Suddenly I've got two of 'em! (Ka-bar Dozier inside)

Galeocerdoshark

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Hi all,

As some have you might have read somewhere on BF (I think it might have been in one of the Becker snark-threads or maybe even here in the chat-thread), I lost my Ka-bar Dozier some three months ago.
Girlfriend didn't know about it or anything, just couldn't find it. I thought I had lost it on a recent hike, or maybe in the yard somewhere.
Anyway,no time to feel sorry since they're so inexpensive, hence I contacted Dex (coyleoutdoors.com) to see if he could hook me up with one and I just added a bit more steel to the order.

Long story short... yesterday I wanted to wear a specific watch. Couldn't find it anywhere. Asked my girlfriend about it... "Oh yeah, it's in that drawer inside of the living room table...". That's a drawer I never open since she keeps stuff there. What do I find... Yep, the watch, accompagnied by another one of my watches, two Opinels and... you guessed it, my beloved Ka-bar Dozier.

Here's the deceased, who has risen again.


Got home from work today, and guess what was in the mailbox? Yep... the replacement. Talk about timing:thumbup:
Anyway, now I got two, as well as a Zancudo and Rat 1. Yay for new steel! BK11 and Vic farmer are in the pic, just because.




While looking at the Doziers, some small things struck me. Maybe there are some very slight design changes? I noticed the following...
First of all, the jimping is a bit deeper, yet somewhat rounded in the newer version so it's not overly aggressive. Very nice touch if I might say so. Additionally, the font seems to be a bit thicker? (old one on the right)


The bigger jimping can be seen here as well. What I also noticed is that the locking bar is more in line with the scales. My older one had some gaps, not that I cared since it's a formidable tool at around 20 USD, but it just seems to be an improvement? (old one on the right)


Finally, another small change in the font. The letters displaying the country of manufacturing are more visible on the blade in closed position in the newer one (on the left):


I made the choice to add some non Ka-bar knives to the order as you may have seen. I'm not the type of guy to shout around on the interwebs that knife X or Y is the best in its price class, though I have my favourites. I rather seem to be the type of guy that just buys 'em all and tries to enjoy all of 'em, both with their merits as well as their small shortcomings:thumbup:. For the prices these three go for, don't hesitate on either one. The Dozier isn't the quickest opener, but I don't need that in a pocket or backpack tool for hiking. Maybe it's not the sturdiest of the three, but it sure is the lightest in weight. All of 'em are great slicers, but I love the hollow grind on the Dozier, and all of 'em have AUS-8 and are made in Taiwan. Seems like the Taiwaneze (as well as the designers, of course) know what they're doing 'cause I'm impressed by all three of these blades.

A big thumbs up for the Dozier folding hunter though. It's been my go to folder before its disappearance and will remain that for a great while. Since I'm able to enjoy the Dozier goodness in twofold now, I'm a very happy camper:D

Cheers,

Jerry

small edit: seems like something went wrong with the overview pics...they're kinda blurry and not focused, oh well, you guys get the idea :)
 
You need more...
That same stuff seems to happen to be but opposite. An item is always around and sometimes even in the way, until I need it, then its gone...
I've been eyeballin the Big Easy. I think it's being discontinued so I should jump on it soon. Just too many other things I need...
 
TBL said:
Two is always better then one! nice find!
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That's for sure! I'm actually glad I have two. One in the pocket, one in the backpack... I think those 40usd got me covered pretty well.

NCSlice said:
You need more...
That same stuff seems to happen to be but opposite. An item is always around and sometimes even in the way, until I need it, then its gone...
I've been eyeballin the Big Easy. I think it's being discontinued so I should jump on it soon. Just too many other things I need...
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Yeah, the big easy looks nice as well... Not so sure about its pocket ability? Didn't know they were being disco'd. That sucks though.

Thanks for commenting guys. Will probably update with some pics soon...
 
Thats a great little knife. I won one here when i first joined BFC. It has seen a lot of use but the wife has since claimed it as her own and keeps it in her purse. She is not really a knife person so i am very happy she does this. Now to get her to understand the reason i have so many and multiples is the real challenge. Lol great pics and knives man.
 
My wife keeps a Vic Classic (alox) in her purse. Have no idea if she ever used it for anything and I suspect she has no idea how good of a little knife it is. The Dozier Folding Hunter is a good knife to have available. I have one that I bought to try out.
 
Just received this in the mail today. I'm told they are discontinued.

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Love to see someone putting their opinion out there on a knife they love and seeing they have several other brand knives they own at the same time, nothing worse than someone loyal to one brand telling everyone else how great it is and never considered other brands. And I share your love of finding a once lost knife lost an old Gerber i found for six months was pissed and one day we were moving the couch and it fell out of it, i musta fell asleep on the couch with it in my pocket. Seems sometimes as soon as we start to move on from them they come back
 
Glad you found it my friend. Dex is the place to go these days, for sure.

The Doziers seem like awesome budget blades. I'm gonna have to pick one up at some point.

I was checking out your collection there and I noticed, I have everyone one of those knives as well. The Rat 1 is very nice and I like it a lot. Just a bit big for my EDC though. Always thought it could use a scales upgrade, for a sprint run though, but Ontario is a bit like KB....they a little scurred to take chances haha. And the Zancudo.....well, what can I say about that thing other than its very handy and a true contender among budgets. I really like it, and it's gets a lot of use in the kitchen. Yup, in the kitchen. But I'll be honest; its developed a slight bit of blade play, just from me flicking it out about 30 times a day, haha, but I can fix that.

Off on a tangent here: I've really been getting into slip joints lately, and a few have made it in my EDC as my sheeple blade. I'm really interested in the Dogshead line from KA-BAR. They are made by Canal Street, who most definitely puts out superior product. But, the Dogshead are not budget blades.
 
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