[quote]Now that I've had a chance to sleep on it, I have a couple of additional questions for the Big Dog.

1. How much heavier is the Production Regulator than the TT Regulator? And how has the additional weight affected the Production Regulator's balance? The reason I ask is because the balance of the TT Regulator is superb . . . right up there with the Scrapper 6 IMO. I'm concerned that the Production Regulator's sabre grind may have made it more blade heavy than its flat-ground predecessor.
[color:"red"]I agree that the TT balance is great. From looking at the knives in the pics I am wondering if the balance on the production Regulator will be great too. With the rounding of the spine, the heavier and thicker Res-C handle guard, and the different choil could this make up for some of the weight and balance for the sabre grind? [/color]

2. How much better do the quillions on the Production Regulator's thicker guard hold up to direct and indirect impact when batoning the knife? I ask because you put a lot of emphasis on the improved chopping ability of the Production Regulator. It has to be assumed that any knife used extensively for chopping will also be used for batoning. And when damage occurred to the quillions on the TT Regulator handles, batoning appears to have been the primary cause. [color:"red"] Could the thicker piece of Res-C make it better for resisting impact since there is more surface area to absorb the impact? Not sure, but I still can see where this area will get "chewed" up. [/color]