What Type Knife/Tool Would You Like To See Released From BK&T?

I'm gonna give my vote to the BK16XL idea. You could think of it 3 different ways: as a 5"–5 1/2" BK16, or it could be a thin BK2, or a drop point BK10.
Whatever it would be called I'd buy one...or three.

The BK2 is too thick for me to use as a primary woods/hunting knife. The BK16 is really just about perfect but I would love to have a 5"–5 1/2" version, probably from the 0.188" stock: basically I want a drop point BK10.
I wanted to like the BK10 but the tip doesn't lend itself to stabbing, and sometimes you need to stab things. Here's a story: I had a "friend" once shoot a whitetail buck right at sunset on a Saturday [from a paved road no less] and he barely nicked the spine and paralyzed the thing's back legs but it wasn't even close to dead. I felt real bad for the animal. It was long after dark when we got to it and it wasn't legal to shoot it at night or on Sunday the next day. So I had to lash my knife to a stick to stab and finish it as cleanly as possible (didn't want to get close because it was a 10-point and he was very lively and aggressive). Even with a pointy clip point Kershaw that thick neck hide and fur took some work to get through. Sorry for the long story. Suffice to say that stabbing ability is a factor I consider for a field knife.

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....and to add that I know I can mod a BK10 into a drop point. But I'd also like a brand new Becker model to add to my collection. BK50? BK55?
 
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For those wanting a drop point 9, I did one of my own. I really like the shape better.
 
A sexy steel BK15 would trip my trigger - heck, the BK15 in 1095 CroVan already trips my trigger!

A longer BK2 would be cool - in fact, the BK2 is already cool.

Ethan's handles are the shitz-nitz; capitalizing on that with new and exciting blade shapes and/or existing blade shapes in new and exciting steels seem like a no-brainer to me.

A Becker folder would be nice but re-inventing the wheel has already been done now how many times??
Just take the BM Adamas and join it with Ethan's handles and the BK2 blade shape (the Adamas is already D2) and you'd have the darned Becker folder we all want. Collaborations seem to be all the rage for cryin' out loud, let's jut get this done!
 
How about a Naikiri type as a competition style chopper/slicer?

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I just bought one for kitchen use, this one MIU made in France
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Kitchen knife with tweener handles? That would be cool. Hmm.
 
BK24 XL; 3.5"-4" blade with 4" handle with Micarta scales and a nice leather sheath.
 
I'm buying a 9 in the near future, and as I work in the wet places, I really wish there was a more stain resistant option.
My BK24 (D2) has spent over a year of cumulative time hanging from my neck getting drenched with tropical sweat, and requires almost no maintenance. My BK2 can get rust spots in a day under similar conditions.
 
grinter said:
I'm buying a 9 in the near future, and as I work in the wet places, I really wish there was a more stain resistant option.
My BK24 (D2) has spent over a year of cumulative time hanging from my neck getting drenched with tropical sweat, and requires almost no maintenance. My BK2 can get rust spots in a day under similar conditions.
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I know there's a thread here (or perhaps several) that talk about why Kabar/Becker and similar companies haven't done much with stainless. I'm pretty sure it comes up easily with a search. But what was basically discussed was the fact that the more cost effective stainless steels (such as 440) don't have the same toughness nor do they take as nice an edge as some carbon steels. And the more expensive stainless would make the knife cost go up, not to mention switching from carbon steel would mean an extensive regearing of the production process.
 
V84mystang said:
I know there's a thread here (or perhaps several) that talk about why Kabar/Becker and similar companies haven't done much with stainless. I'm pretty sure it comes up easily with a search. But what was basically discussed was the fact that the more cost effective stainless steels (such as 440) don't have the same toughness nor do they take as nice an edge as some carbon steels. And the more expensive stainless would make the knife cost go up, not to mention switching from carbon steel would mean an extensive regearing of the production process.
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...which all makes sense. Still, I want a stainless 9.
While I wait for the market to shift to a place where such a thing is profitable, I'll have to get a 1095 version and consider the rust 'character'.
 
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