with the m9le and waki, what do you think is next in the rodent line?

I hope it's this one: <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

As much as I think that's a cool knife, I think the rodent line is going to be a whole new line up.

I'm thinking something along the lines of a RMD...

I'm glad to see SR coming out with some cool stuff again. Lookin forward to seeing whats next in the Rodent series.

The M9 was part of the original "here's our new line" post from years ago, so I don't see it as all that improbable that we could see some more things from that post which were never released.

I am hoping for one of these

M9CG?

I suspect that I won't care because there were hints that the Waki pommel was designed for an attachment. I haven't been able to love the crescent moon pommel, so I wrote to ask if I could get it "bobbed" at the factory. However, I didn't receive a response, so I haven't ordered any Wakis and don't expect to. I just can't make myself pay that much for a knife I'd feel the need to grind pieces off of. So, if the rumor is true, and since I won't get a Waki (and even if I did, I'd chop the pommel off of it), I'll have no use for an add-on attachment designed for it.

What? You are willing to pass on the sword AND the first Busse-Kin Swiss Army Knife?

I'd like to see Horn Dog convex one of those!
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That would be sweet...and inexpensive...

Since I decided to skip the Waki, and based on Mag22s comments about the Ontario BWS1 Katana he bought, I bought some of "Black Wind" swords (from the "evil" auction site). I got two Khybers and two Bengals (one of each with sheath, one of each without). When they were in production, I hadn't heard anything about them and they looked cheap, but Mag likes his and I found a couple pretty good online reviews (Here's a review of the Katana that includes specs [color:"red"]NOTE: I make no endorsement of marketing links on the site.[/color], the link is simply for information) -- I can't post pics from work, but I'll post a couple that I grabbed off the auctions tonight.

The Khybers are 24" OAL with an 18" blade, and the Bengals are 26" OAL with an 18" long blade. Both blades are made of 3/16" thick 1095 steel and while they certainly aren't Waki quality, I'll have four quite usable swords (with blade shapes I really like) for roughly half the price of a single Waki. If I ever get to feeling "crafty", I might even put some nice handles on them -- I think they'd move from merely functional to rather nice with handle and basic leather sheath upgrades.