Re: Everyday Carry Blade
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: dhutch</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: dareposte</div><div class="ubbcode-body">EESE Rat 3 - Great carry knife and not quite big enough to raise any eyebrows, but big enough to be very useful.
Also the Kydex sheath that it comes with is amazing. I carry it inverted at 4'oclock if I'm not packing, or 2:30 if I am.
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How do you like their blades? I was interested in picking up one a while back but held off because of my Tom Halloran. </div></div>
I like it fine, its a thick durable blade and takes an edge all right, mine is made of 1095 Steel so they do rust if you don't keep it oiled. I've heard the D2 steel blades are tougher to sharpen so I went with the 1095.
They've been on sale lately for $63 with a kydex retention sheath and a tek-lok, a very good value and it just wears in and gets better. No regrets on it for a daily carry, I even picked up the RAT4 for a slightly larger field knife which I'm also satisfied with.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: dhutch</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: dareposte</div><div class="ubbcode-body">EESE Rat 3 - Great carry knife and not quite big enough to raise any eyebrows, but big enough to be very useful.
Also the Kydex sheath that it comes with is amazing. I carry it inverted at 4'oclock if I'm not packing, or 2:30 if I am.
How do you like their blades? I was interested in picking up one a while back but held off because of my Tom Halloran. </div></div>
I like it fine, its a thick durable blade and takes an edge all right, mine is made of 1095 Steel so they do rust if you don't keep it oiled. I've heard the D2 steel blades are tougher to sharpen so I went with the 1095.
They've been on sale lately for $63 with a kydex retention sheath and a tek-lok, a very good value and it just wears in and gets better. No regrets on it for a daily carry, I even picked up the RAT4 for a slightly larger field knife which I'm also satisfied with.