Hey guys I just got my first RAT 7 knife in 1095. I was wonder how does it hold up to camp chores and wet weather? I know my USAF pilots knife is 1095 and the only thing is that if you get blood on it it rust like hell. Has anybody had any issues with these knives?
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Rat 7 in 1095
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So far, the only "issue" I've had with my Rat-7 is accidentally scrubbing off some of the phosphate finnish with a green scotchbrite pad! :grumpy:
Clean off the blood or other liquid, then apply a lite coat of oil. You should be good to go.
Here is a thread from a while ago on putting together a survival kit in the Rat's sheath. Rat-Pack
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Clean off the blood or other liquid, then apply a lite coat of oil. You should be good to go.
Here is a thread from a while ago on putting together a survival kit in the Rat's sheath. Rat-Pack
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How well did the scotch brite take that coating off, lot of elbow grease or a little. Chris
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It wasn't on purpose! I was just trying to get some stubborn tree sap off! Now there is a little shiny spot on an otherwise dull knife. Grrrr!! :grumpy:
I had the pad wrapped aroung my index finger and I applied moderate pressure just over the sap. Of course, taking abrasives to my knife means I'M the sap!
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I had the pad wrapped aroung my index finger and I applied moderate pressure just over the sap. Of course, taking abrasives to my knife means I'M the sap!
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I have drawer full of old hickory knives and Old timer knives made from 1095. They come in contact with all the things mentioned and with very minimum care none of them "rust like hell". As a matter of fact they rarely get oiled at all, once 1095 develops a nice deep patina it doesn't rust bad at all, unless it is abused. Chris
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I got a Rat 7 in 1095. It was nicely executed. Very even grinds. Nice handle F&F.
My 1095 knives get merely surface rust. Nothing serious. Just "character." Since 1095 is used for plow blades and shovels, that's expectable.
So far the Rat 7/1095 fits that pattern - where it rusts at all.
As blood has the same salinity as sea water, I would expect it to at least discolor uncoated non-SS.
To me a serious rust prblem is when you get pitting.
My 1095 knives get merely surface rust. Nothing serious. Just "character." Since 1095 is used for plow blades and shovels, that's expectable.
So far the Rat 7/1095 fits that pattern - where it rusts at all.
As blood has the same salinity as sea water, I would expect it to at least discolor uncoated non-SS.
To me a serious rust prblem is when you get pitting.
I have yet to develop rust on my knives, and they don;t get babied. If a poster has a knife in 1095 that "rusts like hell", so will any of his 1095 knives.... every one of them. That 1095 steeled USAF knife is no different than any other 1095 knife.
Here's what you do: use your 1095 knife (or dip it, or whatever) in blood, water, or juice. Leave it on the counter or the shop bench. Wait 'til it begins to rust, however long that takes. See that? Every 1095 knife (and other high carbon blades) you own or have ever owned will do exactly that under those circumstances.
Or...... take care of it and it won;t.