tan or black?

[jjcoolay]

I have been contemplating getting myself either a bk7 or 9 for my next purchase. I am leaning towards the bk9 but after that I am stuck. I do not have a clue whether to get the black handled knife or the tan handled ones.

Negative for coating is it will scratch .
A negative for the non coated is the worry of having to baby the knife due to worries of.

Anything else anyone can add? I have looked at http://www.888knivesrus.com/
and http://www.eknifeworks.com/

 

[Mark J]

I'm pretty sure they are both coated, one line with a black coating and one line with a tan coating. I wouldn't worry too much about the durability of the coating. The coating on my black BK7 has held up very well through lots of nasty stuff.

- Mark

 

[uncleknife]

yes, they are both coated, though the pictures Ive seen make it look like bare metal.

I just got my BK101 desert tan crewman & I love the handle coloring, but the blade is a beige colored coating.

 

[fudo]

Tan , or black? YES!!!!

 

[glockman99]

I like the black the best, myself...It looks more "business-like", although the Desert Tan DOES look cool..

 

[K Williams]

What happens if you drop your tan knife in the sand?

 

[glockman99]

Originally posted by K Williams
What happens if you drop your tan knife in the sand?

It'll eventually rust..

 

[K Williams]

Originally posted by glockman99
It'll eventually rust..

I was thinking more along the lines of it disappearing instantly.

 

[Mark J]

You could always paint it black

Man, this is going downhill fast!

- Mark