ONTARIO RANGER SHIV Knife

[teej6]

So I have my very first Ontario knife coming which will be here Sat. probably. I got the Ontario Ranger Shiv knife with black micarta handles, 4 1/2" plain edge blade.

Does anyone have an experince with this model? This is going to be my beat around and use knife.

I posted a thread asking for pics of fixed blades that owners actually used. At that time I had a Kabar #1012 on the way that I got off Ebay with the intent of it being a heavy use knife.

Well the Kabar arrived and it was in brand new condition. Original edge, not a mark on it or the sheath and it has been out of production for over 35 yrs. Being out of production and almost new I can't bring myself to use it so I gave it to my daughter.

I won't have any problems using this Ontario Ranger as them seem to be popular and are in current production. I know Ontario used different steels on various models. This one is 1095. I like the blade shape and length of 4 1/2"s.

So any opinions on this model? Anything I need to watch out for? I know the blade finish will wear and scratch, but it is going to come off by use not because I don't like the finish. thanks

 

[JShirley]

There's not a lot of protection, so make sure you don't contact the blade with something firm or hard in a way that will abruptly slow the knife, while your hand continues on...to slide onto the blade.

 

[teej6]

Thank you for your reply. I did notice what you mentioned. The knife should be delivered today. From what I can tell looking at it this is a fairly easy fix. It is a pretty straight forward knife and the handles easily come off so It is easy to work with. thanks again

 

[Sniper X]

You won't have to worry much about your hand sliding on that handle, but when you have to stab at stuff, make sure your thumb is behind the pommel.

 

[teej6]

I can see that with an ice pick grip. But a thrusting motion there isn't much there to keep the hand from sliding up the blade. Otherwise a beautiful knife. size and blade design are just what I wanted.