Ratganza Pre-order here... (Wardens, HRLMs, and RMDs)

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Sharp Dog said:
Just an FYI..the blade color on this is Tanker Gray.

You can right click on any Bussekin knife picture, select properties and look at the location description. The color combo is usually listed there.
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Yup, I stand corrected!! :thumbup:
 
I ordered a Ratmandu, had one a while back and sold it. I hated myself for it, now I'll have one again! Whatever the color combo is in the second pic is what I got.
 
Can anyone give a heads up on shipping charges for more than one item?

Does 1 RMD and 1 warden = $30 in shipping?
Do 3 wardens = $45 in shipping?
 
iamtoast said:
Can anyone give a heads up on shipping charges for more than one item?

Does 1 RMD and 1 warden = $30 in shipping?
Do 3 wardens = $45 in shipping?
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No, in my email to you I said it would be approx $14.95 for the items you had listed. That is a total of $14.95 sorrry for the confusion
 
Email sent about a Swamp Warden in Moss.

I'm excited about my first Swamp Rat!
 
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lsheldon said:
Jaxx, the length I quoted for each blade came from here. I couldn't find a link directly from SRKW that gave specs on either. If you've actually measured yours, then these sites must be incorrect?

Howling Rat
http://zknives.com/knives/fixed/srkw/srkwhr.shtml

Ratmandu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkwK-K8YgDQ
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I guess so, unless the size varies that much from knife to knife. I actually used a real tape measure instead of the cheapo 12" ruler that I'll use for quickie measurements from time to time, and I know that the tape measure is accurate. Seems to make sense as both handles are identical from the ricasso down and were the same in length from top of micarta to butt of knife (5"). I'll snap a pic of both together and you can see that the length really is more than 3/4 of an inch longer on the RMD. I should mention that both the HRLM & the RMD were bought at the Easton show... I haven't heard of any size changes on these newer ones from the original run HRLM's & RMD's, but that doesn't mean that there wasn't any. ;) Eric might know if there was.

Someone asked about specs on a Swamp Warden... Here ya go! :)
3/16" thick
Blade length- 3" from tip to plunge line (3-1/8" to where a handle slab might start if it had one)
OAL- approximately 7" (mine was barely 1/32" under 7")

EDIT: lsheldon, and anyone else interested... Here ya go, man. They are exactly 1-1/4" different in blade length. :)

HRLM_RMD-1.jpg


HRLM_RMD-2.jpg
 
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Jaxx - My numbers are the same as yours from the original run of both the HRLM and RMD.
 
Thanks for doing that Jaxx. I like them both, but that Black blade with Black Micarta in the pic's that Eric posted really POP's......

Jaxx said:
I guess so, unless the size varies that much from knife to knife. I actually used a real tape measure instead of the cheapo 12" ruler that I'll use for quickie measurements from time to time, and I know that the tape measure is accurate. Seems to make sense as both handles are identical from the ricasso down and were the same in length from top of micarta to butt of knife (5"). I'll snap a pic of both together and you can see that the length really is more than 3/4 of an inch longer on the RMD. I should mention that both the HRLM & the RMD were bought at the Easton show... I haven't heard of any size changes on these newer ones from the original run HRLM's & RMD's, but that doesn't mean that there wasn't any. ;) Eric might know if there was.

Someone asked about specs on a Swamp Warden... Here ya go! :)
3/16" thick
Blade length- 3" from tip to plunge line (3-1/8" to where a handle slab might start if it had one)
OAL- approximately 7" (mine was barely 1/32" under 7")

EDIT: lsheldon, and anyone else interested... Here ya go, man. They are exactly 1-1/4" different in blade length. :)

HRLM_RMD-1.jpg


HRLM_RMD-2.jpg
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Got my order in for an RMD (tanker and black micarta and a Warden (black).

Will these knives be texactly the same as previous issues? i.e. will a sheath for the older RMD fit these new ones?

Thanks in advance for any answers.
 
Paddling_man said:
Jaxx - My numbers are the same as yours from the original run of both the HRLM and RMD.
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Hey!! How are ya?!! :)
Sweet, man! Thanxx for checking that, PM. :thumbup:

lsheldon said:
Thanks for doing that Jaxx. I like them both, but that Black blade with Black Micarta in the pic's that Eric posted really POP's......
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Huh? You lost me there... The pix were to show a size difference between the 2 models, brother. ;):D I used what I had! :)

Asura said:
Got my order in for an RMD (tanker and black micarta and a Warden (black).

Will these knives be exactly the same as previous issues? i.e. will a sheath for the older RMD fit these new ones?

Thanks in advance for any answers.
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Don't quote me... But they should fit. Same thickness & length, and the clip looks to be the same.
 
just preodered a ratmandu with tanker grey and black canvas, im pretty excited about my decision.
 
Jaxx said:
I guess so, unless the size varies that much from knife to knife. I actually used a real tape measure instead of the cheapo 12" ruler that I'll use for quickie measurements from time to time, and I know that the tape measure is accurate. Seems to make sense as both handles are identical from the ricasso down and were the same in length from top of micarta to butt of knife (5"). I'll snap a pic of both together and you can see that the length really is more than 3/4 of an inch longer on the RMD. I should mention that both the HRLM & the RMD were bought at the Easton show... I haven't heard of any size changes on these newer ones from the original run HRLM's & RMD's, but that doesn't mean that there wasn't any. ;) Eric might know if there was.

Someone asked about specs on a Swamp Warden... Here ya go! :)
3/16" thick
Blade length- 3" from tip to plunge line (3-1/8" to where a handle slab might start if it had one)
OAL- approximately 7" (mine was barely 1/32" under 7")

EDIT: lsheldon, and anyone else interested... Here ya go, man. They are exactly 1-1/4" different in blade length. :)

HRLM_RMD-1.jpg


HRLM_RMD-2.jpg
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Jaxx,
is this Howler on the photo in the moss color?

Thanks,
Alex
 
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