Forgive somebody with little practical experience with either, but in practical terms what's the real difference between the two. Both are currently made of 5160 steel, both at 1/4" thick, both are more or less the same in overall length, weight and darn close in basic appearance. So what exactly separates the two of them?
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RTAK-II vs Junglas
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The junglas isn't 5160. It 1095 with an awesome rowen heat treat. The handle is much lore comfortable to me on the junglas. Over all it just has a better fit and finish and better warranty. It really comes down to how much you want to spend. Both great knives but ill take the junglas anyday.
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I have a Junglas, not in front of me at the moment, but I believe it is 3/16 thick not 1/4 which is fine with me . I think 1/4 " on a knife that size might be a little much.
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I bought an RTAK II sight unseen. That boxy grip is not shaped for my hand, and I have big hands. I spent some quality time with a belt sander and turned the handle into something I can live with. Not great, but tolerable.
I have no experience with the Junglas.
I have no experience with the Junglas.
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The big separation is the ESEE No Questions Warranty. If it breaks, they WILL replace it! Even if it is operators error.
Rtak II- codura sheath, big blocky handle, finger choil, I'm lead to believe the warranty and CS are good.
Junglas- much better sheath, no-matter-what warranty (from what I've seen, this only matters if you plan on intentionally abusing/torturing the knife to failure) superior fit and finish, slimmer handle, spot on HT, excellent QC and CS.
I only have the RTAK II. Almost everyone I've heard from agrees that the handle needs some shaping. If I broke it I would imagine Ontario would replace it, I haven't heard of them not honoring their warranty (also haven't heard of too many OKC knives breaking, just a rare few). On my RTAK II, the weight is pretty neutral between the handle and blade. I would think a junglas with it's smaller handle would be a bit more weighted towards the blade. Especially if it's skeletonized under the scales. (The RTAK II is not)
The RTAK II's I've seen are around $85-100 shipped, add to that another $50-60 for a decent kydex sheath and you can be getting darn close to what an Junglas costs with a good sheath included ($180-200)
Junglas- much better sheath, no-matter-what warranty (from what I've seen, this only matters if you plan on intentionally abusing/torturing the knife to failure) superior fit and finish, slimmer handle, spot on HT, excellent QC and CS.
I only have the RTAK II. Almost everyone I've heard from agrees that the handle needs some shaping. If I broke it I would imagine Ontario would replace it, I haven't heard of them not honoring their warranty (also haven't heard of too many OKC knives breaking, just a rare few). On my RTAK II, the weight is pretty neutral between the handle and blade. I would think a junglas with it's smaller handle would be a bit more weighted towards the blade. Especially if it's skeletonized under the scales. (The RTAK II is not)
The RTAK II's I've seen are around $85-100 shipped, add to that another $50-60 for a decent kydex sheath and you can be getting darn close to what an Junglas costs with a good sheath included ($180-200)