Cpdaba3

dericdesmond · Feb 24, 2012

USPS M/O only
For sale is a CPDABA3, .159 thick at spine. Not many of these out there. Carried and sheathed a few times but never used to cut. Asking $650 $630 $610 $650 tyd via usps M/O. Can make you a decent kydex sheath if ya want for $15 if it helps put ya over.

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onlooker96 · Feb 24, 2012

What is a DPDABA3? I can't find that on hogcult or bussecollector. How thick is this on your mic?

dericdesmond · Feb 24, 2012

Im almost certain it is drop point desert anorexic badger attack 3. When I got it a while back I was able to find more info when searching dpdaba3 here and on google but cant find anything now. The drop point part also has me a bit baffled, as arent all aba's drop points (bought it as Im describing it so I could be wrong)? I do know that some that are simply deemed daba3 are flat ground where this one has a saber grind. Will have to mic it when I get home but I wanna say off top of my head .15

Ken44 · Feb 24, 2012

onlooker96 said:
What is a DPDABA3? I can't find that on hogcult or bussecollector. How thick is this on your mic?

BA3 is the style of Badger.
DA is for Desert Anorexic.
Not sure about the DP at the start??? I've always just called them DABA's.

The DABA's are .150, and all I have had, had the Custom Shop logo.
The non anorexic Desert BA3 is .187

Deric, I hope you don't mind me trying to help answer onlooker96's question.
Is that one .187, or .150 ? Just wondering, because I don't think I've seen a desert anorexic that didn't have the CS logo.

EDIT- Deric, I was typing before I saw your post. Sorry.

dericdesmond · Feb 24, 2012

Ken44 said:
Not sure about the DP at the start???

Ken, thanks sir! As for the DP, I think Im a bonehead, its CP = Clip Point. Does tha tmake more sense now?

dericdesmond · Feb 24, 2012

Yep, definitely clip point, my bad

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/569264-quot-U-quot-are-free-2-insert-text-here-.....

Also notice that most dabas have a custom logo, this one has the normal logo. Again, not many like it out there I assure you.

Ken44 · Feb 24, 2012

Oh yeah, I remember posting in that thread now

The Clip Point's were a rare bread...awesome knife. Good luck with the sale, and a pre congrats to the new owner:thumbup:

gk4ever2 · Feb 24, 2012

Ken44 said:
BA3 is the style of Badger.
DA is for Desert Anorexic.
Not sure about the DP at the start??? I've always just called them DABA's.

The DABA's are .150, and all I have had, had the Custom Shop logo.
The non anorexic Desert BA3 is .187 ...

I agree with this. I have one just like the one in the photo (including the saber grind) except mine has the custom shop logo, and it is ~.150" thick. There were a lot of variations of the BA3 - some were .150" thick (ABA, or DABA if it had the desert finish) and others were .187"; also, some had slight clip points.

I just saw your update, and I thought it might be a clip point based on the 4th photo. They are great knives, and you do not see many for sale.

Gene

OldPhysics · Feb 24, 2012

dericdesmond said:
Ken, thanks sir! As for the DP, I think Im a bonehead, its CP = Clip Point. Does tha tmake more sense now?

Yep. It's the Clip Point. Got one right here.

dericdesmond · Feb 26, 2012

^ Thanks OP.

Lets drop this thing $20 so $630 tyd. If I took paypal would that help put ya over? Let me know.

dericdesmond · Feb 26, 2012

Just checked thickness, mos def .159
Also took some better pics. Some light smoothing on the front side of blade near edge. About to add them to the OP

dericdesmond · Mar 2, 2012

Very last try, much lower then I wanna go on this hard to find Gem.

dericdesmond · Mar 4, 2012

Change of heart, back to $650. Lower offers ignored.