Handle ?

uncouth

uncouth

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So other than the "tweeners" are all Becker handles the same size?
I have been looking at a few of the Beckers, and liked the look of the handles, until I got my first one. It is a Reinhardt Kukri and the handle seems kinda thin and small, I was quite surprised (I was under the impression that Beckers had big, beefy handles). So, before I start buying more (looking at a 4 and a 5) are the current production handles the same size as the handle on the Reinhardt?
 
The RBK's handles are a bit different. Try Micarta on that RBK, and maybe Liners. Its thin stock and the handles were not the same as the current models.

In general the Becker line all have the same handles, BUT some were manufactured in different eras. Sooo Kabar handles? all the same BK2 feels larger because the steel is thicker.
Camillus era should all feel the same as each other, and Black Jack and Cinci as well. But compared to the different eras, they will be slightly different.
 
I believe the tangs are the same on all Beckers, but there are slight variances between the different manufacturers. The older models like the Kukri had different scales then the current grivory. I don't own a RBK so I can't say if it shares the exact same tang with the others.

All the current KaBar full-size Beckers have the exact same handle...but they all feel different in the hand because the stock thickness is different on all the models, so they feel the ''same'' but oddly different when you pick up and grip say the 8, then the 5 and then the 7...the 2 is really different, since it's so thick.
 
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