EDC XIII Which knife or knives are you carrying today?

badmatt said:
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Glad I found it! I wanted a 920 for a long time but they don't come up all that often, and when they do they are either beat to heck or they are asking way too much. So when this came up for a fair price, I jumped on it. I had no idea they even did a sprint for it, and such a good looking one at that. Was an easy buy
 
SACBALLZ said:
Glad I found it! I wanted a 920 for a long time but they don't come up all that often, and when they do they are either beat to heck or they are asking way too much. So when this came up for a fair price, I jumped on it. I had no idea they even did a sprint for it, and such a good looking one at that. Was an easy buy
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So… you selling it to me or not?

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These two Al Mar's (Hawk & Falcon) came in today. I used to have the Japanese versions many years ago & liked them, so I was curious how the Chinese versions were. The F&F isn't on par with the previous versions, the action is pretty stiff, the thumb studs have burrs but overall, it's not bad at all. Even grinds, sharp out of the box. Scales look great. Plus, the price was a lot less than the Japanese versions too. I'll probably get the Eagle to complete the set.
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In an effort to channel our friend DA170 DA170 , and following up on our interaction earlier on these pages concerning his nicely embellished Ontario knife, I ordered the KC exclusive "Red RAT" in S35VN, the same sweet blue Micarta scales, and a very similar black powder coated U-clip along with a bead to go with the tail I'd hang on it. I originally planned that knife for myself with the possibility of putting together the same thing for my son's upcoming b-day early next month, if I liked the assemblage well enough.

Well a couple things happened along the way. Firstly, I thought my now mid-30's son should come first, as a good dad should, and I'd put something together for myself after. Secondly, the knife came in yesterday and just kinda blew me away. I've got that old combo-edge AUS8, black nylon-handled RAT and always thought it a solid piece, especially for 40 bucks, but this 100 dollar version just put an exclamation point on that--the S35VN blade is nicely done, well-sharpened out of the box, and flicks out smoothly with a resounding thwack. The red G10 is perfectly milled and super grippy without being uncomfortable and the red color just pops! I shot this pic on a cutting board in the kitchen last night.

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Edit: That's better, somehow the pic above originally showed up as an attached thumbnail at the bottom. All better now, I hope.

The several plain stand-offs, with the forward one as stop-pin, kept reminding of another knife besides my old RAT, which turned out to be my SERE 2000--also an acronym and about the same size.

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I wanted to get a better feel for the knife, so this morning I temporarily put the new clip on in tip-up configuration, successfully trying it in and out of pocket. Tracking had the new scales at my local PO box this AM, despite some addressing/delivery clumsiness from the supplier, but before picking them up I went ahead and ordered a Red RAT and the same clip for myself. I'll put the scales on my son's knife after posting here, but in the meantime I had everything I could do not to carry the knife as is. It feels just great in hand with the stock scales and I might just keep the handsome bright reds on mine.

Anyway, I stuck with Micarta again for my carry today, and will head downstairs and put the new blue canvas ones on my son's knife-to-be after posting here.

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ChazzyP said:
In an effort to channel our friend DA170 DA170 , and following up on our interaction earlier on these pages concerning his nicely embellished Ontario knife, I ordered the KC exclusive "Red RAT" in S35VN, the same sweet blue Micarta scales, and a very similar black powder coated U-clip along with a bead to go with the tail I'd hang on it. I originally planned that knife for myself with the possibility of putting together the same thing for my son's upcoming b-day early next month, if I liked the assemblage well enough.

Well a couple things happened along the way. Firstly, I thought my now mid-30's son should come first, as a good dad should, and I'd put something together for myself after. Secondly, the knife came in yesterday and just kinda blew me away. I've got that old combo-edge AUS8, black nylon-handled RAT and always thought it a solid piece, especially for 40 bucks, but this 100 dollar version just put an exclamation point on that--the S35VN blade is nicely done, well-sharpened out of the box, and flicks out smoothly with a resounding thwack. The red G10 is perfectly milled and super grippy without being uncomfortable and the red color just pops! I shot this pic on a cutting board in the kitchen last night.
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I have one. I completely agree. The RAT 1 is a solid design. The upgraded materials take it to a whole new level. Ditto for the RAT2 S35VN version.

New one today.
Delica. Zome green FRN and VG10. The bright green bits are where I modified the handle to remove the finger placement stubs, and the base color shows. I'll likely use a black Sharpie to tone those down.
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Also, a 4" Boker Solingen serpentine jack in Bog oak and 440C.
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