My Collection of Bark River Bravo 1.5s

I show my collection of Bravo 1.5 knives and talk about the fit and finish and various details.

[@vilhamdutch2962]

Absolutely nothing to be disappointed about. Gorgeous knifes. I love both my BRs.

[@airiksknifereviews9548]

When a guy finds a toy he likes he gets one for each day of the week, you got a weekend of shopping left 😁

[@vilhamdutch2962]

It’s crazy how people nit pick. Just go with it I own the 1.5 incredible knife... sold my A1 pro Fallkniven for it. Best knife insane edge retention

[@robertwood6297]

Wish I owned one!

[@christopherlarson7579]

If you’re interested in something that looks like a modern Bravo 1.5, check out Reiff Knives F6 Leuku. I started buying Bark river knives in 2022 and even though I know they’re hand ground, for the price tag I think the fit and finish should be a lot better. Carothers, Survive knives, and Reiff knives have never disappointed me, and I’d consider myself very picky about the little details. Thank you for the video.

[@MountainLife1]

I've been watching some Carothers videos. They look like good knives.

[@vilhamdutch2962]

I wish they still came in those dangler sheaths. Just got mine it’s great love it

[@addisonesslinger3653]

I've about reached the point of no longer buying knives on line. Too often they look great on the website but I don't like it in hand. I own a Bravo 1 and soon filed down that dang thumb ramp. Hate that protrusion. No more BR knives for me.

[@kanukkarhu]

I can see the wrao in those blades. Crooked as a dog's hind leg. But I understand once a guy owns something for a while, you're less likely to send it back... And like you said, none of that stuff will affect the usefulness of the blade that much. I have a BK9 that was warped from day one. But that's a long blade and the price (especially back then) was nothing like your knives. But that's never affected the blade and I like it just fine as is. I understand brand loyalty. A guy likes what he likes in knives and trucks (I'm a Ford man, myself) and whatnot. But man, for the price they get for them, your'd think they'd be made outta angel hair and gold dust! I like LT Wright knives an awful lot. They're a wee bit spendy too, but nothing like Bark River... 👍

[@MountainLife1]

I overlooked stuff like that and stuck with Bark River because they have a lot of good designs and different handle materials. I am no longer buying Bark River Knives and may be switching to LT Wright. I have a couple of LT Wright knives on preorder, but may not get them for awhile. When I do get them, I'll make a video and show them.

[@kanukkarhu]

@@MountainLife1 I have a few. I don't think you'll be disappointed. It can be hard to find certain models, but that's the way it is everywhere these days it seems.

[@MountainLife1]

@@kanukkarhu I've never heard any thing bad about LT Wright or his knives. Everyone that has his knives says they are good. I just decided there are too many issues with Bark River and I've spent enough money on them.

[@kanukkarhu]

@@MountainLife1 LT himself seems like a stand up kinda guy, from all I've heard, seen and read and I like supporting good people.

[@kevinj2334]

You do know bark river makes other knives right 😉 but if it works why change it

[@MountainLife1]

I've got several of Bark River's other designs. This is just a good all-around size.

[@tacticalcenter8658]

Damn those are nasty warps and uneven scales. Then the rusting on the new ones. Ouch. Some people see these issues but still praise this brand others have these issues and never see them and praise the brand. :(

[@MountainLife1]

I am not praising Bark River Knives and feel that I have overlooked plenty in the name of hand-grinding, etc. I have decided not to buy Bark River Knives anymore. I just think they are not the best anymore, and I'm switching to other brands.

[@tacticalcenter8658]

@@MountainLife1 I'm sorry I didn't mean to direct that at you. I ment in general people on the internet.

[@clintwestwood3539]

@@MountainLife1Europeans and Slavs in particular are masters in hand grinding, but their knives are impeccable. I do strongly believe that so many US companies ride the “national pride” wave and Americans are very blind when it comes to that. They would pay premium price for subpar quality and finishing just because it’s made in USA, look at what happened to Leatherman when they got sued and they had to remove the “made in USA” since they got their components from Mexico and China but only assembled in USA. I’d bet that many more companies do that and just stamp the “made in USA” to drive the price through the roof and Americans will blindly pay it despite the quality

[@MountainLife1]

​@@clintwestwood3539 I wonder if some companies rely on warranties to fix what is wrong. In other words they let the quality control slip and see if the customer sends it back. Maybe they should just do excellent work to start with.

[@clintwestwood3539]

@@MountainLife1 I do believe that that's extra work, besides being horrible for the customer (imagine getting 5 knives and 4 of them need to be sent back, I'd rather go for another company at that point). I do understand what you mean, basically maximizing profit hoping people will b lindly accept what they get, but I don't think people do blindly accept when stuff is expensive. A BRKT is seriously expensive, like high end custom piece expensive. It better be damn near perfect with perfect heat treatment, otherwise it's a waste of money. I do own 4 of them (we already talked about it), but I don't plan on buying more of them because I do believe they are overpriced for the quality you get and I really dislike how Mike Stewart approaches it. You get the same quality from LTWK, but at half the price. That's acceptable. If i want to pay BRKT price, I want the piece to be spotless and near 95+% quality. I'm not aiming for a full custom piece quality, but 95+% I do believe is acceptable for 400$. I get that maybe a stitch from the sheath can come off, maybe the grind is not 100% even, maybe the heat treat is one point off. But if all of these are in just one piece, you get where I am going with this. At half the price, I do believe they are good knives. At their current prices (considering they raised the prices too, but QC seems still off by a big margin), I won't go for more at the moment. I did enjoy your video and the story behind it, I am glad you love them. Keep on posting and sharing! Have a good week.