AK47 Weight difference

ytung

ytung

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I recently got my satin/blackpaper AK47 (very nice blade). It is really light compare to my tan AK with G10. Does anyone know why? Is the G10 that much heavier? :confused: :confused: :confused:
 
G-10 is a lot heavier, and there is a lot of handle on the AK, so it's possible.
 
Oh I see. So it has nothing to do with the composition of the INFI at all? Also, is blackpaper similar to micarta? It certainly feels like it. Thanks for the reply oeser :)
 
Black paper IS micarta, the full name is Black paper micarta :)

Btw. I scored one of those as well, can't wait to get my hands on it!
 
The Satin blade might also be a little lighter since it would have been ground more to remove the dimples, and no coating.
 
I thought Busse started with thicker stock/Infi, with the satin blades to get the same or similar dimensions in the end product.
 
So black paper is G-10? I'm sooo confrused...:confused: Never mind...I've been drinking...
 
Maqua said:
So black paper is G-10? I'm sooo confrused...:confused: Never mind...I've been drinking...
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No.

Micarta is a composite consisting of cloth or paper layers and phenolic resin.

G10 is made up of glass cloth and epoxy resin.
 
I noticed a pretty significant difference in the weight of Wakis where the only difference was whether the handle was G-10 and Micarta. This very topic was discussed in the Swamp Rat forum here and here.
 
I would be curious to know which felt better on the Waki? Some seem to say Micarta and some say it's negligible. Any other opinions?
 
The black paper definitely feels a little better. I like it light and I can swing it faster.
 
Iboschi said:
I would be curious to know which felt better on the Waki? Some seem to say Micarta and some say it's negligible. Any other opinions?
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Hey Bro, I have a Sage/Tan & a Blk/Blk G-10. I prefer the hilt weight in any knife (except a chopper) and the G-10 is where that is. There is a noticable difference to me in the two. The S/T in a beauty but if I had to pick between the two to head out the door with the G-10 is a must:thumbup::D.
 
It seems there is a split in philosophies here. I appreciate the input though. Which would be better for combat and not chopping. I'm not a sword guy and would probably never use it for chopping OR combat, just curious which would be better in that scenario (combat) a heavier handle or lighter handle?
 
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