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 Posted: Sat Mar 21st, 2009 10:35 am
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e.avery



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 I started this as a review of the MercWorks Orian and it wound up being an opportunity to take some pics of some of my spare knives.

The Orion's specs
Dimensions: 7 1/2" x .210"
Blade length: 3 3/4"
• Handcrafted in the USA
• S30V
• RC 58
• Cyrogenically Treated
• Micarta Handle
• Patented

It is marketed as a small utility knife that is ideal for hunters, fisherman, and for undercover operations.  I see this knife as being a great back up blade.

My greatest problem with the blade design is the upper clip will need to be sharpened from the tip to the mid point.  They did not sharpen it to allow the upper edge to be used as a contact surface allowing you to choke up on the knife.

Not a bad knife for the $375 dollar asking price.  You can search around on and save a dollar or 2 but your wait time for the knife will go up exponentially.

Orian (Top with Kydex sheath), Vorax (Middle), and Equatorian (Bottom)



A size comparison of the Yarborough compaired to the MercWorks knifes.



Mora of Sweden (Top), Rat Cutlery RC-3 (Middle), & The Orian



Got on a role taking pics.

Becker Knife and Tool RC-9 (Top), Kabar (middle), and Gerber something or other (bottom)



Strider designed knives constructed by Buck



A.G. Russle knives Bird and Trout (top), and the Deer Hunter (bottom)
Good utility knives with VG-10 Blades.