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Ontario RAT Model 1 vs Boker Plus Kwaiken Air

Ontario RAT Model 1 runs a 3.5″ drop point blade in AUS-8; Boker Plus Kwaiken Air runs 3.54″ of straight back in VG-10. The Boker Plus Kwaiken Air is the lighter of the two by 2.02 oz.

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  • Ontario RAT Model 1 · Drop Point
    3.5″ blade · 0.11″ spine · 4.95 oz · ~1.03″ tall
  • Boker Plus Kwaiken Air · Straight Back
    3.54″ blade · 2.93 oz · ~0.77″ tall
Spine thickness, same scale
0.11″
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outline traced from the maker's side-profile photo.
SpecOntarioOntario RAT Model 1BokerBoker Plus Kwaiken AirCheck price
Blade length3.5″3.54″
Spine thickness0.11″—
Overall length8.625″8.39″
Closed length5″4.85″
Weight4.95 oz2.93 oz
Blade shapeDrop PointStraight Back
SteelAUS-8VG-10
GrindFlatFlat
LockLinerLiner
Handle materialNylon 6G-10
Country of originTaiwanChina
Price bandBudgetPremium

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

AUS-8

Japanese mid-tier that aged well: tough for its hardness and very easy to bring back.

VG-10

The Japanese standard. Takes a very keen edge quickly; loses it sooner than the powder steels.