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[riz_aaroni]

Yeah, Kabar is looking into new manufacturers for their sheaths, duh. Where you been?

Naw seriously, its in the works, there is a post that Toooj made about a new redesigned BK11/14 sheath somewhere in here.

Moose

Cool. Thanks for the update. Little bits of information can easily get lost in some of these threads.

 

[Moosez45]

Cool. Thanks for the update. Little bits of information can easily get lost in some of these threads.

All right guys, here's the pooh bah:

1) The sheath is being re-designed to change the insert. Remember the squared off Tanto blade shape of the present day insert? That blade is being deep 6'd so the new insert will follow the drop point blade shape of the 11/14s. There will be much less rattle with the new design.
2) The blades are laser cut and it is the pulse striations that you see, not blanking breakage. We could haft the striations away and add $10 to the retail cost....or just powder coat over them and still have the same performance.Safe queens or users. I know Ethan opts for the latter.

Hope this helps.

Best Regards,


Paul Tsujimoto
Sr Eng
Prod Dev and Qual
KA-BAR Knives

That's all I've heard is some new designs and some new makers, I don't know anything more, and I have not seen anything else. At least that I can talk about. Its hard being a Super Secret Beckerhead #007

Naw, seriously, lots of new stuff in the works, not just the Beckerheads. Hang on, its gonna be a wild ride. You want to stand in line again, so you can get another ride.

Moose

 

[cramsey3006]

I'd like to see thinner handle scales myself. I don't really care about changing the material, just the bulkiness of the handle itself. I'd already own one of each model if it wasn't for the handle scales. I can't bring myself to spend $80+ on a knife just to replace the handle scales.

Not that I haven't heavily considered it more than once.

 

[Any Cal.]

I chose sheath options just because it seems a smaller sheath would be nice for the larger blades. The current ones are OK, I just like the overall package to be a bit smaller.