Prather War Bowie 2021 Review from Tops Knives || Best Survival Knife
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- Prather War Bowie 2021 Review from Tops Knives || Best Survival Knife.
I have lots of different fixed blade knives, but the Tops Prather war bowie has become my go-to knife not only in the woods but in daily life. I review this knife while learning to make friction fire.
What is your favorite fixed blade knife and why do you love it?
Hammer 🔨forged Khukuri made by KHHI
Specifically RAW PANWAL DOTTED SUPREME...with Lkey set up brass guard brass fixtures Mircata handle zimping in spine 3chirra western leather sheath RAW blade...
Why do I love it ....well balanced effortlessly chops anything STABBING#1 KNIFE ever..also 🔪is hand made I own a few I highly recommend KHHI
Steel will druid 230 and this war bowie
I edc the Prather War Bowie. Rear scout carry iwb at about 30 degrees. Don’t even know it’s there most of the time.
My favorite fixed blade knife is the TOPS Armageddon. I got Leo to smooth down the little finger choil on the handle, and it’s amazing how comfortable it is to wield.
"Get a working edge, quick as shit" Is something we need to put on a t-shirt 🤣🤣🤣
Put that slogan on all your marketing materials moving forward.
Right, exactly!!!
The best Prather War Bowie review I have seen on RUclips. Thanks a lot!
Fantastic blade! Every Bowie fan should have one.
I agree completely.
One of my absolute favorite knives, I like it so much I have two. It is a great edc.
Im love it so much. I feel better about being me when I am using it.
That's the best part of having two arms is you can hold two of these knives at the same time. Double trouble.
I took Mumma Bear to the Bowie Seminar at Jeff Prather’s Warrior School in Tucson. So I had to buy one for her. She likes her Longhorn Bowie better, so now I have two PWB’s also. 😎
I took Mumma Bear to the Bowie Seminar at Jeff Prather’s Warrior School in Tucson. So I had to buy one for her. She likes her Longhorn Bowie better, so now I have two PWB’s also. 😎
Glad I found the channel!! Used to be a screen printer and watched all your print life videos but got into a different industry. Missed you buddy! lol
Very cool. I think I remember you from the live shows. It's good to switch it up.
Got mine. Almost perfect. Couple of things....
1) Thick black asphalt finish was stripped away.
2) Blade is now gun blued for some rust resistance.
3) No more Piece of Sh.... nylon sheath. Got a nice black leather one for it.
Upper rear of the handle flares out a bit. Don't like that. But it's very minor. So, I'm leaving it alone. Personally love the Rocky Mountain tread on the grips. Own other TOPS knives with those grips. Genuinely surprised whenever others complain that it's too aggressive.
This is my favorite clip point! Great video!!!
Great review on a great knife. I agree it has that WOW factor and backs it up.
If I had one knife in the woods, Prather war Bowie is a top contender. It’s a beast that can handle anything you throw at it, yet feels nimble. Self defence factor is unparalleled.
The sheath is junk. But kydex takes it to a new level 👌🏼
I am a collector and I have this beauty its become my bush blade. The more you handle the knife the better it feels! The flow of the blade is unique. The groves in the handle are great for lashing! When you carry this bad ass your confidence is 150%. My new one is the Smoke Jumper and operator 7 yes I am a TOPs fan!, K-Bar Becker 7, Ontario TAC-1, Cold Steel OSS,WASP,SRK,Recon Tanto, Kubun the Buck GCK in 5160 spring steel is very impressive! We are so blessed to be able to play with such weapons!!
We are blessed. I am very intrigued by the tops operator. I may to to put some time in with that knife soon. I wanted to get my hands on the work turf gear black they did a release on March 15 and they sold out on March 15. Those things are hard to get ahold of.
I've been waiting for you to make a channel like this. Can't wait to see it grow!
Yea gives me a place to make content other than screen printing stuff.
@@imunltd7277 I hear that. With my personal channel I have been creating car videos. Some of my first posts on RUclips, before it was the machine it is now, was me working on project cars. After these past two years, I needed a little change of pace.
Great review, answered the questions that I was wondering about.
Very nice shape. Blade and handle shape perfectly.
I have that Bowie and the Wild Pig hunter. Bought kydex for both. Both are awesome.
Best review out there on this knife. Much appreciated. Any chance getting the width of the blade at the handle? Not the thickness.
I love the video. It is real, honest and no bs. It is just what it is. Nothing fancy for the views. Love it.
Good video ! Very down to earth ! Ty
This is my edc knife. Rear iwb scout carry at about 30 degrees is very comfortable. And I hardly know it’s there at all.
I took Mumma Bear to the Bowie Seminar at Jeff Prather’s Warrior School in Tucson. So I had to buy one for her. She likes her Longhorn Bowie better, so now I have two PWB’s.
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I would love to see winkler make this knife
Love the review. Badass!
Great video! It looks soo much better without that black coating on the blade. I've never used paint stripper. Can you go into more detail on the process and what you used to remove the coating? Any tips? Thanks!
Also, did you make any changes to the handle? Yours looks black. Was it originally grey micarta?
For sure. I had basic paint stripper from Home Depot. I unscrewed the handles grabbed a baking pan and coated the blade with a brush on both side. The paint will start peeling up, then I used a wire brush to brush the paint off. If I Romberg correctly I had to apply one more coat to completely get it of. After that I washed it with soap and water. Then used the same baking pan filled with vinegar and let that blade soak over night. The thing was jet black at first but after washing it with soap it turns grey.
The handles start out gray but over time they get darker from use. Must be my grimy oily ass hands.
Like they say the best defence in a knife fight is a good pair of sneakers
I stripped the paint off mine and did a Gun blue on it, It looks awesome.
Oh hell yeah. How do you blue a blade?
you could do a "coffee stain" I did it with my case sodbuster folders and it comes out pretty dark. just soak it in coffee like with the vinigar.
functionally very similar to a small norse seax.
Did you remove the coating? I can not find one without the coating. Like your better.
Good knife!!
Its the best. I have so many knives, I always go for the Prather.
The most realistic down to earth review. I was feeling it. Love that kydex sheath.
Thank ya kindly. The only other kydex sheath I made was for my BK7. Not bad for my second attempt.
Great review dude
Great video thanks. Like that knife.
How exactly did you manage to strip it from factory paint? Just soaking in vinegar?
I like the knife, I just don’t like the price. I really don’t understand why carbon steel fixed blade costs so much.
The way I see it they are American made and If you take care of them they will last a life time, so 150 bucks is fair.
@@ThePrintLife except I've never seen one for under $170 I just can't understand why 1095 is so expensive.
We should ask them.
I have been thinking about this comment allot. Why is 1095 not good? or why should it not cost as much as tops is charging for it?
@@imunltd7277 never said carbon steel isn't good. I use many carbon steel knives I personally prefer 5160 but I carry a 1095 small knife. My point is 1095 is very cheap very easy to heat treat. So that leaves grinding tops charges a fortune to grind a edge your saying.
The handle is coffin ⚰️ like. A nod to the traditional
Ah your right I was checking out old style Bowie's sure enough shaped like a coffin.
That was very helpful!
Good and funny review. Tnx!!!!
terrific review.
Now I need it
Cant go wrong with the Prather.
Awesome vid! I just got mine. A couple of questions please What would you xharge for a kydex shwath just like yours and secondly, do you have a link for that diamond sharpener please?
I'm torn between this and the Tops USMC Combat knife.
That blade looks sweet as shit.
@@imunltd7277 it does, that explains why it's sold out everywhere lol
@@rnkmode1876 this bowie would cut better than that combat knife because of the blade geometry, id get the prather or the wild pig hunter(not sure if thats the right name) over the combat knife. As a side note, i have the viper scout and it’s awesome, hope they do it in s35vn, its a smaller knife so your not going to be doing any brush crafting with it anyway.
@@judaychop cool, yeah I already have so many knives. I need a display case or something lol the Tops Silent Hero is Badass too and that Steel Eagle! and yes the Wild Pig Hunter is a beast. I only have one Tops knife for now, the Trail seeker it's an awesome little blade. Oh the Tops Apache Dawn looks cool too.
@@rnkmode1876 yea i like Tops, they have good quality control. You just have to be mindful of some of their designs, they like to do 1/4” thick blades on a lot of stuff that doesn’t need to be that thick.
Wood bowie or war bowie?
This is a good knife review !!! Cheers !!!
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Great video
Thank you for watching. You are the best.
Looks like a California clip design. There is not a choil on this knife. Great review, got me interested in this knife!!!
Is the choil we're you put your finger?
@@imunltd7277 The choil would basically be between the guard and The Cutting Edge, rather than the guard and the handle. Check out Randall knives, many of them have choils. I passed your video along to a close friend of mine and he just ordered the knife yesterday. Great review my friend!!!
I wanted a Bowie-style knife for a long time, and I enjoy owning things when I know something about the maker. Jeffrey Prather has an interesting podcast and a Patreon account. He is not a knife guy. Prather's bona-fides are combat, covert ops, law enforcement and unapologetic Christian faith. A commenter on another podcast said the Prather War Bowie is for processing people, not wood, so that's a little creepy. Every time Prather mentions the knife it's sold out. A few weeks ago I did an Internet search and found it on sale at TOPS! Needless to say a week or so later Prather mentioned his knife seemed to be sold out-again. I like the TOPS molle sheath because it's accessory pocket just fits a diamond sharpener like the one shown in this video.
Great video, duder.
Thank you sir.
I was interested in the knife until I saw the price…for a bit less I think I’d rather have a KABAR Becker 7. And to be honest, my Buck 119 can do the same things
A lot of knives can do the same thing.. but they don't look as good.
@@zato6226 ,,, good point! 😄
I love the BK7. I used it for years before snatching up this bad bad boy.
I hear ya for sure on the Buck 119!!! The BK7 is amazing as well.
Any experience with KHHI of Nepal 🇳🇵
Just looked em up. I don't know If I could deal with a big ass Kukri.
What's the name of that smaller blade?? 10:50
That is the APO 1 from Survival Lilly. Great small fixed blade.
This knife is sold out everywhere.
I own a case bowie 🔪
Subbed. What part of the World do you live in?
I reside in the USA more specifically Phoenix Arizona were it never cools down.
1095 is great if you like to sharpen every 15 minutes
That is probably true. However I was able to prep a load of fire wood including chopping, batoning, and feather sticking, then make a spindle, bow, and hearth board without sharpening the blade. That is reasonable to me. But I'm an armature woodsman so I'm sure I'm missing something.
If you are in the field long enough you are going to have to sharpen the knife anyways. I would rather sharpen a knife every 15 minutes quickly rather than every hour for a longer time and possibly require different sharpening media. A lower RC'd simple carbon steel will sharpen on a river rock, Ultimate Survival !!!
@@glbwoodsbum2567 that's a good point. Ease of sharpening is very important.
2:52
Two things to know about a knife fight
1. Don't do it
2. It fucking sucks
I do like this nut slicer, and believe I may get one to see if it will work for me. I'm very particular with my gut stabbers. One question I know you stated if some ass hole decided to pull a knife and intends on clipping your man hood, or giving you a tag on the toe, you would haul ass, but let's say hauling ass was out of the question. You would feel confident in pulling out this backward slasher? Anyhow just wondering, but good vid 👍. Last question, when 2 guys decide they wanna kill one another and they both pull blades, one is your everyday Joe and never been in a blade fight, and the other dude is a wanna be bad ass and believes he's one fucking hard blade sticker and Braggs about being a hard ass, which one will get cut?
My understanding is that everyone gets cut in a knife fight. One dies then and there, the other dies on the way to the hospital. But what do I know. I think this knife might scare a mofo away if they see it though, so thats something. I think from a knife fighting perspective. a traditional bowie would be better, more forward weight and having those big guards would protect your hand way better.
Thank you for watching my review. You are the man.