History of Ontario RAT-1: When was it “born”?

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Does anyone know in what year the Ontario RAT-1 was launched?
Searching the Internet seems to point to 2001/2002, but that is just an educated guess.
Anyway, that would mean the knife‘s design is (almost) 20 years old. And still popular and selling. Amazing!
 
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Here is some info.

Ontario Knives: RAT, Randall's Adventure and Training Knives​


In 2002, the Ontario Knife Company entered into an exclusive collaboration with Randall's Adventure and Training Team (RAT). Randall's Adventure and Training (RAT) is a professional survival training, expedition guiding, and outdoor gear research team based in Alabama, with operations in Latin America. RAT is a legal U.S. representative of the Peruvian Air Force school of jungle survival.
The RAT team, formed by Jeff Randall and Mike Perrin, is considered a leading authority in the research, testing, and design of remote adventure and survival gear. RAT and the Ontario Knife Company have partnered up to produce a series of knives for hard-core adventurers, civilians, and professional soldiers around the world. RAT knives have served in Afghanistan, Iraq, and many non-publicized conflicts around the globe.

and a fun review of the Rat 1 Knife

 
GatorFlash1 said:
Here is some info.

Ontario Knives: RAT, Randall's Adventure and Training Knives​


In 2002, the Ontario Knife Company entered into an exclusive collaboration with Randall's Adventure and Training Team (RAT). Randall's Adventure and Training (RAT) is a professional survival training, expedition guiding, and outdoor gear research team based in Alabama, with operations in Latin America. RAT is a legal U.S. representative of the Peruvian Air Force school of jungle survival.
The RAT team, formed by Jeff Randall and Mike Perrin, is considered a leading authority in the research, testing, and design of remote adventure and survival gear. RAT and the Ontario Knife Company have partnered up to produce a series of knives for hard-core adventurers, civilians, and professional soldiers around the world. RAT knives have served in Afghanistan, Iraq, and many non-publicized conflicts around the globe.

and a fun review of the Rat 1 Knife

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Great, thanks! Now, knowing it was 2002, I found the info on KnivesPlus.com...
 
I have a 1 & 2 in D2 and they are great knives, and really great for the price range.
You can spend more easily but you get diminishing returns very quickly.
From a strictly practical point of view, it's hard to buy anything else in size range.
 
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