Beckerhead BK-10 Special

[Bladite]

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o Beckerheads only - just post your number (#)
o No Chatting
o No Kidding
o If you don't have a number, please don't post there, or ask for one, and of course no chatting
o See the other rules of the deal below

Here's the deal:

o There's only *180* of these bad boys. Original laser-cut blanks from Camillus, processed/treated by KaBar !!!

o Beckerhead price is $99.00 + $8 shipping + tax if applicable...

o When it's ready for order we'll tell you how... KaBar: Phone: 716-372-5952 or 800-282-0130 - do not call unless you're signed up *and* have an issued code.

o Estimated Time for MONIES: NOW for Beckerheads only. Call with your code when you get it.

o First wave of sales limited to registered Beckerheads ONLY for first two (2) weeks of offering! Signup NOW, BH sales pricing ends last business day of July the 29th.

o After first wave, sales will open up to general public on August 1st, price will increase to $150 for EVERYONE (including BHs), If you snooze, you loose, that's the benefit for being a BH now (plus shipping + tax), so Beckerheads, SIGN UP NOW.

o Must verify BH # / Bladeforums identify when ordering, addresses must match.

o No engraving of names / numbers / etc.

o Limit of one (1) per person.

Specs:

o Original Camillus green cordura sheath... Nothing special there. Move along. Order a Spec-Ops shorty now.

o Knives will come with two (2) sets of handles - Grivory *and* Micarta - woot! They will be regular finish, not the high polish as seen in the picture.

o Grind should be normal as per a standard BK-10, the swedge/false-edge is NOT sharpened

o Coating: NONE. Tumbled finish. Pre-Stripped me buckos. Sweet!

o Tang: Skeletonized. Nice!

From the Camillus literature: '''Exclusive high carbon steel (0170-6C) flat ground blade, 58-59 RC blade hardness, black epoxy coating, Becker trademark GV6H ergonomic handles, Kydex multi-carry sheath system, Proudly made in the USA''' and '''11.25 inch overall length, 5.0 inch length blade, .188 inch thick blade'''

oo Shape: clip point
oo Edge Angle: 20 degrees
oo Grind: flat
oo Steel: 0170-6
oo Rc hardness: 58-59
oo Blade length: 5.5 inches
oo Overall length: 11.25 inches
oo Blade thickness: 0.188 inches
oo Knife Weight: approx 12.35 ounces with Camillus Grivory Handles
oo Handle: Grivory-GV-6H
oo Sheath: OD green Nylon sheath w/kydex insert
oo Origins: knife made in USA, ORIGINAL sheath made in china

The Toooj sayeth unto thee:

Okay; Since the cat is out of the bag: These are the left over BK-10 blanks from Camillus. Made from 0170-6/CarbonV/0170-6C/1095CV. Basically the same stuff. The other guy and myself had to rent a U-Haul truck and carry these (along with a lot of other stuff) back to Olean from Camillus. Ethan followed with more in his Great White Whale. The Camillus Auction was a great but sad time. Sort of like attending a wake. Lots of good rememberances. Saw a lot of great knife people there....anyway back to task.
The blanks were stamped, heat treated (martempered) and ground. We started with 200 pieces but after processing we are down to 185. They were on the truck headed for powder coating when the other guy and I intercepted the lot. It was unloaded and now they are in my office. We plan on NOT powdercoating them as the vast majority of you strip it off anyway and do your "thing" with the steel surface. They are getting sharpened today. We are planning on giving both Grivory and Micarta handles with the knife. It will most likely have the green Camillus Cordura Sheath. But I'm sure the BeckerHeads will sheath up with whatever is their desire.
The Mods have been busy and they will make things happen.
Okay. That is it in a nut shell. Hope this helps.

PS: Guyon...nice hat.

Best Regards,

Paul Tsujimoto
Sr Eng
Prod Dev and Qual
KA-BAR Knives

and

The raw blanks had been in the warehouse for several years while we schemed about what to do with them. The Becker Forums have been very good for KA-BAR and we wanted to give you guys a special treat...same as with the BK-77 closeout.
We typically lose some blades during the setup of the various manufacturing processes. We also know that some of them end up in the hands of the various workers. As far as quality; the blades look very good...straight, grinds are even.
Yeah...sorry no rust coverage but that doesn't seem to be an issue with most of the BeckerHeads.

How's that sound Beckerheads?

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[Guyon]

Sweet deal. The micarta alone is worth $40.
Nice to see this offering come to fruition.
We've been telling folks it would be worth their while to earn a Beckerhead number.

 

[Moosez45]

Yeah, CarbonV steel, Toooj's HT, uncoated, and lookin' good. Gonna be a great knife.

Moose

 

[Bladite]

no chatting

more pictures!

i guess we call that a tumble finish? very nice :>

 

[Moosez45]

I can chat if I want to.

Yeah, tumble finish is what it looks like to me, except the grind area me thinks, its polished.

Moose