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Mil-Tec GAK 108s...any good?

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Mil-Tec GAK 108s...any good?
on: June 12, 2014, 01:18:56 AM
Does anyone use a Mil-Tec GAK? Are they any good? Do they hold an edge?
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Re: Mil-Tec GAK 108s...any good?
Reply #1 on: June 12, 2014, 02:27:10 AM
Burn it. Run away. Never look back. :ahhh
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Re: Mil-Tec GAK 108s...any good?
Reply #2 on: June 12, 2014, 08:59:51 AM
As good as that?
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Re: Mil-Tec GAK 108s...any good?
Reply #3 on: June 12, 2014, 10:23:12 AM
Ive had 3 of them and still have the pliers model here,there ok john yes the vic ones are more shinny and a tad smoother but at around £10 there ok camping/hiking knife,sadly ive only one I.C.A.R gak here as sold/given away the rest or you could of had one john  :tu:
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Re: Mil-Tec GAK 108s...any good?
Reply #4 on: June 12, 2014, 10:26:49 AM
I agree with Enki - the mil-tec ones I've seen are awful. If you're in the UK why not try Endicotts - they sell original GAK's for about a tenner.

http://www.endicotts.co.uk/component/virtuemart/hardware-heavy-duty-kit-122/knife-penknife-german-stainless-steel-olive-green-1315-detail?Itemid=0

I've no connection with Endicotts but the owner Kevin is great to deal with.
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Re: Mil-Tec GAK 108s...any good?
Reply #5 on: June 12, 2014, 10:56:20 AM
I have seen some nicely put togetehr and some horribly wonky Mil-Tec ones. I can´t say anything about the steel quality, but I´d guess it´s rather poor.
The Mil-Tec are Copies of the GAK (They were never been issued).
I would take a used GAk (Vic, Aitor, B&H, Adler, CCM and maybe even ICAR) before I bought a Mil-Tec
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Re: Mil-Tec GAK 108s...any good?
Reply #6 on: June 14, 2014, 03:27:03 PM
I've got one kicking around somewhere and I think it's...OK.  Not as good as a Vic, but nothing wrong with it either, it just suffers in the comparison.
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Re: Mil-Tec GAK 108s...any good?
Reply #7 on: June 14, 2014, 03:52:58 PM
Quote from: kirk13 on June 12, 2014, 08:59:51 AM
Quote from: enki_ck on June 12, 2014, 02:27:10 AM
Burn it. Run away. Never look back. :ahhh
As good as that?

I was looking at the version +pliers some time ago. 50ft-trad sent me one as an extra on a trade we were having at the time to test it out. I was doing the saw test at the time. He told me it was terrible but I never expected it to be that bad. :doh:

The 108mm saws are the worst of any SAK but the Mil-Tec one was exceptionally bad. I would have had better results using a butter knife. ::) And once the scale fell off I got a look at the "rivets". They were hand peened and not even well. Very loose with lots of play and one wasn't even peened at all. :faceplam:

I'd stay clear of them and get any other GAK as Thomas suggested. Not worth the aggravation. 
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Re: Mil-Tec GAK 108s...any good?
Reply #8 on: June 15, 2014, 05:17:22 PM
I read thst the wood saw is terrible,i just cut through a chunk of wood with a farmer,xe6, 111mm gak. And a miltec gak and it cut through quicker  :think: seems ok too me,
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Re: Mil-Tec GAK 108s...any good?
Reply #9 on: June 15, 2014, 08:28:18 PM
Well Lowtech is sorting me out for a good GAK,so it resolves the Mil-Tec issue :salute:
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Re: Mil-Tec GAK 108s...any good?
Reply #10 on: June 15, 2014, 08:44:07 PM
 :salute: enjoy  :tu:
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