First thing I did was sand off the powdery coating, then with a hacksaw and a belt sander I reworked the end of the blade effectively turning it into a bowie style blade. Few more hours at the sander and I'd revamped the handle more to my liking. After I was finished I went over it with some 1200 grit sandpaper then some steel wool, and finally cold blueing it as its only protective coating. Made a new leather sheath for it and voila.... A perfect Rat-7 for me and my preferences. Almost every blade I own has had some kind of modification to it in order for it to better suit my tastes and style.


I'll put a bunch of my modified knives together for a group photo tomorrow so you can see what posiblities there are. I'd be more then happy to answer any questions about any of the mods I've done.