Ratmandu or Rodent 4

[Thrill]

Ratmandu all the way.

 

[dman62]

Another vote for the RMD. Unless you are a mutant from another planet it will feel a lot better in your hand than the R4.

 

[snwbrdr202]

..... head injury from a surfing accident no doubt mate, we make allowances...

Haha! Which reminds me of a photo from Creso a few years back when I head-butted the rock at the point! Stay tuned for photographic proof...

Another vote for the RMD. Unless you are a mutant from another planet it will feel a lot better in your hand than the R4.

I am that mutant! I like the fact there is no hump on the spine when you choke up on the blade. And although the finger bump on the ventral side of the Rat might look awkward...it MELTS into my XL mitt. I am down to zero Ratmandus and 3 Rodent 4s. Horses for courses as they say.

 

[sodak]

Ok, I'll change this to a serious question. Do the dimensions on the SR page for the blade length include the choil? It lists the RMD as 5.25". Thanks.

 

[chiral.grolim]

Ok, I'll change this to a serious question. Do the dimensions on the SR page for the blade length include the choil? It lists the RMD as 5.25". Thanks.

I measured mine:
Length: 10.7" OAL = 5.6" blade (4.9" cutting edge from heel to tip) + 5.1" handle (including extended pommel)
Blade Height: 1.38" = 0.44" saber flat + 0.94" to edge
Thickness: 0.188" spine down to 0.030" edge shoulder

 

[sodak]

I measured mine:
Length: 10.7" OAL = 5.6" blade (4.9" cutting edge from heel to tip) + 5.1" handle (including extended pommel)
Blade Height: 1.38" = 0.44" saber flat + 0.94" to edge
Thickness: 0.188" spine down to 0.030" edge shoulder

Thanks! I like a generous choil, and this knife really looks good to me!

 

[PatrickKnight]

One thing to take into consideration is that Rats aren't mass produced knives so the length and thickness of each knife can vary. I always thought the 5.25 inch blade included the half inch choil though making the cutting edge roughly 4.75 inches.

Josh can you confirm this?

 

[chiral.grolim]

...I always thought the 5.25 inch blade included the half inch choil though making the cutting edge roughly 4.75 inches.

In my measurements above, that 5.6" is measured straight from the scales to the tip, including the ricasso and choil. I measured the cutting edge along the length of the actual edge from the heel along the belly through the sweep to the point, 4.9". If I just measure a straight line from tip to heel, ignoring the curve of the sweep, I get ~4.71". From the heel to the front of the guard (across the choil) is ~0.88". Adding 0.88+4.71 (choil+blade) gives the total 5.6" blade length. That's all on my knife.

 

[Hindsight]

Blade length is measured from the front of the handle to the tip. If you are ever questioned about the length of blade that you are carrying, that is where they are going to measure from. Hope that answers any questions.

 

[sodak]

Yes it does, thank you.