Bad Blood Knives Dreadnaught Folder Photo Review
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I've only had this knife for a few weeks , but I've put it thru some moderately hard use . Many hours of flipping open and hard inertial opening . Stabbing and slashing at multiple layered cardboard , heavy plastic bottles , punky tree trunks etc.
Pivot did loosen up but some loctite and the T6 fixed that up . Not as well centered now but that's probably my lack of repair skill .
A massive 9.3 ou , overbuilt tank of a folder . My medium sized 7.5 hands can grip the big fat handle but smaller hands may not . Blade and every part is just very thick for a folder .
Nice matte finish on the steel ( china version of AUS8 ?) . Very attractive sculpted multi- layered and colored G10 scales . Overall well finished . For extended hard work , I'd want to round off the edges a bit on the handle or use gloves .
The QC on Bad Blood Knives is not always this good . I have a Harbinger folder that is just unacceptable in the asymmetry of the blade grind .
This would make a good solid (and very heavy ) utility / SD knife . Real value at the closeout price ~$20 .Good bargain collector item .
Pivot did loosen up but some loctite and the T6 fixed that up . Not as well centered now but that's probably my lack of repair skill .
A massive 9.3 ou , overbuilt tank of a folder . My medium sized 7.5 hands can grip the big fat handle but smaller hands may not . Blade and every part is just very thick for a folder .
Nice matte finish on the steel ( china version of AUS8 ?) . Very attractive sculpted multi- layered and colored G10 scales . Overall well finished . For extended hard work , I'd want to round off the edges a bit on the handle or use gloves .
The QC on Bad Blood Knives is not always this good . I have a Harbinger folder that is just unacceptable in the asymmetry of the blade grind .
This would make a good solid (and very heavy ) utility / SD knife . Real value at the closeout price ~$20 .Good bargain collector item .
Be sure and check it out good before the return deadline ( 30 days?) . Bad Blood Knives not always the best on their quality control . My Dreadnaught is pretty well flawless but my Harbinger was bad enough I really should have returned it . Functional but very sloppy grind etc.
Good Luck and let me know how you like it !
I don't think $25 is too much . I think it listed at ~$80 and sold for ~$40 to $60 .
I really like it more and more . That big concave thick spine is very handy to control the blade . Great working design .
Just got mine in the mail today, HOLY CRAP this is a MONSTER folder. Came with great fit and finish, extremely sharp with good grind and blade centered perfectly with no play. For $22, this is one heck of a knife, not a EDC for me, but I will find a role, I didn't realize this folder was this big, it weighs a metric ton as well.
Pictures next to a Rat 1 for comparison, pics don't really do justice to show how much bigger than the Rat 1 this is.
I did round the edges of the scales, they came pretty squared off for my liking, so I took the edge and slightly rounded them with the dremel and a sanding wheel.
Pictures next to a Rat 1 for comparison, pics don't really do justice to show how much bigger than the Rat 1 this is.
I did round the edges of the scales, they came pretty squared off for my liking, so I took the edge and slightly rounded them with the dremel and a sanding wheel.
Great ! Glad you like it so far . Yeah, she's a regular monster . I like that you put it up beside the Rat being a well known knife . I told you it's tank . Yes edges of the handle scales definitely need some rounding off . Good job and sweet pics .
Just got mine in the mail today, HOLY CRAP this is a MONSTER folder. Came with great fit and finish, extremely sharp with good grind and blade centered perfectly with no play. For $22, this is one heck of a knife, not a EDC for me, but I will find a role, I didn't realize this folder was this big, it weighs a metric ton as well.
Pictures next to a Rat 1 for comparison, pics don't really do justice to show how much bigger than the Rat 1 this is.
I did round the edges of the scales, they came pretty squared off for my liking, so I took the edge and slightly rounded them with the dremel and a sanding wheel.
Gave the back of the BB Dreadnaught a haircut for a little lower profile when closed.
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That's great ! I should send you mine to slim down .