Swamp Rat- SR- Magnacut Galley Rat Sneak Peek

I love you guys, I really really do.

I'm prepared for another awesome release and this already looks killer!

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Let's play a game and see if we can guess what it's going to be like.

Looks thin, probably a max of .125 blade thickness, maybe even down to .090, so it'll be a slicer.

Blade height (edge to spine) looks roughly 2 inches tall.

Given those 2 data points above, I guess it's going to be around a 4 to 4 1/2 blade length, something along the lines of the WS-1020. Blade shape looks very similar too.

I'm guessing 62-64 Rc.

The name "Galley Rat" also hints that it'll be a size suited for food prep, so maybe the above seems to fit with that (and of course its stainless nature).

As for the handle shape..... hmmm..... I'm thinking there's a better chance it'll be styled like the recent sawback crabshack than the radio active meaner street. Veteran Busse and kin members will have better guesses here than I will.

No doubt it'll be offered in the standard but always excellent micarta and maybe even G10.

Lets hear what the rest of you guys think!

Closest guess gets to buy me one when the full reveal is made! Yay!
 
So it's a kitchen knife? Hmm... 🤔

I'll be interested to see what the further details are here. I'm not personally riding the Magnacut hype train, so steel alone won't do it for me.
 
The Knife Life said:
Let's play a game and see if we can guess what it's going to be like.

Looks thin, probably a max of .125 blade thickness, maybe even down to .090, so it'll be a slicer.

Blade height (edge to spine) looks roughly 2 inches tall.

Given those 2 data points above, I guess it's going to be around a 4 to 4 1/2 blade length, something along the lines of the WS-1020. Blade shape looks very similar too.

I'm guessing 62-64 Rc.

The name "Galley Rat" also hints that it'll be a size suited for food prep, so maybe the above seems to fit with that (and of course its stainless nature).

As for the handle shape..... hmmm..... I'm thinking there's a better chance it'll be styled like the recent sawback crabshack than the radio active meaner street. Veteran Busse and kin members will have better guesses here than I will.

No doubt it'll be offered in the standard but always excellent micarta and maybe even G10.

Lets hear what the rest of you guys think!

Closest guess gets to buy me one when the full reveal is made! Yay!
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I'm hoping for a new rubberized handle design......
 
SpyderPhreak said:
So it's a kitchen knife? Hmm... 🤔

I'll be interested to see what the further details are here. I'm not personally riding the Magnacut hype train, so steel alone won't do it for me.
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I hear you on not blindly following hype, but magnacut seems to be a nice well balanced steel that should be a nice addition to play around with. It'll be my first knife with it.

I'm interested to see how it compares to SR-101. Will it feel kind of like a stainless version of that with more abrasion resistance? Will it handle thin edges as well? I don't imagine it'll be as tough as SR-101 but should be like a stainless 4V and they use that in the cutting competitions so it should be plenty tough for some serious use and hold a fine edge well.

Should also be like Busse's Elmax but tougher and more stainless by all accounts.

Factory mass-produced knives have heat treats that can often be lack luster, hence why I haven't felt the urge to buy any magnacut knives. (besides, Jerry has all my money anyways)

The swamp has tested this extensively and I'm confident they wouldn't bother with it if it didn't offer something unique above their current offerings. I mean, look how long they've stuck with "old" ingot steels, they're not chasing the latest fads or flavor of the month. They use what works and as Jerry has said, if something better comes along, rest assured they'll use it.

They'll no doubt make this magnacut something special versus what you can get from more mass produced offerings on the market.

They understand that just hitting a Rockwell hardness target isn't nearly as important as having a proper microstructure and that's why I love and spend my money on Bussekin, because they get this and therefore give me the performance I crave.

All that said, and steel aside, these guys have this uncanny ability to make designs that I can't ignore. Heck, even when I do and I pass on an offering, inevitably, a few weeks pass and I'm back and have to get it after all!

No doubt, this knife will only continue that trend.
 
Anybody got any guesses on what this might end up looking like lengthwise?

I keep looking at the video and noticing the belly on it and it makes me think it's very possible it's longer than the 4-4.5" blade length I originally thought it was. Maybe something in the 5"-7" range?

I better stop or I'll end up being the closest guess and then, according to the rules of my own game, I'll be the who wins and has to buy one for myself.
 
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