Ontario 9415BM Ranger Ready Detachment RD4 Knife (Black)

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Product Feature

• 6.5 inch plain edge blade
• Knife Closed Length: 4.03-Inch
• Knife Open Length: 10.25-Inch
• Weighs 14.7 ounces
• Made of 5160 Steel

Product Description

The Ontario Ranger Ready Detachment Knives feature 5160 steel and black texture powder coated blades and multiple color Micarta handles. Situated in New York State's scenic Southern Tier, Ontario Knife Company produces one of the most comprehensive, wide-ranging product lines in the cutlery industry today. While being a worldwide supplier, the Ontario Knife Company is also a major supplier to the U.S. Government and its military. Ontario has built its reputation on a heritage of uncompromising craftsmanship, quality materials and components, and a steadfast commitment to its workforce. Black textured and powder coated steel blades prevent rusting or scratching. Blade is hardened to 53-55 HRC. Black Micarta handle scales. Includes lanyard hole in handle. Includes black nylon sheath.

Ontario 9415BM Ranger Ready Detachment RD4 Knife (Black) Review

The Ontario Ranger series RD4 is a-w-e-s-o-m-e! Well, for a fact so is most of the series. I use the RD4 to compliment an RTAK II, RD9 or the Condor Boomslang serving as choppers or batoners. I find a 4 - 5" blade an excellent size for detail work.

The 4" blade of the Ranger is made of 5160 steel - that's basically a car leaf spring forged into a knife. The blade is 1/4" thick so this makes the knife very, very strurdy and hefty (not heavy). So folks argue for smaller balde knives to be thinner, like 3/16". I can understand that point, but trust me at 1/4" of heat treated 5160 steel this knife can pry, baton (if you have enough tip blade to baton through the wood), slice, gut, clean, and hammer - yes hammer (awesome pummel on the end of kife).

The shealth, as common with the rest of the Ranger series knives, leaves a lot to be desired. As soon as you take the knife out of the sheath you kinda stare at and start looking for the rest of the knife in the sheath - as the sheath is much bigger than the knife suggests. Sheath is MOLLE compatible, but is the most rugged and does not hold kife in place tightly as it allows the knife to rattle. I have an after-market kydex sheath attached to my MOLLE system.

The entire Ranger series designed by Justin Gingrich is great. I love the RD4, RD7 and the RD9 - owning the 4 and 9 having used the RD7 and Ranger Afghan (also reccomended).

In the end you can do much, much worse than the Ranger series when buying a knife. You would have to try, I mean really try, to break this knife. I have put the RD4 through the side of an old car door with no blade chips, just scrtaches. The finish has held up over the past years of use.

Worth the money. A knife that will last you through the years in the field, through deployment after deployment, and task after task. You can go spend $200+ on a Benchmade or a Zero Tolerance (both fine knives is design, purpose and quality) but for practical use (camping, hiking, military field use) and cost-to-value-ratio I will pick the OKC Ranger series just about every time.

Comparable quality 4" fixed blade knives:
Zero Tolerance Fixed Blade
ESEE-4 Plain Tan Blade w/ Green Micarta
Ka-Bar Becker BK2 Campanion Fixed Blade Knife
Benchmade Plain Edge Nimravus Knife with FB Molle Sheath and BK1 Coating

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