I kinda want this knife, anyone own one?
- Thread starter NWdude83
- Start date
Help Support Candle Power Flashlight Forum
R@ndom
Enlightened
You'll be much better off with a RAT. Most gun manufacture's license knives are crap.
derrickd803
Newly Enlightened
- Joined
- Apr 3, 2009
- Messages
- 13
I would pass on that, take a look at RAT Cutlery, amazing knives made by an amazing company with an amazing warranty.
The new Becker/Ka-Bar knives are nice too
The new Becker/Ka-Bar knives are nice too
I think the RAT RC-4 is much better design....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPlPAPxEN4k
At least the blade steel isn't a secret. It's not even listed on their site.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPlPAPxEN4k
At least the blade steel isn't a secret. It's not even listed on their site.
R@ndom
Enlightened
Copycats :nana:
"The weight of the knife is .4 lbs without sheath, with sheath .65 lbs. The blade is N690Co Stainless Steel, Aircraft aluminum Handles.The manufacturer is just listed as made in E.C. The factory in Steyr Austria has them made."
Thank You
Eric Wood
Sales Manager
Steyr Arms
N690 is basically 440C Stainless. It's decent but hasn't kept up with the leading blade steels we have available today.
I'm not sure what you usage parameters are going to be but most knife people are going lead you to more usable designs and steels. There are many things about this knife I don't like. I don't like the straight cutting edge, instead I prefer a very slight continuous curve. I don't like the partially serrated blade. I don't like the dropped Tanto points for field use and the lower point at the end of the cutting edge gets worn down rapidly. I don't like the concave section just forward of the top thumb stop as you'd never really be choking up with this type of knife. The handle looks very thin which compromises comfort if you really had to start pounding on it. It seems like the design has been aimed torward concealment. I don't care for the steel that much.
Look at the Falkniven S1. If you can spend a bit more look at the Bark River Bravo-1. If you simply want to get something for looks and you happen to like the looks apart from usability, by all means buy the thing.
I'm not sure what you usage parameters are going to be but most knife people are going lead you to more usable designs and steels. There are many things about this knife I don't like. I don't like the straight cutting edge, instead I prefer a very slight continuous curve. I don't like the partially serrated blade. I don't like the dropped Tanto points for field use and the lower point at the end of the cutting edge gets worn down rapidly. I don't like the concave section just forward of the top thumb stop as you'd never really be choking up with this type of knife. The handle looks very thin which compromises comfort if you really had to start pounding on it. It seems like the design has been aimed torward concealment. I don't care for the steel that much.
Look at the Falkniven S1. If you can spend a bit more look at the Bark River Bravo-1. If you simply want to get something for looks and you happen to like the looks apart from usability, by all means buy the thing.
Last edited:
Agreed!
But I must admit that the choice of steel bothers me the least. A twin of good old 440C is far from bad. True, 440C isn't considered cutting edge (pun unintended), but it's a proven steel that has outlasted some of what recently was considered to be "the latest & greatest."
G-2 comes to mind. (Not the one from Surefire. The steel used by Spyderco at one point).
gorn
Enlightened
That kind of looks like the semi copied the Benchmade Nimravus. If you like that design then check the Nimravus out, you can't go wrong with it, and it will save you some cash.
Agreed!
But I must admit that the choice of steel bothers me the least. A twin of good old 440C is far from bad. True, 440C isn't considered cutting edge (pun unintended), but it's a proven steel that has outlasted some of what recently was considered to be "the latest & greatest."
Agreed also. I considered it decent but would probably take 6 or 8 steels in line in front of it, depending of coarse on how it was going to be used.
