Knife Porn. DPx HEST II fixed blade.

[TGO David]

I'm picking up various smaller fixed-blade knives lately and this one just arrived on Friday.  I specifically hunted down the NIlox steel version of the DPx H.E.S.T. II because I wanted something with corrosion resistance that would hold an edge fairly well.  There are other versions of this knife that don't use a stainless steel and instead rely on their powder coated blades and your common sense to keep them wiped down with oil to prevent rust from forming.

 

I haven't bothered to see if anyone else on here has posted about the HEST or HEST II so pardon me while I just drop some knife porn...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Transplanted Hoosier]

Too cool.  I want one!

[MacGyver]

I like my first one so much that I've got two of the original HEST fixed blades. They're great little knives!

[TGO David]

My next purchase for this knife is going to be a horizontal-mount kydex belt sheath.  The MOLLE sheath that it comes with has a kydex insert, but it's big and clunky.  This could easily be a belt knife with the right sheath and several people out there are making them.

 

More to come!

[BJB]

David
Sweet looking blade, what is the notch for just in front of the thumb ridge

[Fourtyfive]

Bottle opener ?

[Grand Torino]

:up: Cool blade.....what is the length of the blade and total length of the knife?

[TGO David]

:up: Cool blade.....what is the length of the blade and total length of the knife?

 

All specs are here:

 

http://www.bladehq.com/item--ESEE-DPx-HEST-Folder--6996

 

OAL is 7.75"

Blade is 3.25"

[Grand Torino]

All specs are here:

 

http://www.bladehq.com/item--ESEE-DPx-HEST-Folder--6996

 

OAL is 7.75"

Blade is 3.25"

Thanks boss. :up:

[TGO David]

David
Sweet looking blade, what is the notch for just in front of the thumb ridge

 

Bottle opener, lashing point, prying tool... whatever you want to use it for I suppose.

[sybo]

Nice!!

[hipower]

Dang! That sure looks bigger than its dimensions show.

 

Looks like a heck of a strong knife.

[TGO David]

Dang! That sure looks bigger than its dimensions show.

 

Looks like a heck of a strong knife.

 

It's definitely deceivingly smaller than it looks, which is what appealed to me.  I've got a couple other smaller fixed-blade knives coming to me soon so I hope to do some size and quality comparisons.

[hipower]

I can't believe that you and willis are double-teaming me on knives. lol

 

I'm going to have to give up one of my hobbies.

[willis68]

Very Cool knife!

 

and awesome Photography, you need to come by sometime and Photograph my knives for me, I cant do them any justice

Edited March 2, 2015 by willis68

[tnhawk]

I can't believe that you and willis are double-teaming me on knives. lol

 

I'm going to have to give up one of my hobbies.

I'm going to need to start working more overtime.

[TGO David]

Very Cool knife!

and awesome Photography, you need to come by sometime and Photograph my knives for me, I cant do them any justice

Got to say that those were all simply shot with the iPhone 6 this time. I'd be glad to break out the light-tent and Canon for your collection though!

[KahrMan]

That is a really good looking knife.

[whitewolf001]

Dude, that is awesome!

[Tooreal]

David,

You Definitely picked out One Heavy Duty knife, for Sure!! I have one Exactly like yours except mine is a Folder, and I still can't get over How thick the Blade is on that knife, it's well over 1/8" thick!! If I remember correctly the blade is as thick as the Skull Tool that came with the knife, and thicker than a quarter too IIRC? I had thought about thinning out the Hurd and took a lot of pictures to put it up for sale and that's when I noticed How Heavy it was Built!!! It's a Hefty knife but with the Ti Side it balances out really well. All of features made into the knife make it really unique and that's another part that I really like!! I also noticed that inside the knife ( with the Blade open) It has Engraved inside the spine ( Made in Italy by "LIONSTEEL") which was something I was aware of when I bought it?? I wonder if that's on every knife they made like that? Anybody know? Does your knife have that David?
Mine was supposed to be one of the 1st Limited Edition knives that came with a Collectors Tin Case, but it showed up in a Silver cardboard Box with the standard DPX HEST Logo & skull printing, and I was disappointed at the time and placed it into the safe with the rest of about 100 too many knives that live in there...

If anyone has anymore information about the Engraving on the inside on the knife, let me know if it means anything specific, other than where it's made and by whom??
Thanks , and Not trying to Hijack any threads..

Nice knife David, that will last a Lifetime of Hard Use my Friend...

[willis68]

David,

 

 

You are fantastic at taking knife photos, I humbly request you do some Knife Porn shots of all the TGO knifes!!!!

[TGO David]

David,

 

 

You are fantastic at taking knife photos, I humbly request you do some Knife Porn shots of all the TGO knifes!!!!

 

I will gladly!  I'll break out the good camera this weekend and do some shots.  :)

[Fourtyfive]

oops , wrong thread ... Edited March 12, 2015 by Fourtyfive