Anyone keep a sword handy near their bed?

I'm not familiar with the bosnian, got a link or something?

My goodness, that is an amazing knife. What is the sheath made out of? It looks like bone, just how much did that run you for mate? I love it, I want one, they have some seriously nice knives. How does it stack up? Done any cutting or anything with it? Hotness, karma for the link

Bloody hell! How have I not found these guys before, they are amazing and it seems they are australian to, hot!

They're buffalo horn, actually. They run $235 Aus for the stock model, and that's what I got mine for, but I was told it was worth far more due to the white horn and the custom scabbard style. It's a damn fine knife, if I may say. Came to me all-but shaving sharp, a few swipes on the ol' butcher's steel (I know, not the best method, but the only one I have) and it was parting hair and paper as though it weren't there to begin with. It's tough and sturdy as can be, and cuts cardboard panels easier than my katanas. I've not tried anything heavier, but I may have a big cutting session soon, whenever my SGB AT1315 gets here.

The knife sits wonderfully in my hand, the shape was rather awkward at first, but I've found a grip that works great with it, and it's especially comfy in the reverse/icepick grip. The double fuller makes a grand whistle when it's swung true and the point is good enough to stick in my wooden floor with just a flick of the wrist. I learned this by accident once. It's far and away my favorite knife, and I intend to buy the standard black version as soon as I have enough money and they're back in stock. Through emails with the company I've learned they plan to have the majority of their stock renewed (minus a few items I'd been wanting, like the Damascus Double Kukri and the Lawi Ayam ) by next month some time. Their dha is probably the first on my list along with several of their "hybrid" knives. I also quite enjoy...well...everything else they sell. They even deal in one-of-a-kinds and antiques for fantastic prices and I'll definitely be picking one or two up in the future.

I love Valiant Co. Not bad for an Aussie-based place, though I think most of their stuff is made in Indonesia or thereabouts...I can't recall and will have to check, but I'm pretty sure it's listed on their site.

But yeah, their damascus dha and wakizashi are on my list alongside their kopis (both of them) and I'm sad to see some of their models discontinued.

They have quite a few field tests and other reviews all over various knife forums and related websites; just run a search. Their goloks seem to be the toughest in the business, and I'm confident that this extends to everything they make. I'd trust this knife to just about anything. I was a little concerned about the integrity of buffalo horn, but it sure seems solid enough. I also like that the scabbard is thin enough to be translucent. It's fun to hold it up to a light source and see the blade inside. The carvings are also far better in person. If you look from a normal distance, they look fantastic, but to get close up, you can see they tend to wander a bit. Definitely a hand-done job. Major credit goes to this one. ALL of it is by hand. Hand-forged and polished blade, hand-carved horn, hand engraved...it's really just a work of fine at that happens to be sharp steel. Very, very sharp, very, very tough steel. I cannot recommend their stuff enough if it's all like this.

One of these days I might whack a tree a few times to see which falls first, my knife or the tree. I figure I could chop down a good 6" or so trunk with this, but I wouldn't try anything bigger just because the size would be a disadvantage. I'm sure it'd tear through small branches easily, but I stick with cardboard for now. It's all I have, really. Unfortunately, I'm in a rather populated area, so cutting bottles and such out back probably wouldn't be a grand idea.

Their camp knives are gorgeous. I want one, myself. Their stuff is pretty high, but you certainly get what you pay for. If you're interested in any further info, I can't stress enough how helpful they are. Ask them anything, they'll answer.

I can't seem to access their site right now. It goes down pretty often, it seems.

The only scratches are from where I slipped on a diamond hone. The rest were there when I got it, probably from the polishing stages, but they're only visible in just-so lighting. I should get around to learning to polish so I can get the diamond bite out of it... I must hve had a heart attack or at least a stroke when I saw I'd done that.