Hi all, When that knife broke on Thanksgiving day while my wife and I were camping it was a shock. When I talked to Mike from RAT, he told me that at the time we were talking only one other knife had broke and it was run over by a tank. Mike also told me that he prefers the 1095 steel for being in the field over the D-2 just incase he has to sharpen it on a river stone. When that new knife arrived a week later I took it out and battoned with it and had no problems. I take it as just a bad mishap.
Well take care all,
Bryan

P.S. I bought a MK-3 in January of this year and have battoned with it and had the handle scale come apart and well I called the place you order them from and the guy I talked to did not understand that the little screws that hold the handle on srew into a treaded part and that I needed to get that part. he sent out 4 srews and not the right part I just took off the scales and wrapped green para cord around the handle. I really like it that way now.
Take care every one,