BK10. The Ugly Duckling or the Young Prince?

[MolokaiRider]

My daughter words were...”Oh that’s pretty ugly”.

After she got to hack some branches, whittle, and baton some firewood...

“This is a knife for wood Dad!”

The BK10 is all good in my book!

 

[knoefz]

Clever girl

 

[91bravo]

I like it. I've never owned one though. I have gotten in on a BK10 giveaway, maybe I'll get lucky!

 

[bearfacedkiller]

I have handled one and I liked it. For me the BK2 is too thick and the BK10 seems just right. One of these days I will add one to the pile of knives.

 

[Aikiguy]

Yeah I’ve always tried to like it...but just can’t get over the weird angle of the clip point in it.
That said, there’s been a few people here that have rounded the front and ground off the ramp, and those ones look pretty sexy.

 

[MolokaiRider]

I’ve also been eye balling that thumb ramp...

But after using it for a while it doesn’t intrude too much, and kinda is growing on me.

 

[GeofS]

I kind of recall Ethan likening it to the Air Force Survival Knife. I see it, it’s a great knife.

 

[tuica]

Don’t have one yet, but like ‘em. Will probably snag a decent user when one pops up. Oddly enough, I have more BK11’s than any other Beckers. Then the BK2.

 

[Xr6x]

I gave mine a nose job and removed its Waddle I thought of removing the ramp but after I rounded the edges of the ramp I actually like it . Its much more comfortable on my thumb while making push cuts . The ramp is going to stay for now The 10 is a keeper in my book

A no Waddle look. I guess if your intentions are doing a lot of stabbing the huge lower guard might be a good idea to keep it the stock 10 Sheath is very nice but I sometimes want to take a larger knife on a hike without a pack. This setup is not bad right in the front pants pocket

 

[MolokaiRider]

I gave mine a nose job and removed its Waddle I thought of removing the ramp but after I rounded the edges of the ramp I actually like it . Its much more comfortable on my thumb while making push cuts . The ramp is going to stay for now The 10 is a keeper in my book
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You definitely made the BK10 a better looking fella!

 

[Xr6x]

You definitely made the BK10 a better looking fella!

Thanks MolokaiRider I just copied what I saw others had done and what looked right to me

 

[boostr]

I have handled one and I liked it. For me the BK2 is too thick and the BK10 seems just right. One of these days I will add one to the pile of knives.

The exact reason I went with the 10.
Thinking about sending a Taco Scout carry order 2 @azwelke as well.

 

[Aikiguy]

I gave mine a nose job and removed its Waddle I thought of removing the ramp but after I rounded the edges of the ramp I actually like it . Its much more comfortable on my thumb while making push cuts . The ramp is going to stay for now The 10 is a keeper in my book
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A no Waddle look. I guess if your intentions are doing a lot of stabbing the huge lower guard might be a good idea to keep it the stock 10 Sheath is very nice but I sometimes want to take a larger knife on a hike without a pack. This setup is not bad right in the front pants pocket
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That’s what I’m talking about. Nice work Xr

 

[Xr6x]

That’s what I’m talking about. Nice work Xr

Thank You Aikiguy

 

[MolokaiRider]

Did a quick strip on this. I want to use the BK10 on food and wanted to make sure none of the coating gets inadvertently added.

 

[MolokaiRider]

 

[boostr]

Did a quick strip on this. I want to use the BK10 on food and wanted to make sure none of the coating gets inadvertently added.

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Just stripped mine yesterday, and added a mustard patina. Ugly bastard is starting to look real good in a hideous way...

 

[Tanker 1/66]

Here is my Bk10LE but I don't have the bell or whistle. Some Old time Heads or Becker history buffs will get that reference. A beaver did the woodwork I just used its handy work as a glamour shot.

 

[The Warrior]

Here is my Bk10LE but I don't have the bell or whistle. Some Old time Heads or Becker history buffs will get that reference

Had one, and traded it for a BK4, and BK17.

 

[knifejunkie1928]

To me the bk10 is what I think a survival knife should be. I know most would probably lean toward the bk7 for that, but I just prefer the bk10.

Geofs is right, it is Ethan's take on the classic pilot survival knife. I think Camillus just came to him one day and asked him to redesign it and boom we got the bk10.

Not mine but a cool ad I found on google.