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BK4 vs. BK9
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Gomen nasai.Latin...Latin...Spanish....
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Latin is a dead language, it's very plain to see
It killed off all the Romans, and now it's killing me.
It killed off all the Romans, and now it's killing me.
I went through this same process before getting my 4. I have both now (I mean, come on, who can't!), and I chose for the same reason. A) king is staying around, 4 is cheap. B) I don't have anything like it, and man is it cool!
In the end, I love my 9 and it chops like no other, but the 4 has a special place in my heart and gets the nod for a big blade. Plus, the sheath that comes with it is great, I use it for my 4 and my 9!
Congratulations on your machax, I'm sure you'll have lots of fun together!
In the end, I love my 9 and it chops like no other, but the 4 has a special place in my heart and gets the nod for a big blade. Plus, the sheath that comes with it is great, I use it for my 4 and my 9!
Congratulations on your machax, I'm sure you'll have lots of fun together!
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All well and good, but you know the RBK is just settin' there, smiling. 
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I would choose the 9 for myself, only because I've been using one pretty heavily for the past 3 years. But that's just my biased opinion, I've handled and briefly used the 4 when my brother came to camp out on our property for a week, and I absolutely loved it. It's like the modern evolution of a good kukri. I was surprised that it was smaller than I thought it looked in photos, which made me like it more. My brother had a dangler type sheath with it too, not sure if it came like that factory or if he modded it, but it looked factory. i don't see any real situation where you'd be let down by either. I've always been a Bowie style guy, carried a CS trail master before I got the 9, so I just stick with what I'm used to. That 4 looks pretty damn badass tho. Tough choice buddy.
Ha
The whole blade is one big curve
Look at the #4 as a Kukri
My review of the #4
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1228773-Playing-with-my-BK-4
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Ha
The whole blade is one big curve
Look at the #4 as a Kukri
My review of the #4
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1228773-Playing-with-my-BK-4
I only speak of a learning curve in hitting the sweet spot. Chunks were still flying when I didn't however.
...and, I saw it already.