Reinforcing the Regulator guard is . . . single choice

Mandatory. I won't buy a Regulator without it. (19%, 11 Votes)

Important. I'd be willing to pay extra for it if I have to. (43%, 25 Votes)

Unimportant. The guard is covered under warranty. (29%, 17 Votes)

No opinion. (9%, 5 Votes)

Total Votes: 58 Voting on this poll ends: 04/29/25 03:47 AM

I'd pay extra for it.

I'm not really a fan of this design.

Too Stargate/Futuristic looking for me. But to each his own.
I'd rather the guard look like

yup beef it up, make the knife blank & guard all one piece and cover it with Res-C

I'd like to see it. Although I am worried adding metal to the handle would change the balance of an well balanced knife

Good point, Jroden. I voted 'important' and would like to see the res-c shape remain the same and flush with the reinforcing guard.

Very good point about the balance being different.

Here's the real fly in the ointment, in my opinion: I don't think anyone wants to lose the awesome new Reg handle - the fact that it kicks SO much butt is difficult to overlook - i don't want to swap it for the "old-style" battle-guard.
On the other hand, it DOES get munched up during hard, heavy (Scrapyard dogg translation: normal, everyday) use.
The reason that i voted to leave it alone is cost (obviously), and that i'm not convinced that the lug-type guard will protect that big beefy Res-C hilt part.
I think a full metal guard is all that would really protect it. a full steel guard might make a great upgrade for those who can pay, but for us po' folk, i can live with the most comfortable, functional handle i have ever used, especially since it is warrented against any damage i might do to it.
P.s. I really like the "New Regulator" with the high saber-grind. I hope it's still 1/3" thick. The more i look at the pic and the longer i wait, the more it looks like the perfect 19th century design-meets-21st century technology Chopper-prybar-splitter (even splitter - does the 1/4" of flat interfere that much with splitting? I doubt it - i'm open to find out - but i doubt i'd notice the difference from the full-flat grind during splitting). Really, it looks perfect. Bring it - I'll buy it!
Just one opinion... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/footinmouth.gif" alt="" />