- Micarta ergonomic handle
- Knife by ONTARIO
- D2 tool steel
- 3" Blade, 7 4/5" overall lenght
Product Description
RAT 3 Black Survival knife
Designed in collaboration with Randall's Adventure & Training, 3" Blade, 7 4/5" overall lenght, D2 tool steel, Micarta ergonomic handle with lanyard hole. Knife by ONTARIO... More >>
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This is a pitiful blade the only thing it has going for it is the handle and not even to a great degree. D2 is horrible for corrosion resistance oil daily and pray hard and it might not corrode. The model from this vendor isn’t D2 but 1095 cheaper metal also piss poor for corrosion resistance. the sheath is way to bulky and hard to place on the body for survival carry where you may need to have it on you 24/7. The place this knife really fails at is blade geometry. They didn’t even think about the geometry of the blade. It’s a low belly knife this is semi-reliable for skinning. That’s where it’s use ends. This is a hard concealed draw for combative knives. The wound it leaves tends to free-bleed leaving you in the fight longer. So you military men and women RAT is marketing to stay away. The blade is not reinforced anywhere D2 and 1095 tend to be brittle metals meaning they must be reinforced to withstand tactical conditions. If you try to pry with this knife it will break. My advice for the price get a SOG Seal pup elite (don’t bother with the standard seal pup it’s worse than this knife) or get an SRK by Cold Steel. Stay away from rat anything that installs carbide cutters in the sheath. This is a yuppies knife for those fake adventurers that hike pre-ground trails that you could drive an RV through. Save yourself some trouble stay away from this knife.
Rating: 1 / 5
A good knife, however do note that this item is misrepresented.
Here, the RAT-3 is listed as the D2 steel version. I ordered from this seller (4 star Military Surplus) and received the 1095 steel version. Apart from the blade steel difference, the D2 version has black linen micarta handle slabs as pictured – the 1095 has green canvas micarta instead.
I’m not going to go through the hassle of returning it, but do note that the 1095 version costs around 10-20$ less than what’s listed here compared to other sellers’ listings.
I don’t have anything against 1095 – it sharpens more easily and the 1095 version has the grippier canvas micarta handle slabs. However I was specifically looking to get a knife in D2 for the stronger edge retention and improved corrosion resistance.
Otherwise the Randall’s Adventure and Training design is ergonomic and tough – unlike other tacticool blades out there. You’re getting a good knife, whether it’s made by RAT or Ontario, though there have been some legal hassles between the two lately.
Rating: 3 / 5