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OrdnanceBubbaUSMC

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Knowing that it's the skills and experience of the man that matters most, and a tool is just a tool, what do you think is the best wilderness/survival/combat knife out there right now? Custom and production.
 
Don,t know what the Best All Around Knife is but I sure Like my--
-- Chris Reeve Sable IV
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Still searching...

But I think it is a non-stainless 3.75" fixed blade with a drop point and convex grind. Not to much blade or thinkness either.

In the meantime, I am always carrying my Simonich Bitterroot and rotating between a Crowfoot and Bark River Woodland special.
 
OrdnanceBubbaUSMC said:
Knowing that it's the skills and experience of the man that matters most, and a tool is just a tool, what do you think is the best wilderness/survival/combat knife out there right now? Custom and production.
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If you go to Hoods Woods there is a link to the Hood Hunter. Ron Hood and Eric Fuhrman of Fuhrman Knife &Tool designed the knife and Fuhrman manufactures them for Hoods Woods. It was meant to be a Wilderness/Survival knife, but it has a lot of fighter lines to it IMO. Really nice design though, made in CPM-3V steel, very tough and really holds an edge.
 
Is the BK 7 alot better than a Ka-Bar for utility/survival/combat? When looking for such a knife I got a Ka-Bar by default being a Marine and all...and I figured if I didn't like how it actually used I always had it for decoration and esprit de corps reasons. The whole reverse grip edge in grip has caught on with me a lot though for combat situations and a lot of knives don't grip too good like that. Also sometimes the Ka-Bar seems a bit too big for the all-arounder to have at all times on your person. But someone told me they would donate a BK 7 to me for this next go at Iraq and if it is really better I'd have to take them up on it.

Thanks for all the replies so far....I have to check out some of these custom/less widely known knife designs.
 
From where I sit, the Becker's a great blade, but whether or not it's the best blade for you only you can determine. Take them up on it and compare the two for yourself before leaving and take the best tool with you.
 
I look at the best all around knife not only on its performance, but also how it would be legal to carry it in most of countries. If it is illegal, I do not think it would be smart to carry it. It is generally not allowed to carry fix blades in the UK, some states in the USA do not permit to carry knives with blade longer than 3" in (at least I heart this), blades thicker than 3mm in Russia must be registered in police, police likes to search people on streets in some countries and you have a good chance your knife to be stolen if it looks particularly good in many developing countries. Therefore I think a kitchen knife is going to be the best choice. Well, it sounds strange, but they will let you go in most occasions anyway if they see it in a bag with receipt that you are bringing it home from shop. Plus, it is very versatile! I can chop wood with some of my kitchen knives better than with small Busses! Another choice is SAK. These knives also have great value/performance ratio, plus again some tasks they handle better than much more expensive knives. And they are so popular that they are legal in a vast majority of countries.
Talking about military, it seems standard issue baoynets are a good choice. I know that in modern wars hand-to-hand combats are not common, but then why do you need a military knife? Why not a utility knife? Again, kitchen knife will be one of the best if you don't like baoynets. Some large knives weigh almost as much as a handgun. Why do you need to defent yourself with a knife if you can have a handgun? Or why not take extra ammunition instead and take a lighter knife? Well, and a shovel to dig the ground and other works.
Regards,
 
I have had all types of knives. I have the tracker by Beck right now. To be honest the first knife on my homepage out cuts the custom tracker by a longshot! I dont know if its the geomitry of the blade or what but it has been my go to outdoor blade since I made it.
 
I also have a Swamp Rat Camptramp and it's a pretty great blade. Good chopper for shelter and fire building and chocked up on the choil capable of precision tasks.

I'll put in a vote for the Grohmann survival. It's small enough to carry anywhere in the wilderness and with a baton will cut anything you need. Sturdy enough for getting dry wood and thin enough for slicing chores.

Cheap enough to own and abuse as well.
 
The Ka-Bar is a great knife, and being a Marine I don't have to tell you about it's history. The only weakness that would concern me is the tang. I've talked to several people who have had the tang snap at the handle juncture. Granted this was when the knife was used for prying or other heavy usage but, such is the life of a COMBAT knife. If you have been offered a Becker I would jump on it. Better yet take both and have a spare.
Whichever you chose GOOD LUCK and my family and I Thank You for your service.
Allan
 
Bigoode, I seen your custom knife and can understand why it would be great, o-1 is a great steel and the overall design is excellent!
 
Also for these functions for those of you who know tomahawks picking either a hawk or a knife, which one would you choose if you could only pick one? Some use their hawks for skinning and the such, would you say they would be hands down better for chopping and slitting wood? Don't know how good they would be at clearing brush and other things though.
 
well, as often as I can, instead of taking a big big knife, I try to take both! Peter Lagana used his Vietnam tomahawk to clean deer with! I have cleaned fish, rabits and birds for the cooking pot with my Vietnam tactical! :D Some compagnies offer greats Tomahawks with "polished hooking edges" that work great for skinning or stuff like that.
For me a knife and a hawk is better than only one knife :D
 
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