Becker's blade coating & Ka-Bar's

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Lawrence Helm

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I took one of my BK2s on some hikes, e.g.,



This morning I took my Ka-Bar 1250 on a hike:





The coating near the tip of my BK2 became dislodged the first time I stuck it in a tree. I chipped some of it away with my fingernail when I examined it.

I was expecting the worst when I began sticking my 1250 in things this morning but I inspected it and could see no evidence that the Ka-Bar had been stuck in anything.

As a caveat I must say that I bought both of these knives on eBay. Each of the sellers claimed that their knives were new albeit not in a box. It could be that something was done to my BK2s coating that caused it to chip more than normal; which is the reason for this post. Does the coating of all Beckers chip this readily or is my BK2 an anomaly?

And if the coating of the Ka-Bar 1250 (and presumably all of the Ka-Bar USMC fighting knives, large and small) is superior in terms of not readily chipping off, why did Becker select the coating that it did? It looks cool, but only until you actually use it.

Lawrence
 
I can't speak to the bk2s as my experiance has been limited to the a nib bk11. After sticking it in my packing table numerous times the coating is still pristine. I had to sand a patch off to do my electric etching and that took some work. An acidic cleaner that I haven used to strip paint in the past wouldn't touch it.

You may have a defective spot in the finish, but mine is bonded very well, maybe took well.
 
DeadEyeIce said:
I can't speak to the bk2s as my experiance has been limited to the a nib bk11. After sticking it in my packing table numerous times the coating is still pristine. I had to sand a patch off to do my electric etching and that took some work. An acidic cleaner that I haven used to strip paint in the past wouldn't touch it.

You may have a defective spot in the finish, but mine is bonded very well, maybe took well.
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Well that's encouraging. I hate to think that my tough BKs all have delicate blade coatings. I saw a lot of Youtube videos where people stripped off the coatings. A lot of people on this site did it too. I thought that was because they liked the bare-blade look. But my experience with the BK2 was making me suspect there might be another reason.

Lawrence
 
My understanding is it will scratch and wear with use over time but seems to be quite tough from what I've seen. Kind of like rinoliner.
 
I think it's not normal for the coating to be dislodged just by sticking the tip in a tree. I didn't strip my BK2 because I want to take the coating off naturally
with use. I've used it to chop wood, dig the soil to plant some seedlings and yet the coating is still there.


This coating really is very tough!
 
elrond18 said:
I think it's not normal for the coating to be dislodged just by sticking the tip in a tree. I didn't strip my BK2 because I want to take the coating off naturally
with use. I've used it to chop wood, dig the soil to plant some seedlings and yet the coating is still there.


This coating really is very tough!
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Thanks. I was hoping some people were going to tell me that. :)

Lawrence
 
This is pure speculation but, perhaps there was a spot of oil or other foreign substance that caused an a Adherence problem at the coaters...... The stuff is usually hard to remove....... I just decoated a couple of Sixteens and it was a royal pain in the behind........ Short answer - it should not have happened .........

Ethan
 
This is pure speculation but, perhaps there was a spot of oil or other foreign substance that caused an a Adherence problem at the coaters...... The stuff is usually hard to remove....... I just decoated a couple of Sixteens and it was a royal pain in the behind........ Short answer - it should not have happened .........

Ethan
 
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