atomicbrh
Elite Member
Below I made a list of USA manufactured hand diggers with the typical hand guard and blade length. All claim to be 4130 Chrome-Moly Steel. Many claim to be heat treated. Some are powder coated. Some are not. Some have slightly different serrations for cutting roots. All are really just about the same price within a few dollars when you calculate shipping costs. My favorite hand digger so far has been the Evolution which I think is a copy of the British made Onion but those diggers are now twice the price of the USA made diggers.
If there is a digger you know about that I did not put on the list, please reply.
My question:
What if any are the real differences in any of these USA manufactured hand diggers? And I mean the difference in materials, thickness, rockwell hardness, gusseting, handle quality, construction, etc. not just opinions?
1. Grave Digger Tools Sidekick
2. Excalibur Rugged Hand Digger
3. Predator (George Lesche) Model 85
4. Lesche Model 48
5. Devil's Tongue Hand Digger(This is not the typical design as the four above but it looks like it will fit in the same sheath so I included it.)
If there is a digger you know about that I did not put on the list, please reply.
My question:
What if any are the real differences in any of these USA manufactured hand diggers? And I mean the difference in materials, thickness, rockwell hardness, gusseting, handle quality, construction, etc. not just opinions?
1. Grave Digger Tools Sidekick
2. Excalibur Rugged Hand Digger
3. Predator (George Lesche) Model 85
4. Lesche Model 48
5. Devil's Tongue Hand Digger(This is not the typical design as the four above but it looks like it will fit in the same sheath so I included it.)