ZT MUDD PICS! w/ review

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mmmotorcycle

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Well here it is!

This knife lives up to what I expected: a knife that could be abused and still be used. The pivot seems so strong that the blade break before the pivot would loosen even slightly. It is sharp to a point of insanity with a very smooth and even grind. The G-10 is the grippiest I've handled but is a little abrasive to the pocket. The handle has a nice large lanyard hole. With gloves this handle has excellent ergos but without them I notice a couple of hot spots near the pocket clip. Eventually I think I will remove the clip and sheath it.

Overall: a solid A, but it would benefit with a better pocket clip (i think it is being addressed) and radiused handle edges seeing as they are a little rough.

PICS! :D

Iconic shot:
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Making very small and fine curls:
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Open:
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Closed:
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back shot (I could fit a knife into that nice wide open handle construction! :eek: :thumbup:)
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Enjoy!

Feel free to share pics of your own!
 
SPXTrader said:
Very nice Mx3! I'm looking forward to getting my grubby hands on the pass-around!
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You will fall in love! While this may not be the most expensive offering from ZT it certainly has the most potential, is the most unique, and arguably the most functional.

I love forward in the coming months to giving this knife the same strenuos work out given to my custom fixed blades. I am confident that this can be used to batton or split kindling.
 
Thanks for the review and thanks for adding debris to the "sand" so it looks like sand. :D

mike
 
I might give this thing a toss into the backyard dirt and grit. I doubt it will have any negative effects on lockup or pivot action......Thomas?
 
It's convertible top guys....covertible top! :D LOL!

You know....the stuff on the family Aston Martin....:D
 
mmmotorcycle said:
I might give this thing a toss into the backyard dirt...I doubt it will have any negative effects on lockup or pivot action......Thomas?
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Dunno about that...at least not yet! :D The pass-around's gonna get a workout when it gets here! It's called the MUDD, isn't it? :D:eek:
 
Mmmotorcycle. . .the mudd knife works great in the dirt and sand. i'm not so sure about splitting kindling. . .i'd use a hatchet, but that's just me. I made a little video with the mudd knife, as soon as it finishes uploading on youtube i'll post it.

Gavin
 
I have found the MUDD to be my favorite ZT offering, and I say that with the knowledge that the ZT0200 has held that "favorite" spot since I first received it. I really like the blade shape with the short clip point and find it very usuable. One question I have, and I'm hoping that you Gavin, know the answer. That question concerns the locking componets, and what type steel they are constructed from and if it is hardened steel? I would also like to know how the ZT version stacks up against the custom version as far as lockup and strength are concerned? If I might indulge a bit further, how do you test your sliding lock and how does it stand up to other locks? I know, a lot of questions but I am curious about my favorite ZT.
 
Cutter17. .. i don't have all the answers to your questions, but i'll do my best. The locks are hardened, but i'm not sure what steel Kershaw is using. On our mudds we used ATS-34 with a slightly lower rockwell than used on our blades, i believe in the 55 range. The main difference between the Kershaw version and our is the size. We used S30V compared to the 154CM, we used 6061 on the frames, they actually stepped it up by using 7075, which is about twice as strong. They also beefed up the lock pin to an 1/8 compared to our 3/32. As far as the testing of the lock. . . i haven't tried to break one, but it should be plenty strong.

Gavin
 
Thanks much for the responses! It just knocks my socks off to have the custom makers and/or designers take thier time to come here and interact with us!
 
blademaker said:
Mmmotorcycle. . .the mudd knife works great in the dirt and sand. i'm not so sure about splitting kindling. . .i'd use a hatchet, but that's just me. I made a little video with the mudd knife, as soon as it finishes uploading on youtube i'll post it.

Gavin
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Thanks for the advice and the video. The kindling would only be ~1/4 of an inch in diameter and I am confident your design could handle it! :thumbup:
 
The MUDD I've handeled was OK comfort wise to grasp - except - the extreme edges of the scales or would they be scale inserts ? were really un-comfortably sharp. Has anybody simply removed these and knocked 'em down along the edges with some sandpaper ? If - results were ? Wasn't my knife - so I didn't try it.
 
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