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Old 04-17-2020, 7:04 AM
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What do you guys think about this CS SRK, $41 on amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-49...hi&sr=1-1&th=1
I got one when it hit $26.11 so it has gone lower... I stripped mine, and it is a decent little knife and sheath.



If you were spending $40... and would be ok with a larger blade, the Drop Forged Survivalist is a lot more blade for the money ($60):



https://botach.com/cold-steel-36mh-d...d-blade-knife/

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I got one when it hit $26.11 so it has gone lower... I stripped mine, and it is a decent little knife and sheath.



If you were spending $40... and would be ok with a larger blade, the Drop Forged Survivalist is a lot more blade for the money ($60):



https://botach.com/cold-steel-36mh-d...d-blade-knife/
Yeah, I actually had both of those knives sitting in my Amazon cart, but the best amazon price for the survivalist was $78 w/free ship. Think I got some stuff from Botach during freedom week, I'll check them out.
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SRK for $35 is out of stock at Botach, but looking at the Recon Tanto for $40 at Botach
https://botach.com/cold-steel-recon-tanto-in-sk-5/
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SRK for $35 is out of stock at Botach, but looking at the Recon Tanto for $40 at Botach
https://botach.com/cold-steel-recon-tanto-in-sk-5/
I like the Recon Tanto better than the SRK... same nice handle. I'd get one but I have a 3V Master Tanto. I need to compare the SRK handle to the Master Tanto side by side, but I think I like the Master Tanto handle more. The 52100 steel in the Drop Forged line is the same as SR-101 and a lot better than SK-5 IMHO. A lot heavier larger knife though.
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That looks pretty bad ars, I have the Native 5 FRN all black and really like the looks. Let us know how you like the Yo!
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I bought a SRK San Mai knockoff from DHgate awhile back for $15 or $20.

You can get the real thing for MSRP $180; $105 on AMZN. See: Cold Steel SRK San Mai.
If you love an SRK and want a better steel, I'd get a 3V version:

https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-SR...g-goods&sr=1-1

For a beater though... if you can get SK-5 for $26 that's a winner IMHO.
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Well... i bought that Microtech Socom Elite a few days ago (posted above)
Annnnnd came across a new in box 08/2019 production date Microtech Ultratech bounty hunter in a serrated tanto that I had to have. Boba Fett is too damn cool.
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Old 04-19-2020, 10:04 PM
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Well... i bought that Microtech Socom Elite a few days ago (posted above)
Annnnnd came across a new in box 08/2019 production date Microtech Ultratech bounty hunter in a serrated tanto that I had to have. Boba Fett is too damn cool.
Nice, I love the ultratech. The Utx85 fits my hand perfectly too. I have a UTX70ca that I wear with gym shorts and stuff. I almost got a bounty hunter in a trade but it fell through, congrats.
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I have a special UTX-70 and a cool limited edition Ultratech that I love, even if I can't carry em in Cali. Outside of those two special editions, I've jettisoned all Microtech products as their customer service sucks in my experience. I've loved the Socom Elite in the past, but don't want to bet the farm on Microtech when the chips are down.

My latest purchase is a Boker Plus John W. Smith (JWS) collaboration:






It's got dove tailed Ti bolsters with black G10 scales and Ti liner lock parts. The blade is 154CM and it's made in Germany. It's compact, light, made of quality materials and extremely well finished. I have a couple of JWS custom knives and the level of fit and finish on this production knife when comparing is amazing, but the real custom Marlowes are at another level!

Here's a shot of a Boker Plus Marlowe KMP-22 along side the JWS knife for comparison. I have custom hand made versions of both knives and the Boker collab versions are good, but not at the same level as a real JWS or Marlowe custom.


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I have a special UTX-70 and a cool limited edition Ultratech that I love, even if I can't carry em in Cali. Outside of those two special editions, I've jettisoned all Microtech products as their customer service sucks in my experience. I've loved the Socom Elite in the past, but don't want to bet the farm on Microtech when the chips are down.

My latest purchase is a Boker Plus John W. Smith (JWS) collaboration:






It's got dove tailed Ti bolsters with black G10 scales and Ti liner lock parts. The blade is 154CM and it's made in Germany. It's compact, light, made of quality materials and extremely well finished. I have a couple of JWS custom knives and the level of fit and finish on this production knife when comparing is amazing, but the real custom Marlowes are at another level!

Here's a shot of a Boker Plus Marlowe KMP-22 along side the JWS knife for comparison. I have custom hand made versions of both knives and the Boker collab versions are good, but not at the same level as a real JWS or Marlowe custom.


That's a pretty impressive Boker sir, I can't say that i've ever said that before.
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I have always wanted a Benchmade Crooked River but I do not want to support Benchmade after the stunt they pulled last year.

Fortunately, I was able to acquire a pre-owned Crooked River from Calguns Marketplace. Man, I love this knife. Been carry it for a week now.




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I ordered a Spyderco Waterway and a Benchmade Saddle Mountain Skinner in the last couple days. Should be here next week.
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These will be here later this week. Now to try my hand at making sheaths...
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My daughter and her BF got me a Benchmade 381 for my birthday. Good kids.

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Been eyeing this one for a long time, bladehq putting it on clearance made the decision for me. Couldn't pass it up for $110. Showed up earlier than expected.
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Just received my Ontario RAT 7. Couldn’t pass up the price at 50% off retail. Now I have to find a good sheath that cost less than the knife! Any suggestions out there?
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Been eyeing this one for a long time, bladehq putting it on clearance made the decision for me. Couldn't pass it up for $110. Showed up earlier than expected.
Nice. Ive been looking at some new benchmades
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Just received my Ontario RAT 7. Couldn’t pass up the price at 50% off retail. Now I have to find a good sheath that cost less than the knife! Any suggestions out there?
Where did you find the Rat-7 deal. Look at Kabars kydex sheath for a 7” blade.
I had one for a Blackjack Model 7. Cost about $18 and heat the Kabar logo with a heat gun gently until the logo disappears.
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Where did you find the Rat-7 deal. Look at Kabars kydex sheath for a 7” blade.
I had one for a Blackjack Model 7. Cost about $18 and heat the Kabar logo with a heat gun gently until the logo disappears.




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Just received my Ontario RAT 7. Couldn’t pass up the price at 50% off retail. Now I have to find a good sheath that cost less than the knife! Any suggestions out there?
I have one that came with a gorgeous basket weave leather seath, but it is actually sitting in the stock one that is secured to a gun case for a Ruger PCC.

I'd opt to find something like this:

https://theknifeconnection.com/tkc-o...gunmetal-grey/

OR

AZwelke for an ESSE 6 sheath, but check with him to make sure his retention is good for the RAT7.

https://www.azwelke.com/sheaths/esee/esee-6/

You could also grab a SPEC-OPS large and mold the insert to the knife with a heat gun or iron - I've done that many times with knives 8" or less and those sheaths are great. I probably still have a dozen of them.

OR

https://clevelandkydex.com/ontario-c...eath-p-55.html

RAT7 is a popular knife and there is kydex out there for it.

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You'll see what I was talking about when you get it. I wish I could just buy some aftermarket scales for it. I'd just drill through and put a couple rivets in.
Looking for some old pics of a RAT7... found this old series of posts.

You had it figured on the CS drop forged knives handles. They did just what you said on the Survivalist... drilled holes and added textured scales. They should do the same for the smaller one. I do think the skate tape improved mine though.
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Finally sprung for a Snecx/Hoback Buster collaboration. All I can say is Wow.
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Just picked up a Hogue EX-02 Elishewitz, Sig series with laminated walnut scales. This is a great knife, big for EDC, but perfect for hunting. Goes well with my Legion too.
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Just picked up a Hogue EX-02 Elishewitz, Sig series with laminated walnut scales. This is a great knife, big for EDC, but perfect for hunting. Goes well with my Legion too.
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Saw some good reviews on Muela knives from Spain, so I decided to try one out. Just got the Muela Bison skinning knife. The stag handle is beautiful and this thing is razor sharp. Fits in the hand perfectly. Leather sheath is very nice too! I just prepped a pheasant for dinner in no time at all. Amazing how easy it is to prep game with a sharp knife. Going hog hunting next weekend and hoping to use this in the field!
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Picked up a Rat-7 from Amazon with my points. Nice blade but it’s sheath has to go. IMG_0829.jpg


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Got me an Ek 44 Commando currently produced by Kabar. This was a famous knife for American GIs in World War II. They had cherry wood handles back then.
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Picked up my first LT Wright knife. This is a new model called the Illuminous 5. It has a 5.7" blade of CPM 3V steel. A .1565" thick spine (by my measurement) that is 1.5" tall. Weighs about 10.2 oz. and has an overall length of 10.3". Handle length is 4.6".

I have large-XL hands and this has an extremely comfortable fine micarta handle (other materials are available). The handle is a little larger in diameter than most knives in this blade length. The fine micarta grip and diameter gives you tremendous grip leverage when carving.

I would say this is my favorite all around medium sized outdoor knife (belt knife) at this time. The handle is really comfortable and unique. This big knife can still perform most small tasks you might do with a smaller 4.5" bushcraft knife, but can also perform small chopping tasks like removing small limbs from a sapling, chopping points on tent stakes, chopping thumb sized kindling, batoning thick wood, and batoning cross cuts in wood. The shape of the rear of the handle makes two or three finger snap chops easy without worry of losing control of the knife.

It comes with a super sharp scandi grind which is easy to strop back to razor sharp after use. The steel is 57-59 HRC which is slightly softer than Bark River 3V at 59-60 HRC, but it seems to hold its edge well and it may be slightly easier to sharpen.

Personally, I prefer a Bark River type convex grind, but I'm impressed with the LT Wright scandi grind, especially in 3V.

This will be a very tough knife in 3V and I pounded, (literally) with a baton, over and over through aged California Blue Oak firewood without a worry. The height of the blade gave me extra confidence that it would not break. Of course 3V is one of the toughest knife steels used today.

This is a quality knife with competitive pricing for this package of quality materials, a great design, made by a well known quality knife craftsman.

BTW - It comes with a very nice leather sheath.

Here it is with some practice carving scrap.

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Oh yeah, that's a nice blade. The Green and black G10 looks great.

They have the Wardens out right now. That's an interesting little knife with the same thickness.

If they'd made this puppy in INFI I would have bought about four or five. Too bad.
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Looking for some old pics of a RAT7... found this old series of posts.

You had it figured on the CS drop forged knives handles. They did just what you said on the Survivalist... drilled holes and added textured scales. They should do the same for the smaller one. I do think the skate tape improved mine though.
Hey, cool. I wish they'd done that a long time ago... I decided not to spend a bunch of time making scales for mine. So, here is what I did using 550 cord and Super Glue. I did it in red just for fun, but it really does make the grip usable.

BTW - 550 cord with super glue can make a permanent handle kind of like 550 cord micarta . I wrapped the handle in 550 cord and pushed the excess under the wrap on each side. Then I took a big bottle of super glue and put drops of glue along the wrap on the top and bottom and let dry. This leaves the cord in the palm swell soft, but the portion that wraps over the metal is solid.

This fills the hand better.

drop forge1.jpgdrop forge2.jpg

Below - This was my first test with 550 and super glue. I removed the 7 white strands which just left the red cover. Then I carefully wrapped the knife blank handle with two layers of cord cover. I used Super Glue to hold the cord in place as I wrapped when needed.

After wrapping the entire handle I soaked all the cordage cover with glue and let it dry. It turned into a very very tough light weight handle that's like micarta.

It doesn't look good now because I wanted to test it to see if it could be sanded to make the cord fibers come out to give it a soft feel. That didn't work well, but if I were going to do it again, I would wrap another layer or two of cord, super glue it and then coat it with a couple coats of epoxy.

It just became a back up knife that goes in my truck tool roll. Its amazing how tough the handle is though. BTW - This is a 1095 blank from Self Reliance Outfitters.
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BTW - 550 cord with super glue can make a permanent handle kind of like 550 cord micarta . I wrapped the handle in 550 cord and pushed the excess under the wrap on each side. Then I took a big bottle of super glue and put drops of glue along the wrap on the top and bottom and let dry. This leaves the cord in the palm swell soft, but the portion that wraps over the metal is solid.
Very cool. Hardening wrap handles makes them a lot tougher. You did a great job with the wrap.

All but one of my wrap handle knives came soaked in Marine Epoxy. Very grip-able and more permanent than bare wrap.
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