I believe the 1075 steel knives were limited to the Spec-Plus series, because so many people were abusing them by chopping and throwing. The rest of the "high carbon steel" knives were 1095 steel.
i have the same type of rat 7 with the leather sheath and have been "edc"ing it for 2 years or so and after a while the leather sheath will untie itself but with some leather glue its real sturdy again and iv had no problems with it since... well other than the coating being a joke
Will try ESEE’s next knife they cost more but comes with a good kydex sheath. Cost more at the time of purchase, but when I buya better sheath a for the rat become price it’s closer
I have the rat 7 it’s a great knife but the nylon sheaths are really Junk. The new sheaths are made in China and the last two sheath have fell apart with in a week after I got it. If my grandson wasn’t walking behind me it would have been gone
I bought an Ontario Knife Company 8696 Bushcraft Field Knife on June first (I found the receipt), and I gave it away less than two weeks after I bought it. It's not a bad knife. If it was crap, I would have thrown it out, instead of giving it away. It was $74.99 before sales tax, and there's a lot to like about it. But it's just not right for me. My standard "combat" KA-BAR feels like a toothpick in comparison to my over the top KA-BAR Bowie Knife. So my OKC felt like a qtip. I gave it to a colleague whose kids are camp counselors, and whose wife is the camp cook. I'm paraphrasing, but the jist of what I said is "Give this to your kids, or if they're not responsible enough, give it to your wife. Whoever gets it, I want them to beat the sin out of it and let me know how it holds up." He replied "I don't know if I can trust my wife with this." I still don't know how to process that statement. You trusted her with your seed, but you can't trust her with this (imo) dinky little knife? Uh.... what?
