Sorry I'm late with a report on the pros and cons of the two knives from Anglo Arms.
I would like to have added photos but that will have to wait until a little later, the wife has me under the cosh doing the decorating
Right, straight out of the box both knives feel good in my hand. The first of the cons for the outdoor pursuits bushcraft knife was the size and shape of the handle. My son's hand is quite large and it was a little uncomfortable for him but he had no such issue with the Nomad.
The blades on both the Nomads my son bought came with really nice sharp blades, the Outdoors pursuits knife needed a good bit of work to get the blade with an edge sharp enough to do fine feathering work.
I love the star-drive screws on the handles of both knives, handy indeed for replacing damaged scales.
The blades are a very good thickness and far better than some of the glitzy survival knives that cost 3 times more +.
The clip on the point of the Nomad is longer and at a sharper than the Outdoors pursuits knife. Personally I like the arc on the point of the Outdoors Pursuits knife better and can see it being better for opening up the flesh of a kill without hitting the gut.
The length of the blades on both knives are absolutely fine for bushcraft, Rambo might disagree but a rabbit is never going to aim a RPG-7 at you
The sheath of the Outdoors Pursuits knife is made of good quality material, as is the sheath on the Nomad. I must however give the top marks to the Outdoors Pursuits knife out of the two for being better thought out and with the little extra touch of the fire-steel and whistle and popper fasteners.
As Hamradioop said in another post on the Nomad, there are loops an aftermarket fire-steel could be fitted but that's extra cost.
I would not consider the fire-steel that came with the Outdoors Pursuits knife to be my first choice of steel though, in my mind it will only be there to use if my larger steel in my fire kit was lost.
At the end of the day, both knives could split logs of 3-4 inch without to much trouble.
I like my Outdoors Pursuits knife better than the Nomad, my son thinks the Nomad is better. There's not much in it but if you have big hands then I'd say the Nomad takes it by a whisker.
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