BK 10 vs Condor Crotalus???

Several have ground the thumb ramp off. It's a common mod on the BK10. I have no experience with the Condor Crotalus. The BK10 is 1095CV, and the Condor is 1075. I give the BK10 cred over the Condor for just that one reason. I have owned a few Condors over the years. They have worked okay, but I find their QC lacking. That said, the Crotalus is a fine looking knife. I like that Condor mainly has large handles on their blades. A plus for me, being a large handed person.
 
The Warrior said:
Several have ground the thumb ramp off. It's a common mod on the BK10. I have no experience with the Condor Crotalus. The BK10 is 1095CV, and the Condor is 1075. I give the BK10 cred over the Condor for just that one reason. I have owned a few Condors over the years. They have worked okay, but I find their QC lacking. That said, the Crotalus is a fine looking knife. I like that Condor mainly has large handles on their blades. A plus for me, being a large handed person.
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I've heard that about their QC.

Noted...

Thanks!
 
T.M.A. said:
Heck yeah!

Awesome!

Thanks for the pic and encouragement!

Definitely not so scared to remove the thumb ramp now!
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#1066vik took the thumb ramp off and rounded the top of clip point off before passing the knife on to me . I don't know the Condor knife you mentioned. I do have a Condor Rodan which I think was Condor's attempt at something similar to the Bk 10 and it isn't near the BK-10
 
plumberroy said:
#1066vik took the thumb ramp off and rounded the top of clip point off before passing the knife on to me . I don't know the Condor knife you mentioned. I do have a Condor Rodan which I think was Condor's attempt at something similar to the Bk 10 and it isn't near the BK-10
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Yeah, I'm holding my bk 10 right now and wow... What a knife!

Which is why I'm somewhat hesitant to hack off that thumb ramp -The balance is pretty spot on out of the box and I would hate to mess with it... But that thumb ramp is seriously aggressive. I actually like knives that have the opposite -A slight concave where the thumb ramp typically is...


-T
 
Never finished smoothing out my clip mod but did remove the ramp...
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T.M.A. said:
Love it!

Love that brown handle... Knife works?? What material?

Did you grind down the pommel on that bk9??
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Those are Knife Connection g10 scales on the 10.

Yes, on my BK9 “fighter” I ground it down so that it has a slight peak on the bottom. It wouldn’t feel good getting struck by that. ;)
 
I used a hand held belt sander that I clamped on its side to a work table. Taped the blade and worked slowly. Also, I kept a bucket of water nearby and dunked it every 30 seconds so that I wouldn’t mess up the heat treat.
 
GeofS said:
I used a hand held belt sander that I clamped on its side to a work table. Taped the blade and worked slowly. Also, I kept a bucket of water nearby and dunked it every 30 seconds so that I wouldn’t mess up the heat treat.
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Nice! Thank you!
 
GeofS said:
I used a hand held belt sander that I clamped on its side to a work table. Taped the blade and worked slowly. Also, I kept a bucket of water nearby and dunked it every 30 seconds so that I wouldn’t mess up the heat treat.
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And in your opinion does the Bk10 still serves as a good chopper when necessary? I've ground down some knives before and am aware of how taking away what seems like a small amount of metal can mess with the balance. And that thumb ramp seems like a pretty big piece of metal. Curious about your experience pre and post thumb ramp...
 
T.M.A. said:
And in your opinion does the Bk10 still serves as a good chopper when necessary? I've ground down some knives before and am aware of how taking away what seems like a small amount of metal can mess with the balance. And that thumb ramp seems like a pretty big piece of metal. Curious about your experience pre and post thumb ramp...
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To be honest, the 10 never was my go to chopper. Ethan created the 10 as a modern version of the air force survival knife. As such, it’s a little small for chopping in my opinion. Sure you could baton with it, but for chopping grab the 9! :thumbsup:
 
GeofS said:
To be honest, the 10 never was my go to chopper. Ethan created the 10 as a modern version of the air force survival knife. As such, it’s a little small for chopping in my opinion. Sure you could baton with it, but for chopping grab the 9! :thumbsup:
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Roger that! Thank you!

yeah, where I live 6 in is the limit for carry. I have some kershaw camp 10's for if I really need to get down chopping wise, but was looking for a good 6 in. or less that could still get the job done if need be. I should probably be looking at the bk2!

Thank you for your responses!
 
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