One of the things in the Bag Of Tricks? This monster:
It’s really just a sharpened crowbar with a handle. I have it expressly for the purpose of cutting, chipping, prying, hacking, hammering my way out of or through whatever is between me and safety. Prying open doors, busting windows out of frames, hinge pins out of doors, and all that sort of thing. I have a more ‘regular’ knife or two in my bag as well, but this is the big kahuna for when something needs to be destroyed.
It’s made by Becker Knife & Tool which is now a part of Ka-Bar. Made in the USA although the sheath is made overseas. I’ve been a fan of he BK&T products for years…they have a brute ruggedness that meshes nicely with my ideas about the qualities I look for in just-in-case-the-world-ends gear. Not cheap, and you could probably get similar results with something cheaper… but I like BK&T and I don’t mind paying a bit extra for something that I might someday need in a very, very bad way.
This thing sits in its scabbard at the bottom of my bag, and it’s my first choice for deconstruction of my surroundings. Of course, it also can cut things but it’s main function, as I said, is for breaking things. Never know when you’re going to need to break down a door or window for a quick getaway, y’know?
Several Amazon reviewers really dislike the handles especially if hands or gloves are wet. It looks like you still have original handles. Any feedback you could share in that regard.
On a couple of my knives, I replaced the grips with micarta ones. On thise one I’m just going to remove to remove the grips, bolt hem to a piece of scrap, and give them a few passes under a chop saw to sipe them a bit.
You could use them to practice stippling on. I’d rather learn how on something like this instead of a handgun.
Smooth handles don’t give you blisters.
Like if you’re chopping repetitively.
If your hands are wet, wiping them off is generally a good idea.
Just saying.
For the PNW or rainforest, roughed up grips, plus work gloves, might be a batter plan.
I’ve had the BK&T toys for some time.
Including this BK-3.
Love them.
And the BK-2 was so good, I bought a spare for back-up.
Not that I think I’ll ever hurt the original one, even if I tried.
I was more afraid of losing it, and needing to rely on a lesser blade.
So two is one, yet again.
Very nice, one should never use a knife as a pry bar unless there is absolutely no other alternative and it’s very serious. I did look at the TacTool years ago but sticker shock stopped be from getting one. These days, up here in the Great White North they run well north of a hundred bucks. This is certainly a nice addition to your gear.
That’s serious looking piece of kit! I’ve been using it’s smaller, more civivalied cousin the chisel knife for years. Handy little buggers to have around.
I have the OKC sp8…similar design and purpose
Has anyone thought of some cloth tape on the handle?
Like s above, have the Ontario SP8 from way back. About as thick (but not as wide( as that BK&T) and doesn’t have the line cutter as the above.. Works well as a short chopping machete, but the handles have some issues if you aren’t wearing gloves to work with (will develop hot spots pretty quickly).
The BK2 Campanion, BK10 Crewman are in my pile, I like knives a lot.
Cool, but $100?……*sheesh*….
:::shrug::: Its one of those things where I don’t mind paying the money to get exactly what I want. A HiPoint and a HiPower both spit 9mm bullets in the general direction they’re pointed. The HiPoint does it for 1/4 the price of a HiPower. But come the apocalypse, I’d rather have the HiPower.
The High Power looks way cooler than the Hi Point also. Can’t price cool.
I was looking at a Glock G30 (.45ACP) in a pawn shop that had a Hi-Point very close to it. I was struck how similar they appear, at least as far as slide width goes.