Once the Forum gets up and running and new information is added to the website, Swamp Rat fans will have more info than they can handle. If you liked the Basics, you'll love these knives. The steel and heat treat will provide performance that knives costing multiples of this price point cannot deliver.
Those who saw the video of a Battle Rat chopping through a cement block without chipping or folding the edge already have some idea. We chopped another cement block with an out-of-the-box Battle Rat live at The Blade Show and had the knife on display for the remainder of the show without any re-touching, sharpening, dressing up or care whatsoever. Those who saw the knife will tell you, this is going to be a kick-#ss knife.
As previously indicated, the Resciprene-C handles that we all know and love are utilized except that the ridges and relief on either side near the blade (where your thumb would go) are gone and the material had been made a little bit harder this time. The durable crinkle black finish we all know is present along with an unprecendented warranty!
