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Which "tweener" will you get first?

Well since the Machax releases first I will probably get that one if they don't get bought up too quick. The 16 is the one I would get 1st if they all came out tomorrow. The clip point has really been growing on me so that one is a must too. Hell I'll probably end up with all of them before it's over.
 
Just depends on which one falls out of the box first, I'm ordering all 3 of them about a tenth of a second after they are available. One in the trailer, one for the pack, one under my pillow
 
bk 16 for me, I'm sold on the full flat grind. My mind might be playing tricks on me but I think I heard on you tube or read on here that the production 16 might have it's point dropped a little more towards the center line. Anyone else remember that.
 
I'm also sold on the full flat grind. But, Tomar's description of the tweeners leaves me confused. The following came from their description of the BK17.

"Knife has been flat ground to maintain strong edge retention and provide for easy sharpening even in the field."

They include the same statement for both the BK15 AND the BK16. I was under the impression that only the BK16 had a full flat grind??

Go to their website and click on "click to view" to see a larger photo and the description of each knife

Suspect this may be an error on the part of Tomar's . . . if so they need to get it fixed.

Whaddya' you guys think . . . ??
 
Captain Airyca said:
oooh you have a 15?!?! can you post ten zillion pictures for me?
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i appear to have lost it :)

some woman with blue eyes walked away with it for a "photo shoot" (i let her), so hopefully there will be an interesting picture or two...

then i will shoot the crap out of it with super camera... maybe even do a video in hand, take it apart.

caveat: same early generation as Moose's BK16, with the STAMPED blade, not laser etched, but otherwise, should be the same as final production.

so, soon :)
 
ralphtt said:
I'm also sold on the full flat grind. But, Tomar's description of the tweeners leaves me confused. The following came from their description of the BK17.

"Knife has been flat ground to maintain strong edge retention and provide for easy sharpening even in the field."

They include the same statement for both the BK15 AND the BK16. I was under the impression that only the BK16 had a full flat grind??

Go to their website and click on "click to view" to see a larger photo and the description of each knife

Suspect this may be an error on the part of Tomar's . . . if so they need to get it fixed.

Whaddya' you guys think . . . ??
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his pictures, and other media are as presented from KaBar afaik, and the early release of materials contains the original specs before they went with a slightly different grind, and laser etching even, so, the pictures are off a little in some cases (esp on the full height grind), and descriptions of course.

things will smooth out by sales time, i'm sure. updates happen. there's a lead time involved with media like that, esp official media. we already got the color fixed for the alternate handles ([doughboy] brown (not green, not coyote tan), so when we know the right wording that will get fixed too i'm sure.
 
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