Over the years our Pendleton Hunters have become enormously popular, and while we think they are reasonably priced, many have asked us for a more affordable Pendleton that will accommodate just about anyone's budget.
So we got together with Lloyd and designed a knife we call the Pendleton Lite Hunter. In appearance it strongly resembles the rest of the family with a drop point blade, modest guard, hollowed bolster area and a flared butt to aid retention. The only major changes were the adoption of more affordable German 4116 Stainless steel and the use of polypropylene instead of Kraton for the handle.
In our testing it got straight A's in the field as it is equally adept at field dressing and skinning, held a decent edge, was easy to sharpen, and proved to be tough as nails.
If you're looking for a very affordable hunting/utility knife that comes with a Secure-Ex sheath and delivers more than your money's worth in performance and value look no further than the Pendleton Lite.
Nice, light, sturdy knife. Have a few Moras very similar size, with carbon blade. Similar sheath as well. This blade seems twice as thick and the metal is stainless. I'd take this one if I had to choose.
I use this for bushcraft, whittling, gardening, and chores around the yard (0.5 acres). It is even light enough for backpacking, but haven't taken it very far yet. This is an awesome knife for the money. It does everything I've thrown at it (including some medium-level abuse), keeps an edge, sharpens well when needed, and is a general work horse. My single gripe (that was an easy fix) was the slippery handle. Without gloves, this is simply dangerous when wet or even in sweaty palms. The fix: I just added some topography with a hack saw and viola! it has transformed into my absolute favorite fixed blade outside my kitchen. In fact, with some light sanding, the handle material that was formerly stupid-slippery has transformed into an almost leather like texture. Love it!
I'm not a huge fan of Cold Steel but I have to commend them on the Pendleton Lite Hunter! It comes pretty sharp out of the box and edge retention is good. The handle is quite comfortable and the overall design is outstanding; it avoids a problem common to small knives, namely having a handle to short for the blade. I'd rather have a 6" knife with a 2" blade and a 4" handle than 3" of each.The only minor quibble I have is that the sheath is kind of cheap and sucky. But if it was kydex or something like that it would probably be a $25 knife instead of $16, so I can accept it.Overall this is a whole lot of knife for not a lot of money.
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