Message from Ethan Becker

Hello Ethan!

I have one of the elusive BK8 models.
I've always been curious about how many were made and the ideas behind the design.

I asked for some info about it long ago but folks were tight-lipped about it then.

Can you share any info on it now?



Thanks,
Ten
 
Hey Bladite...

If I ever figure out how to post pictures I will be happy to oblige...Really ..A COUNTERFIT BK8 !!!..My, my, almost unbelievable...Gibbs is the only one who may know....There might have been 50 warriors but I am pretty sure it was 25...I am sorry my memory is no better, but it WAS over 20 years ago and my memory gets no better....Thanks for the link I am gonna go there now....

All Best...

ethan
 
Hey tenbeers...

Sorry I wrapped an answer to you in my last post....I will try to get the elusive but all knowing Gibbs to post on this....

All Best...

ethan
 
Hey Everybody....

Paul told me moments ago that the sevens and nines are shipping as I write....

All Best...

ethan
 
Man oh man! Talk about a brain fart!
I did a search and found that I'd had this question answered before.
Totally forgot!
Knives on the brain overload!

There were 5 made according to Mr. Gibbs.

Damn I'm dumb.


Glad I've got this rare one though!

Ten
 
Will Ka-Bar be doing the Becker/Ritter collaboration that we saw awhile back. I really liked the looks of it.
 
Hey TENBEEERS...

If having an occaisional memory lapse makes you dumb, I could probably do a great impersonation of a rock....I do not know your age but at 63 it happens a lot.....Something to look forward to....

Cyblade...

It may happen... Not next year.....I want one too and it could happen...

Jake...

Of course there is time(lol)...........

All Best...

ethan
 
Ethan Becker said:
Hey everybody.....





By the way...speaking of Thanksgiving...I will be spending the day AFTER

Thanksgiving at Smokey Mountain Knife Works in Sevierville hanging at the Ka-Bar counter and I would really enjoy having you come by.........


All Best'


Ethan
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Hey Ethan, looking to pick up one of your Neckers, maybe I'll stop by SMKW and pick one up from the man himself, I'm about 1 hour from there. Met you at PWYP (took the class you taught the knife session in) this spring, maybe see you there next year.
 
Hey Mapper66....

I will be happy to see you there...I should be there most of the day...I will try to get Kevin to let me go around three as we have good friends in for the weekend...I am looking forward to renewing our aquaintance....Only 4 months till PWYP....

All Best....

ethan
 
Tenbeers said:
Man oh man! Talk about a brain fart!
I did a search and found that I'd had this question answered before.
Totally forgot!
Knives on the brain overload!
There were 5 made according to Mr. Gibbs.
Damn I'm dumb.
Glad I've got this rare one though!
Ten
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you should send that to me so i can verify that it's authentic :)

or at the VERY least, take a TON of pictures, and post them :>

then send it :}

Bladite
 
Ethan Becker said:
upnorth....

They are good...They look good.... They just did not sell....AND... When the new Camillus made BRUTEs first came out I took one on a camping trip to eastern KY along with a Cincy era MACHAX...I used the dog snot out of the BRUTE for a day and a half and was a VERY happy camper....I then switched over to the MACHAX and IMMEDIAELY realized what a superior cutting and chopping tool the MACHAX is......The last production Cincy MACHAX had the best Blade and edge profiles and the new KA- BAR production will mimic those exactly....NICE picture by the way and I am glad you like it...They DO work...

All Best....

ethan


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Thanks for the reply Ethan. I poped my lid back in the summer because I was tired of waiting seemingly FOREVER for a word about your new Ka-Bar Becker production. Now they are coming out and they look just like the sweet knives of previous production. I'll be buying as they come out. I'm glad that your knife line survived the transition. The machax is interesting but the old Magnum Camp is one of the more desirable designs, along with several others, that I'm waiting to see come back. Looks like it will be a happy new year for Becker fans!
 
Ethan Becker said:
Hey Everybody....

Paul told me moments ago that the sevens and nines are shipping as I write....

All Best...

ethan
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Hallelujah. I can finally get me a couple more 7's. My happy little off-kilter world will find balance once again...

Ethan: all kidding aside, thanks a ton for working to get these back to market. I bought several similar-sized knives, tested all of them, settled on the BK7 as my outdoor knife, got rid of my others, went to buy more 7's, and found out Camillus was closed. nobody had any Beckers. :grumpy:

thx - cpr

ps - any Magnum Camps in the near future?
 
Hey upnorth and orca

Thank you for your kind words.....I think you guys will like the new ones...Fit and finish is a little better and the steel is really good....Please let me knoww how you like 'em.....

All Best

ethan
 
Hey Mapper

I will definitely be at Smoky Mountain Knife Works this friday between 9am & 3pm...Hope to see you there....

All Best...

ethan
 
can anybody tell me,are those grivory slabs on the handle of the Beckerknives made of massive grivory or hollow slabs?
I never handled a Becker but I consider to buy the Campanian and the Becker7(combat) .or a few of them.they look very tough,trustable knives.I have a grivory
felttip pen made by coldsteel.that grivory is very toug material,busting-resistant.that's for sure.those grivory pens are made for selfdefense.
 
noviomagus said:
can anybody tell me,are those grivory slabs on the handle of the Beckerknives made of massive grivory or hollow slabs?
I never handled a Becker but I consider to buy the Campanian and the Becker7(combat) .or a few of them.they look very tough,trustable knives.I have a grivory
felttip pen made by coldsteel.that grivory is very toug material,busting-resistant.that's for sure.those grivory pens are made for selfdefense.
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most of them are solid material, i believe one model has slight hollows.

the replacement micarta handles are quite solid iirc.

all very tough.

not made of "grivory" though.

i've only heard of one case of someone seriously damaging the standard handle slabs, and it involves melting them in a fire. not covered in warranty ;)

it's fantatsic the new stuff is queuing up. i fully intend, shortly, to buy the "fancy" necker in san mai. that's just way too sexy.

Bladite
 
Bladite said:
most of them are solid material, i believe one model has slight hollows.

the replacement micarta handles are quite solid iirc.

all very tough.

not made of "grivory" though.

i've only heard of one case of someone seriously damaging the standard handle slabs, and it involves melting them in a fire. not covered in warranty ;)

it's fantatsic the new stuff is queuing up. i fully intend, shortly, to buy the "fancy" necker in san mai. that's just way too sexy.

Bladite
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not Grivory?
I did read that where they sold them on knifecenter:

KABK7: Becker Combat Utility Knife

Blade Length: 7" 1095CroVan
Overall Length: 12.75"
Blade Thickness: 0.188"
Blade Coating: Black epoxy powder coat
Grind: High, flat saber grind
Handle Material: Full tang, Grivory
Sheath: Black Nylon w/ kydex insert
Weight: 12.9 oz.
Made in USA



what material are those black slabs then made of.
certainly not micarta ?

if they are made of massive grivory then that's fine to me.
 
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