Official BK18 Harpoon Thread

I might mention, you know, in passing, I ordered one from Tomar's Tuesday night.
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"Ding Dong"!
"Yes?"
"Tomar's Delivery."
"For me???" Oh, you shouldn't have!!" :D
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"What EVER could it be?"
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"Hmmm..."
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"You know, I bet this will match the Jeep."
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"Hmmm, where will this lead?"
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"Did I mention I got mine from Tomar's?"
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Xr6x said:
Just arrived :thumbsup::thumbsup:
View attachment 1297540 View attachment 1297541 A look with a couple other similar Knives the Globetrotter and 17 I think this BK18 is one of the best Sheath-Knife combos yet from KaBar :thumbsup::thumbsup: All USA too nicely done KaBar!
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nice!!! Starting to wish I picked up a 17 when they were easily obtained. I was torn between the 16 and the 17 and I could get only one at the time.

Aikiguy said:
Thanks for those pics. Good comparison.
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Thank you! They are pics I wish I could have seen before purchasing so thought they may help!
 
Friggin' knife Center, of course I haven't even gotten shipping conf. yet.
 
anyone get both black and the bronze knives to compare the coating texture?

The black has a nice fairly smooth coating ... if the bronze is as smooth I may want to pick one of those up too.

If not I may grab another black and strip one.

I put a set of micarta on it and took the edge down a bit today ...
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JJ_Colt45 said:
anyone get both black and the bronze knives to compare the coating texture?

The black has a nice fairly smooth coating ... if the bronze is as smooth I may want to pick one of those up too.

If not I may grab another black and strip one.

I put a set of micarta on it and took the edge down a bit today ...
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I have the black and the tan should be here Monday. I’ll compare if nobody gets to it before then.
 
Great pics since I looked only a few hours ago!
Waiting for the first stripper...

GeofS, that BK-17 does not look pristine... someone done tried to sharpen it!
 
MolokaiRider said:
Looks great. How’s the primary saber grind? Is the knife thin like the 16?
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I like the primary sabre grind and it had a nice edge on it ... but I took the edge down around 17⁰ per side with a 20⁰ micro bevel ... it's sweet at that angle ... push cuts through some register sales paper and shaved a couple feather sticks with ease.

It is a thin and light blade like the 16 ... and has a pointier tip and maybe more belly than the 16 from the curve and being a taller blade.

I used the harpoon swedge and made some fuzz from a dry pine branch just to try it out ... I may not fully sharpen the swedge but might put a better dull edge on the it if I pick up another knife to strip ... just to use the swedge to scrape fuzz for fires.
 
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GeofS said:
I just finished putting stainless screws into my new 18s. :thumbsup:

With the 98 as an exception, these are my pristine back-up tweeners...
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Sure wish I had another 98. Lol
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GeofS said:
I just finished putting stainless screws into my new 18s. :thumbsup:

With the 98 as an exception, these are my pristine back-up tweeners...
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Sure wish I had another 98. Lol
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I would like to find a 98 myself ! ...did you use stainless steel or silver Ti fasteners? ... I may look into getting some Ti hardware to fit if anyone knows where to get some?
 
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daizee said:
Great pics since I looked only a few hours ago!
Waiting for the first stripper...

GeofS, that BK-17 does not look pristine... someone done tried to sharpen it!
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Perhaps, the previous owner tried to stroop it. It’s not the grind, it’s the coating near it.

No worries anyway, I have another. :)
 
JJ_Colt45 said:
I would like to find a 98 myself ! ...did you use stainless steel or silver Ti fasteners? ... I may look into getting some Ti hardware to fit if anyone knows where to get some?
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It’s stainless. I did see some Ti on Amazon a few months back, they were substantially more expensive. For me, it just wasn’t worth doing on a 1095 blade.
 
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