Survival knife??

[MINISFORME]

Looking to buy a good quality survival type knife. Would like to keep the price not more than $125.00 . Any ideas on a good knife???

Jeff

[RSF]

Define survival knife.......


My main stay blades are fixed 6 inch from busse, livesay. and tops.

I highly recomend tops knives i havent yet been able to break them .

th eothers i have used but do no town are from randall and chris reeves

I avoid must hollow handle blades

[fbuckner]

I would just buy the good ol'e Marine Corp standard. Gotta love the classic feel of a leather stacked handle knowing its design saved many a life.

[RSF]

kbar good blade.... have my dad's from nam.

[San_Marco_Training]

I remember the Rambo days... we all wanted that knife he had. It was the answer to fighting all the bad guys. I was around 13 or so and we all had those cheap $5 camo survival knives with the compass on the end and that flimsy case. You had to get a socket and extender to tighten the blade every day.
We would go to the knife store in Southland... Keys and Cutlery! and stare at the BuckMaster. It was the coolest knife we knew of... around $150 or so.
I always said If I won the Lottery, I would get one.

[Ricebrnr]

While I'm sure the OP meant some sort of fixed blade, my idea of a survival knife is my Leatherman Surge. :biggrin:

[papabear]

I have to say k bar, its been good enough for the Corps since WWII. thats gotta say something

[karcent]

For survival I would hope to have two knives: A folding knife for general purpose use and a larger fixed blade knife with a serious spine and a good stone or diamond sharpener.
I don't want leather spacers for my handle.

[One of Many]

I prefer a stacked leather grip on my fixed blade knives. Stacked leather can absorb a certain amount of moisture, without becoming slick. If you are gutting an animal, you do not want to have your hand slip on the bloody grip, resulting in a serious cut to your hand. Leather is not as sensitive to heat or gun cleaning chemicals as plastic and rubber grip materials, is not as rough on the hands as knurled metal handles, and does not splinter the way wood can when dropped onto a hard object. Leather can be treated to prevent deterioration by moisture, and retain a secure grip. Wood needs wax or some hard finish unless it is well sealed with oil on a regular basis. A very small number of fixed blade hunting knives are still made with a stacked leather handle, and the nostalgic K-Bar knives representing the military branches still have stacked leather handles. The current crop of military knives seem to have all gone to synthetic material for the grip panels and handles for combat knives.

For a survival situation, you need several different knives; there is no one perfect knife. A small utility folder for cutting rope and other odds and ends, a 4" fixed blade for gutting and skinning animals, and a larger and heavier bladed knife for chopping brush and clearing a campsite. It doesn't hurt to have a small ax and a shovel available either, but some people seem to think a survival knife should serve as the chopping and digging tool as well as the surgical instrument.

[Mongo]

The Gerber LMF II is the knife I'm currently considering. It has lashing holes at the top of the handle to quickly mount to a spear, which I haven't seen on many knives. I also like the design of the butt cap, it has several edges for hammering or scoring. It also has a built in sharpener in the sheath, while these aren't the best, they are better than nothing. I haven't shopped for the best price yet, but it seems to go for about $75-$90. It's hard to beat a Kbar, but I think this one looks like versatile option.

Here's a link;

http://www.gerbergear.com/product.php?model=1400

and another:
http://www.amazon.com/Gerber-22-01629-Black-Infantry-Knife/dp/B000E3QUB6

:headinj:

[Batman]

I like the blades from Cold Steel. Great selection and the steel holds an edge that lasts.

[MINISFORME]

Thanks for the suggestions folks. Am going to buy either a Gerber LMK II or a knife from Cold Steel. Seem these are two very high quality knives.
I was thinking of a survival/combat knife, not just one for survival.

Jeff

[Mongo]

Thanks for the suggestions folks. Am going to buy either a Gerber LMK II or a knife from Cold Steel. Seem these are two very high quality knives.
I was thinking of a survival/combat knife, not just one for survival.

Jeff


If you end up with the Gerber LMF II (before I do), let me know what you think of it. It's probably a few months away for me, after I have a huge garage sale and clean out the basement (who knows...maybe I already own one and can't find it).:rambo:

[Brian]

For survival I would hope to have two knives: A folding knife for general purpose use and a larger fixed blade knife with a serious spine and a good stone or diamond sharpener.
I don't want leather spacers for my handle.

Survival is a situation where just one doesn't cut it (LOL).

I hunt in the middle of the U.P every fall and I carry usually no less than four knives at any given time. They each serve a different purpose. Busse has a spin off company called Swamp Rat Knives and the design of the largest knife is based on the original Busse Battle Mistress it's called the Battle Rat. This one is for large chores, Cold Steel SRK for average chores, an Arc lite Cuda neck knife for something handy to handle everyday stuff and a Camillus boy scout style pocket knife for the little stuff. Plus a few more in the pack for... whatever.