Knives Everyone should have
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DSRUPTV
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Buck 119 special = 1911 of knives
Buck folding hunter = 30/30 leveraction of knives
USMC Kabar = AR-15 of knives
Buck folding hunter = 30/30 leveraction of knives
USMC Kabar = AR-15 of knives
Erich
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I don't have one myself yet, but I'm increasingly drawn back to looking at the Hideaway knives.
http://www.hideawayknife.com/main.php
Personally, I'm not all that impressed with the "custom finished" aspect (I own a few very nice custom knives, and I don't find the Hideaway price to be the amazing bargain that I hear others shouting about), but the design looks superb. Any knife that I can keep in my hand while I do other things . . . plus that's SouthNarc endorsed . . . wow.
http://www.hideawayknife.com/main.php
Personally, I'm not all that impressed with the "custom finished" aspect (I own a few very nice custom knives, and I don't find the Hideaway price to be the amazing bargain that I hear others shouting about), but the design looks superb. Any knife that I can keep in my hand while I do other things . . . plus that's SouthNarc endorsed . . . wow.
mtnbkr
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Buck 110
Schrade Old Timer 80T
Some sort of swiss army knife (real one not chinese import)
Schrade Sharpfinger (carbon steel model)
On the high end, a CR Sebenza.
Chris
Schrade Old Timer 80T
Some sort of swiss army knife (real one not chinese import)
Schrade Sharpfinger (carbon steel model)
On the high end, a CR Sebenza.
Chris
Pawcatch
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An Eriksson mora for an everyday fixed blade.
Russell green river knife for hunting and buckskinner events.
Helle Nying for fishing and small utility purposes.
Okapi lockback for EDC.
Russell green river knife for hunting and buckskinner events.
Helle Nying for fishing and small utility purposes.
Okapi lockback for EDC.
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OK, I have a tomahawk head (still have to carve the haft and drill it out to make it into a proper pipe), a machete (it's so dull I blugeoned a pigeon to death with it) and what's a hillbilly knife? Is that some sort of scalping knife or something you cut up corn for when making moonshine?
More seriously, I think a good K-bar or Navy Survival knife, a good BoyScout knife (spoon & fork) or a Swiss Army knife is about all you need. A tomahawk & machete are nice to have too.
Valkman
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Good knife, but even better to me is a Strider folder. My next Strider is the AR - it's a massive folder you could cut a car apart with.
I have a Strider MTL-SS which is a fixed blade you could use in any situation and count on it to save your life if need be.I guess I just vote for Striders - a few of them is all you'll ever need!
1)emerson la griffe
2)benchmade afck
3)crkt ryan plan b
4)shrade shrarpfinger with sheath by
"on/scene tactical"(discontinued but
but reincarnated as the camillus
sharpfinger)
5)coldsteel 5 inch culloden(discontinued)
6)schrade lb7 bear paw(discontinued)
2)benchmade afck
3)crkt ryan plan b
4)shrade shrarpfinger with sheath by
"on/scene tactical"(discontinued but
but reincarnated as the camillus
sharpfinger)
5)coldsteel 5 inch culloden(discontinued)
6)schrade lb7 bear paw(discontinued)
scbair
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1) American-made 3-blade stockman, with high-carbon blades.
2) Ka-Bar, or another USA-made equivalent (solid, heavy-duty fixed blade, 5" to 7" blade length).
3) Heavy-duty, top-quality, one-hander lockblade
My favorites:
1) Remington "Green-on-Yellow" 3-blade stockman (no longer produced, I think).
2) Blackjack 1-7 (original Blackjack vintage; a hair-popper, for sure!).
3) Spyderco Manix
While I have a decent assortment of usin' blades, I could get by with these, if I absolutely had to.
2) Ka-Bar, or another USA-made equivalent (solid, heavy-duty fixed blade, 5" to 7" blade length).
3) Heavy-duty, top-quality, one-hander lockblade
My favorites:
1) Remington "Green-on-Yellow" 3-blade stockman (no longer produced, I think).
2) Blackjack 1-7 (original Blackjack vintage; a hair-popper, for sure!).
3) Spyderco Manix
While I have a decent assortment of usin' blades, I could get by with these, if I absolutely had to.
Joe Demko
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An Old Hickory butcher knife.
13.45
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victorinox or wenger swiss army knife
Gosh, ALL OF THEM! or at least it looks that way around my house!
Ok
Everyone should have a SAK like the Soldier or Tinker or Hiker.
Everyone should have a small fixed blade like the Mora or the Sharpfinger or ...
Everyone should have a large full tang fixed blade like the Chicago Cutlery/Old Hickory butcher knife or the BKT Campanion or Busse or ...
Everyone should have a large chopper like a Tramotina machete or a Kukri or Finnish brush hatchet.
Or ... ALL OF THEM
Ok
Everyone should have a SAK like the Soldier or Tinker or Hiker.
Everyone should have a small fixed blade like the Mora or the Sharpfinger or ...
Everyone should have a large full tang fixed blade like the Chicago Cutlery/Old Hickory butcher knife or the BKT Campanion or Busse or ...
Everyone should have a large chopper like a Tramotina machete or a Kukri or Finnish brush hatchet.
Or ... ALL OF THEM
Rupestris
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1, got two. An Old Timer/Schrade by Hoffritz and an Imperial (Pre Schrade)
2, Got one. Camillus AF Survival version dated 1968
3, Got Several.
My suggestion fora must-have, Becker BK-7
Ash
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Woodmans Pal beats a Kuhkri every time.
A real deal SAK and a nice fixed-blade round out the mix. Backpacking, I use a Woodmans Pal for chopping and fire-pit digging, a Case fixed blade with 4 inch blade for food prep and lightered splitting, and a Wenger Tradesman SAK for everything else. A Sharpfinger would work as well as the Case, and SAK's are a personal preference. The Woodmans Pal, or Woodman's Wet Dream (WWD) as my hiking buddies call it, is better than a machete in many respects, but a kuhkri or machete would fit the bill almost as good.
Ash
A real deal SAK and a nice fixed-blade round out the mix. Backpacking, I use a Woodmans Pal for chopping and fire-pit digging, a Case fixed blade with 4 inch blade for food prep and lightered splitting, and a Wenger Tradesman SAK for everything else. A Sharpfinger would work as well as the Case, and SAK's are a personal preference. The Woodmans Pal, or Woodman's Wet Dream (WWD) as my hiking buddies call it, is better than a machete in many respects, but a kuhkri or machete would fit the bill almost as good.
Ash
Ash
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But why carry a lock blade and a fixed blade at the same time?
HungSquirrel
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Kershaw 1550ST Blackout
Your choice of serrated or non. I picked serrated. It's got a nice assisted opening system (not legal in all states). Can be found at your local Wal Mart. Best fifty bucks I've ever spent!
Your choice of serrated or non. I picked serrated. It's got a nice assisted opening system (not legal in all states). Can be found at your local Wal Mart. Best fifty bucks I've ever spent!
crawfordew
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12" Ontario machete
Frost's Mora Swedish Army Knife
SAK
These 3 will cover pretty much anything I'll ever need a knife for. If you feel the need for a combat knife, the KaBar rounds out my choices. YMMV
Gene
Frost's Mora Swedish Army Knife
SAK
These 3 will cover pretty much anything I'll ever need a knife for. If you feel the need for a combat knife, the KaBar rounds out my choices. YMMV
Gene
Omni04
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cudillas CUDA maxx 7.0
google it and you will see what i am talking about ^_^
google it and you will see what i am talking about ^_^
Skofnung
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A man needs at least three knives. More is better, but three will do.
Here are my picks:
1) A Medium sized Field Knife- A knife in the Ka-Bar size range. I have several knives in this range, and the Ka-Bar gets the most use. It is a well designed knife.
2) A 3-4" Fixed blade- I like the Frosts Mora Clipper myownself.
3) A Multifunction Pocketknife- I favor the Victorianox Tinker.
Those knives would serve for most everything you would need a knife for.
The next three one would need IMO would be:
1) A Carbon steel 10-12" Chefs knife for the kitchen. Once you use one of these for food prep, you will wonder how you got along without it.
2) A 1" bladed woodcarvers knife. I like my Rick Butz carver.
3) A Lockback Pocketknife ala Spyderco Endura.
You will notice I left large choppers off the list. I find that large knives do not chop as well as small hatchets or tomahawks. Don't get me wrong, I Like big choppy type knives, but they are of less practical use than the ones listed above. I consider them to be luxury items.
In addition to knives, I think a man should own at least one good felling axe and a good hatchet. A pulpwood (boys) axe would be a good thing too, but again, it is a niche tool.
Here are my picks:
1) A Medium sized Field Knife- A knife in the Ka-Bar size range. I have several knives in this range, and the Ka-Bar gets the most use. It is a well designed knife.
2) A 3-4" Fixed blade- I like the Frosts Mora Clipper myownself.
3) A Multifunction Pocketknife- I favor the Victorianox Tinker.
Those knives would serve for most everything you would need a knife for.
The next three one would need IMO would be:
1) A Carbon steel 10-12" Chefs knife for the kitchen. Once you use one of these for food prep, you will wonder how you got along without it.
2) A 1" bladed woodcarvers knife. I like my Rick Butz carver.
3) A Lockback Pocketknife ala Spyderco Endura.
You will notice I left large choppers off the list. I find that large knives do not chop as well as small hatchets or tomahawks. Don't get me wrong, I Like big choppy type knives, but they are of less practical use than the ones listed above. I consider them to be luxury items.
In addition to knives, I think a man should own at least one good felling axe and a good hatchet. A pulpwood (boys) axe would be a good thing too, but again, it is a niche tool.
HungSquirrel,
Why do you say that assisted openers are not legal in some states?
Why do you say that assisted openers are not legal in some states?
Black Snowman
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A good butchers knife. They are damn hard to find these days. Antique shops sometimes have them in the $200 range but I was shopping for one for my Dad for fathers day at a reasonable price and looked for 3 hours online with no luck. I'm sure I could have asked here and gotten a response but I was too frustrated to think straight by then
My list: A multi-tool with at least 1 good blade, something fixed, something folding, something small, something big
I have a Leatherman Wave, a couple nice Randall fixed blades my Dad gave me, a couple Cold Steel folders that follow me around with my Leatherman, a small early Benchmade frame lock my uncle gave me and a longsword made by Skycastle swords and one of their broad axes too. I also have a Glock e-tool for good measure.
My list: A multi-tool with at least 1 good blade, something fixed, something folding, something small, something big
I have a Leatherman Wave, a couple nice Randall fixed blades my Dad gave me, a couple Cold Steel folders that follow me around with my Leatherman, a small early Benchmade frame lock my uncle gave me and a longsword made by Skycastle swords and one of their broad axes too. I also have a Glock e-tool for good measure.
CRridermike
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i forgot the name but all the ones with a small butterfly logo on the side of the blade, o yeah BENCHMADE. anything benchmade.
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