Bark River Knives Bravo 1.5
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- Bark River Knives Bravo 1.5
The Bark River Knives Bravo 1.5 is a heavily requested variation of the best-selling Bravo 1. The only real difference between this and the original Bravo 1 is that the blade has been lengthened to 5.8 inches.
The added length brings a new dimension to the knife's usefulness, moving the balance forward. The Bravo 1.5 is a comfortable companion in bushcrafting, survival and general utility use. The longer blade excels at batoning.
This version of the Bravo 1.5 is made in CPM 3V steel.
Specifications:
Overall Length: 11 inches
Blade Length: 5.8 inches
Blade Thickness: .217 inch
Blade Steel: 3V
Made in USA
High-quality Leather Sheath Included
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I have the Bravo 1.5, rampless in A2. 3+ years and going strong. Butchers deer, carves netting needles, feather sticks, tent pegs and performs every other camp duty from slicing and dicing veggies and meat to batoning with grain and cross grain. Pot hanger notches, mortise, and dove tail are no problem either. Responds beautifully to water stones and charged leather stropping. Sheath still holding strong as well and gives multiple attachment options. Beeswax treated leather myself which gave it rich color to match the nicely done cocobolo scales. This knife IS for me. Usually team it up with a Large Case Stockman and an axe. Great choice for a high performance-heavy-bush blade.
+Pete Privitere Good to hear feedback. Thanks.
Rockin' kit set-up.
The Bravo 1.5 is one of my favorite Bark River designs!
+Gunslinger454 It's a solid blade for sure.
I use the Bravo 1.5 with a saw and tomahawk combo here in the KY. woodlands. I have grown to love the 1.5 very much. If you are not used to convex grinds it can be tricky, but if you give it a chance--learn the carving angles you will find it is a hell of a wood carver. It chops well in a pinch also as John has shown here. It is a great all around woods/camp/secondary weapon for sure....I think it is worthy of being called a "survival knife". I can say mine has never let me down, and sometimes I am not nice to my tools....just oil it up if you take a dip in the river or whatever. It should last a lifetime.Oh-----and my spine throws sparks from a ferro-rod very well.Built many, many fires with it.
Best production fixed blades, in my opinion. 3V is also the best field steel, in my opinion, soft enough to roll instead of chip but tough enough to do a lot of work before lining the edge up again. I prefer the thumb ramp, since I put my thumb in front of it for fine work with the Bravo 2. The pinecone resin handles are my favorites. The strap goes behind the retention slot, so it won't be cut. A Light My Fire Army firesteel fits perfectly in the firesteel loop. Perfect sheaths on the Bravo, again, in my opinion.
+Jeremy Madsen Thanks for commenting and watching Jeremy.
I am glad you showed this knife, as BR makes awesome blades. You can order with or without the thumb ramp or jimping. The convex grind is the strongest grind, and a little stropping is all you need to keep it sharp. My BR sheath looks similar to yours, but mine has a place that holds the strap back when sheathing the knife to avoid cutting it. Thanks again!
Thanks for checking in.
I love that you put the knifes to practical use based on there design. Thanks
We try to keep it real on the channel. Folks work hard for their money and I want you to see the items up close and being used.
Heck of a chopper! Love 3V steel. I won't say anything about the grind as I'm sure it has already been commented on. Nice review.
Great video, it’s actually not a thumb ramp, you place your index finger in front of the ramp for precision cuts, it’s also sharp jimping because it’s your ferro striker instead of the spine. 👍
Uhhhh.....no. Fail.
Scandi? It's convex!
Your correct! Thanks for pointing out..
Best grind there is. Bark River knows how it's done!
LOL the sheath has a way to not cut the retention strap on the sheath in your
hand and many others... its the half circle notch next to the strap...
I think he misspoke he knows the difference
You test a lot of blades but you dont know the difference between scandi and convex grinds nor do you realise when they say “high impact toughness” they are referring to its resistance to chipping or rolling rather than how the steel transmits vibration to the hand when chopping 😂
If you use a convex grind from BR you will love it. Just strop it to sharpen. The sheath is top quality as well. A beautiful, functional package. Thanks for showing it.
Excellent knife indeed. Had to get on of my own and after testing it out myself ill say it chops and batons like a champ and all i have to do to maintain the 3v blade is strop it, thats it!!!!
Still one of the best heavy camp knives out there. Great review!!!
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Your thumb goes in front of the ramp not behind. That part is designed to strike your ferro rod on the jimping.
Bark River just makes excellent, high quality knives! Great Review Sir!
Thanks for watching.
Excellent bit on this knife! Great product and review Jon!
That's one beautiful playground you got there Jon, the blade ain't bad either.
Thank you sir.
i got mine a week or so ago the exact same knife as this only sheath was black and right out of the box i tried a firesteel the spine is good and sharp all kinds of sparks my first barkriver definetly not my last
Yeah, so there is a small notch in the sheath where you can place the strap. I agree, 3V is my favorite steel, I have it in a Barkie Bushcrafter and the steel is insanely durable. Just watch out for micro chips in the edge.
Good stuff brother.
I talked to the guy who makes those sheaths at sharp shooter sheaths he said the same thing I have a bravo 1.5 and never knew that
Excellent video Jon! Glad you enjoyed the knife. Many congratulations on your recent milestone my friend, you deserve it!
Thanks Joe! I really love the handles on the Bravo. They felt really good.
Nice knife and excellent review! And the video quality is exceptional
Thanks Bryan.
people can say what they want but no one makes a better knife. there is no knife i have more confidence in than my bark river knives.
Thanks for watching.
cool knife. id like to test out the bark river kephart. i busted out laughing when the pine cone dropped and ye were all: "im losing my props here." good stuff, jon!
Thanks James. I try to keep it light hearted..
i ordered a bark river yesterday on dlt tradeing its a 1.50 and u never noticed till i looked at your video a few times jon but i ordered this exact one the handle color is the same and the steel choice is also i was looking at your video just now and realised it this is my first bark river there pricey it cost me a few dollars short of 400 canadian
+al arsenault Thanks for watching.
Nice
Yea old video and I'm not going through all the xomments but, it's a convex grind.....not a scandi. With that said, I do need to get the 1.5. I have the bravo 1 and it's a beautiful knife
Nice review. Bark Rivers are a little pricey, but they come with lifetime warrenties and are excellent knives. Just as an FYI and public service announcement, if you don't like jimping or ramps, they'll remove the ramp and smooth it out flush with the rest of the spine without jimping on the Bravo if you ask them to.
+Atro785 Good stuff thanks for sharing.
***** anytime. Good review. Thanks for the video
Nice review and awesome looking blade.
Great review Jon. That knife is a beast.
+Blue Mountain Bushcraft and Outdoors Thanks Mike. We had a fun time filming this video.
Jon, great review. I have to get you to test my new Bark River Bushcrafter, the Impala Jimped model. It's $349, CPM3V, and I hadn't had time to review it. Lol, hope you can meet up soon. Take care!!!
+BlackRifle Survival lets do this.
Say Heah John, Yeah having the Bravo 1.5 in 3V for alittle while, I teamed it up with my 2Hawks Warbeast Tomahawk and my Wicked Tough Saw for a excellent Trio, and ALL are American made. ,, .
Nice pairing.
Thanx You, I also can use my 2Hawks Double Bit Hatchet or my 24" Council Wood Craft Pack Axe or my G. B. Small Forest Axe or my 17" H. B. Agdor, the last two I have axe holsters or the side of my Mexpedition Kodiak Gearsling has straps that fit those two, The Council I have the Heavy Duty Sheath and Sling, The Warbeast and the Double Bit have their own custom sheaths, Plus I have other filding saw's too. ,, .. ,, .
Oh, and I picked N. E. and I won. ,, .
Thats a really nice blade,i love bark river.And at the end those bugs were insane,they were swarmin you pretty bad
+John Harmon We were chasing a thunder storm that was coming in. It was a crazy day.
great video as always I love that knife
+coolkid survival Thank you.
Hello again john
Welcome back
Ty
If you are not in love with the ramp.just buy the field version.
Also, Joe started a fire using the spine of the knife. You can strike a Fero Rod with it. In any case thanks for the video John high quality as always.
+Bluegrass Survival 👍🏻👊🏻
Bluegrass Survival
Yes sir mine also i have exactly the same knife even same color scales and i find the spine is real sharp lol
I believe it's a full height con vex grind.... not a scandi!
It’s actually a high Sabre grind per the owner of BRK 👊🏼
nice blade! the quality of the video looks great too!
+Jarhead6 Thank you. We're working hard to step up the channel.
Great review bro, seems BR is really stepping it up as far as dsign especially in the sheath department.
+Lone Survivor It was my first Bark River review. I was really impressed with this knife.
sweet blade
+Roberto Mora Thanks Robert.
+Wingman115 your welcome
nice
+Sem Dijkstra Thanks for watching.
Nice Blade made in Michigan. My home state
+live4wild Cool stuff. Thanks for watching.
Also, grats on hitting 30k subscribers.
beautiful blade my friend grwarmt video!
Thank you sir.
hahah i just noticed how crappy my typing was. obviously i meant great...
Good job bro
+Sharpblade Thank you.
jon they offer kdex sheaths i looked at one when i ordered 52 dollars us with a firesteel loop but i hate that the price i paid i also like leather but i wish they gave you the choice i know the ambush knives you get a choice but bark river no i had to talk myself into pulling the trigger on buying it but i feel better after your review for 400 it should be able to cut and baton by itself lol thankyou for an awesome review as always
+al arsenault 👍🏻👊🏻
I'd give it a 3 because of the lack of a 90 degree spine and because I absolutely HATE Bark River's sheaths
Say Heah John, I'm a step ahead of you on this one, Infact I have the Bravo 1 and the Bravo 1.5 both in the 3V, Yeah, It's a start for my Bark River 3V set, My A2 set have the Green Ghost Jade G-10 handles, My new set in 3V are in Black G-10. As far as a bush craft knife granted it's not like my 3V Skookum Bush Tool, which is more of a carver, But as a bush craft tool all around, Yeah the Bravo 1.5 rocks, I'm talking fire prep, camp choirs, and defenetly I could think of alot more that wouldn't hold a candle to it in a survival situation which I include as bush craft. Yeah, I think you underrated the knife. You gave it a 5 out of 10 right, WoW, I use this knife and I rate it alot higher, Maybe it's not the Navy Seal 550, But it's not bad at all.
+paulie 4x 👍🏻👊🏻 Take care my friend.
got a 5 of 5 not 5 of 10... you not listening,?, to busy typing crap
Heh heh heh Can you read lips, Then read this (picture Paul'ie give Poop'De' Poop the rasberries) heh heh heh
Pretty tough, how much was this particular bark river,I know some can be a bit pricey.
Not sure on the price. It’s been awhile since I shot that video.
@@Wingman115 ,check out blue Mountain bushcraft, that's where I first saw these awesome knives an I was sold .
Hi, trying to decide between the Bravo 1.25 and 1.5. From your use, would you keep the 1.5 or go with the 1.25?
I've only ever held and tested the 1.5. I can't speak to which one is better.
Hi. Which handle material and color is this, please? You say it's linen micarta but they look very different from those shown here
it's really green and black G-10
the sheath has a little ut out for u to tuck the strap behind so it is out of the way
Good stuff thanks for sharing.
Can the grizzly also do the same tip test with the thin tip
When's the give away for that beauty?
No give away on this blade it was on loan.. My buddy would be upset for sure. LOL
Where's the choil?
Come on Wingman, your looking right at the blade. It's Convex, not Scandi, LOL.
LOL even the mighty Wingman messes up once in awhile.. LOL
Ten Four :-) Keep up the great work. Love your videos.
Wingman115 It’s a Convex not a Scandi grind there’s a curve to the grind as a convex has not a flat V 0° angle edge. There’s a huge difference.
The ramp can be ground off just ask. Also you show in your pics that the belt loop has a loop holder so the knife doesn’t cut the strap. Unlike what you stated that’s literally what the c shaped cutout is on the loop and why the strap is cut from the back of the loop and not the front of the loop. Please make a note in the video to correct these things.
correction!! convex grind, not scandi
Must have been the flies buzzing had me all messed up.. LOL
it looks like a oversized kitchen knife maybe made with stronger steel
+Ed Able All the better to butter your toast. Lol thanks for watching.
Since when the hell do you make videos, you should have told me before Now!
+Tex Grebner Outdoors LOL sorry.
How much does it cost?
+Mike Mcmillan Company link in the video description.
Convex grind, not scandi.
its a convex grind...moras have scandi grinds
ow and it has a way not to cut the strap...it has a slot on the main body where it gets stuck...cheers
+Onix Pyro Thanks for the info.
+Onix Pyro must have been the flies swarming. Lol thanks
no close up view of the knife, just talks.
have one in 3v love it thanx wingnut oops wingman jk lol
+real metis LOL your welcome.
lol
lunghezza lama
someones gonna get hurt with kinife technique like that...Jesus H MiGillicuddy
Definitely not a scandi grind
You might want to watch the video again. 😂😂
There is a notch on the sheath a couple of inches above the ferro rod holder for tucking the closing strap into when taking the knife out , you really should do some research before making a video.
Lol ok.
Yes, there is a notch but it would have been better to secure it with a strap covering the handle like in the Lionsteel M4.
Anyway is an excellent review, showing the knife capabilities and not only showing the knife.
Overrated knife it might look good but nothing an Esee, Ontario or kabar can't do. If chopping wood is what you want get a 5160 and spend the money in some good pack or tent just my 2 cents.
Not sure I agree. I have a couple of esees and a kabar. The bark river is always the first one I pick up when going into the woods. Much more comfortable handle better steel and better grind. Doesn’t rust like the others too. Just an all round better knife.