Ontario Rat ?

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WJC01

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Please do not boot me off the forum for this . . . .
A guy has a D2 Ontario Rat 3 with an R stamped on the handle. Wants to swap for a Buck 102. Anyone have any experiences with the Ontarios. I'm guessing the R is for reject.

Bill
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i don't know what the R means but i do know that the quality and warranty of their knives are not up to par with rat cutlery.
 
not as good definately

terrible not at all

I'd always choose a RC over and Ontario but my 7 was a fine tool
 
RAT Cutlery is better. I have never owned a RAT from Ontario, but the ones I have handled, felt a few leagues below the RAT Cutlery knives.
 
He's not comparing knives?? I don't have either but the Buck is 420 stainless? I would think the D2 would be a stronger blade?? The Buck doesn't cost to much and if the rat is in good condition and you want it? The rat is smaller? Is that what you want??Why not I would trade if i liked it. new Toy
 
WJC01:

I have an Ontario made RAT 5 with that R on the handle.
Don't know what it means either,but I haven't had any issues with it:
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I've also had in the past a RAT 3 D2 , TAK 1 & a RTAK-all made by Ontario & traded them all away.
This one might be going away soon too.






Because.....
I got THIS one in the mail just this morning & been pounding on it since then:
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With the rest of the crew:
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As has been said many times before , the quality of the Rowan made knives is well worth the little extra money they cost.
It's one thing (and very much appreciated) to read about the differences in quality,fit & finish,sheathing etc. , but when you put them side by side with each other it's real obvious that the RC blades are very much worth the price.

Cliff
 
R means it's a reject due to some flaw. Could be simply cosmetic.
 
Col. Cornelius said:
Cliff, how did you strip the blade on the RC-4 & RC-3 in the picture you posted?
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The RC3 still has the tan coating on it.

The 4 had some of the coating worn off by use.
I stripped the rest off with BIX paint stripper & a razor blade,then used 400-600-1000 grit wet/dry paper to clean it up.

Cliff
 
Thanks for replys, I'm clear the RC is superior to the Ontario but he not swapping an RC for a Buck and I doubt any one else would. (Any takers?)If he replies I'm going for the trade. The Buck 102 is a small lightweight knife. My Izula handles those details.
Bill
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I'd do the swap if it was me then when i decided I liked the style I'd upgrade to a propper RAT :)
 
Cliff nice collection :)

was wondering is the RC5 a similar grip size to the Ontario ?
 
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