Should I wait for the mighty Brute or................

[EseeDownUnder]

pull the trigger on a BK9...?

I have no idea on what the Camilus Brute sold for but if you guys had to guesstimate what price would the new one sell for?

 

[BRab]

Well the new one will be made in Taiwan so it will be cheaper than if it were made in US. Considering the Ka-Bar Heavy Bowie is ~$50, I would guess the Brute to be around $70, but that is just a guess. It is going to be a while before it gets into production so I would say go ahead and pick up the 9, you won't be dissapointed.

 

[maethor]

The old Camillus BK1 is a collectors item, I've seen prices around 300$. Better get a BK9 now for this year, and buy the new Ka-Bar Brute for... let me make something up here... say 130$ tops in 2012?

My 2 (european) cents

 

[Flexxx]

IMO it will cost more then the BK9.

I would buy the BK9 and then get the brute also.

I cant wait to get the machax and brute

 

[GoNadz]

I agree with Flexxx, Meat, and BRab: get the BK-9 (for now, at least). It's a hell of a chopper and wood-processor. I don't think the Brute will replace the BK-9 so much as compliment it, anyways. You will definitely like the '9.

-Nadz

 

[Moosez45]

IMO, the BK9 beats the pants off the Brute. In every way. But, that's my opinion.

Moose

 

[GingivitisKahn]

BK9

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Beckerhead #42

 

[EseeDownUnder]

BK9

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Beckerhead #42

This pic says it all doesn't it!

What I like about the brute is the bolo like blade shape & the 'anvil' on the spine for batonning. WHich ironically is it's downfall too, from what I've read about the camillus. Doesn't sharpen easily & not much use for the blade other than the sweet spot which sits near the tip of the blade. Current Brute owners is this true?

 

[Bladite]

if you need something now, buy it now.

it's hard to bank on something that's not ready yet, right?

 

[slapper]

Pull it!

 

[FAL'ER]

The nine is a very useful tool, and I might add that it is the one knife more beckerheads would use if they could have, only one.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/823203-Only-one...?highlight=ONLY+ONE

you're gonna pay 3 times the price for a BK1 over a BK9 easy. Plus I do remember E saying one of the reasons he hadn't planned on re releasing the BK1 is cause the BK9 was superior at chopping. Thats how I remember it anyway.