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A couple of seldom seen old school Rats for your consideration....
The first person to post “I'll take it” without contingencies and a follow up e-mail will receive purchasing priority.
Please ask any questions prior to making a purchase commitment. My top priority is a hassle free transaction. I'll be more than happy to provide additional / higher resolution photos and discuss questions via PM, e-mail, or over the phone. I've done my best to accurately describe the condition of the knives I'm offering for sale, but there's always the issue of process variation and manufacturing tolerances inherent to this type of product so please inquire if there are issues of particular importance to you.
I will accept payment via USPS Money Order, or PayPal ("Purchase" type only, I will not accept PayPal Gift) with a confirmed address per the pricing listed. That being said, please be aware that if you have less then 5 positives as a buyer on itrader (or any negatives) I will prefer a US postal money order. I will ship via USPS w/signature confirmation and provide insurance to CONUS only.
I'm not interested in any trades at this time.
I reserve the right to not do business with any individual without explanation. All sales are “as is, where is” and without warranty (except as provided by the manufacturer). All sales are final. By purchasing this item you are stating that you are 18 years of age or older and abiding by all local, state and federal laws concerning the purchase, transportation and possession of this item.
Swamp Rat Knife Works Howling Fat: This knife was a “Howling Rat on Steroids” special that was released and sold out rapidly in August 2005. In response to a question on additional Howling Fats being offered, Eric Isaacson posted this on the forum in September 2006 “The Howling Fat was a special run that will not be offered again”. I purchased this knife from a fellow forum member in new condition. I have not used, sharpened, or inserted it in a sheath, though I'm including the new factory pouch sheath shown in the photographs below.
Here's some information on this knife from swampshack.com:
Howling Fat – Released at the 2005 Washington State SAR Conference
A big boned brother to our beloved Howling Rat. Imagine a tank married with a car crusher. I believe this is how this little porker is put together. The Howling Fat is a born user. The one in the photo above is evidence of this. Those lucky SARs in Washington are the envy of all that appreciate what a little extra around the middle can do.
Specifications:
Blade Steel – SR101
Blade Length – 4.5”
Overall Length – 9”
Thickness - .25” (the Howling Rat has a .1875" thick blade)
Handle – Resiprene C"
These don't come up for sale very often: Withdrawn
Swamp Rat Knife Works Bog Dog:I purchased this knife from a fellow forum member in January 2008 who described this knife as follows: “Swamp Rat Bog Dog D2.... I'm not the original owner, but this one came to me pretty much mint.. Sterile blade, Mudder handle. I have never used or carried it.” I believe this description to be accurate, and it's still in the same condition, though there are some very fine scratches on the blade if it's viewed in the right light.
Here's some information on this knife:
Specifications per Eric Isaacson (except for my notes on the blade thickness and length):
Steel D2
Rc 60-62
Blade Thickness 1/8" (I measure it at just under .150” right in front of the handle)
OAL approx 9 5/8"
Blade Length approx 4 1/2" (I measure it at 4 11/16” from the end of the handle to the tip)
Handle Resiprene C in our new "mudder" pattern
Bladeforums Posts:
Eric Isaacson 5-12-04: "I've got bad news on the Bog Dog.....because I couldn't get them all in the pic.... The performance we have seen from these blades is incredible, I will post more on this later, but suffice it to say that we are very happy with the D2 and our proprietary HT. I have confidence in saying these will be the highest performance 1/8" thick D2 blades on the market.... Thanks to everyone for your patience. We are shipping them all this week and should be able to fill all the backorders. There are a few people that will be receiving emails regarding payment info, otherwise you should have your BD by sometime next week."
Eric Isaacson 11-23-04: "Here are the pics from the some of the testing we did on the Bog Dog and the Safari Skinner. Both of these knives had a Rockwell hardness of between 61-62. Remember that D2 is not supposed to have much lateral strength at that high of a Rc. Also it would normally chip out with extreme impacts to the edge as it is more of a cutter not a high impact steel. As the pictures show, the Bog Dog has a significant flex and the Safari Skinner pics were taken after a 275 lb Deputy Sheriff spent 1 1/2 hrs pounding on it with a hammer. The edge has rolled but is not chipped out like you'd expect (and even more important it isn't in pieces) and you can even see the area on the side of the blade where it was impacted with the hammer. When finished the hardened face of the hammer actually had gouges in it from the knife. These pics show that we have achieved a large amount of malleability of the edge(which is uncommon for D2). Also some makers don't think that D2 performance can be increased by a deep cryo treatment, I think that these tests prove differently. We have done testing on most of the other D2 blades out there from many many makers and none of them come even close to this level of toughness or durability. We do these tests so you don't have to. In the past, we have probably been overly cautious when discussing the abilities of our D2 blades, but now you can really see what they can do. We get this type of performance because of our proprietary Heat treat and deep cryo cycles. However, please don't try to break them just so you can say you did. Toughest D2 blades on the planet."
There's a lot more information on these knives out there, but I will add that this knife is very light weight (I measure 4.8 ounces), pretty rare these days, and (in my opinion) one of the most useful knives that's ever come out of the Swamp: $265 MO / $275 PayPal SOLD
The first person to post “I'll take it” without contingencies and a follow up e-mail will receive purchasing priority.
Please ask any questions prior to making a purchase commitment. My top priority is a hassle free transaction. I'll be more than happy to provide additional / higher resolution photos and discuss questions via PM, e-mail, or over the phone. I've done my best to accurately describe the condition of the knives I'm offering for sale, but there's always the issue of process variation and manufacturing tolerances inherent to this type of product so please inquire if there are issues of particular importance to you.
I will accept payment via USPS Money Order, or PayPal ("Purchase" type only, I will not accept PayPal Gift) with a confirmed address per the pricing listed. That being said, please be aware that if you have less then 5 positives as a buyer on itrader (or any negatives) I will prefer a US postal money order. I will ship via USPS w/signature confirmation and provide insurance to CONUS only.
I'm not interested in any trades at this time.
I reserve the right to not do business with any individual without explanation. All sales are “as is, where is” and without warranty (except as provided by the manufacturer). All sales are final. By purchasing this item you are stating that you are 18 years of age or older and abiding by all local, state and federal laws concerning the purchase, transportation and possession of this item.
Swamp Rat Knife Works Howling Fat: This knife was a “Howling Rat on Steroids” special that was released and sold out rapidly in August 2005. In response to a question on additional Howling Fats being offered, Eric Isaacson posted this on the forum in September 2006 “The Howling Fat was a special run that will not be offered again”. I purchased this knife from a fellow forum member in new condition. I have not used, sharpened, or inserted it in a sheath, though I'm including the new factory pouch sheath shown in the photographs below.
Here's some information on this knife from swampshack.com:
Howling Fat – Released at the 2005 Washington State SAR Conference
A big boned brother to our beloved Howling Rat. Imagine a tank married with a car crusher. I believe this is how this little porker is put together. The Howling Fat is a born user. The one in the photo above is evidence of this. Those lucky SARs in Washington are the envy of all that appreciate what a little extra around the middle can do.
Specifications:
Blade Steel – SR101
Blade Length – 4.5”
Overall Length – 9”
Thickness - .25” (the Howling Rat has a .1875" thick blade)
Handle – Resiprene C"
These don't come up for sale very often: Withdrawn
Swamp Rat Knife Works Bog Dog:I purchased this knife from a fellow forum member in January 2008 who described this knife as follows: “Swamp Rat Bog Dog D2.... I'm not the original owner, but this one came to me pretty much mint.. Sterile blade, Mudder handle. I have never used or carried it.” I believe this description to be accurate, and it's still in the same condition, though there are some very fine scratches on the blade if it's viewed in the right light.
Here's some information on this knife:
Specifications per Eric Isaacson (except for my notes on the blade thickness and length):
Steel D2
Rc 60-62
Blade Thickness 1/8" (I measure it at just under .150” right in front of the handle)
OAL approx 9 5/8"
Blade Length approx 4 1/2" (I measure it at 4 11/16” from the end of the handle to the tip)
Handle Resiprene C in our new "mudder" pattern
Bladeforums Posts:
Eric Isaacson 5-12-04: "I've got bad news on the Bog Dog.....because I couldn't get them all in the pic.... The performance we have seen from these blades is incredible, I will post more on this later, but suffice it to say that we are very happy with the D2 and our proprietary HT. I have confidence in saying these will be the highest performance 1/8" thick D2 blades on the market.... Thanks to everyone for your patience. We are shipping them all this week and should be able to fill all the backorders. There are a few people that will be receiving emails regarding payment info, otherwise you should have your BD by sometime next week."
Eric Isaacson 11-23-04: "Here are the pics from the some of the testing we did on the Bog Dog and the Safari Skinner. Both of these knives had a Rockwell hardness of between 61-62. Remember that D2 is not supposed to have much lateral strength at that high of a Rc. Also it would normally chip out with extreme impacts to the edge as it is more of a cutter not a high impact steel. As the pictures show, the Bog Dog has a significant flex and the Safari Skinner pics were taken after a 275 lb Deputy Sheriff spent 1 1/2 hrs pounding on it with a hammer. The edge has rolled but is not chipped out like you'd expect (and even more important it isn't in pieces) and you can even see the area on the side of the blade where it was impacted with the hammer. When finished the hardened face of the hammer actually had gouges in it from the knife. These pics show that we have achieved a large amount of malleability of the edge(which is uncommon for D2). Also some makers don't think that D2 performance can be increased by a deep cryo treatment, I think that these tests prove differently. We have done testing on most of the other D2 blades out there from many many makers and none of them come even close to this level of toughness or durability. We do these tests so you don't have to. In the past, we have probably been overly cautious when discussing the abilities of our D2 blades, but now you can really see what they can do. We get this type of performance because of our proprietary Heat treat and deep cryo cycles. However, please don't try to break them just so you can say you did. Toughest D2 blades on the planet."
There's a lot more information on these knives out there, but I will add that this knife is very light weight (I measure 4.8 ounces), pretty rare these days, and (in my opinion) one of the most useful knives that's ever come out of the Swamp: $265 MO / $275 PayPal SOLD
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