Knife/Survival Knife Info.

[GrayWolf]

My best friend gave me a Spyderco paramilitary knife for a wedding gift this summer. Said it was the one they (Marines) were carrying with them overseas. Spyderco.com seems to have a pretty wide selection in varying prices. May be worth checking out. I believe they resharpen for free also; if that interests you.

[STB]

Hey, it's the other guy in STB, my name's Charles and his is Andrew. I'll put Charles as the title of my posts from now on just to clear up any confusion. We're good friends and it just seemed easier this way since we're both interested in survival information.

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That knife appears to be higher quality than the last one Andrew posted. Smith and Westen is a little more reputable than a no-name Chinese company.

I quote; a "...drop point hunting knife is an excellent design for the big game hunter. This design generally features a robust, curved blade of relatively thick steel. These features allow the user to cut the skin off the animal using the entire edge of the knife, rather than just the point. This allows for quick skinning and very little damage to the meat. The design of the drop point, also allows for other field cleaning tasks such as gutting and the splitting of the rib cage and pelvis, although a saw or hatchet is the preferred tool for the latter t[w]o tasks."

Big game, skinning with the whole blade, such a knife would be useful, and at around 50$, I'd say a pretty good deal, but I'm just learning, so lemme know what you think.

Charles.

[ATough]

Kabars are the only knifes for me. they last long stay sharp and can be sharpened easilly.

[warrigal]

I have a Spyderco endura I can't kill an excellent bit of kit I have got ten times my money out of.
If you are only gunna buy one thing from Spyderco get the 204 sharpmaker the best general purpose sharpener on the planet ( Yes that may be a bold statement but I'll stand behind it)
I sharpen from 3/4inch ( 19mm) Buck ultra light to my hand forged machete. Vege peelers and my axes. My party trick at work while doing the speil about the 204 is to grab a piece of photocopy paper and slice a fillet out of the paper.
Carl
Ok. off topic, sorry.

[warrigal]

I belive carbon or high end stainless. ( next knife is a Falkniven f1 High end stainless vg10)
a strong point, don't want it to break off.
tacky handle wth no sharp corners.
square spine for batoning or sparking.
no serrations.
solid pomel for crushing.
half guard.
Convex grind.
high fifty's rockwell.
'5 to 6 inch blade.
3/16th or 1/4 inch thick.
secure sheath.
Hows that for a wish list?
Carl.

[Sarge47]

Hey, it's the other guy in STB, my name's Charles and his is Andrew. I'll put Charles as the title of my posts from now on just to clear up any confusion. We're good friends and it just seemed easier this way since we're both interested in survival information.

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That knife appears to be higher quality than the last one Andrew posted. Smith and Westen is a little more reputable than a no-name Chinese company.

I quote; a "...drop point hunting knife is an excellent design for the big game hunter. This design generally features a robust, curved blade of relatively thick steel. These features allow the user to cut the skin off the animal using the entire edge of the knife, rather than just the point. This allows for quick skinning and very little damage to the meat. The design of the drop point, also allows for other field cleaning tasks such as gutting and the splitting of the rib cage and pelvis, although a saw or hatchet is the preferred tool for the latter t[w]o tasks."

Big game, skinning with the whole blade, such a knife would be useful, and at around 50$, I'd say a pretty good deal, but I'm just learning, so lemme know what you think.

Charles.

Check this out!

http://www.tomarskabars.com/1275_INFO.html

[Sarge47]

Gotta tell this, can't help it as it doesn't pertain to survival in the least. Many years ago, back when this Hippie dude who looked like me and stole my idenity was married to his 1st wife, there were two children involved, a boy and a girl. When the boy was 4 yrs old mama up & split to Oklahoma with the kids and dad hadn't heard hardly squat from his oldest son in a loooonnnng time! (That being me of course.) Two weeks ago I got a call from him saying he was coming up from Oklahoma to apologize to me for his rudeness. A week ago he came up and we spent 2 days together. He'll soon be 38, is 6'4" tall, weighs 300 lbs. and is an ex-Marine who survived the Gulf war as he was over there. I couldn't help it brother/sister wolves. I had to give him something to show him how proud I was of him so my original USMC Ka-bar is now his. What can I say?

[warrigal]

I do love happy endings.
Carl

[MCBushbaby]

I belive carbon or high end stainless. ( next knife is a Falkniven f1 High end stainless vg10)
a strong point, don't want it to break off.
tacky handle wth no sharp corners.
square spine for batoning or sparking.
no serrations.
solid pomel for crushing.
half guard.
Convex grind.
high fifty's rockwell.
'5 to 6 inch blade.
3/16th or 1/4 inch thick.
secure sheath.
Hows that for a wish list?
Carl.

If you can find the discontinued cold steel srk (carbon V steel), you've hit every point on your wish list.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7eKteLdRvKE (neat video)
http://www.swiatnozy.com.pl/index.ph...=102&Itemid=65
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[warrigal]

Sorry guys I'm not looking for a suggestions I was answering the question.
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1.Smith and Wesson ( US made not China)
2.customised Buck 147
3.Cold Steel Recon scout
4.Al-Mar pentegon
5.Aristocrate wraith.
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A annerverisary pressy from my wife 9years ago A next Gen Ka-Bar. beside my belt survival pack. If any ones interested I'll post some more picks and a break down of contents.
Carl

[RobertRogers]

Its obvious people love their knives! I like my sog - lightweight, rust proof in my wet neck of the woods.

[HOP]

I have to say if I found the perfect knife I would be unhappy as I so enjoy searching for and trying out many diferent knives . I would hate to go to my knife magizines and see page after page of the same knife. It would be like finding the perfect dog, I think they are all great.

[trax]

Gotta tell this, can't help it as it doesn't pertain to survival in the least. Many years ago, back when this Hippie dude who looked like me and stole my idenity was married to his 1st wife, there were two children involved, a boy and a girl. When the boy was 4 yrs old mama up & split to Oklahoma with the kids and dad hadn't heard hardly squat from his oldest son in a loooonnnng time! (That being me of course.) Two weeks ago I got a call from him saying he was coming up from Oklahoma to apologize to me for his rudeness. A week ago he came up and we spent 2 days together. He'll soon be 38, is 6'4" tall, weighs 300 lbs. and is an ex-Marine who survived the Gulf war as he was over there. I couldn't help it brother/sister wolves. I had to give him something to show him how proud I was of him so my original USMC Ka-bar is now his. What can I say?

That's awesome Sarge

[lumpy]

This is kinda off topic.I've been searching for a small pocket knife for my son for his birthday.I wanted to get him an Uncle Henry, only because that is what I started with.That was a no-go,because I discovered that their made in China these days.
Well,I was at Wally World today an I saw a Buck that was what I'd been looking for(375 Duece).I got it home and discovered in very small print that it was made in China.Buck Knives made in China!! I never would have thunk such a thing.How long has this been going on?Is nothing sacred?

[warrigal]

White mountain kit
The belt pouch has a broad ( nearly full width) velco tab on the back so it will sit on either a thin or even military width belt securely. Although when I first got it it was stiched at the bottom. So it had to be slid on to the belt but I cut the stiching on that. The pot is the smaller of the two "dixies" issued to Australian troops made from quiet thick alloy The pot fills the full pouch and all the contents you can see fit inside the dixie) .
In the front pocket are tea and sugar bags, Some Nylon cord (10ft) 2mm elrid cord (30ft) some iodine wipes,and some bandaids.
Some cut up rubber tubing ( fire helper), a pencil sharpener ( the best tinder maker ever) A tool logic ice card. 10 ft of twisted brass wire, A 4 part roll of tripwire.
Compass a mirrored Silva (Ranger 27?)
A roll of trip wire. a compressed chux cloth.
Commando wire saw, an Australian Army match box, 8 normal matches 4 windproof in a watertight container with a striking pad on the out side
Small Gerber ezy out
Swiss tech pliers
Wire saw
and a full 100mt roll of dental floss ( gotta stick that in a bag before it unravels)
a spliter probe,
small fishing kit ( line flys hooks sinkers swivels razor blade bait) in a film canister.
Swedish folding cup, Swedish fire steel, Gerber ezyout and inova 24/7
Lipbalm and two tampons, Prinstone tech eclipse II led torch ( but I really want another Petzl E+lite for that)
A partially unfolded myla survival bag slips in behind the dixe and Victoriox pen sharpener just about does it.
There is room for some stock cubes and other small stuff but I learnt the hard way not to put the stock cubes in whist in storage. If they leak it is a concentrated salt solution and any thing that can rust, will. There are more photos just say the word and I'll soak up the bandwidth.

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Carl
P.S. Lumpy. I think most knife manufactors are getting some done in China Notthe top end obviously but remember that during times of peak demand even Randall was geting Solingen blades ( Long way from Solingen to Peking though), The Spyderco bird line. CRKT Gerber, Cold steel( I think well Taiwan at least) And Buck It is the only way to compete. They may not bragg about the ones being made in China but their websites are jumping up and down about The one still being made in the US. So it not to hard to work out which is which.

[HOP]

Lumpy there are still some great pocket knives out there you just have to look closely. I give all my grandchildren a Victoronox swiss army knife when they are 8 good quality and a lot of choices.

[Beo]

I'm interested, but I gotta say my Tracker 2 knife by Tom Brown is great, and sorry Sarge the other knife I pick is Army/Air Force Survival knife. The drop point knife with damascus blade that I have is nice but so pretty I don't wanna hurt it

[corndog-44]

I went through a couple of knife threads here and I must have missed any talk about broken knives.

No matter how high a quality knife you have, there might be one flaw or void in that blade, somewhere. A broken knife in the backwoods... What would you do with that broken knife? Could you utilize it if it were broken? What about the knife section that broke off?

[HOP]

Look on the bright side if you can us bothe pieces you got two knives all is not lost as a prison guard I have seen knives made out of every concivable materal a broken knife is stil a short knife

[warrigal]

I don't dispute that any knife could break but I think it might also depend on you being aware of what they are designed to do. I won't dig with a knife. Use it to sharpen a stick to dig with but not dig with a knife. If I think I might be digging but don't need a shovel I have a cheap 1/4 inch chisel I carry for that.
I don't do the one knife does everything trick. I'm doing some pics for another forum stuff carved with just one knife ( nothing fancy "just having a go") I'd be finished if I allowed myself to use a saw.
Right tool for the job.
Carl