Knight vs Knight?
01-17-2013, 09:58 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Virginia / West Virginia
Posts: 4,906
Cool flounder. Looks pretty nice. I didn't know they made 22" either, but have seen a few of the "carbine's" (20") around. Saw a NIB laminated carbine last year on gunbroker and was tempted. LOL
01-17-2013, 11:38 AM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 2,037
I think that is the Short one in the pic. I did get it with a laminated stock. This fall the guy I bought it from on gunbroker gave me a call and wanted to know if I would sell it back to him.
01-17-2013, 11:48 AM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Virginia / West Virginia
Posts: 4,906
All mk's are like that mjac.
I bet it was. Nice gun for sure, it was really tempting. LOL, he wanted it back... sellers remorse 
I think that is the Short one in the pic. I did get it with a laminated stock. This fall the guy I bought it from on gunbroker gave me a call and wanted to know if I would sell it back to him.
01-17-2013, 12:27 PM
#15
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Southern Appalachia
Posts: 76
I thought so, but I was actually responding to this:
which lead me to believe some MK's were once open on both sides.
The three larger differences...
The Big Horn is a 26" barrel - the MK is normally 24" although there were some 22" barrels
The receiver of the Big Horn has been reshaped in the fact that it round instead flat topped.
Also the breech opening has been closed up on the left wall of the receiver where the MK was open on both sides.
Same twist in the bore 1-28, and again there is an exception in that some 45's were 1-24.
The Big Horn is a 26" barrel - the MK is normally 24" although there were some 22" barrels
The receiver of the Big Horn has been reshaped in the fact that it round instead flat topped.
Also the breech opening has been closed up on the left wall of the receiver where the MK was open on both sides.
Same twist in the bore 1-28, and again there is an exception in that some 45's were 1-24.
01-17-2013, 01:50 PM
#16
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Idaho
Posts: 11,703
This is an error on my part... I thought just before the switch to the LK series there might have been some MK's that were open on both sides. Now I do not think that happened....
01-17-2013, 02:21 PM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 2,037
01-25-2013, 04:24 AM
#20
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 14
Art,
the gun you have with a 20" barrel was called the MK-85 Light Knight. Shorter lighter version designed for smaller shooters.
The 22" barrel was called the T-5a Timberline, this was Knight's first econo version of the MK 85, which later became the BK-92
They also made a 24" ported barrel with a false Muzzle for shooting conicals and it was called the MK-85PLB Grizzly.
I'm sure there were variations at different times in production on barrel lengths of different models. Hope this helps.
the gun you have with a 20" barrel was called the MK-85 Light Knight. Shorter lighter version designed for smaller shooters.
The 22" barrel was called the T-5a Timberline, this was Knight's first econo version of the MK 85, which later became the BK-92
They also made a 24" ported barrel with a false Muzzle for shooting conicals and it was called the MK-85PLB Grizzly.
I'm sure there were variations at different times in production on barrel lengths of different models. Hope this helps.