Passaround

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Does anyone have a Mud Turtle they would be willing to do a passaround with? I don’t mean a torture test, just allow the knife to be used as a knife should be used. I just want to give this model a fighting chance before it gets discontinued.
If anyone is willing I’d make it worth their while by giving them a discount on their next order with me.
 
I was just thinking about seeing if when mine comes in from the guy I’m buying it from if anybody would be interested in a pass around for it. I’d be more than happy to offer mine up once it’s here and once I make a good useable sheath for it.
 
Is the Mud Turtle thicker behind the edge to handle tougher chores? The pass around would be a good way to check out its abilities.
 
Ok here will be the mud turtle I’m getting off someone. I’ll make a good suitable sheath for it once it arrives then we can figure out who all wants to do the pass around and set up whatever rules we need to for time frame and things like that.
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I'm so in on this! It looks like a great knife and it would've been on my order list already if I didn't have several fairly similar knives. I'll try to do some side by sides, pros/cons etc. of the several I have if @JK Knives doesn't mind me comparing honestly against some other very nice knife brands (SYKCO, LT Wright, Esee, Lionsteel, Swamp rat if it arrives in time, Kabar/Becker, etc.). A 5" blade, give or take a little bit, is my favorite size range and probably the most useful for me when EDC/concealment isn't a concern.
 
Hey John - got down here 100% a week ago last Sunday. Took 10 trips pulling a trailer or driving a Uhaul truck - but it's all here now. Close on the Illinois house next week - doing that remotely - just sign the papers and express them back - happens tomorrow. As of 08 27 2019 I am done with any obligation to Pritzger-land.....

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I got the mud turtle in on Monday and am currently making the sheath so it has one that will actually be suitable for use. The one the guy had barley covers the handle and is made for a blade that’s about 1 1/2 - 2” wide. So once I get it done we can start working on the pass around!

My first thoughts of the mud turtle though are nothing but positive the handle is absolutely amazing with some slight coke bottle ness going on but not to much to where the end of the handle is to small. Blade shape is just about as perfect as you could ask for in a camping/bushcrafty style knife. Not to big and not to small. I feel like this will become my go to belt knife while in the woods with my E01 Hunter to accompany it!
 
He had to buy it from someone here, not many were made and all went to guys here. I’ve got a hunch I know who it was.
 
Yeah I can confirm that; he told me he was not the original owner. Also did someone want to see a comparison of the turtle next to another knife? I can’t remember but I thought I saw that somewhere. It also has your older K mark so I don’t know if that helps or not.
 
ty_higg said:
Yeah I can confirm that; he told me he was not the original owner. Also did someone want to see a comparison of the turtle next to another knife? I can’t remember but I thought I saw that somewhere. It also has your older K mark so I don’t know if that helps or not.
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Might as well compare it to a Kephart and rule 9 if you have both.

If I'm involved in the pass-around, I'll do some comparisons with some other knives not of the JK variety, if no one objects. My current favorite all-purpose, "if I could only have one" is a saber ground LT Wright bushcrafter mark II... which is pretty darn similar to the mud turtle in size of blade and handle and has that Kephart-ish blade but a different grind (not a FFG or convex, which are great slicers but I like saber more for wood). The LT has a more neutral handle but the mud turtle's handle doesn't look over contoured so it has all appearances that it would work in most grips, but chest-lever is one where you can really tell when contouring isn't ideal for some bushcraft techniques. By looks and specs, it seems like it has to be a very fine knife, even with some stiff competition in realm of characteristics.

To be straight up and honest, I want to pit it head to head with the mark II. I've passed through a lot of blades thinking they could be nicer: LT genesis, ratmandu, bk16, BK62, esee 6, esee 6hm, SYKCO safety mutt, and I'm sure there are a few others I'm missing in there. Point being, the mud turtle has many of the same attributes of the "winner" of that list which is really exciting. Mainly, the overall size and the blade shape, which I honestly think isn't pretty but it just works too darn well.
 
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