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
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