I'll start with the knife. It's beautiful and highly functional. I'm mostly using it for skinning wild boar just now and it's lovely to work with. The handle fits numerous different grips really well and I didn't find it getting too slippery with a bit of claret on it which was a nice surprise. The blade is relatively easy to get a razor edge on and seams to keep it really well even when you're taking the feet and head off.
Now the customer service, I was truly gob smacked how good it was. About a day or two after I'd placed my order I received a phone call from Sweden from a lovely English bloke (sorry I didn't get your name) saying one of my items was out of stock in the UK distribution centre so he'd ship from Sweden if that was okay and if I wanted to change my order to get an all black setup he could sort that out. I was almost speechless but managed a 'hell yeah'. So I got more than I had expected delivered faster. How often does that happen. I'll be recommending Casstrom to everyone at the hunt from now on.
This has a great wee feature that other belt hangers don't and it's not mentioned in the description. It has a thin piece of metal in it that gives the hanger some, much appreciated, rigidity when removing the knife from the sheath. Yes the kydex has a thumb grip to aid removal but the extra stiffness is brilliant.
I've had this tool for a while now and I feel it's earned it's review. I'm currently working on Wild boar mostly and this makes it feel like the beast comes with a zip. So easy to get the first cuts of the process and the skinning cuts done clean and quick. So much so my father in law though I was an expert, I'm far from expert so this wee tool made me look good. Highly recommended.
Bought as a stalking companion so decided on the stabilised curly birch with stainless flat grind. Not used in field yet, but first impressions are good. Impressive fit and finish to the handle scales and pins. Four stars as the grind is slightly uneven towards the tip, hopefully as a working knife this won’t be a problem. The veg tanned sheath is very well made and suits the knife perfectly, with a very positive fit.
Heavy duty leather, very well made. Very pleased with my purchase. Thank you
