Hey, thank you! I really appreciate it.

Esee rocks!! Have just about all of them except the candiru. Highly recommend

Thanks! I'm a Beckerhead from WAY back. The 9 has a permanent spot in my heart.

I bought a BK9 years ago and was intrigued by all the pro-BK-9 reviews I saw. So I pulled the trigger and got one. Then I find out that the freaking thing has skeletonized handles!!! What the hell? Then I was able to find failure videos of BK9's failing at those weak points on the skeletonized handle. So, a little pissed off, I did some research and decided to go with the Ontario RD9 which is 1/4" 5160 with non-skeletonized handles. Then I replaced the scales with orange TKC G10 handles. On Memorial Day weekend I did a little chopping contest between the BK9 and RD9. I have to say, I was a not impressed with the BK9. It kept slipping out of my hands (and I was wearing tacky leather gloves). The RD9 felt more comfortable and did more damage cutting. Now granite I did have the original black scales on the BK9 that everyone complains about. But still, the geometry of the handle wasn't that comfortable. Just a long opinion here, but that RD9 does a great job for the well under $100 that I paid for it. Too bad they are discontinued. I actually e-mailed Kabar to see if they will ever offer a non-skeletonized BK9 version and they said no.

@@Ruger44Redhawk I have multiple BK9s, I'm a a Beckerhead from WAY back. I've used some BK9s to the point I thought it was abuse, they survived grinning mud. To compare the BK9 and Junglas is a bit unfair. They both have similar warranties, heat treat and demographics. However, they do not have the same intent. The Junglas is a Machete/Long Knife(jungle forward) , the BK9 is more camp knife/combat blade(American West/Frontier) . Seriously, I can go more in depth, but my alcohol fueled mind is outpacing my typing at the moment. The older Camillus BK9 was full tang, only allowing for screw holes. The Ka-Bar version is, as you put it, skeletonized. I'd argue the Camillus version is inferior. The heat treat wasn't quite there with them. Ka-Bar took over and reduced the weight, improved the balance and improved the heat treat of the steel. Give that 9 a chance.

Thank you! I've definitely put a lot of work in with this blade over the years.

Solid choice! I like the looks of the Natchez too. I've not owned a Cold Steel in years. You ain't losing that Junglas anytime soon .

Cold steel is made in Taiwan and ESSE is made here in the USA.ESSE is a lot better then Cold Steel

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Thanks for the feedback. I trust everything I have ever used from ESEE. I have half a half dozen or so different ones, but my Junglas is my most used.

Thank you! I'll head over and check yours out too.

Have you tried eBay? They have a few good makers on there doing Esee blades.

@@hillbillyfromtheswamp6223 Thanks

Armatus carry

@@stevog44 thanks..

Thanks for watching! The sheath I have was made by bud at Joufuu Leather. joufuu.com/t/general-sheath-sales

Thank you, sir!

Thanks, brother!

No problem, thanks for watching!

Thanks for stopping in! I can absolutely appreciate the honesty and the hesitancy to subscribe. I'm a work in progress.

My god shutup you nerd. You think this guy cares?

The width of the blade is 2", not thickness. You made me go back to be sure I didn't misspeak, in doing so I noticed I never mentioned the thickness. Thank you for bringing that to my attention!

Thank you! I'm working on getting better. I think the only ESEEs I've ever gotten rid of were the ESEE4 and the 5. Nothing at all wrong with either, they were just gifted to people that wanted/needed them more. I think I still have an account on BCUSA. IG follow approved!