i am interesting in MISSION A2 steel 15" MPK now,i think it is alike of busse steelheart and maddog ATAK,i have inquired many China's knife dealers,they say few own MPK in China.is it the same scarce in USA or other western countries? How do you remark MPK? is it a good knife?
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I have used a 12" MPK in A2 and Ti. I would put them above the offerings by Cold Steel, McClung and most other production blades, and below the Swamp Rat line, but the latter is based on a set of personal preferences which I will describe as follows and you could go either way.
The handles on the MPK are more durable than the Swamp Rats both in regard to impacts, puncture, cuts, abrasion, heat and probably chemicals. The Swamp Rats have a finger choil which can aid precision work, however the MPK can come with a couple of inches of serrations which will vastly increase cutting ability and edge life on a lot of materials. You can get serrations on a Busse but I think it is consider a custom option and likely to be costly.
The edges are similar, both are full flat grinds, the Mission is slightly thinner and the Swamp Rat slightly more acute. The real difference is in the tip structure. The MPK has a much thinner tip and thus is much weaker than the Camp Tramp (from Swamp Rats), but is a lot better for precision work. The Camp Tramp's point is simply more robust and better suited for heavy tip prying and that type of utility work, its penetration is also enhanced by the penetrator tip.
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The handles on the MPK are more durable than the Swamp Rats both in regard to impacts, puncture, cuts, abrasion, heat and probably chemicals. The Swamp Rats have a finger choil which can aid precision work, however the MPK can come with a couple of inches of serrations which will vastly increase cutting ability and edge life on a lot of materials. You can get serrations on a Busse but I think it is consider a custom option and likely to be costly.
The edges are similar, both are full flat grinds, the Mission is slightly thinner and the Swamp Rat slightly more acute. The real difference is in the tip structure. The MPK has a much thinner tip and thus is much weaker than the Camp Tramp (from Swamp Rats), but is a lot better for precision work. The Camp Tramp's point is simply more robust and better suited for heavy tip prying and that type of utility work, its penetration is also enhanced by the penetrator tip.
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Good question as I've been looking into these too however I don't have any first hand experience. I like the lightness of the Mission Ti knives but I wonder how well they hold an edge because the titanium is rated RC45 whereas most steel knives are RC55 or better. So far I've been looking at the information on the Mission Knives website and at the retailer 1 Stop Knife Shop
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The Ti does roll easily, however a very long edge lifetime for slicing can be had with the serrations which cut well for very long. The only real problems are that the blade is very light which limits chopping performance, and the softness can lead to high impactions on accidental impacts off of hard materials like metals, rocks and such .
-Cliff
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