KA-BAR Chat thread - Come on in the house

[Noswad0208]

Do your worst.

On second thought, I don't even wanna know what your worst is, give me something in the middle.

 

[Tdhurl1103]

Walking through the PX on Fort Belvoir revealed this:

A local CUTCO rep had a table display out.

 

[Tdhurl1103]

Going through my Photobucket revealed I had some old photos from my trip to the CUTCO/KA-BAR Visitor's Center in Olean, NY. Sorry for the quality.

 

[Guyon]

Walking through the PX on Fort Belvoir revealed this:

A local CUTCO rep had a table display out.

Cool. I'm digging the shape of the green/black handled blades. :thumbup:

 

[Moosez45]

I got a Cutco Explorer. Damn fine knife.....

Moose

 

[zzyzzogeton]

Isn't that one essentially a NextGen with a different ricasso stamp? Or the D2 Extreme, except in 440A rather than D2?

 

[Noswad0208]

Zzy, did you get the reply to the email you sent me? Not sure if it went through.

 

[zzyzzogeton]

Yes I did. Good luck... I didn't reply because it didn't look like from what you said that you expected a reply. And I am a very frugal person who doesn't like to waste any bits or bytes.

 

[1066vik]

Cool. I'm digging the shape of the green/black handled blades. :thumbup:

me, too!

 

[ocnLogan]

Walking through the PX on Fort Belvoir revealed this:

A local CUTCO rep had a table display out.

What are those black/green handled things?

They look like they have a generic tweener handle shape, with maybe... 6in blades? Kind of a low grind though, but its the most interesting thing on that table to my eye.

 

[zzyzzogeton]

Cutco/Kabar Outdoorsman. 440A. Blade 5.5" OAL 10.5

 

[Ray Settanta]

Anything made by Ka-Bar. If it says Ka-Bar / Olean, it's good to go.

My Dozier says Ka-Bar/ Taiwan. Does it still qualify?

 

[Noswad0208]

Yes I did. Good luck... I didn't reply because it didn't look like from what you said that you expected a reply. And I am a very frugal person who doesn't like to waste any bits or bytes.

Thanks. Just making sure, it seems that my emails aren't going through to some people.

 

[zzyzzogeton]

My Dozier says Ka-Bar/ Taiwan. Does it still qualify?

Yes.

Thanks. Just making sure, it seems that my emails aren't going through to some people.

I guess that means I'm "special".

 

[Noswad0208]

I guess that means I'm "special".

Mose people wouldn't admit to that..

:foot:

 

[Tdhurl1103]

I guess that means I'm "special".

Mose people wouldn't admit to that..

ZZ is special. His vast knowledge of KA-BAR grants him just enough luck to win tiny little hatchets.

Lucky dog you! Congrats.

 

[Tdhurl1103]

Cutco/Kabar Outdoorsman. 440A. Blade 5.5" OAL 10.5

I did handle the green one. It was surprisingly very comfy in hand.

 

[zzyzzogeton]

Are they the same material as the Beckers, kraton like on the black Kabars or "something else"?

The green handles must be discontinued now, as I couldn't find them on the Cutco site.

edit- found a very small note in a Cutco online catalog that I could only read when I somehow accidentally zoomed in and the Outdoorsman comes with black and green handles.

 

[Noswad0208]

If the handles are the same size it would be cool to put some green ones on a tweener.

Also, what is the relation between CUTCO and KA-BAR? Is CUTCO like the cheaper version?

 

[Ray Settanta]

Cutco owns Ka-Bar.