All About Pocket Knives

I think the best tactical blade or outdoors blade you can buy for the money is RAT Cutlery, cost vs. warranty vs. Customer service like no other,I have a RC3 as my EDC..and waiting on the RC4 release & others !

I think the Rat line of Knives are Great! Good prices and first class Quality

JMO...

They are nice knives...

There is also a lot of competition in that price arena.

You can get a John Greco, semi-custom, differentially heat treated, hard use knife for right at the same price point as a RAT.

So, not disparaging, just saying that there are other very fine choices at that price point.

Bill

I like customs and own a few but warranty on a custom is there I guess from different makers but,to me RC warranty is Excellent on the RAT Cutlery blades and if warranty is needed you are not down a blade for weeks or months,RC would replace it in a few days vs. custom,

I've never heard ANY complaints about RAT texastony!

Though, good arguments can also be made for Ranger, Bark River, Fallkniven, Busse, etc being the best non-custom outdoor/tactical fixed blades out there.

They're all great knives...Kinda a Ranger fan, myself.

I like ranger and had one a RD6, not bad and yes great warranty w/ Justin and the gang but I likethe thinner stock for my application if I go thicker ,I am a Scrapyard /Swamp rat guy..really can afford Busse only the Buse by-products LOL

I agree with you texastony! I have a Ranger Afghan (basically a drop point RD) and its a great knife that I love, but I wouldn't try to fillet a trout with it!

Maybe chop a trout in half!

Ok bait fish to make chum...RD will fit the bill LOL

texastonydobbs wrote:I think the best tactical blade or outdoors blade you can buy for the money is RAT Cutlery...

That's the kind of recommendation I like to hear, Tony.
What do you have to say about the RAT folders?
Any pictures or opinions, anyone?

RAT 1 folder is a tawain product and has been discontinued...RC is in the works with a USA model ,I can not wait until it's release,Tony

Texastony,

I noticed that Greco made some of the earlier RAT knives. I kind of wish I had picked one of those up along the line.
Hope they get the current mess squared away without hurting their business.


Bill

Yes that skinner w/Greco and the Laser strike w/Tops and the RTak w/Livesay.....all Jeff collaberations w/others and I wish I too would have snagged one of each... Only if .....Great to think back huh, that is why when Camillus had there issues I was sure to snag the blades I wanted..I learned from my mistakes....I picked up 3 BK7's,1 BK11 "necker", 1 BK1"brute"...I really wanted a BK2 but never found one w/$ I was willing to give for it, Beckers will be back but not made from the same material and the BK1 , The Brute and another will not be made with Ka-bar.

Any idea when the new Ka-Bar, Beckers are going to hit the knife

stores? I am real curious how they are going to turn out.

I heard later this Summer they hoped but that was earlier this year I heard that info. not really sure and I am not in a big rush to grab the Kabar versions,nothing against them,I will get one or two or so,I need another necker /kabar version will be fine to fill that void...it will be for my son anyhoo!

I scored a RAT3 Proto type made by Bill Siegle before the Ontario Days and a Proto type Izula and pre production Izula RAt Cutlery Necker...

My brother Marc is a big fan of the RAT knives. Has gone as far as calling up the company and talking to the owner about his knives.

Jeff is very easy to get a hold of , he post his cell number online to discuss issue with customers. Mike & Jeff are both great people an run a Great Business ! I have several RC3's and RC4's a pair of Izula's and RC6 .. just waiting for the release of the RC5 !
If you talk to him tell him I said Hi... I helped with getting RAT to do the color scheme on the Green & Orange G10 RC's !