You are correct Bob , thanks for the comment!

I’m not familiar with that one, we’ll check it out! Thanks for commenting!

@@NorthwestKnives YEA IS A SMKW ONLY TOPS ITEM. (SHORT VERSION) I WAS DOING A 20 BLADE "CHOP OFF" OF OTHER BRANDS VS MY 5 LARGE BARK RIVER "BIG CHOPPERS". GOT VARIOUS BUDGET AND NOT SO BUDGET IEMS.FOUND THE BASECAMP PARANG BY ACCIDENT OR DUMB LUCK. BEING 100% HONEST I GOT IT JUST TO MAKE FUN OF OVERPRICED SO SO DESIGN AND QUALITY TOPS....TURNS OUT I REALLLLLY LIKED IT. PRICE WAS (THEN) 200 BUCKS. I MESSAGED TOPS ABOUT HOW (LIKE OTHER TOPS STUFF) IT WAS WAAAAY OVER PRICED FOR JUST 1095 WHEN YOU CAN GET A2 OR CPM 3V FOR THE SAME PRICE PER POUND (BARK RIVER IN THIS CASE) YADDA YADDA SOME HIGH RANKED PERSON AT TOPS ACTUALLY GOT BACK TO ME (MORE OR LESS) :YOU KNOW..IT IS OLD TECH 1095,WE HAVE THE BEST 1095 HEAT TREAT/CRYO IN THE GAME (THEY MIGHT, IT IS UNUSALLY GOOD 1095) 200 FOR THIS MEDIUM/BIG CHOPPER MAY BE OFF. 3 DAYS LATER SMKW HAD IT FOR 129.99 ! ( MAY BE 135 NOW,NOT SURE.I DONT CHECK) ANYWAY IT IS MY ONLY TOPS ITEM ( HAVE TESTED ,GOD...20+ KNIVES FROM THEM ( MOST LARGE(EL CHETE ECT ECT)) ODDLY I USE IT OFTEN,EVEN OVER MY BRK STUFF. IT IS JUST THE RIGHT SHAPE, HANDLE,WEIGHT AND LENGTH.CAME SHARP(I MODDED THE QUITE DECENT SHEALTH) THE STEEL DOES HOLD A SHOCKINGLY GOOD EDGE FOR 1095, ITS QUITE TOUGH FROM MY (NOW,20 HOURS OF USE) NEVER NEEDED TO SHARPEN,JUST STROP. I DISLIKE TOPS, A LOT.AT 1/2 THE PRICE IT WOULD BE BETTER .TODAY WE JUST HAVE BETTER MADE STUFF WITH MUCH BETTER MATS. I DONT CARE ABOUT PRICE I JOKED ON MY STREAM THAT THEY MADE THIS THING GREAT..BY DUMB LUCK OR BY ACCIDENT. HELL,SOMEONE HAS TO WIN THE LOTTERY OR GET HIT BY LIGHTNING. ANYWAY, F'N FANTASTIC PRICE. 130-ISH IS A GREAT PRICE FOR THIS TOOL.FOR A (NOT BUDGET LIKE SAY A KERSHAW CAMP 10) I WOULD CALL IT UHH MEDIUM BUDGET...NOTHING IS BETTER. FACT SEMPER FI GUNNY **WOW THIS WAS LONG. I DID NOT PLAN THAT =p **TESTED THIS ALSO VS QUITE A FEW AXES/HATCHETS WITH A 10-15 INCH HANDLE ...COSTING 25-250 BUCKS....IT OUT CHOPPED THEM ALL VS LARGE WOOD ( FOR A HATCHET SIZE TOOL) ( AND OTHER YARD WORK) STAYED SHARPER,GOD..4-5 X LONGER. DONT MEAN TO RANT,ITS RARE TO GET A TOOL(OR ANYTHING) IN THAT VERY RARE SWEET-SPOT OF QUALITY/PRICE AND DESIGN ! ASSUMING YOU GET WHY A PARANG IS THAT EXACT SHAPE ...AND HOW TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THAT FACT

@@NorthwestKnives FYI TESTED THE STORM.STEEL QUALITY WAS GOOD (FOR 1095) BUT I DISLIKED IT AS USEFULL TOOL FOR SO MANY REASONS