Sell me on the BK7

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bigghoss

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Currently I have a BK2, 9, 13,14 x2, and a 16. I plan on getting the 10 when they come out and Toooj said there is another Becker in development that should be out in 2015. I'm almost 100% positive I know what that one is but he won't say specifically so I'll respect that and keep quite but I'm itching for that one too.

Anyway the BK7 is very popular but I'm not sure I really have a place for it. Just wanting it would be enough for me to get it but I'm not sure I do want it, but I want to want it if that makes sense. If there was a place near me that sold them I could just go and fondle it and decide but that's out too. So I guess I'm curious, what makes the BK7 so indispensable to the rest of ya'll?
 
If I was ever in a knife fight I would want a bk7. Bk9 too big...bk2 too heavy and short. But I'd actually take a BK5 in a knife fight over a 7...I think you should get a BK5!

So in conclusion, you should get a BK5
 
I'd get a 5 before the 7.
I thought I'd like the 7 a lot more than I actually did.
Don't get me wrong, it's a great knife. Great feel and balance.
I love my 5 though! It gets more use that all other blades.
 
I vote 5 before 7.

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sausage and peppers

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end result

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at home in the kitchen

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ready for the outdoors

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It is great knife if I had to choose only one knife for food process and camp it would have to be the bk 5. I love my bk 2 and 9 but the 5 would be something I would carry daily if it was the 1800's.

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Don't have a 5 but the 7 is always something I go back to(for woods use). I have EDCs that are jealous of the commitment I have given my 7. After its first couple sharpenings(convexed edge) and a stripping with a handle change, it seems more tough than I expected. I love it and won't give it up

Ant. Larson bk7 by sdtrev, on Flickr
This steel is respectable.
 
I have only had a Bk 7 for a few weeks but after swinging a 9 for a few years the 7 seems very nimble and quick. I'm just starting to get to know it though. If your ever up in my part of Colorado your welcome to check mine out.
 
So I thought I would try to put some thoughts together. I purchased this blade in November of 2011. At that point I owned the BK2, BK9, BK13, BK11, and the BK10. I "had" always viewed the 7 as a shortened BK9. I have found that it has a lot different feel than the 9. I'm not really a fan of the BK9. I basically purchased it just to have it for the collection. After using it, I have found that it has become a favorite. For those that don't know me, I am a tall stocky guy with large hands. I tend to lean towards the heavier bigger blades than some others. This whole blade is just a bit over a foot long, 3/16" thick, and weighs 14.5 ounces with the micarta scales installed. I have found that it is a nice length to baton with, still chops alright, but I don't do that very much with it. The sheath is the worst part of the knife, I did a mod where I turned it into a dangler, this made the sheath a bit more of a joy to use. This knife is made out of Kabar's wonderful 1095 steel, holds an edge and it sharpens up very well. I use this knife to make scrapings with the edge 90 degrees to the wood, and I really can't tell that it hurts the edge while making fire prep. Makes nice shaving, and splits wood great. The exposed tang is handy to beat on to split wood up. I have stripped the knife, I polished the ground part of the blade, it glides through material with ease. I could do with out the swedge, but it really doesn't hurt the baton much while batoing, it is what it is. I do have the micarta handles on it, which I think are just a bit better than the standard ones. I just have the micarta due to them coming with another knife I purchased. Here are some pics, and youtube video's I have made while using this knife with in the past.

I dont't claim to be a knife expert or a knife reviewer, just my thoughts. I own a whole lot of knives, that if I lost, I would not replace. I would buy this knife again. Have any questions just ask,



Here it is next next to a Kabar fighting knife (weighs 11.2 ounces), and a Mora 511 (weighs 2.6 ounces)


Side shot, from left to right, Kabar fighting knife, BK7, BK2 (weighs 14.8), and Mora 511


Some shagbark hickory bark scrapings,




Here are a couple videos I used the BK7 in for Turley's Hardwoodsman challenge (over at Bushcraftusa), Weak Hand Splitwood fire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xld7DJq2nT8&list=UULwlADNWvsSbWcYY8Zw4N-g&index=29

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iagqH7Eb4s

My sheath mod thread I had done,
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1044257-BK7-Sheath-Mod


Ross,
 
Thanks for the responses guys. Knife fighting is not even a consideration for me because anywhere I'm going to be carrying a BK7 I'm also going to have firearms with me. The BK5 I have even less desire to own than the 7. If I had a bunch of money burning a hole in my pocket I would get the 7, 4, then maybe a 5.

B.Mauser Thanks. I might end up in your neck of the woods later this year either searching for another vehicle or passing through on my way back to Oregon. It'll be a few months though.
 
My favorite is the BK-5 but I feel the 7 is the most versatile Becker. It's essentially the venerable old KaBar USMC knife... perfected. Plenty tough, very sharp, just about the right size for anything from bushcraft to the apocalypse. Nice wicked, but sturdy point on it too; just right. It would be a truly vicious combat knife if you were to put a sharp edge on the swedge.
 
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