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 Re: Satin Battle Rat.
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02/16/09 05:00 PM
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Oh yeah' S/B - drinkin' the SR-101 KoolAid! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Satin Battle Rat.
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02/16/09 05:03 PM
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I'll take the satin finish all day long. One thing I think is funny is the term "Combat Grade"(I know, it's just a marketing term). I've carried and used all kinds of knives in actual "Combat" situations, and I can't think of any of those situations where a "Combat Grade" knife would have given me any advantage over an "LE", or Satin finished blade. Then again, I wasn't running around swinging a Dogfather or an M9LE.
Simply put, to discredit an "LE"(satin) blade because of it's finish is just silly.
Also, as to whoever recommended buying a "Combat Grade" and just stripping it, believe me, it is WELL worth the extra $40 or so that ScrapYard or Swamp Rat charges to get the knife already satin finished. If you don't believe that just take out one of your larger coated blades with non-removeable micarta/G10/wood scales and strip it. Now, don't just strip it, be sure to remove all the coating, and then give it a proper, nice looking satin finish. When you get done, come back here and tell that it isn't worth $40.......Won't happen!
Last edited by Tolly; 02/16/09 05:06 PM.
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Re: Satin Battle Rat.
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02/16/09 05:06 PM
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Pretty much my thoughts as well Tolly! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
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02/16/09 05:10 PM
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Re: Satin Battle Rat.
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02/16/09 05:13 PM
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Simply put Bruce - "different strokes for different folks"! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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02/16/09 05:14 PM
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Re: Satin Battle Rat.
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02/16/09 05:33 PM
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I would agree with that Bruce. $40-$50 is what it is, and money is certainly getting a little harder to come by for everybody. Sometimes though, you are actually getting a totally different knife with the LE version. A prime example of that is the DFCG vs DFLE. To me the DFLE is the Cat's meow, while the DFCG is not nearly as high on my list, and it actually has more to do with the full flat grind than it does the finish.
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02/16/09 05:48 PM
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Re: Satin Battle Rat.
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02/16/09 06:13 PM
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I would agree with that Bruce. $40-$50 is what it is, and money is certainly getting a little harder to come by for everybody. Sometimes though, you are actually getting a totally different knife with the LE version. A prime example of that is the DFCG vs DFLE. To me the DFLE is the Cat's meow, while the DFCG is not nearly as high on my list, and it actually has more to do with the full flat grind than it does the finish. Yes, I actually mentioned that in another post. As you say, sometimes the difference between a CG and an LE is more than just the way they're finished. The DFCG/DFLE example is right on point . . . they really are very different knives. Whether the M9LE and M9CG (if it arrives) have any differences other than finishing remains to be seen. I actually have a budget that I adhere to religiously. I won't spend more than $200.00 on a fixed blade knife or $100.00 on a folder. I've only violated my spending limit once and that was to buy my one and only Busse knife . . . a straight-handled Satin Jack that I paid $225.00 for brand new from Skunk before he opened the BCS. So unless I want to sell some knives to fund an M9LE, it's over my spending limit. And I'm not going to consider doing that unless and until I know if the M9CG is going to become available. If that means I miss out on the M9 altogether, so be it. Agreed!
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02/16/09 06:33 PM
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Re: Satin Battle Rat.
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02/16/09 11:27 PM
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I,ve got a Camp Tramp,ASH-1 CG,Yard Hook,Dumpster Mutt CG,Howling Rat Gen.2,and Ratmandu.They've all been used and are still in great shape,but now that my income taxes(or knife money!)have arrived I will probably add to it.
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Re: Satin Battle Rat.
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02/17/09 12:21 PM
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All of my blades, except my railroad spike and my Gerber Mk 1, have a black finish of some sort. This will be a nice change.
Now... I just hope Swamp Rat got my email okay!
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