Bark River Bravo 1 3V LT

Satoshi Y.  ★★★★★

I recived Bravo LT yesterday(Order #18511). Thank you very much for quick response.
I'm not a hunter and use knife to do bushcraft only. I can't decide to buy Bravo for long time. But I watched video on YouTube.("virtuovice" channel) He explained differnce about Bravo and Bravo LT. I decided to buy Bravo LT.
Bravo LT is easy to grip and stable in my hand. I compared Bravo LT with Aurora 3V handle. Both handle are easy to grip. I can make feather stick easily. The shallow convex is very good. Blade thickness(4mm) is enough to do bushcraft in Japan. This knife is reliable. As many people say, Bravo is very good. Along with Aurora 3V, Bravo LT is masterpiece. Handle shape is excellent and thin blade is nice slicer.
If Bravo 1.25 LT is released, I personally think Bravo 1.25 LT will be hot item.

David R.  ★★★★★

I -have- had problems with symmetry on BRK's bevels in the past, requiring a very time-consuming re-profiling effort... But this Bravo 1 3V LT Hunter was Spot On. No detail had been overlooked. I had no need to remove any secondary edge/bevel. It was perfect! Strait to the strop and it's ready to glide through paper without a sound. I took it with me to the lake and did a little carving on some driftwood. I figured, 'with this thinner blade stock; surely it'll require at least a little stropping before it handles paper the way it did prior to the driftwood'...Nope! Two hours of steadily carving in driftwood logs had seemingly zero effect on this blade, despite it being the LT ver! I was pretty impressed. It feels like a Gunny Hunter, but meant for bigger hands.. I love it! I -highly- recommend the BRK Bravo 1 3V LT Hunter.

Janusz A.  ★★★★★

As usual it's high quality product and excellent service.

Adam S.  ★★★★★

The Bark River Bravo 1 lt is perfect. I absolutely love the EEP treatment on the sheath. And thank you so much Mary for helping fix my order. I will absolutely use DLT again soon.

Tsuyosh M.  ★★★★★

Bravo 1 3V is good knife. Bravo 1 3V is best balance very good knife.

Kurt F.  ★★★★★

Cuts like fine steel. Feels great in the hand. Will last for generations write this one in your will.

Kristian  ★★★★

I have a regular Bravo 1 and I recently purchased the Bravo 1 3V LT Hunter from DLT trading. I've now used both of them on large deer (+300lb live weight) and can report more thoroughly on their performance. First, the reason I did not give it 5 stars. The micro-bevel that these knives come with from the factory are annoying. I admit they come straight out of the box very sharp - sharper in fact than pretty much any factory made knife I have tried. However, removal of the micro-bevel takes the edge to a different level. I use Shapton Ha no Kuromaku and Naniwa Chosera stones for re-profiling and sharpening. The second reason is that the grinds are not perfect. I have 4 Bark River knives and, without fail, they have some low spots in the grind. At this price point I would expect excellent symmetry and no low spots. Maybe I am to demanding, but there you go. Now on to the good points.

The LT Hunter version has a MUCH better geometry for hunting than the "regular" Bravo 1. This is still a very heavy duty knife with good heft and balance but the decrease in spine thickness makes it much nicer for hunting. Many superlatives and adjectives have been used to describe sharpness of an edge, so I won't try anything new - suffice to say that the 3V steel on this knife takes a fantastic edge, far better than any true stainless steel. I remove the micro bevel with stones (and I should point out here that without this step you wouldn't even notice the aforementioned low spots) and then bring the edge to a very sharp level before stropping. Everyone who has looked at this knife has been very impressed with the edge.

Edge holding is very good indeed - better than A2. However, don't get caught up in the internet videos - while this steel is very tough, it will still suffer from micro chips and rolls if abused. Again, much better than A2, 1095 or any stainless steels, but it is not indestructible. The 3V LT had some minor chips and rolls after I pried the lower jaws apart on a deer (being very rough in order to see how it would hold up) and accidentally dropped it on a concrete floor. At that point I had dressed, skinned and deboned a very large deer with it, skinned and 1/4-ed a second deer and it was still very sharp, save for the noted damage from abuse and the accident. I was shocked and very pleased at how easily the rolls and chips came out with the stones.

The small drop point is also nice for a hunting knife. The radius on the drop wasn't perfect, but it was acceptable. The fact that the knife is rampless is also nice. I find the ramp on the regular Bravo 1 to be too "pointy" - it can dig into your finger/thumb. I initially thought jimping would be nice on this knife, but after using it on game I am neutral. Jimping would be OK, but not necessary.

Overall a very balanced, properly sized knife for big game hunting. The steel takes an excellent edge and I've had no issues with corrosion or staining. My humble suggestion to Bark River - remove the micro-bevel at the factory and improve the consistency and symmetry of the blade. Perhaps that is nit-picking but at this price point we are encroaching on hand made knives from numerous craftsmen which do not suffer from such concerns.

Thanks to DLT for excellent service.

Andrew R.  ★★★★★

This Bravo 1 LT Hunter is a performer. Out of the box it was very sharp and felt perfect in the hand. Shortly After purchased I used it to skin and process two 150+ LB Feral Hogs which have very thick and tough skin. Afterwards, it still sliced paper better than most. This is my new workhorse, pushing my other hunting knives into niche tasks. I am left with a great impression of BRK for the product, and DLT Trading for the quality selection and hasty delivery. Thanks guys

Mitsuyuki Y. ★★★★★

1 Bravo 3v Hunter Blue&Gold Eldrl Burl-Mosaic Pins which I bought is splendid. I respect the American who made this knife.

Grunde L. ★★★★★

My knife was sent back to BRK for a full height grind, which I like allot. It's an excellent knife, and I think it's very likely that this knife will be my go-to knife for most outdoors activities.

The knife is very solid build, the ergonomics of the handle is just great and the blade shape and thickness makes it a fantastic all-purpose knife.

The reason I can't give it 5 stars is the same issue I have with all the 4 BRK knives I've purchased this year.
1) It was not sharp out of the box (has a small secondary micro bevel which one have to remove).
2) Uneven grinding, this is hard to see "out of the box" but once you start sharpening it, it' easy to see. Also the "lower part" of the edge (close to the handle) on my Bravo 1 lt is not straight but has a small "bulge".

One have to look closely to see these faults, and in practical use it doesn't matter at all. Still, for that price I can't give 5 stars...

Keith S.  ★★★★★

A knife of this size, to me, is a food prep and detail cutting task tool (notching, feather sticks, etc.). The thickness of the Bravo LT, coupled with the thinly tapered edge, make this a remarkably efficient slicer and utility knife. The 3V steel has also proven itself highly resistant to chipping or rolling, even after I substantially thinned the final edge to eliminate the micro-bevel. I’ve also found the steel far more resistant to rust than I expected from tool steel. All in all, I have no complaints; it's a remarkably good blade.

Katuhiro T.  ★★★★★

Bravo 1 of A2 · S35VN also in possession , I was surprised with the sharpness is different to here, but had been the forecast .
Thin , I think that going to use as the main knife is very easy to use in the camp , etc. Thanks to the lighter . It was a good shopping !

Norishige Y.  ★★★★★

It was selling in Japan but I bought in this site as reasonable price. Next, I will buy the Elmax. Naturally, I will buy in this site!