Gil Hibben Old West Boot Knife review and fail

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Donnie B All Day

4 жыл бұрын

A great performing blade.... until I snap it in half

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@user-zx5fo5xx3o 5 ай бұрын

thats 240 steel , the magnum is this The new Hibben Bloodwood Magnum Bowie Knife, crafted by noted knife designer Gil Hibben, really is a beast of a bowie knife. You can't show this knife to folks without it broadcasting that you mean business. The 12 1/2”, razor-sharp 3Cr13 stainless steel blade is massive. It features a stainless steel guard and pommel and a bloodwood handle with decorative pins. The 18 1/4” overall length bowie knife can be carried conveniently at your side in its premium leather belt sheath

@drewstringer5688 4 жыл бұрын

Honest review ,funny as f**k . keep up the good work mate. From across the pond.

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother from our British mother

@JGrant_7217 2 жыл бұрын

Great video bro! Very helpful keep it up👍👍

@DonnieBAllDay 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!

@scottf.3808 4 жыл бұрын

Cool knife and now some custom work ahead....Good vid sir....Good stuff....

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

No custom now. They want to replace it. Haha

@ASTHECROWFLIESHIKING 4 жыл бұрын

Great looking blade. Nice review. Subscribed to your channel. ✌️

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro

@ronalddunne3413 3 жыл бұрын

The weight of the grip/tang overpowered the blade at the hilt.. so when it struck the tree gravity and momentum stressed the blade at the hilt and caused the blade to snap off. If that makes sense. Good on ya re-using the blade to make another knife! And I saw this literally JUST when I was thinking about getting one of those to go with my Hibben Old West toothpick!

@DonnieBAllDay 3 жыл бұрын

Thats exactly what happened. Still a fun knife. Glad they sent me a new one.

@areee999 4 жыл бұрын

I have this knife, it's a nice letter opener :)

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

Haha! Sure is!

@user-zx5fo5xx3o 5 ай бұрын

really like your programs !

@DonnieBAllDay 5 ай бұрын

I apprecicate that

@chaov3567 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Donnie this a nice looking knife right there, next time you should try the counter tac 1 by cold steel 😀👌

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

I want the Cold Steel Wasp

@stefanklaus1652 4 жыл бұрын

Im sorry that your knife broke apart but im sure you can fix it Bro 👍🏻Great Video

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

They're just sending me a new one

@LegionTacticoolCutlery 4 жыл бұрын

Good looking Hibben! Read that they are replacing it! Fantastic!

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

Yessir! I get to start again! haha

@LegionTacticoolCutlery 4 жыл бұрын

Donnie B All Day you throwing it again?

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

@@LegionTacticoolCutlery I think I have to. haha

@LegionTacticoolCutlery 4 жыл бұрын

@@DonnieBAllDay Sweet!

@slugzkea 4 жыл бұрын

@@DonnieBAllDay yes, please do...and throw it harder, and further!

@marlena1jb Жыл бұрын

That is very nice I will be purchasing one very soon💪🏼🇲🇽🇺🇸👊🏼

@DonnieBAllDay Жыл бұрын

Good self defense piece

@marlena1jb Жыл бұрын

That will go perfect with my cowboy boots

@mikehoward8201 Ай бұрын

I love how after it broke, you started taking the blame for it breaking, rather than fault the steel, tempering, etc. This is what happens when you abuse a blade by not us g it for what it was intended for! If it is a fighting knife, that is what it is…it is not a throwing knife, a camp knife or a survival knife…but it is an urban, bar room brawl survival knife!

@DonnieBAllDay Ай бұрын

Anything else would make me a liar

@user-zr4pd1zp7l 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a nice knife. Never cut towards yourself. bert was here ✌

@DonnieBAllDay 3 жыл бұрын

Controlled cutting is ok. Besides, can't donate blood without bleeding. Haha

@sawdust6968 4 жыл бұрын

that blade shouldn't have broke, crappy heat treat.thanks for the vid Donnie;-)

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

I'm built pretty well, but if I throw me into a tree enough times, I'll break too.

@joseph19012 Жыл бұрын

@@DonnieBAllDay also to add throwing knives require really thick full tang and usually have no Handel because their so thick

@tubes5150 4 жыл бұрын

Still love it !!!

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

Me too! Haha

@c.j.parkin8096 4 жыл бұрын

Hi donnie. Have you ever tested the Ontario OKC SP1? I have 2, I convexed the first one and have a completely new one sitting in my closet. I say the knife is great!

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

Not yet. I'm honestly not a fan of the style. I dont like the weight distribution.

@c.j.parkin8096 4 жыл бұрын

@@DonnieBAllDay I feel that the edge it came with wasn't that great, but being a combat knife, I suppose that geometry was made to be durable when stabbing through things, like flak jackets and Molle vests and the like. I find it is a decent camp knife and I have used it to chop through one of the hardest local woods we have here in WI.

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised about the edge. Its supposed to be a military utility knife. Usually that means having a shave sharp edge like the Case and Ka-Bar

@GrinderMagee Жыл бұрын

Def expected it to bend or the handle to explode if you threw it. How’d it hold up otherwise?

@DonnieBAllDay Жыл бұрын

It did pretty good. Its made to go into flesh and back out in a straight line. I can do a bit more than that

@Quackers-rm8wj 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful knife I believe it should have made it hope they see this and replace it

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

I just talked to them. They're sending me a new one.

@ronalddunne3413 4 жыл бұрын

Never seen Donnie break a blade before and Ive seen a lot of his vids... I was liking this knife, but ain't gonna get one now! Could try TIG-welding it back together...

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

I broke a few. This one I replace, never hit a log sideways again and it does its job.

@theneoenigma2094 3 жыл бұрын

It’s completely worth it for 40 bucks. If you use it for what it’s meant for, you’ll be fine. It’s not meant as a camp knife, so it shouldn’t be used as a camp knife.

@DonnieBAllDay 3 жыл бұрын

@@theneoenigma2094 As a bar room stabber it'll last forever and save your life! haha

@VinEllis 3 жыл бұрын

This is a people opener.

@jgbullen 4 жыл бұрын

I knew that sooner or later you would break it, but I was also wondering how many fingers you would lose. I like pointy knives and have recently purchased an M48 Scottish Dirk which also has a smaller brother. I will check this Hibben out. I also have 2 WW2 bayonets that I have recently restored to proper shape, and I am currently looking for a WW1 bayonet my grandfather might have used in action. Don.t become the 3 fingered shop teacher. They are not a myth.

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

Check out my video on the Glock Field Knife

@tylerthrash3155 4 жыл бұрын

I have one it could have been the cut at the tang possible it had a strss crack. Happens from time to time.

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

Or it could've been the idiot smashing it against a tree. haha

@tylerthrash3155 4 жыл бұрын

@@DonnieBAllDay it is a beautiful boot knife I love mine. Just kinda keep it when im on the bike as a defense tool

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

Thats what it's best for

@longrangedeath-silentkille3854 8 ай бұрын

Belt clip is what this knife has. There are several knives including my combat knives that have this exact type of BELT CLIP. They are made that way so with the metal belt clip you can put it on or off your belt without needing to take your belt off so this is actually a belt clip. Common sense tells you this knife is too big to be a boot knife which this knife is not. Anyone in military will say this has a belt clip.

@DonnieBAllDay 8 ай бұрын

Yeah..... Its a boot knife, but you keep going.

@guysmalley 4 жыл бұрын

For it’s purpose it’s great

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

Perfectly said. It can be great in a bar fight but not going to be confused as a camp knife.

@dannyguithues7327 5 ай бұрын

You should have thrown at a bail of hay and you would still have a knife 😂

@DonnieBAllDay 5 ай бұрын

you aren't lying

@Harleyrk99 Жыл бұрын

So is this a yes you recommend or no you do not knife?

@DonnieBAllDay Жыл бұрын

If used as its intended, a straight in and out of fleshy target, yes. If for hard use, no.

@Harleyrk99 Жыл бұрын

@@DonnieBAllDay Thanks boss, and thanks for take'n the time to review these products I will buy in confidence, for flesh only.

@John-do7hc 4 жыл бұрын

I have the Alaskan boot knife kind of small in the handle

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

This handle is on the small side, but it should be on a boot knife.

@palmettocynic8482 8 ай бұрын

Why would you throw your weapon away? Moving past that, the brass in the spine was a poor design idea as it weakens the over all blade. Looks pretty but IMO that's a design flaw.

@DonnieBAllDay 8 ай бұрын

The brass doesn't weaken the blade. Its glued over the top. It actually protects the blade and reduces vibration. as for throwing, many reasons to learn to throw.

@jamesmurray6348 4 жыл бұрын

That's a nice knife. You broke a great personal protection blade. I've got that one and I love it

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

It's awesome. They just sent me another one.

@jamesmurray6348 4 жыл бұрын

Now that's cool. That's a good company

@nathaniels4667 3 жыл бұрын

@Sckarekrow jealous much m8

@tangsoodoarnis4life 4 жыл бұрын

Yep we can only learn from our mistakes lol.

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

Some of us never learn. Haha

@jeffkodiac 4 жыл бұрын

I think it's United Cutlery Gil Hibben ?

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

United produces them, this an authenticated knife.

@jeffkodiac 4 жыл бұрын

@@DonnieBAllDay Sorry Donnie but it's not a real Gil Hibben .

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

No. If it was it would've cost $300

@tralfazz7579 3 жыл бұрын

Gil Hibben wrote books on knife throwing. Maybe read one?

@DonnieBAllDay 3 жыл бұрын

I promise you he didn't write a book about throwing this knife.

@scottm5972 4 жыл бұрын

Knives like that are too nice looking to truly use anyway unless you're using it to open a letter from the President or something and kinda remind me of Donald Sutherland when he looks over the troops in The Dirty Dozen: *Yes, yes, Colonel, they're very pretty. But can they fight?"*

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

I would trust this thing as a personal protection piece all day, every day.

@scottm5972 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, just don't throw it at him lol. Honestly though, even if its failure was a one in a million fluke, fact is, IT BROKE and you don't put your life in those hands. Trust a kabar and call it day. I put those through obscene shit, slammed through walls for murder holes, step ups and even being a prybar for adjusting my alternator lol. Better off with the devil you know than the one you don't. 🍻

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

Throwing it once at a man and throwing it at a tree over and over is no comparison really. But if I show you a tip broken off a KA-Bar, does that mean you'd never trust those? This was a shit happens circumstance. Put it in my hands in a knife fight and I'm still breathing at the end.

@wrathofmohawkindiansbloodi5859 3 жыл бұрын

I hate seeing a nice knife like that break lol. But you had to put it to the test.

@DonnieBAllDay 3 жыл бұрын

I'm with you

@wrathofmohawkindiansbloodi5859 3 жыл бұрын

@@DonnieBAllDay yes out of all your knives what's your favorite?

@DonnieBAllDay 3 жыл бұрын

@@wrathofmohawkindiansbloodi5859 dbad Preacher

@wrathofmohawkindiansbloodi5859 3 жыл бұрын

@@DonnieBAllDay I have 4 favorites my rambo first blood ( that on my side now) my buck 120 hunting knife . my old shrade welding hunting knife . And my original bowie knife . from the 50s or 60s.

@DonnieBAllDay 3 жыл бұрын

@@wrathofmohawkindiansbloodi5859 I have a gaggle of favorites from all shapes and styles.

@Raydar629 4 жыл бұрын

So you’re telling me this dude just does an unboxing for a $40 knife fresh out of the box and breaks it 20 minutes later throwing it into a tree... and he’s gonna repurpose it?!?! Repurpose my ass. That shit broke during shipping. That’s an amazon return. Have them replace it and don’t throw the next one into a tree lol

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

Well since it wasn't purchased from Amazon, I doubt they'd replace it. The knife was sent to me. And now, they sent me a new one.

@doublewayne1089 4 ай бұрын

COULDNT FIND A HAT THAT FITS ...LOL...LOL

@DonnieBAllDay 4 ай бұрын

LOL'd twice at your own bad joke? Your hat is too tight

@cleamilner6894 4 жыл бұрын

That blade cross-section looks like cinder block or some kind of stone, lol. Do they make these things out of beer cans?

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

It's a lot stronger than the video makes it seem like. Smashing into a tree over and over will eventually break a Mack truck.

@cleamilner6894 4 жыл бұрын

Donnie B All Day good point. It wasn’t designed to be a throwing knife.

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

No. It's a stabber

@user-zx5fo5xx3o 5 ай бұрын

thats from gil hibben spec metal in the magnum. the aren't all 240 , learn your metallurgy D B : ) its wht boot knife broke, high carbon

@vergaoneverga 3 жыл бұрын

no boot?

@DonnieBAllDay 3 жыл бұрын

Boot?

@adriandeshazo7291 Жыл бұрын

Please redesign this knife please

@DonnieBAllDay Жыл бұрын

Just a dagger, but I could recreate it

@user-zx5fo5xx3o 5 ай бұрын

thats from gil hibben spec metal in the magnum. the aren't all 240 , learn your metallurgy D B : ) its why boot knife broke, high carbon goofy donnie

@a661992 3 жыл бұрын

Gross abuse lol it’s not meant for the abuse you gave it. But, it’s a cheap copy of Gil’s customs United Cutlery are mostly wall hangers

@DonnieBAllDay 3 жыл бұрын

Some of them you can really bang with

@a661992 3 жыл бұрын

@@DonnieBAllDay yeah then they break

@DonnieBAllDay 3 жыл бұрын

@@a661992 Some, but not all. Some are work horses. I prove it

@markhoffman4587 Жыл бұрын

Only real junk knives break like this..

@DonnieBAllDay Жыл бұрын

We can test that. This knife is made for a single purpose. Poke straight through the skin, pull straight back out. They sent me a new one. You can volunteer some skin if you stand by that. But, no. Definitely not good for hard use overall. You aren't lying.

@richardbarton750 4 жыл бұрын

not a true Hibben........Made in China

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

Of course it's made in China. No one is to believe that GH sits around and produces a hundred thousand pieces in his shop. He outsources. His design, to his specs.

@Slender099 4 жыл бұрын

First

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

You even beat me

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

indeed

@crashdummy40 4 жыл бұрын

Junk. Yes it's bad.. It's junk like a fail hibben knife. How to fix = toss in trash.

@DonnieBAllDay 4 жыл бұрын

Bad for what? As a bushcraft/survival knife? I can agree. But bad as the boot knife it's meant to be? I'll give you a chance to prove it if you think it wont go through your skin.

@crashdummy40 4 жыл бұрын

@@DonnieBAllDay so will my 3$ steak knife. Are you going to stick that in your boot? As a supposed well known custom knife maker id expect quality. None present.

@DonnieBAllDay 3 жыл бұрын

@@crashdummy40 The well known custom knife maker didn't make this, he designed it. One made by him is a different animal.