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I'm a little disappointed Bud. 3 rows with 13 and 1 row with only 12 . . . I think you better buy a black handled production model to even things out
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I'm a little disappointed Bud. 3 rows with 13 and 1 row with only 12 . . . I think you better buy a black handled production model to even things out
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I'm a little disappointed Bud. 3 rows with 13 and 1 row with only 12 . . . I think you better buy a black handled production model to even things out
Lol .. I'm not that kind of OCD. Uneven numbers doesn't bother me.
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It was either get one more to have all 4 rows of 13 or send one my way so you'd have 2 rows of 13 and 2 rows of 12
I guess I like my number patterns!
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Can someone post a picture of them gripping the handle? I've been waiting to get a runt because I'm afraid it's not long enough to offer a secure five finger grip.
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It's a three finger knife, not meant for a five finger grip. It works very nicely as intended. Unfortunately, I don't have a photo to show you at the moment.
That said, I have big hands and, while I have a Runt and like it, I've never used it. I favor the Esquire by a large margin.
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Panda, if you're looking for an edc I'd heavily recommend the esquire. I just picked one up and the blade is long enough for most, if not all, edc tasks. As DH said I really prefer my esquire to the stubby blade of the runt.
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Here are the pics you requested pandafarts. BTW I dig your username! The Runt is nice, and I can get a comfortable 3 finger grip on it. I can fit 4 fingers on the handle of the Esquire. Even though the handles appear about the same length in the pic, the Runt measured 3", and the Esquire measured 3 3/4". The mid tech Runt is pretty nice, and you can't go wrong with S35VN for a pocket EDC. I also favor the Esquire, maybe it's because I love my 3/32" O1 PIB. :thumbup:
Please pardon the Esquire pics in the Runt thread.
They ride real nice in one of Bud's Bad Ass ISP Sheaths! :thumbup:
Please pardon the Esquire pics in the Runt thread.
They ride real nice in one of Bud's Bad Ass ISP Sheaths! :thumbup:
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Thanks guys! Alas, as I feared, the pinky will be left high and dry. I do think the whole point of the knife would be to have the short stubby blade though. If only someone could put a runt blade on an esquire handle...
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Yeah, you want a ED Karda or a Bushcraft Karda. Small blade with Hiking Buddy sized handle.
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The Bushcraft Karda is on my short list. I don't know why but something about it excites me
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I would suggest an Esquire or even more, a Pocket Kephart! The PK is ready to Do Work!
Is the PK in the middle? Also, will your Runt sheath fit the PK?
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Yes .. from Top to Bottom; Runt, Pocket Kephart, Esquire.
And, NO .. the Pocket Kepart will not fit my Runt sheath(s).
I have a specific pattern for the PK as well as the Esquire.