I need some input on what Becker will strengthen my collection the most.

Saint Loke

Saint Loke

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I live in the northern part of Norway, and I hunt, fish and hike a lot. I try to keep my blade collection as utilitarian as possible, each blade has its role, with little or no redundancy. After I bought The King, I understood how excellent blades the Beckers are. Now I really want a second one, but I'm not sure what to kick out of my collection. What would you add if you owned this set of knives:

Bk9, Helle Laplander Sami knife, Ka-Bar D2 extreme fighter, Brusletto Hunter, Griptillian, leatherman c33t and a CRKT minimalist
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I would say a tweener like the BK15... or something like the BK14 would be an excellent addition.... or both!!!!
 
Nice collection!

I was thinking the BK-16 as well.

Or the BK-11 or BK-14/24 would be a great choice.
 
Thanks a lot for the input. I'm looking at the Bk16 now, but I have a soft spot for clip points. Is there any difference between the Bk16 and 17, apart from the pure aesthetics?
 
Saint Loke said:
Thanks a lot for the input. I'm looking at the Bk16 now, but I have a soft spot for clip points. Is there any difference between the Bk16 and 17, apart from the pure aesthetics?
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Blade shape is the same, just the 17 has the clip.

The Production 16 also has a full flat grind where the 17 has a saber grind.

Either one would be a good choice!
 
I'd say replace the kabar with the 17. Nothing against kabar, d2 is just a little harder to maintain in the field over 1095, other than that maybe take a look at the 14, that's replaced all my folders when I'm out in the bush.
 
A BK-5 plus any Tweener would be a good choice. Otherwise, it looks like you have most other bases covered.

Hang on. Wait a minute. Where's the crap is the BK-2?! You gotta have one of those! It's like a Beckerhead standard.;)
 
I'll be a bit of a contrarian and suggest a BK 5 or BK 15. Both are superb slicers and would be a nice and versatile addition to your collection.
 
A more Appropiate replacement for the KA-BAR is a 5 I think.

Honestly to me it looks more to me like you are missing a saw and a small mora.
 
If you like clip points then you should go bk17. same as bk16 just with clip point.
As far as the 16 being clip point I think there starting to make them saber grind cuz I just got mine a few weeks ago and mine is saber grind.
 
I say 14! For me the perfect combo is Brutus my King and sassafras my BK14. And yes I have dumb names for all my blades :D
 
I also suggest the BK-5/15 combo. You will find that you like them more than you can possibly think you would. The wife/gf/better half may like them as well.
 
16/17 would be my choice - 16 has the edge - both are great but 16 just takes it IMO
 
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