which 94x osborne?

[mosquitojoyride]

what's the diffence between the osbornes 940-943? which one do you recommend?

 

[Knifeclerk]

The 940 is a "Reverse Tanto" tip, where the 943 is the clip point. The 940's tip is beefier and can take a little more abuse than the clip point. Really, you can't go wrong with either one. Just pick whichever you think looks the coolest.

 

[mosquitojoyride]

what about the 941 and 942?

 

[CRH]

what about the 941 and 942?

Same as 940 and and 942 except have black coated blades. I love my 940 and so does my girlfriend. I have to keep a close watch on it when she's around.

A couple of nights ago we went out for steaks and I let her use my 940 on her steak. I've never seen anyone smile so much over a steak. The steaks were delicious BTW.

 

[Mitchell Knives]

I like the 940. When's the last time you saw a folder with a reverse tanto blade?

 

[Scott Free]

I prefer the 940 over the 941/943 based mostly on looks, too. I like the green handle with the black coated blade even when the coating is mostly worn away. I like the looks of a heavily used knife. As far as the shape of the blade, the 940 is just different. I like different.

For those of you that have both, does the 941/943 flick open and closed as well as the 940? My wife has a 921 and it doesn't flick quite as easily as my 940. I attribute this to the fact that the 921 has less blade mass. If I'm right, then I would think the 941/943 would also flick less easily.

Scott

 

[Planterz]

Well, all of the 94X models have .115" thick blades, whereas the 921 is only .10" thick. The difference, if any, between the reverse-tanto and the clipoint on the 94Xs is likely minimal. Although the reverse-tanto will have a bit more material at the tip (farthest from the pivot) which might add a bit more swingability.

 

[fudo]

I prefer the 941 prsonally.. The 941 opens and closes exactly the same as the 940

 

[Brews]

I like my 943. Just wish it had a purple anodized back spacer rather that the blue. But I liked the blade shape on this one.

 

[Gryffin]

Let's sum up:

• 940: Reverse Tanto blade, green handles
• 941: Clip blade, green handles
• 942: Reverse Tanto blade, black handles
• 943: Clip blade, black handles

Within those models, there are variations with black-coated blade (BT suffix) and/orpartial blade serrations (S suffix): a 941BT would have green handles, black coated clip blade, no serrations (just like mine!); a 942S would have an uncoated reverse tanto blade, black handles, and serrations.