New Swamp Rat short sword

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Take a peak at the video they posted...looks like a work horse!

Rumor has it priced at $388 and higher depending...:thumbup:
 
Wow... that's just plain unfair to show to a guy who's broke! :p Still, that looks like too much fun...:D
 
Looks very nice; wonder if they can be purchased easier than some Busse kin products?
 
b.c.molin said:
Looks very nice; wonder if they can be purchased easier than some Busse kin products?
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Yeah they changed their ordering system. After blade, Eric will have an open post at ratknives.com for a few weeks so people can pre-order. :thumbup:

too rich for me at the moment! :grumpy: I'm gonna regret it though!
 
rpn:

You are evil, EVIL I say! Thanks to the post here, I went to Swmp and saw more. Now I'm going to order a couple . . . . gaaahhhhh!

:)
 
lol...wish I had the cake to be in the same boat! I got to keep playing with my $100 banshee instead...

Congrats!!!!
 
Does anyone know the specs (its thickness, length, width,..) of this blade?
 
That short sword chops a tree down and can still slice paper. :eek:
I'm getting one!
 
paua said:
Does anyone know the specs (its thickness, length, width,..) of this blade?
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From the Swamp Rat forum:

Approx Specs are
Blade Length 17 1/2"
OAL 27"
Steel SR101 Differentially Treated
Coated
Handles Micarta or G10

OPTIONS
Blade Colors
Sage
Moss
White
Black
Tanker Gray
Muddy

Handle Options
Micarta (price is $388.95)
Black Canvas Micarta
Tan Canvas Micarta

Solid color G10(price is $418.95)
Black G10

Multi-Colored G10 (price is $438.95)
Black Tan G10
Black Green G10
Black Red G10
Black Orange G10


I read in a related thread that the thickness is supposed to be 3/16" and it will have a convex grind.

Hope that helps,

Smitty
 
By the way, I pre-ordered three of them, even though I have absolutely no way of justifying that many. I just couldn't pass up on the cool color combinations! :D

Smitty
 
Smitty22 said:
From the Swamp Rat forum:

Approx Specs are
Blade Length 17 1/2"
OAL 27"
Steel SR101 Differentially Treated
Coated
Handles Micarta or G10

OPTIONS
Blade Colors
Sage
Moss
White
Black
Tanker Gray
Muddy

Handle Options
Micarta (price is $388.95)
Black Canvas Micarta
Tan Canvas Micarta

Solid color G10(price is $418.95)
Black G10

Multi-Colored G10 (price is $438.95)
Black Tan G10
Black Green G10
Black Red G10
Black Orange G10


I read in a related thread that the thickness is supposed to be 3/16" and it will have a convex grind.

Hope that helps,

Smitty
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Thank you very much for the information. Sure is a cool blade.
 
As is typical of most of the Swamp Rat line, this appears to be a bit of a knock off of the Busse AK-47 short sword. I have one of those already, and except for the lack of a guard, I don't think you could ask for a better handling blade of this size.

SR-101 is a grade or two down from Infi (Busse's proprietary alloy), but I have a Battle Rat in SR-101 and it is reliable and beefy. If I didn't have my AK-47, I would go for one of these swords for sure.
 
These are starting to ship and folks are posting pics as they arrive. Check out the Swamp Rat section here at BF. :thumbup:
 
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