Esee vs Rat?

ESEE 5 is 1/4" thick and a saber grind with glass breaker and bow drill divot in the handle. It is a much stronger knife with a lifetime guarantee.
 
Yeah I did some research I had thought that they were the same company just one before name change and one after but apparently not the case here.
 
If you have a knife that has ROWEN marked on it then it is one of ours.
 
ESEE (formerly rat-cutlery) hands down compared to the ontario rat series. ESEE make some of the best knives on the market with the best warranty available.:thumbup:
i.e. if its broken they will send you a new one. end of story.
 
ESEE-5 (RC-5) on top
Ontario RAT-5 on bottom

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Markus
A friend of Mine ordered his RC5 through Cumberland Knife Works.
The ESEE sight has a list of 28 Internet sites that stock the ESEE knives, Cumberland is one of the listed sites. I have been looking into the RC5 and Junglas to go along with my HEST. RAT/ESEE do make some fantastic knives, you wont be disappointed.
Good Luck
YKW
 
MikePerrin said:
ESEE 5 is 1/4" thick and a saber grind with glass breaker and bow drill divot in the handle. It is a much stronger knife with a lifetime guarantee.
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Mike,
I just purchased my first ESEE knife this week (a Junglas), and must say the knife is everything everyone has been describing about it. Being new to your knife line & being very new to this or any forum (under double digits so far), I have a question. Do the ESEE 3, 4, & 6 also come with the bow drill divot? I have scoured all the pictures I could find, but all seem to show the same side of the knives. Thank you for your help and a quality product, & as all the posts seem to conclude, "The addiction is just beginning".
 
I'm not Mike but I will answer the question. Only the ESEE-5 comes with the divot.

Appreciate you being here and using our stuff!

Jeff
 
the big difference is supporting ESEE and not ontario :)

if you want the latest authentic designs and innovation, ESEE is the future. the definitive generation as it were.


Bladite
 
Bladite said:
the big difference is supporting ESEE and not ontario :)

if you want the latest authentic designs and innovation, ESEE is the future. the definitive generation as it were.


Bladite
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Actually that's not the way we think of it. Ontario is a good company and we're not asking anyone to support us over Ontario, SOG, KaBar, Kershaw or any other compnay. ESEE stands on its own feet without feeling we are in competition with anyone. What any other company does is just not our concern. Who consumers buy from is their business, and we treat end-users all the same, whether they buy our product or anyone elses. While the knife industry is the way we make our living, and while we appreciate the business, it's far more important to us for a user to develop skills designed around a sharp edge than where they bought that edge from.
 
R.A.T. said:
Actually that's not the way we think of it. Ontario is a good company and we're not asking anyone to support us over Ontario, SOG, KaBar, Kershaw or any other compnay. ESEE stands on its own feet without feeling we are in competition with anyone. What any other company does is just not our concern. Who consumers buy from is their business, and we treat end-users all the same, whether they buy our product or anyone elses. While the knife industry is the way we make our living, and while we appreciate the business, it's far more important to us for a user to develop skills designed around a sharp edge than where they bought that edge from.
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well said!


Bladite
 
R.A.T. said:
Actually that's not the way we think of it. Ontario is a good company and we're not asking anyone to support us over Ontario, SOG, KaBar, Kershaw or any other compnay.
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Do ESEE and Ontario share a common history or what is the reason for the similar designs?

Pardons if this has already been vented in a previous thread. I haven't found it -- feel free to redirect me.
 
JayWay said:
Do ESEE and Ontario share a common history or what is the reason for the similar designs?

Pardons if this has already been vented in a previous thread. I haven't found it -- feel free to redirect me.
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Sorry, found it in the FAQ's seconds after posting... :foot:
 
R.A.T. said:
Actually that's not the way we think of it. Ontario is a good company and we're not asking anyone to support us over Ontario, SOG, KaBar, Kershaw or any other compnay. ESEE stands on its own feet without feeling we are in competition with anyone. What any other company does is just not our concern. Who consumers buy from is their business, and we treat end-users all the same, whether they buy our product or anyone elses. While the knife industry is the way we make our living, and while we appreciate the business, it's far more important to us for a user to develop skills designed around a sharp edge than where they bought that edge from.
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I know you don't ask consumers to buy your products over other manufactures out there and that's part of what I really like about ESEE...a total lack of ego.

But, I must say it's this attitude, the quality products and unmatched warranty that make it pretty hard to buy anything else. There's certainly other good knife manufacturers out there. But when comparing the quality, value and attitude of individual companies...it's very hard to do any better than ESEE.
 
Thanks for all the info I think ive found a good site it includes shipping and has some of the lowest pricing ive seen. Im looking at the RC-6 right now as it seems to be a bit more handy for what im looking for(a general purpose hunting/survival knife).

can anybody help point out the differences here? Im having a bit of trouble I can see the little differences but dont know exactly what it all means and maybe someone could make a recommendation based on what I wanted out of it above. Especially serrated vs non serrated.

http://www.the-knife-connection.com/rc-6p-b.html

http://www.the-knife-connection.com/rc-6p-cp-b.html

http://www.the-knife-connection.com/rc-6s-cp-b.html
 
The first one is probably what you're looking for. It's the plain blade. The second one has a sharpened clip point (the spine of the blade is sharpened from the tip, towards the handle a few inches) and the last one is serrated and has a sharpened clip point.
 
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