Ontario Knife Rat-1 Folding Knife with 5-Inch Closed Length

Pablo B&B: Es una de las mejores navajas que he tenido es fácil de afilar, limpiar y es robusta muy recomendable

Mexico on Aug 22, 2023

Cliff baron: This is the OG of knives every collection has to have one.

United States on May 18, 2023

J.S.: I’ve kept an OKC RAT II on me for years. It’s lasted through countless camping and hiking trips and 2 deployments, and is still going strong. The RAT I just feels like a heavier duty and slightly larger version. Holds a decent edge and sharpens easily. I like the ability to move the pocket clip, though I do wish OKC had made all the the RAT line’s clips a “deep pocket” rather than sticking up between 1/4” and 1/2” from the pocket. Not a deal breaker, just something to understand if looking at this as an EDC.

United States on Feb 17, 2023

Rui: Excelente faca, num aço muito subestimado (AUS-8).

Spain on Aug 31, 2021

Miranda: The good: this knife arrived SUPER sharp--like pretty crazy sharp...quite nice; handle scales/grips are very grippy, and the contour/shape feels good in the hand; I love the blade shape--maybe it's just me, but it feels quite competent and seems to work in a variety of situations; pivot is well-designed, and works well; thumb studs work well to open the blade, and the weight of the blade helps in one-handed/flick-the-thumb-stud opening.

The details which might make you want/not want this knife: this is a hefty, fairly large knife (I have a number of knives, and this one is about as big as I would consider carrying on a regular basis...the blade is 3.25" or so, but feels bigger, because of its depth); it has a decent liner lock; the clip is better than many others I've had, but not as good as the one on my SOG Slim Jim (I prefer knives that drop further down in the pocket, because they catch on fewer things and are less visible)--this one rides low-ish in the pocket, but not as low as I prefer.

The bad: I bought this knife SPECIFICALLY because of the tan scales and black blade combo--and I paid more for this one than other RAT I options to get this blade color....

United States on Dec 16, 2017

M: I wanted to wait to write this review after I spent some time using this knife. I've now used/owned this knife for 6 months and I've put it through a lot. This is a fantastic knife! The bald comes razor sharp and I've maintained it by simply using a strop and some simple compound. This is even after I used it to baton small river birch trees down on multiple occasions to make/improve my duck blinds. This knife is a tank! I love the AUS 8 steel! I did bend the locking mechanism after hacking down a nearly 3 inch thick tree, but a simple bend with the pliars has it back like new. The black coating is pretty strong and when you do wear some of it off- you've earned it. Frankly I like the look of the blade more after some of the coating is worse off. I purchased this knife to use and it has not disappointed. I'll be buying another as well as the rat 2 for EDC as the rat 1 is slightly large for work as I wear a suit, but fits comfortably in jeans. I'm also looking at the rat 7 or Esee 6 fixed blades as they are more appropriate for the kind of use I need while duck hunting. You can't beat the value on this knife though. I highly recommend purchasing.

United States on Jan 11, 2015

Griffen: This knife is, in a word, excellent. I have carried it every day for the past 6 months and I am amazed with the quality and durability of this knife. One common con of this knife is the black finish on the blade. It looks great out of the box, but chips and scratches very easily with only medium use. Personally, I think a worn finish on a blade looks pretty cool. If you whip out a blade that looks like it has been heavily used that translates to automatic respect in my book. Some of my favorite features about this knife that I think Ontario really did right are as follows: it feels really superb in the hand (I have medium sized hands with thicker thumbs, but it really works for me), the lockup is very good, in fact it is the best liner lock I have ever seen, the blade centering is perfect, the clip is great, and I really like that there are 4 different possible placements of the clip, the steel is decent, it holds a very sharp edge, and the thumb gimping is excellent- very grippy but does not tear up your skin. Some of the cons I have noticed: I would like the handle scales to have some better traction, the pivot is a bit stiff and does not flip out easily, takes some practice and...

United States on Apr 26, 2014