hey everyone David C Anderson here coming at you from the woods behind the
KnifeCenter and today we're looking at a classic pattern from LT Wright Knives
the recently reintroduced Trekker let's check it out so for those of you that
know the history of LT Wright knives before that company was formed LT was
actually one half of Blind Horse Knives but this design actually predates those
Blind Horse days this is a knife that LT designed to be his go-to hunting big
game knife whether he was heading out just for an afternoon hunt or heading
out on horseback into Wyoming for up to a week he wanted a larger knife that
could get all of his big jobs done if you just take a quick glance at this
knife it does bear a little bit of resemblance to the LT Wright GNS knife
but there are a few differences the handle shape of course is very similar
from the profile but it's a bit more streamlined from the top it's a nice
roomy grip my hands fit very well and I tend to wear a size large work glove but
the thing that makes this knife extra capable is a blade length it's about
four and three-quarters of an inch so larger than their classic GNS or Genesis
models we also get a little bit more belly here at the tip as well as a full
flat grind which is gonna make this a little more versatile than a Scandi
grind which might be good for just bushcraft stuff whereas this knife could
handle anything from hunting and skinning food prep as well as some wood
processing bushcraft and wood craft the steel on these knives are AEB-L
stainless which is a Swedish steel with a very fine grain structure you do get a
very high edge stability thanks to that grain structure it also allows it to
take a wickedly fine edge very easily and yet it still holds that edge very
well you also get a very high degree of toughness from this blade as well even
though it's only 1/8 of an inch thick this is extremely durable and can be
even used to split wood if you need it to of course being a stainless steel
you're not gonna have to worry as much about corrosion but it doesn't feel like
a stainless steel when you're sharpening or using it I've said a number of times
that this really is the stainless steel you want if you are a carbon steel
fanatic and in some testing scenarios this steel actually compares very
favorably to 52100 in terms of its performance and that tells you all you
need to know about right there going back to the handles a
little bit they definitely have the strength and stability to back up that
phenomenal blade you can see it's secured here by a couple of fisheye
bolts but that's just the mechanical attachment they also use a high-strength
two ton epoxy which really melds those scales onto the tang of the knife means
they're not going anywhere and even if they did the lifetime warranty they'll
be able to take care of that for you we've got a few different handle options
available right now this one is the green micarta with orange liners and we
really like micarta as a handle material for an outdoors knife because not only
does it feel good it also looks nice and natural it
doesn't look like a super synthetic material and then once it is wet it
actually feels a little bit grippier in use it's not gonna get slick like some
other handle materials might not only do they grip well but the contours are very
nice all these knives are made by hand and they contour these over perfectly so
that there's no hot spots another handle option that we've got right now if you
want a little bit more grip than the standard smooth micarta is a mountain
finish natural canvas version this knife has a hand scalloped finish which does
add some grip but you don't have to worry too much about those hot spots it
may look a little more aggressive but it actually feels quite good and it's not
so aggressive that it is gonna pinch or blister your hand if you want one that's
a little bit more fancy this is my personal favorite of the batch we've got
and this is the version with maple paper richlight handles as a material this
richlight is very similar to paper micarta which allows it to take a very
nice matte finish that looks really good and it's contrasted very nicely by these
thick natural micarta liners of course no outdoors knife is going to be
complete without a good sheath system and this nice leather sheath is made by
JRE Industries for L.T. Wright Knives features a very thick 8 ounce leather dyed brown
with a pouch style friction fit carries of the knife nice and deep and
especially once it's broken in it's gonna fit even better and you're not
gonna have to worry about that falling out got a fire steel attachment here on
the side which will accommodate a 3/8 inch Ferro rod that means you have
everything you need to take with you and start your fires and you don't even need
to carry a scraper with knives because of the spine of these
knives do offer a crisp 90-degree edge so that you can take that along your
Ferro rod and shower sparks with no problem there's also two ways to carry
this knife it does come with a dangler attachment which allows you to thread
your belt through here and that's especially helpful when you're carrying
a pack with a wide hip belt or if you're carrying it in cold weather and you're
wearing a longer coat this helps it to hang lower so you can still access your
knife easily but if you prefer your knife to ride a little bit higher you
can remove that dangler or you can simply fold it underneath because that
included loop is large enough to accommodate very large belt still
whether you like a thin canvas belt or a heavy-duty gun belt you're gonna be able
to fit that no problem so it's clear that this trekker from L.T. Wright knives
has performance to spare but what really makes it special is some of the history
behind this knife as I said this design does predate the Blind Horse Knives days
and it goes all the way back to the early years of LT Wright's knife making
career originally these were very rare he only made about 20 of these back in
the day but they've always been kicking around as something that's very popular
and sought-after often commanding really high prices on the used market last year
LT decided to dig this knife out of the vaults and bring a limited edition run
back just for the Pout House members and if you don't know the Pout House that's
LT Wright's private forum that you can find from their website and originally
this could only be gotten if you were a member of the Pout House but now we're
happy to be able to bring a selection of these to the wider market because this
is a design that we think deserves to see the light of day and everyone needs
to have one so whether you're looking for a big-game hunting knife or just an
all-around great outdoors and survival knife
these Trekkers are sure to fit the bill if you like what you see here and want
to get your hands on one click the link in the description below to head over to
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