Experience with Ontario Factory Seconds

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Smash05

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Anyone have any experience - I was thinking of picking up an SP1 for an Evac bag. Wondering what I would be dealing with if I picked one up.
 
I bought a Marine Raider Bowie (SP10) second from SMKW a few months ago. It has a slight ding in the blade flat. Otherwise it's fine. And the ding has no affect whatsoever on the knife's performance.
 
I bought two Ontario RAT-3 D-2 seconds a few years back that from what I could tell were rejected because the markings were misplaced and the handle slabs covered them a bit.

They never seemed to suffer from bad heat treat or had any apparent flaws. They didn't have the best fit and finish and the frinds weren't perfect, but I managed to get them into good working order with a bit of elbow grease. A forumite just recently put a wicked edge on them and they are terriffic.

The best part was that each one, including a sheath, was only $20! No brainer right there.
 
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