Blinged up my Rat 1 knife today.

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As you guys probably know if you have run across some of my boring posts, I LIKE ONTARIO RAT SERIES KNIVES. Ordered in some blue titanium screws for my blue Rat 1 knife and put them on today. I like bling in my old age. Just thought I would share. Have a great New Year knife addicts. Mike in Missouri
 

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Thanks for sharing. What's the ballpark pricing for one of those RAT 1's? Not very familiar with them.

I like to add to some of my favorites in my collection too. Lately I've been on a custom anodizing theme for my XM-18's and new hardware like brass standoffs, bronze or blue handle nuts, bronze pivot screw.

Happy 2017 & happy (knife)hunting
 
The Rat is one of my favorite knives. It wont break the bank and is a very solid knife. Thanks for sharing yours Mike.
 
Looks Good!

GUNNER63755 said:
As you guys probably know if you have run across some of my boring posts, I LIKE ONTARIO RAT SERIES KNIVES. Ordered in some blue titanium screws for my blue Rat 1 knife and put them on today. I like bling in my old age. Just thought I would share. Have a great New Year knife addicts. Mike in Missouri
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They are somewhere in the thirty buck range. I've had a couple; really like them. Had a couple with the old blade trademark, but the newer ones have a sort of diamond marking on the blade. Very nice folders; smooth, inexpensive.
 
Yep. One of the knives that you get your moneys worth and then some. $25 to $35 is about right. Just depends where you get them. I have 6 of the Rat 1's and a Rat-2 and Rat 3. Probably will add more as the money comes. These things are about all I have been getting lately.
 
How about some pics of your favorites. Would love to see them. You have to watch out for fakes though on the Rats.. Silver handle screws is one of the trademarks of a fake. They are a little larger and not made near as well. I never could figure out why they would want to fake a $30 knife. Volume I guess. The big auction site has tons of fakes. They are usually priced a little cheaper also. Overseas and US sellers are selling them.
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Thanks for sharing. What's the ballpark pricing for one of those RAT 1's? Not very familiar with them.

I like to add to some of my favorites in my collection too. Lately I've been on a custom anodizing theme for my XM-18's and new hardware like brass standoffs, bronze or blue handle nuts, bronze pivot screw.

Happy 2017 & happy (knife)hunting
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Looks sweet gunner! Now you need a titanium pocket clip :D if you get one I can anodize it for free for ya.
 
Just picked one of these up for myself, dad, and brother in law. Figured it could just be a glove box knife or a beater at best.

But I decided to cut up some cardboard with it!! Holy cow this things a slicer.

I'm very surprised by this knife so far.. Can't what you get for your money here. Great knife so far.
 
Looking good! It wouldn't occur to me to dress up a Rat 1, but I'm glad it occurred to someone. Great design, and great way to make it yours.
 
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How about some pics of your favorites. Would love to see them. You have to watch out for fakes though on the Rats.. Silver handle screws is one of the trademarks of a fake. They are a little larger and not made near as well. I never could figure out why they would want to fake a $30 knife. Volume I guess. The big auction site has tons of fakes. They are usually priced a little cheaper also. Overseas and US sellers are selling them.
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Thanks for head's up on what to look for. I'm not very familiar with the Rats until recently, so it'll definitely help me out. I'm looking for one as a gift for a friend's upcoming birthday, would hate to get a fake.

It's amazing they go through that trouble to counterfeit a $30 priced knife. I guess some places will do anything for a dime. Sadly, it's become more & more prevalent these days in the knife world and in all price-points.

These are the latest 2 I had custom ano done on them, took these pics the day I got them in the mail. Anodizing is like my "bling" theme lately...The Spanto is Light Purple, Bowie is "sunrise" it fades from yellow gold/bronze into purple/blue. Last one was a KnifeCenter special exclusive, came like that right out of the box. Totally awesome except for the obtuse angle on the edge which is going to need a re-pro.

I like anodizing because it adds to the knife but it's also tough enough that I can still EDC it every day & use it and it doesn't scratch or anything. I actually really use all my knives so that's a huge plus for me. I'm sure eventually it'll wear a bit but this electro-ano can also be re-done, so.

Have some pretty nifty bronze ano Ti handle nuts coming soon for the Bowie & will be replacing the spanto's standoffs with brass standoffs. I think it'll compliment the purple really nicely.

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I had a titanium deep cary pocket clip on my RAT1 but ended up putting the stock clip back on. If your interested in buying one I got it from evilbay or amazon, just do a search and you'll find them.
 
Really great looking rat Gunner! Yeah rat folders are hard to beat for the buck. They're like the moras of the folding knife world. I just bought a rat 2 again, and im thinking about buying a rat 1 again.
 
GUNNER63755 said:
How about some pics of your favorites. Would love to see them. You have to watch out for fakes though on the Rats.. Silver handle screws is one of the trademarks of a fake. They are a little larger and not made near as well. I never could figure out why they would want to fake a $30 knife. Volume I guess. The big auction site has tons of fakes. They are usually priced a little cheaper also. Overseas and US sellers are selling them.
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Man I guess I am a victim of the fake Rat 1....

My "rat" has silver handle screws....... sigh

Guess I will have to get a real one and compare them

Thanks Gunner!
 
Also, the jimping on the top of the blade on the fakes is sharper than the real one. Most of the fakes have a silver pocket clip instead of black. I think I am going to order a fake just to run a comparison with pics and run a post here just to help out other buyers.
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Man I guess I am a victim of the fake Rat 1....

My "rat" has silver handle screws....... sigh

Guess I will have to get a real one and compare them

Thanks Gunner!
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