Acta Non Verba M500 Anthropoid DLC Fixed Blade Reviews

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When designing the Acta Non Verba M500 ANTHROPOID knife, AnV explored the heritage of the iconic Fairbairn-Sykes knife. They had always found its distinctive shape very impressive. That is why AnV decided to combine this timeless design with a full tang construction, and came up with this modern tribute to the classic.
The massive 6mm thick blade of ELMAX powder steel is finished with a DLC coat. The guard is crafted from a single piece of thichk stainless steel thus creating a completely safe grip. This is matched by a machined 3D handle made of G10, furnished with strong jimping along the edge. Thanks to this combination, you will always have your M500 fully under control. The handle's base is equipped with a glassbreaker pommel.
The self-locking Kydex MOLLE sheath ensures that this knife is comfortable to carry. Thanks to the MOLLE clips, you can easily mount your M500 to your belt, backpack, or vest.

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“I like daggers. I have quite a few. This is by far the very best production dagger I have ever handled, let alone owned. Is it expensive? Yes. Is it the best fixed blade knife ever made? Maybe, if you like daggers.”

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Posted 7 months ago

“I bought this because I am a serious collector, and I appreciate good design and quality.I have a Spartan similar knife which was more money and there is in my opinion a commensurate difference in quality.However this knife is very good indeed, with a perfectly symetrical blade, one has to use a fair bit of muscle to pull it out of it's kydex scabbard, which is good for knife retention. This will never be used it is for collectors only in my view.”

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Posted 7 months ago

“I bought this because of it's Fairburn/Sykes connection, anyone looking at it for any other reason should reappraise their motivation.It is not as good as the Spartan V14 version, which can be bought on this site, it is expensive but the level of engineering that one is paying for is high and that costs.This knife is still very good though, it is very difficult to produce a blade that is 100% equal sided - too lengthy to go into here.It has the same problem that the V14 version had in WW2 in that the handle is too small a diameter and this causes the knife to turn in the hand when it becomes wet usually as a result of it being covered in water ******.With the M500 the designers have tried to get around this issue by covering it in a gritty non slip surface, probably with some success. However if I were a SF ops which of course I am not, it would not be my choice of blade to carry for use as a last resort.There are plenty of better knives available that SF people will be well aware of, interesting that one often sees guys going up the rear ramp with another knife fixed to their belt or back pack or molle system.The M500 has a nice long blade but it is a bit thin, the trade off of course the reduced weight that would be detrimental to the superb balance. They have now brought out an almost identical knife, but with a shorter blade, it would be interesting to compare the two.As an item of beauty to admire this knife is first class, but as a knife to use in practical heavy situations, it is almost useless, IMO and there are far better knives on this site especially for the money that would be far superior. So as an item of beauty and of great engineering to admire, it is first class but as a knife to be used for tasks other than letter opening etc it would be a waste of hard earned cash.Nothing lost though, as I say there are numerous other knives on the excellent Hennie site to choose instead. Just give them a ring and they have excellent staff who will advise you.”

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Posted 7 months ago

“I collect daggers so have had my eye on this for a while, it's exactly as expected, a high quality very collectable knife, my only criticism is that for a premium knife brand I find the packaging from ANV a bit naff, other than that I'm glad I brought it.”

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Posted 7 months ago