Aitor Jungle King 1

[deltablade]

I recently bought this, and am impressed with the knife so far. It does not have a compass in the butt cap, and I wonder if I should add one.
also the iodine vial was broken, so where could I find a replacement?
The rubber for the slingshot has deteriorated as well.
I think this is the mid 80"s model. how does it compare to current production?

Needs a good sharpening, then will test it in the field.

 

[NapalmCheese]

Don't know about the Jungle King, but I have that little companion knife as a standalone piece (bought it quite some time ago). I've never really used it for anything, but it stays in my hunting pack as a lightweight secondary knife in case I lose/forget/break my Buck 110. I probably ought to do something with it... I remember one of it's main selling points was that it was some sort of 'molybdenum' steel.

 

[FullMetalJackass]

Oh! I wanted so much that knife when I was 12! Didn't know they still existed!
The guy at the Spanish knife shop had to mop after me cos I was drooling so bad by the display case.

 

[Alberta Ed]

Junk.

 

[unwisefool]

The new ones are more expensive than I thought they would be.

 

[Gaston444]

I recently bought this, and am impressed with the knife so far. It does not have a compass in the butt cap, and I wonder if I should add one.
also the iodine vial was broken, so where could I find a replacement?
The rubber for the slingshot has deteriorated as well.
I think this is the mid 80"s model. how does it compare to current production?

Needs a good sharpening, then will test it in the field.

The closest similar thing is the Russian Kizlyar Supreme Survivalist. There are no real competitor today, as no one really makes this kind of knife anymore.

Steel was 440C, and, as usual, very hard to sharpen.

The saw on yours is the early one that was great (despite being a push saw): The saw would theoretically cut even deeper sitting on a Full Flat Grind: As it is, it probably binds within 3/4" (still better than most). I found mine well made but the main edge geometry needed a full re-grind: It was strong, badly balanced, but the worst part was the professional-grade dullness of the low-sabre grind (REK to the rescue)...

The handle capacity I remember as huge.

Have REK raise the sabre grind to 1/8" below the base of the teeth (to keep some blade mass, otherwise grinding to the tip of the teeth would make it far, far too handle heavy): It will then work much better both ways...

Gaston