BK5, what a great knife, well done Ethan, pic heavy

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sar5

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This has been a rough year but a great Christmas! I got a BK2 and now a BK5!!
This BK5 is awesome. I never thought that I would want one but now that I have handled it all day, boy what a knife!

It came razor sharp from choil to tip. It cut through newsprint easily and shaved out of the box.

I cant do any serious wood work yet but I took it for a little walk about and it seems like it will be a great camp knife. The choil lets you do some close up work while the length should probably let you do some batoning if necessary. It is not as thick as most of my camp knives but I think it should do fine. The back of the blade is sort of like a unsharpened false edge, but its not so thin that it looks like it will tear up batons. At least thats my thoughts now. It will be interesting to post a follow up next year when Im healed up and can really put these Beckers to their intended use!! :D

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The handle design and blade sweep makes it scream like it would be a champ in the house or camp kitchen. I was going to get the micarta handles for it but as someone else mentioned with food prep the grivory might be easier to clean up.

A side note, the handle to tang fit is great, you cannot feel any gap between them. On some knives the handles don not line up when they tighten them and you get a uneven fit, not so on the BK5.

I will be using it for Christmas dinner and hunting season next year. It looks a little big for a skinning knife but with a little finesse I believe it will work great.

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I stopped by a friends house and his escrima group were working out and they loved the knife. two of them ordered theirs on the spot!! It is a fast and lively knife in hand and you can really change grip positions quickly. They were wondering if the false edge could be sharpened. Has this been done yet? One of our buddies there is going overseas and wants to take one with. He is interested in possibly sharpening the false edge as well, to make it more of a combat knife. Im fine with the factory grind for my usage.

This is a picture of their BOB training dummy, some kali sticks, a blue gun, (training gun), and MY BK5, yes MINE!!!!:), ps I think the pic turned out pretty cool.

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All in all this is a great knife. I can not wait to get to try it and the BK2 for some hard work come the following year.

Thanks again Ethan and Becker, you have a new fan and hopefully soon a new BeckerHead!!!:):thumbup:

Take care and thanks for looking.
Sar5
 
The Tweener 5 and Tweener 2 are going to be AMAZING, if you love the 5 but think its a little big, the Mini 5 will blow your doors off.
 
IMO you really don't need to double edge the BK-5. It sticks very well. Its cutting power on flesh is absolutely wicked, and it just so happens people are made of flesh.

As a weapon, I'd consider it a sort of hybrid between a Searles Bowie and a Tanto.
 
Good stuff.

It is a surprising knife. When we started the pass around, I was a little skeptical. By the end it had won me over too.

You're right - Good camp knife.
 
If I'm not mistaken, the BK5 was actually designed by Jerry Fisk, and not Ethan (still a great knife obviously) :).

The BK16 tweener will be my next knife for sure, but its between the BK5 and the BK7 for my next full size Becker. I like them both, but for very different reasons.

The upside is that you can't really go wrong, so it won't matter which one I choose :).
 
I see 3 new knives on the horizon for you (lol)

Remember ... "resistance is futile" - Darth Vader :D
 
Cobra281 said:
I see 3 new knives on the horizon for you (lol)

Remember ... "resistance is futile" - Darth Vader :D
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Ok so the BK7, BK9, and the BK11, or BK14, or the tweeners, or the BK3, or the Becker Ritter model, or the BK 10 crewman, ohhh my god I got some serious catching up to do!!!!:):):):):):):)
 
ocnLogan said:
If I'm not mistaken, the BK5 was actually designed by Jerry Fisk, and not Ethan (still a great knife obviously) :).

The BK16 tweener will be my next knife for sure, but its between the BK5 and the BK7 for my next full size Becker. I like them both, but for very different reasons.

The upside is that you can't really go wrong, so it won't matter which one I choose :).
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Thank you for that information

Thank you Mr Fisk you made a heck of a nice design!!!, i
 
sar5 said:
Thank you for that information

Thank you Mr Fisk you made a heck of a nice design!!!, i
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Actually, it was both. So, you can thank either or both. Or me. :D

Moose
 
big and little:

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nearly 30 years of excellence:

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:D
 
Very nice collection bladite, in the pic of the three is it a camilius, kabar, blackjack?

They look great!
 
sar5 said:
Very nice collection bladite, in the pic of the three is it a camilius, kabar, blackjack?

They look great!
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yup, factory originals :)

the blackjack is effectively convexed at the factory :> stainless ;P
 
Bladite said:
big and little:

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Thanks for the side by side picture. I've wanted a BK5 ever since I participated in last years pass-around. And now I want the BK5-tweener too! That Grivory handle looks really comfortable and the blade looks like a good general purpose knife or one wicked small fighter! :D
 
wildmanh said:
Thanks for the side by side picture. I've wanted a BK5 ever since I participated in last years pass-around. And now I want the BK5-tweener too! That Grivory handle looks really comfortable and the blade looks like a good general purpose knife or one wicked small fighter! :D
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It's an absolutely PERFECT modern "roach belly" and I can't wait to get my paws on one. At least one. Already designing a neck sheath for it.

And thinking up ways to piggybacking one on the sheath of my old BK-5.

And one in the tackle box.

My oh my it is delicious.
 
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