![]() ![]() General - Simply put, Strider MH a very beautiful knife :) It is designed as a field knife, thus certain specifics in the design. The improvement will be, probably not very significant, but I think it's worth a try :) It's been several month from then and surrently I am trying to work with Strider guys to get another MH made of BG-42 steel anyways, at this time to make comparison :) In the end BG-42 is a better steel, I believe Mr.īoss will treat it well, and eventually I can get a little bit thinner edge on the knife, without compromising the edge strength, plus increasing the cutting. Unfortunately, G10 handles are incompatible with tigerstripe coating, (read details below, in the Handle section) so I've had to settle with Questions I've emailed were answered promptly and in timely manner :) After handling most of the Strider blades I've changed my mind one more time & decided to get MH model, with They are really nice people to deal with, in person or with the email, all the Gun Show in cow palace, I've met with David and Bibiana of Oso Grande Knife And Tool Company. Then, the problem was which one to get :) I was contemplating for a while, decided to buy MT model, but in 01/01 at SF Heat treated by Paul Boss, which by common opinion is one of the best in that(heat treatment) business, I've changed my mind & decided to go with ATS-34, after all that is However the project got delayed, then after exchanging emails with more knowledgeable people than myself, and taking into consideration fact that all the Strider knives are BG-42 is used by Strider in their folders and sometimes for custom I've been told that they'd have to make a custom one. Show in September, and asked about the knife made of BG-42. I've met Strider guys at BAKCA(now almost defunct) 2000 annual knife Get a knife from Strider and check it out myself, I wanted BG-42 blade, instead of Strider's standard ATS-34. I've been disappointed with ATS-34/154CM several times, with different manufacturers, thus I've had my reasons to think twice. However, I did have strong opinion against ATS-34 Strider knives were made (I still do basically, but not the one ![]() First time I've heard of Strider knives was again on Cliff Stamp's website, where he But this is the first time it is appearing on a folding knife in an ongoing, production format.Story - It took quite some time before I've acquired my first Strider knife. There have been various one-offs and fixed blades throughout the years that have had a Persian blade shape. This isn’t the very first time Strider has experimented with a Persian influence. And another interesting twist compared to its relatives, the KRT’s clip is actually reversible. This first batch of KRTs are made from titanium rather than the G-10/titanium setup of many other Striders. ![]() That being said, the KRT does still have that signature angled butt end that is such a hallmark of Strider’s designs. The bottom side of its handle is scalloped into two large finger grooves, and the spine is curved instead of flat, as it would be on a standard SnG. The KRT’s ergonomics are a noticeable riff on the profiles of its famous predecessors. Strider measures the blade length from the pivot and have it down as 4.5 inches the blade steel, on this first run at least, is CTS-XHP. By and large, Strider knives have avoided a lot of the big knife trends, so it’s not entirely surprising that the KRT, like its stablemates, is not a flipper instead, it opens with a thumb oval, just like the SnG family. It can be best described as a Persian-style tanto, with a pronounced trailing point curving out to an abrupt and sharply defined secondary bevel. The first thing that catches the eye on the KRT is the blade. Mick Strider’s latest design brings a fresh, bold blade shape into the Strider family, while still carrying forward the company’s design lineage. It isn’t often that we get to see a brand new Strider model, but that’s precisely what released last week, in the form of the KRT. ![]()
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