Knife/Survival Knife Info.

**Beo** · 02-22-2008, 06:47 PM

And those are your chpoices, having been a Ranger in the military and hunting since I was sperm cell I tend to disagree with you on that, and you cannot tell anyone what is best but what is your choice. Your thoughts and opinions are welcome here but they are just that, your choices, thoughts, and opinions. Do not make me give you to Remy to play with, he would eat you alive.
Now be a good newbie and go say hi in the introductions section.

**Lost Lebowski** · 02-23-2008, 10:22 AM

I can do that. I would add though, while these are my opinions, they are also the consensus opinion of MOST of what you will find on this subject online and with survival schools. "survival knives" like the Rambo knife are fine if you are military. Military survival knives must double as a weapon. Finally ANY knife will do in a survival situation, but, this is not all subjective for instance... a curved or sheep foot serrated blade is best for cutting rope or cord...this is fact and any head to head comparison will always prove this, Laminated VG 10 has chemical and physical properties that have proven superior to 440c, Sandvik, etc in the lab wether or not small theoretical advantages translate to improved performance is debatable of course. If you'd like to carry a rambo sword in the field feel free to do so. I will introduce myself as suggested. I maybe a "newbie" to you, but not to our nations wilderness.

**Rick** · 02-23-2008, 10:48 AM

And that's what a newby is. Someone new to the forum.

**Lost Lebowski** · 02-23-2008, 11:27 AM

I submit! I'm a Newbie. Or Nubile if you prefer! LOL

**Rick** · 02-23-2008, 11:41 AM

Okay - nubile - of girls or women who are eligible to marry. Sexually mature and attractive. Is that what you meant?

**nell67** · 02-23-2008, 11:45 AM

LMAO !!!!!!! Rick,that was my thinking too,unless there is a new dictionary out there we dont know about???

**Rick** · 02-23-2008, 11:47 AM

Just trying to understand, that's all. Nothing offensive meant.

**Sam** · 02-23-2008, 10:12 PM

Hey Remy, no K-BAR?

I thought all of old devil-dogs owned them?

**marberry** · 02-23-2008, 11:14 PM

third from the right ... what is that ? i Must Have One!!

anyway heres all the ones i could find right now.

http://i31.piczo.com/view/3/b/7/u/8/...535_5190_7.jpg

by the way how do you post pictures ? when i try all it posts is a link

**Sam** · 02-23-2008, 11:18 PM

Originally Posted by marcraft

third from the right ... what is that ? i Must Have One!!

I don't know the name, but I think it is made in India. My friend has one. I am not sure if they are still made. I will take a look at his copy, but I don't think it has a company name.

**marberry** · 02-24-2008, 12:20 AM

looks kinda like a ruko doesnt it?....

**Sam** · 02-24-2008, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by remy

3rd from the right is a custom knife brought back from the Philippines...so is the 4th.

Remy, the third knife from the right is very similar to a friends knife.

**Rick** · 02-24-2008, 05:13 PM

Sam, it's a Chinese knife the Filipino's sell to tourists as hand made.......Just joking Remy. Just joking.

**Sarge47** · 02-24-2008, 11:49 PM

1st just let me say that anybody who says their lives are going to depend on the price tag of a knife is wrong! True, their are, hopefully, better quality materials and craftmanship going into one of those high-priced jobs, at least there better be. But if price is the criteria then maybe we all ought to order "Grylli Vanilli's" knife for $700!

Awhile back we had a member, I think his screen name was "Tarheel Fan" who boasted paying $1500 for a custom-made knife & then tried to convince the rest of us that his knife was superior to any others on the market! If you look at Remy's pics on his knives you'll see Ontario's RAT-7 model; it retails for a little over $100 with the 1080 Carbon steel and a bit more with D-2. That about as high as I would go for a knife, and it and Ka-bar, which retails for around $50 are very dependable blades! However, both Mors Kochanski & Cody Lundin get by in their Survival Schools with a $20 Mora knife! Go figure! So, Chopp and Lost Lebowski, I'm not "dissing" your opinions, but I disagree with them as any knife can save your life as long as it's taken care of and not abused. BTW, if you're interested, Cold Steel sells a great Kukri machete for about 5k, is that in your ballpark?

**trax** · 02-25-2008, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by Lost Lebowski

No serious hunter or suvivalist carries a Bowie knife
We shed light it's up to others to listen

I have a hard time hearing light being shed, what an eye opener. There's these two Indian guys I know up in northern Manitoba. Their family's have been counting on their hunting skills for as many years as I've known them, which is about 30. I better tell them that no serious hunter carries a Bowie knife, so that they can either realize that they are not serious hunters or go out and get new knives.

**marberry** · 03-09-2008, 10:04 PM

i like my buck folding alpha hunter way more then my machette, im also a fan of the nighthawks handle design. the machette is very nice though... and i recently put a spear point on the kukuri it looks awesome now, i like to have one heavy blade for clearing bush and cutting wood , one small one for skinning and cutting, and a medium one that looks cool on the front of my belt lol.

**warrigal** · 03-10-2008, 02:23 AM

Remy I think that third from the right knife look pretty close to an interpretation of the Rambo Three knife
The three Rambo knives decending 1,2 and 3
http://www.buck-184.com/images/rambo_knives_01a.jpg

Bushcraft knives Center bottom is a custom from Stewart Townsend here in Australia.
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Some perfectly capable mid sized blades
Cold steel Master hunter
Ontario USAF survival
Carl Scheilper version of the Puma White hunter
Martinii condor
Buck Nighthawk
Toni Guido handmade
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Slightly bigger
Smith and Wesson when they still made their own ( not China)
Buck 124 ( re-handled)
Cold steel recon scout
Al Mar UMK
Aristocrate Wraith
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So my opinion. There are some cheap good quaility knives But their not made in China India taiwan or Japan for that Matter.
Mora knives ( Mora is actually a city but most the brands are marked as such as well eg: Frost or Martinii)
Victoriox including their trade range ( Meat industry range)
Big and cheap it had wanna be a Machette or I would think I was gunna get bit by poor quality.
Cheap knives are consumables. So cheap you buy half a dozen and stash them all over the place if one breaks you throw it and pick up another. When I spend good money I expect performance. I expect it to keep cutting and cutting. By that I infer right tool for the job I'm don't dig with my knives I use the knife to sharpen a chisel point on a branch to dig with. I dont cut wire or batton it with a rock. That is just dumb If my life was on the line who cares. But until them I'll use knives for cutting.
If you havent had the oppertunity to use a really good knife try it balance. edge geometry, and edge life all comes together in a good knife.
I had a bloke come into work and told me his mate made him a knife at mates-rates ( cheaper for a friend) for $500 I laughed.
$500 is a lot to pay for a homemade knife that dosen't have girl in a Bikini to carry it for you.
If you want a laugh at knife prices look at
http://www.bayleyknife.com/bear.htm
or
at 295 ponds sterling
http://www.raymears.com/getimg.cfm?i...e_with_Box.jpg
Carl