Reate Knives-Users' opinion and collections

Thanks for sharing the thoughts, and the awesome pictures : )
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As for critiques, thankfully all of my knives have been perfect and I'm happy with the designs. I think the above mentioned find a specific design language is probably a good one. I hope you will use the same flipper tab that's on the Horizon, on future models. The geometry of the Horizon Flipper tab is perfection. I would also like to see more handles with heavy CNC work as the Horizon.
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Love Reate's Knives, so well built, amazing Quality for the price!


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So aside from BladeHQ, where's the best place to shop for these badboys?
I'm pretty interested in your Horizon-A model, but I'm also interested in some custom options. Acid wash, red pivot, etc. Nothing too crazy.

What's the best place to talk about these options? Facebook page? Email you?
 
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Rasco said:
So aside from BladeHQ, where's the best place to shop for these badboys?
I'm pretty interested in your Horizon-A model, but I'm also interested in some custom options. Acid wash, red pivot, etc. Nothing too crazy.

What's the best place to talk about these options? Facebook page? Email you?
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Thanks for your thoughts.

pearl2291 said:
I recently got a Hills as well. I also handled I looked over both of the District Models as well as the Horizon-A. These are great knives for the money & easily compare to other knives I have owned that were quite a bit higher in price. For future offerings I share the thought on a smaller flipper model. I'd prefer something +/-3.25" personally. Also, offer a left hand and/or reversible pocket clip option.

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Thanks for your opinion.

Misanthropia said:
I was a very early adopter of the Horizon-A and firmly believe in Reate's future as a company in the knife industry, but I will try to be as critical as I can about my knife and the other models in the line. Outside of these few complaints, I have nothing but good things to say. The Horizon-A being available at $200 from retailers represents a huge value.

Subjective criticisms:

-The designs are a little all over the place for me. To me, the Horizon represents the most attractive design so far. The handle is a bit boring in shape, but the faux-integral design is fantastic. Removing the decorative pivot from the current run is a bit disappointing as well. The District 9 models are entirely too busy for me, and the blade shapes both strike me as a bit awkward. I would never call either "sexy" or "sleek". The full flat grind on the Hills model totally kills it for me aesthetically. Remember that these critiques are SUBJECTIVE and I totally understand if others disagree. I would love to see something with a little bit more of a minimalist design that is slightly more conventional.

Objective complaints:

-My Horizon-A has a little bit of detent play in it. Otherwise it is pretty much perfect as far as fit and finish goes.
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I handled the Horizon A in the pass around and was quite impreesed with fit and finish and overall function of the knife. Only reason I don't have a Reate is funding at the moment. I would like to see something in the 3.25" blade area with a carbon fiber scale.
 
Had an ADV Butcher Midtech prior to owning a District 9. Same quality, fit&finish, and flips just as well at half the price!
 
Got mine yesterday,really like this one. I like the letters and numbers on the screws,a real industrial look.
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The only issue I have with this brand is that the knives are hard to find, even though they seem to be good value for the price. I am really hoping that the D9 doesn't go out of stock again before I can get one.
 
For the small titanium flipper, please strive for the blade length being just under 3 inches (75-76mm) so that you get the most coverage of locations with such legal limitations. Remember the American Knife and Tool Institute's Protocol for Measuring Knife Blade Length as follows: "the measurement shall be the straight line extending from the tip of the blade to the forward-most aspect of the hilt or handle.".

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Also, please make it as thin and narrow as possible for the best possible EDC. This should also drop the weight down to under 4 ounces (≈ 113 grams).

Note: I was so impressed with my recent acquisition of a Reate Hills direct from China that I ordered a Horizon-B and a District 9-A from BladeHQ earlier today.
 
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Just received a District9, and it's one of the few production knives that have come with no defects. Centered, great lockup, no blade wobble, even edge lines. No manufacture dings. Overall, very impressive.
 
I have examined both the Horizon A and B during participation in pass around, and am in line for the passarounds for the Hills and District 9. For me, it's only a matter of which model to get first!

By the way, Reate knives are way higher on my list of "want to buy" knives than the other two Chinese brands that I have examined. :)
 
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