Best bushcraft knife at or under $50 - Review Picks

coaldigger - good choices
but I won't be doing any chopping tests.
I'm looking for smaller knives that would be good
in a combo situation with an Axe/Machete/Large Chopping Knife
 
Sorry:o how about these ?
1. Condor 8" mountian knife - $23.99 SMKW
2. Gerber Freeman drop point - $39.99 SMKW
3. Kershaw BearHunter II - $29.99 SMKW
 
coaldigger said:
Sorry:o how about these ?
1. Condor 8" mountian knife - $23.99 SMKW
2. Gerber Freeman drop point - $39.99 SMKW
3. Kershaw BearHunter II - $29.99 SMKW
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Everyone give me their top 4 from the following list
and I'll perform a review of them (on the condition I at
least get 10 responses... I need some sort of reasonable consensus).

Buck Woodsman
Buck Pathfinder
Buck Special
Benchmade Rant
Cold Steel Pendleton Mini Hunter
Kabar Short USMC Black
Kabar Dozier KBD1
Kershaw 'Hunter'
Ontario SPEC Plus Air Force Survival
Ontario SPEC Plus Marine Combat
Mora Clipper
Buck Nighthawk
Kabar USMC Black
AG Russell Deerhunter
Buck Nighthawk Short
Buck Vanguard R
SOG Fieldpup
Case Leather Hunter
Kabar Warthog
CS Finn Bear
CS Canadian Belt Knife
Blackjack Grunt
CS Roachbelly
CS Bushman
Mora 2000
 
coaldigger said:
Sorry:o how about these ?
1. Condor 8" mountian knife - $23.99 SMKW
2. Gerber Freeman drop point - $39.99 SMKW
3. Kershaw BearHunter II - $29.99 SMKW
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LOL :p I'm just plain tired & ain't paying much attention as you can see :o Sorry, just count me out on this one :D
 
If the question is top four I'd like to see a review of: KaBar Warthog, CS Pendleton mini hunter, CS Belt Knife and Benchmade Rant. Just because I don't have experience with any of those.
 
I would pick the regular pilots survival over the one with the plastic handle.
Mine is a Ontario model and it is a near perfect sub 50$ bushcrafter.
1095 steel ,comfortable and durable handle with a pommel that can be hammered.
It also has a decent leather sheath with a stone for touching up the edge.
The sawback has a flat spot for batoning in exactly the right place. The saw is a lousy saw but a decent wood rasp.
 
The pilot survival blade seems pretty tough, my buddy has one and likes it.
So that, CS bushman, clipper and I guess the warthog, if it's anything like the bigger choppers ka-bar makes.
I have heard lots of good reviews on the grunt, doesn't pitdog like his a lot?
 
My choices from your list:

1. Buck 119 Special
2. KaBar USMC Mk 2
3. Mora Clipper
4. Buck Vanguard

I picked these, as there may be more of these in use out there than all the others combined.

Ron
 
mtngoat said:
I don't have a pciture but I took one on a recent camping trip, it split fire wood like any larger knife and kept its edge after two nights of batoning. It holds a really good edge and it is grooved allows you to keep hold of it in wet environments. For the price I don't see anything wrong with this knife, I give them to friends who don't have a good fixed blade.

goat
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Haha, I have one and love it, but I haven't been brave enough to try to baton with it yet. Glad to hear it held up! I use it mostly in the kitchen, since my mother doesn't believe in spending money on real kitchen knives. I can hardly wait until next Mother's Day... :thumbup:
 
Here's the count so far:

Mora Clipper 7
Benchmade Rant 4
mora 2000 3
SOG Fieldpup 3
Pilots survival knife 3
Black Jack Grunt 2
CS Bushman 2
AG Russell Deerhunter 2
Cold Steel Pendleton mini 2
Buck 119 2
Kabar Short USMC Black 1
Buck Nighthawk 1
Buck Pathfinder 1
Cold Steel Finn Bear 1
roach belly 1
Buck woodsman 1
Condor 8" mountian knife 1
Gerber Freeman drop point 1
Kershaw BearHunter II 1
CS Belt Knife 1
Buck Vanguard 1
 
Since i only brought up one blade before I would like to add the Buck pathfinder and the Buck vangaurd. I love seeing mora reviews, but i would like to see some different reviews for a change.
 
I am a huge fan of the Pathfinder! Its a great blade to field dress deer with. I would like to see how it performs at other task too.
 
My choices are based on the fact that I've considered buying them in the past and still might:
1. Buck Woodsman
2. Mora Clipper or 2000 (don't care which)
3. KaBar Short

If possible, would you consider adding either a Grohmann DH Russell #1 or #3? The CS Canadian Belt Knife doesn't do it for me. :)
 
Yeoman13 said:
My choices are based on the fact that I've considered buying them in the past and still might:
1. Buck Woodsman
2. Mora Clipper or 2000 (don't care which)
3. KaBar Short

If possible, would you consider adding either a Grohmann DH Russell #1 or #3? The CS Canadian Belt Knife doesn't do it for me. :)
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I'd love to consider the Grohmann (any of them) but they are
over $50. not by much but I needed a cut off point.

Thanks for the input!
 
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