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Ontario Knife Company closing its doors.
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2023 1:34 am
by Wambli Ska
A lot of darn good popularly priced knives will not be made anymore. A company bought the remaining inventory but not the machinery or designs, and the factory is closing for good, so not likely to be revived. So if you’ve been wanting any of their knives it’s now or never.
https://www.nothingbutknives.com/news/o ... down-soon/
Re: Ontario Knife Company closing its doors.
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2023 2:24 pm
by bullsi1911
Damn! That sucks. I really like some of their designs.
Re: Ontario Knife Company closing its doors.
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2023 6:24 pm
by shotgunshooter3
Unfortunate. If I remember correctly, the fixed blade survival knife I used to be issued was made by them. We recently switched to a Benchmade Triage though.
Re: Ontario Knife Company closing its doors.
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2023 8:11 pm
by Zsarvashere
That sucks! I have many of their knives, and I consider their standard machette to be the best "affordable" option out there and own many of them. I would definately have been buying more of their products over time. Sad to see.
Re: Ontario Knife Company closing its doors.
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2023 1:16 pm
by Wambli Ska
They were one of America’s oldest knife makers helping us out through every war for over 130 years. Their stuff is nearly indestructible and their updated designs of the classics like the Marine K-Bar and the Air Force survival knife were quality blades for well under the $100 range. Many an outdoorsman had an OKC as their first “good” knife. Sad…
I know Jayhawker speaks well of their very popular RAT knives
Re: Ontario Knife Company closing its doors.
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2023 1:36 am
by Jayhawker
Well...I'm pissed, it goes without saying...I've got a lot of knives, but when there's work my RAT knives get it done...now I have to see if I can find a RAT 5 that I've been putting off because I knew the company that makes them will always be around...
Re: Ontario Knife Company closing its doors.
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2023 3:16 pm
by Wambli Ska
Jayhawker wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 1:36 am
Well...I'm pissed, it goes without saying...I've got a lot of knives, but when there's work my RAT knives get it done...now I have to see if I can find a RAT 5 that I've been putting off because I knew the company that makes them will always be around...
Might want to jump on it. Lots of places are starting to show the RATs as out of stock. Amazon still has some but the word is starting to get around.
Re: Ontario Knife Company closing its doors.
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2023 4:21 pm
by PFD45
Really didn't need another folder but if I don't use it, I'll gift it.
Or it may become my EDC?
One more for the enablers!
Re: Ontario Knife Company closing its doors.
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2023 5:46 pm
by Wambli Ska
Re: Ontario Knife Company closing its doors.
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2023 9:52 pm
by PFD45
Ya' bunch of enablers!
Re: Ontario Knife Company closing its doors.
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2023 3:54 am
by Wambli Ska
I think I’m getting kind’a good at this
Re: Ontario Knife Company closing its doors.
Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2023 2:30 pm
by Chiro1989
https://www.dvor.com/ontario-knife-rat- ... 2023-08-01
DVOR requires you to sign up, it is the sales barn for Optics Planet
Re: Ontario Knife Company closing its doors.
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2023 2:20 am
by Wambli Ska
Damn! $65!!! That’s a good deal.
Re: Ontario Knife Company closing its doors.
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2023 3:30 am
by Chiro1989
I figured someone would get an itch....
Re: Ontario Knife Company closing its doors.
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 5:50 pm
by Wambli Ska
Re: Ontario Knife Company closing its doors.
Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2023 12:29 am
by pardog
The RAT 2 is my every day carry. I like it a lot. It really a sucks they are shutting down.
Re: Ontario Knife Company closing its doors.
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2023 4:19 pm
by Admin
Re: Ontario Knife Company closing its doors.
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2023 5:59 pm
by Wambli Ska
Damn…. If I buy another knife wife will kill me with it…
