I have waited for a year to get a Becker knife, and already obtained a necker...very nice. I am looking at the BK7 and BK9. I already have 4 7" knives, and don't see the upside of a BK7....other then it's cool. With a 7" SOD, I figure it will out work the BK9 on just about anything. Do any of you fellas with the BK9 find any upside over your 7" SY knives? Of course I want both, but don't want to scare the wife with to many purchases at once if you know what I mean.