought. They all have very pronounced index finger grooves that make it a little bit unwieldy, depending on what I'm doing (Admittedly, I twirl my fixed knives when I get fidgety).
I get that the exaggerated groove helps to really lock your grip in and provide you with some extra security. But, even adjusting one's grip midway through a task can be a little awkward.
Not to mention that it's less comfortable to bear down into a cut against hard material like wood if you don't have enough girth of handle under your index finger.
Really enjoy mine, would highly recommend it. Comfortable handle, no sandpaper finish!
Would like to see a head to head comparison between this and the ESSE 4.
Love it. The handle is not too dissimilar of that on my Kizer Little River Bowie.
I've had my eye on this knife since it came out. Also like what they've done to the sheath. This knife is a must have.
That is a beautiful knife...an absolute winner. Love it.
An excellent choice of knife for review! I love the blade shape and forward lanyard hole. I am a big fan of Micarta for handles. The sheath looks Fantastic!!! Also much like others here, the original SH has long been on my Wish List. But this new model looks to be Perfect! Now I hope to be able to find one available. Thanks for a great review!
My favorite fixed blade. Now I have to get the original one.
The original was the perfect well rounded all purpose knife.
You could even use it at home as a chefs knife.
I got one ordered! I expect this to be a great knife because of the regular Silent Hero! Thanks for sharing!
I own several top's knives, I enjoy them ALL. Looks like a new one for me. Thank you for good information.
That's a beauty, I loved the original but always thought it would be nice if it was slightly smaller, and it's like TOP's read people's minds! Great Review, Stay Safe 😷 and God Bless 🙏
Id love to see them do a version without the finger groove, remove the guard cut out a nice half circle finger choil. Would give a lot more control with finer tasks and TONS of sharpening life.
Finger choils make you lose the most important and useful part of the blade, that next to the handle. You don’t need a choil if the cutting edge comes close to the handle.
Very good, well rounded review as always dude - The original Tops Silent Hero with smooth handle arrived this morning bought, not least, because of your previous two glowing reviews of both handles. Many thanks.
Your featherstick Technique has improved quite a bit. Kudos man!
Thanks brother!
I bought the original Silent hero with Rocky Mountain tread handle after I seen your original review. Can’t remember how long ago that was? I’ve been beating the ever loving crap out of it since then. TOPS is probably the best value/quality blades on the market. Once available I’ll be checking for this one.
I got one on the way! Looks like a great EDC blade! Thanks for sharing!
Looks great. They did a great job with this. Great vid
I'm a borderline medium/large glove size, myself. I find that, for thinner gripped blades, peeling off the factory scales and wrapping the thing in core-in paracord often corrects whatever control issues I've got. In one extreme case, I even did a simple twist wrap underlay with a Strider braid overlay. It erased the finger choil and gave me a nice, squishy textured grip. Just a thought.
Love mine, ordered it on release day.. just waiting for custom sheath manufacturers to start supporting it. Unlike my original which I still love, this size finds it way into my pocket or on belt for EDC where the original is saved for my rotation camping/hiking/etc
Check out armatus, if they haven't released a production version they will still do custom, you just gotta send in the knife but I've done a few custom jobs from them and they are amazing
I have 2 original Silent Hero knives, great knives, and this smaller version looks nice too
Based on comparing them side by side, the TOPS Camp Creek is a really close competitor of the SH4 and honestly I believe I lean more towards the Camp Creek. S35VN, a handle that feels molded to your hand and in my opinion a better sheath arrangement as I'm not a fan of scout carry. With that said the SH4 is a good knife and I'm still not quite ready to give up on mine.
The Camp Creek is sweet...I have one, and love it...got it for like $140 a few years ago...the sheath is awesome.
@@derekneumann I agree!
This knives looks really cool, but I am always sceptical when I see a handle with such a dip in the spine. I had two knives that had similar feature (Spyderco Gayle Bradley 1 and 2) and this was simply not comfortable. So I am curios how the handle works in this department especially in a hammer grip. I agree on the finger choil - in hammer grip this kind of handle is not comfortable and was basically designed for having the thumb on the spine.
I have both and agree it ads slop and makes it more difficult to press the knife with a hammer grip.
That’s really disappointing. I wanted this knife since I saw it at Blade show or whatever, now that I’ve seen more on the handle, I’m not gonna get it. There’s too many knives, in my opinion, ruined by their handles. It’s so easy to make a good handle, but they just have to add something for some reason. It’s a little annoying, lol.
Yep ...the BK18 has the same defect .
Why designers feel like they must compromise comfort for esthetics is so odd. The handle is way more important than the blade imho.
I'm on a quest for the most Ergonomic handles ever made...what are your top 5? Good idea for a video???
It just might! That’s hard. Would have to get back to you.
@@gideonstactical awesome! Feel free to do it as a video..I want to make my dream knife..but it's irrelevant unless I have good handle geometry
@@maxlvledc So it all all depends on hand size of course, but a design that I find very comfortable in hand is like what's found on the tops hornero. It's the right length for me without being too long and the thickness of the handle works great as well. Most other handles I tend to like are shaped similarly
It's about time I've been waiting for you to do the small sister of the 2019 survival knife of the year she looks sweet
I love it when makers make different sizes of a great design - fixed or folders (I'm a bit OCD that way). eg. I have a RAT1 & RAT2, Delica & Endura. For TOPS I have a Mil-Spie 5 & 3. I just love having options when I go hiking, camping or whatever. Do I need large or small? Light or heavy? Also love how TOPS have moved to micarta sheaths. As always it comes down to personal preference but I think this is a winner.
What ever blade it is Tops is just plain great.
This is going to be my new hiking knife great! Thx
I love it I need one
Looks awesome. Might pick one up just bc I like the sheath set up. I have the tops Mohawk hunter I usually have one me hunting, hiking, and camping and it’s a great knife but I’ve had it for about 3 or 4 years now so it’s time for something new and can use my Mohawk hunter occasionally or as a backup
A combo of the Silent Hero and the little brother would be great. I would have trouble choosing between the two. Thanks Aaron for a good review. Oh, what happen to "Living The Trek" channel? I've not seen it in awhile
Thanks for watching, and Live the Trek is still there, just hard to run two channels and travel. Hope to get a video on live the trek soon. :)
Just picked one up based on your review here and it's the perfect hiking knife for me. I already have two Tops Cut 4.0 with karambit style ring that I like for a scout carry defense knife, but like this one better for backpacking/hiking. I'm a big fan of scout carry to keep the knife from dangling, and like these pull-the-dot straps on the kydex sheath. Thanks for the nice review!
I scout carry a Cut 4.0 as well, great blade as a full tang EDC.
@@shramj Yeah, I really love the design. You get that ring on your little finger and it's not going anywhere. Great in a reverse grip as well (index finger through the ring), and super sharp. I can't think of a better self-defense knife, especially for the price.
Thanks, Aaron. This is a beauty.
They move .good looking knive 👍 did it .
Looks awesome! LOVE my Tops!
At last! Been waiting for this review from gideonstactical. Ordered mine last month but still waiting for it to arrive. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the knife!
I really like it.nice belly and Scout Carry is my favorite so all works for me
Amazing knife. Looks real stabby/cutty
Oh for sure!!
If anyone from Topps reads reviews this is a perfect candidate for one of your cpm 154 versions
Agreed
Wish they offered a better carry setup! I had to make a custom leather belt loop attachment for mine. I wouldn’t think that scout carry would be everyone’s default choice for carrying a blade like this
Interesting silent hero 4 is similar to sog seal fx tanto. Might just purchase both when in doubt
If I had not gotten an Essee 4HM 3 weeks ago this would be my coice for a new edc. I do love the 4 hm but I do believe this would be a if not better choice an equal choice.
I have often sat around wondering what a “survival” knife is when compared to any plain Jane camping or hunting knife. Thus far this question is still making me dizzy. And no one on RUclips has been able to explain this difference to me.
The only difference is marketing. I feel the same way when I hear “survival knife” or “bushcraft knife”.
@@jwright214 👍 Thank goodness I am not alone. 😂😂😂
Yeah a lot of it is marketing, but it depends on what you want in a "survival" knife and what it can do over other designs that makes it your survival knife vs an ordinary knife design. Imo, a survival needs to do most tasks rather well, not great but well but not just okay either. It has to chop, split wood, carve, field dress game, and do combat. Whatever other features you may want such as certain type of steel, thickness, bow drill divot, saw teeth, serrations or plain edge, saber grind or full flat grind, ect.
A BK9 is a great knife, makes for a great camp knife imo, but as a survival knife, it's not what I would call it as it doesn't fit my criteria, but the TOPS SXB does. Same can go for axes, some prefer smaller or larger, some prefer classic designs with wooden handles and others more modernized with solid steel handles. Same reason why someone would choose a tomahawk over a hatchet or felling axe. Imo, it's what fits your needs as what you intend to do with your skill set.
The more multi-functional a tool is, the better it is for a "survival" knife as in most cases, it's the only knife or the main knife. In the end, it's marketing and trying to hit a certain crowd or wow the young ones with language that makes it sound better than something else.
@@toddk1377 It is marketing creating a need that really does not exist. The Long Hunters of the 18th Century and the Mountain Men of the 19th Century “survived” with basically butcher knives. Otzi The Iceman several thousand years ago “survived” with a sharpened stone blade 2”+/- long. All these folks depended upon knives much more than we depend upon them today. Our 72-hour “survival” scenario was their daily existence. Mors Kochanski and Cody Lundin in the 20th & 21st Century recommend and use a puukko style knife with a 4”+/- long blade. There is a RUclips channel named Vinnie’s Day Off where the creator demonstrates the value of pocket knives in a “survival” situation; in a 3 video series he builds a shelter, produces tools & weapons, and creates fire all with what many would call a pen knife.
Any knife can be a “survival” knife if one has the skill to use it! To say there is a special class as “Survival Knives” is simply smoke & mirrors hype to sell stuff that is not really needed.
Enjoy your TOPS SXB, I’m sticking with my Victorinox SAK (in my pocket every day) and my Mora Classic 2(c). If I get stuck somewhere I have every confidence they will do everything I need a knife to do.
A survival knife is whatever knife you have on you in a survival situation
I think if it would have been straight the ( gard ) might be a hot spot.
3/16 th is good for me with a shallow Chris Reeve kinda grind. I used to like flat grind, but hard to slice with. Good for big a-s camp knife though. For packing I go from 5-6” blades. Maybe just a good old Randall Made #14?
Tops did it again price is not to bad I want one
After having the Cut 4.0...I’ve always wanted the original Tex Creek in that style sheath...
ordered the Cut this morning, hope it's good
I enjoy mine...
TOPS needs to make more mini versions of their other knives.
Ya if they follow suit and make them 0.13" thick and this type of kydex it would be great.
@@gideonstactical
I agree on that, personally I don't like super thick blades.
No the mini knife fad needs to go. It's ruined folders. It doesn't need to ruin fixed blades too.
@@The4cp
Well that's just your opinion.
I would rather see this done to the Tex Creek 4 inch my favorite tops knife love it’s design
you should work in some food prep into your videos Gideon. Here is a good candidate with thin blade. Show us some slicing & dicing! it is an every day task that is often missing in knife reviews over other "bushcraft" stuff. thanks and great reviews. Will be tough choice for me b/w bk18 and SH4...
Hi and thank you for the video, it is great as usual. About the knife. I own, like, and tested the original Silent Hero knife. I was waiting until the knife came out and I´m somehow disappointed not exactly by the knife itself, but, what I get for the money (not some super design like the SH was for me - if you check DPX HEFT 4, you´ll find very close design, made of Niolox steel, G10, space inside the handle and more AND, for the same money!). The space for an index finger is too big for needed just from the picture. On the original SH was mentioned a problem with a generally small handle, here, seems to be the same problem. A thinner blade could be fine but decrease the "survival" ability. The SH has a high sabre grind with a long way to the edge, which makes the knife an excellent slicer, so here it could be the same in my opinion. The real edge is too far from the index without the possibility to rest the index on the guard area. The hole inside the guard has no big potential to help thanks to the "small/light" knife. The Kydex sheath, on the other hand, looks great! As other options even those you showed in the video (the LS M5 is probably heavier but proven, tough, better in corrosion resistance, and cheaper /I checked it today/), ESEE 3 and 4 S 35VN, G10 or micarta, very close price, premium steel, mentioned DPX HEFT 4, TOPS HOG for better money, generally the same knife and many more... You know, in about 4" blade for the money, you can have almost what do you want. Today, the original SH is available for about +15 USD than SH 4 (here in my country). So, for me, I expected and wish to get the knife in better steel for the money. Seems to me, like somebody wants to get more money from the original Silent Hero name. For me, it starts to be acceptable when/if the price drops down about -40 USD. Have a great time:-) FM
I’ll stick to the bigger one. If I need anything smaller I’m using my pocket knife, multitool, or SAK
Got mine the other day from Chicago Knifeworks. $128. This may be the best fixed blade knife I have ever had.
Got mine...good size...but add on carry options nill. Eyelets not standard.
Tops said on the full sizd Silent Hero that they where going to make the handle thicker , I would like to see that review because Iam thinking abot pulling the trigger on that model .
Ok, now can we do this to the Brakimo ...pleeeeease Tops everyone wants one .
Please do review on SOG Seal FX tanto fixed
Hey Gid, luv ya stuff. Have a look at the Tassie Tiger TTKS5 if you get a chance. Aussie designed and owned, made in America. Keep up the good work👍
Tops needs to get rid of that crappy leather sheath the original silent hero comes with and give it some kydex!
I may have to jump on it. I've been looking for something like this.
Thank you.
Have you looked at t.kell knifes yet
I dont get why Tops made those unergonomic handles. The whole shape does not help at all. With less of that price an excellent option is the Buck GCK. Highly superior , with maybe the best sheath on the market. Its time to ring some bells to Tops, cause its a loooong time since i put a Tops product at my shopping list. After all nice video Aaron, stay safe bro!
Hi I was wondering if you had heard of Tkell Knives? and if so, if you had any plans of doing a review on any of them? I purchased the smallest one, the Piranha, I found it to be a very nice knife, I am thinking of picking up his Combatant, look forward to hearing back from you...Thanks
The knives seem like a good choice though I honestly prefer to make my own knives. As far as mounting lights on weapons goes, from my experience in Naval Special Warfare, there are some occasions where a weapon mounted light is a liability, and It seems the mount for the light has width limitations. Anyway, thanks for the post Tim.
If you make your own knives, I'm wondering why you watch this channel. This guy is all about selling knives ....
Please do a review on the messer nori nano neck axe, the steel is in 3v it's a small axe please put it through a torture test.
Nothing against 1095 and I know TOPs does a great job with that steel, but at the price point of some of these knives nowadays I'd sort of like to see some S35vn options that give a bit more corrosion resistance.
😂 😂
I have large containers full of knives and hawks and I guess I've just lost interest in getting one more. No matter what you show me I'm going to have something similar unless it's just weird. A saw, trail hawk, kukri, mora companion or one of the hundreds of other tools will get the job done. 😉
Silent hero vas my love
I always think massive choils are just unnecessary so I prefer this over the original. Which would you chose? This or the Tops HOG?
Tough but the hog has more capability since it is thicker and larger by a little bit.
I was really feeling the knife until I saw it compared to the Becker 😔 , I have XL hands and I always struggled with my BK16's handle , I always thought it felt better in my hand "backwards " , like in a stabbing grip , but that's just me ....👍🖖
No love for the esee 4hm?
I would go with that all day over this & the Becker. Better handle (for me anyway) & also comes with kydex.
Also cheaper.
& good luck finding a tops knife you want in stock. Gave up on a tops brakimo after like 3 years of trying to get one.
He did a couple ESEE 4hm videos three years ago. Th 4hm is a great knife with a handle that works for us guys with bigger mitts. The BK17 handle is OK, and better with spacers. This Silent Hero will be a pass for me because of the handle, and the fact that I have both the 4hm and BK17 already. But I'll still watch these videos just in case something better ever comes along.
I'm on the hunt for a new knife. Was going to get the Becker BK18. But now seeng this. I can't decide.
Get the Becker
That face at 3:57! LOL!!! Should have used that as the thumbnail!
Just kidding, keep up the good work my man, love the content!
You keep making me want to buy more knives. How many knives is enough?
Nice initial thoughts review. Some of the 'working-lines' of the knife appear great. The materials, workmanship, and made in USA spells reliability with a good company standing behind production. That said... I agree the design feature of the handle for index finger dips in too much; and therefore the guard too proud. Placing the Becker over top for comparison also reveals this somewhat oddity. Not a fan of the sheath at all, but in all fairness it looks quality and just not for me. Blade shape is quite different from original Silent Hero. Kind of a hunting/edc variant I'm guessing...? Gotta toss this in: I'm still hoping TOPS (if you're listening) will give my asking for "BIG-BOB" some future considerations. A blown out 20-30% larger BOB shape w/ saw-back feature.
Nice!
@Gideonstactical do you have any suggestions for a lightweight 2-3 ounce fixed blade survival knife? Something maybe under $80?
So this knife or the Tex creek hunter in 4 inches as an edc?
Both great. I think it will come down to sheath and ergos.
Great video! God bless you! Praying for you and your family in Jesus Highest Name!🙌😄
Did you test other attachment options?
What the watch on your wrist?
It doesn't have a finger choil maybe tops forgot the original silent hero has one.
Esee 4 hm in kydex
Definitely not "better" than the original. Cool AF knife on its own though.
Hi Aaron, great review - as always ...
I think - since this TOPS is a 4 incher - how would you compare with the Cold Steel Drop Forged Hunter ?
Yeah, I know, the CS comes without any kind of handle - just a plank of steel - by the way, you did a great job putting paracord on that knife ...
Are they in the same "league" (since TOPS is more expensive) regarding durability, versatility - stuff like that ...
By the way - maybe you willake a versus between those ...
Silent Hero 4 or Esee 4hm?
That is tough. Both great Blades. The Esee is going to be thicker, and doesn’t have any guard. So strictly as a hiking Backcountry knife Esee would probably be a little better because of the fuller rounder handle. But Silent hero 4 is a more do everything blade so if you think you might be using it for more than just hiking it would be the better option.
@@gideonstactical trying to narrow my next purchase down. The Hero 4 or a Mora Garberg Carbon? Looking for a multi use edc blade.
G'day Aaron, I was gonna say it'd be a good scout carry, but you beat me to it. As a fellow L glove wearer, that index finger cut out is a worry. I've been considering the BK-18 for some time, I reckon I'll go with that. As always thanks for the look mate. Cheers Duke.
P.S. btw; I've always been wary of coated blades for food prep, even the more resilient ones, what do you reckon ?
Tops Knives...sigh. Always sold out, absurdly over-priced (here's a one inch knife priced at a low $500). I've given up on them.
Too bad tops knives literally have ZERO knives in stock....
I definitely have 4 or 5 sites I check and usually find them available at one of those.. usually haha
Handle makes it ugly
Tops makes good knifes, but WHY do they feel the need to billboard stupid names all over their knifes. Call the knife whatever you want but please stop making your knifes look like gas station knife. It just makes your company look childish.
Add. A. Choil. To. This. Knife.
tops need to realise that 1095 is not the only steal in the world. stop the tacti-tard style. they have great build quality but grow up in the designs