Added Another Entrek To The Collection

Mr Rick

Mr Rick

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This is the Entrek Jag. It's one of the first designs produced when Ray Ennis started Entrek.

The steel used is Ray's specially treated 3/16" 440C, and the dimensions are 9 inches overall with a 4 3/8 inch rounded Tanto blade. The handles are black canvas Micarta and the knife comes with a Kydex sheath

I think you may agree that the Jag should make an excellent camp knife.














 
I have had a Jag for several years. It's a tough knife. Well actually I have had two. I bought one second hand that had been treated less than kind. I emailed Ray and he said to send it in and he would fix it up like new. I did, and waited and waited and waited. Sent a follow up email asking if they had shipped it back and Ray sent a reply saying he got it, cleaned it up and mailed it back the next day! He checked the tracking number and looks as if the postman somewhere ended up with a refurbished Entrek. He mailed me out a brand new one that day. Great service from a great guy.
You will be pleased with the Jag. A lot of people bash 440, but he knows how to do it up right.
 
red1965 said:
I have had a Jag for several years. It's a tough knife. Well actually I have had two. I bought one second hand that had been treated less than kind. I emailed Ray and he said to send it in and he would fix it up like new. I did, and waited and waited and waited. Sent a follow up email asking if they had shipped it back and Ray sent a reply saying he got it, cleaned it up and mailed it back the next day! He checked the tracking number and looks as if the postman somewhere ended up with a refurbished Entrek. He mailed me out a brand new one that day. Great service from a great guy.
You will be pleased with the Jag. A lot of people bash 440, but he knows how to do it up right.
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Looks like when you own an Entrek you own an Entrek for life. :thumbup::thumbup:

I like this one so much I'm going to have Ray make me a custom Jag. Watch for it in the future.:)
 
Ennis is a master of 440C. Whenever you have a maker who exclusively works with 1 steel, the results can be incredible.
 
Check out Ray's vids on YouTube. Just a humble master of the craft IMO. Awesome stuff!
 
Congrats and enjoy! I've drifted away from thicker knives, and from sabre grinds...but I'm drawn to those Entreks lately regardless.

I look forward to some future "use" pics, both of yours look mint!
 
Mr Rick said:
Looks like when you own an Entrek you own an Entrek for life. :thumbup::thumbup:

I like this one so much I'm going to have Ray make me a custom Jag. Watch for it in the future.:)
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Funny you should say that. My first "custom" knife was a Merc with a rag micarta handle that I bought at a show in Nashville from Ray back around '91 and I still have it. Had a friend take it to Iraq a couple of times and it's been beaten unmercifully over the years. Other then the bead blasting getting polished off and a ton of scratches it's suffered no damage whatsoever.

I think people today get bent and split hairs about steels today. 440-C done properly is a fantastic steel and Ray is a master of it as others have said. And I'll take a well used piece of 440-C that I know how it performs over an unused super steel knife that may have hidden flaws or is impossible to sharpen in the field, any day.
 
I know this is an older post but I have been using a JAG as a bushcraft/camp knife for years. It is one of the best knives I've ever owned and used. I've heard folks say that stainless wont throw sparks from a ferro rod...well, the JAG will shower sparks like no other knife I've used. The spine is sharp and the edge retention is amazing. I would put Entrek's 440C against ANY steel out there. 440C is extremely under rated, especially Ray Ennis 440C.
 
tidefan said:
440C is extremely under rated, especially Ray Ennis 440C.
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All he claims he does special is sub zero stabilize it and he actually sends it out for that. I think any knifemaker making a serious use knife out of 440c knows that sub zero stabilizing is necessary for max performance. He does a hollow grind and in his youtube video he grinds his badger model in under 2 minutes! I just think one has too many nice custom options with a more functional grind and better steel in the same price range.
 
I have a Jag and a Elk that I bought over 10 years ago. They have proven to be tough and reliable. They hold an edge well and have done whatever I have needed them to do. Considering the quality for the price, they have been good values for me. I have found them to be superior to some of the "custom" knives I have had. I live in a very corrosive environmet near the Atlantic so 440C is a good choice for me. When I am out in the canoe, I don't have a bottle of oil to wipe off a carbon steel blade after every use. There is a place for a well made stainless knife blade to be a good choice for constant use in this environment. I am very happy with my two Entreks.
 
I love the looks of entreks, but never had one. I've always wanted one, and have almost pulled the trigger a few times. It just seems like something else always comes up. I really like the looks of quite a few of them. Nothing at all wrong with 440C either. It's a great steel.
 
I have several and I love them all. My major complaints are the handles are a little on the smallish side for my hands and the sheathes are junk, but they are amazing knives beyond that.
 
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