1 belt knife to rule them all

[kurodrago]

One of those

or those

 

[A.L.]

The knife model name is "Natural Outlaw". The term "nuclear meltdown" on any Busse knife indicates that all the edges around the handle and spine have been rounded over/softened. The "Special Forces" part of the name indicates the specific version of Natural Outlaw (as there have been several over the years). The SF series all have the same handle design. The copious amount of scotch is beside the point, but greatly appreciated.

Thanks. Not a day that you can't learn stuff here! :thumbup:

I guess I could contribute to the thread:

Svörd Von Tempsky. Might seem like overkill but I really like using this. The convexing is thin enough to do some shavings but stout enough to take chopping. Im not fooling myself or anyone that it would be fine detail knife, so I have smaller companions.

 

[MVG]

I just picked up this Koster Prototype EDC and will be trying it out on my belt.

 

[pitdog]

I just picked up this Koster Prototype EDC and will be trying it out on my belt.

Sweet, let us know how you get on with it !:thumbup:

 

[Infi-del]

So far it's turning out to be my BRKT Kephart

 

[C_Kyle]

Samek

Samek, I may have missed it if you already talked about it, but I'd like to know more about that sheath.

 

[KEmSAT-Survival]

ESEE Knives ESEE 5.

The moment I pulled it out of the sheath I fell in absolute awestruck love with how well it was put together. After using it I was plumb twitterpated with it.

 

[texastonydobbs]

as Title states ,1 Belt knife to Rule them all......
No such thing....
But 2 knives I do have with me alot are RC6 and the BRK&T Fox River both made from Great Steel one 1095 & the other A2 & both easy to field maintain and take abuse.

 

[hoopster]

I'm pretty happy with the Scrapyard Scrapper5. It's comfortable to wear and use. Extremely light for it's size and seems indestructible.

 

[mw1982115]

One of my friends made this~ he is a baldesmith and i just hope i can do things like this

 

[Walkabout]

Beautiful blades in this thread! :thumbup:

For me, it's my SJTAC LE; rock-solid, full convex grind:

 

[GRIM 62]

I would lean toward my RC6.Fits my hand perfectly and it's amazing how sharp it became after I reprofiled the edge.

 

[DOC-CANADA]

One of my friends made this~ he is a baldesmith and i just hope i can do things like this

That is completely awesome!

Doc

 

[SpookyPistolero]

I really like the looks of that Koster EDC prototype! Depending on the size, it looks like it would make a great little woods companion.

 

[mw1982115]

thanx DOC, i just wish i can learn to do things like this ~

Just asked my friend, he says this blade has a rigidity of HRC 60,i somehow wonder if this is too stiff for a knife that is going to be used in the wilds...i personally prefer HRC 56~58, easy to maintain even without a proper sharpener~

 

[mw1982115]

Almost forgot......this is the knife i use everyday. it is a prototype knife my friend send me for testing, the rigidity i believe is around HRC 61~63, too stiff but it is very sharp and i used it to skin a sheep last month, smooth~

 

[Codger_64]

Thankfully, there never has been and never will be a "be-all-end-all" perfect knife for everyone. Our preferences and uses for sheath knives are as varied as we are as individuals. I found my favorite go-to sheath knife over thirty five years ago and it still works as well as it ever did. Now, I know it isn't the best knife ever made, but for me, it is darn close.

This is the pattern, the Schrade 165OT Woodsman...

This example is a pretty picture of one in as-new condition.

This is what my knife looks like after nearly four decades of field use. Not bad for pedestrian saber ground 1095HC steel.

Yes, I still buy and try newer knives. Including few customs like the Fiddleback ebony handled Nessmuk that I breasted a wild turkey with last night and the burl handled Breeden DeWeese I used to skin and butcher deer this past fall and winter. In fact, it is possible that I own more knives than most individual members and some dealers here. But I am yet to find a sheath knife that satisfies me as much as my original 165OT.

DOn't worry that you don't like the style or materials. As my friend in Mexico once told me, "Cuando menos burros, más elotes! ". ( The fewer donkeys there are, the more ears of corn.) That just leaves more out there for me to buy!

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