Designated "beater" knife?

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Just curious if any of you folks have a designated "beater" knife/knives?

For instance, my new EDC is a Sebenza, but I would loathe to carry it on a pig hunt where there's a good chance its going to be lost. So, instead I'd carry my designated pig-hunt "beater" which is an Gerber Stud Gator.

Actually, I have different "beaters" for different good-possibility-of-losing-your-knife situations (i.e. pig hunt, hiking, duck hunt, etc.)

How about you?

Ron (guncollector)
 
I've got three "abusers".
A BM 710HS and 140S (Nimravus)+a Busse Basic 5.
Guess I should also count my Victorinox Recruit. Less than $15 to replace, so I'll do just about anything with it. Used the screwdriver as a chisel last week, and drove it with a 3lb. hammer. Had to super glue the scales back on:rolleyes:
 
I'm buying a Kershaw Scallion later this week as a traveling knife for similar purposes.

I figure the 2.5" blade is short enough to take into most any place, but at the same time I acknowledge that I might wind up in some weird county where knives have been outright banned(!), or clip folders are consider "illegally concealed weapons", point is, i'm prepared to have it confiscated if I end up on the wrong side of the tracks - that's why I chose it almost specifically for it's size, price, and the fact that it's a kershaw, plus the SpeedSafe system is just plain cool.

My normal EDC though would be an Emerson CQC7B in Black T.
 
I also selected some "beaters" when I bought my Sebenza. My beaters are the Spyderco Military for fishing, and a partially serrated Buck 110 for general outdoor use.
 
My beater fixed blade is an 8 1/2" bladed file knife I made. It is a spearpoint profile, 1/4" thick and has Curly Maple scales. It has a near full height flat grind and the spine was torch drawn for added toughness. It is carried in a fold over Kydex sheath with leather belt loop.

This became my "beater" because it has a couple of nasty cosmetic flaws.
The scales are mis-matched.:o
The edge curves off to the left about 1/32" from true approximately three inches from the base of the blade.:barf: It sure ain't purty, but it does the nasty things I don't wanna put other knives thru. Things like chopping semi-buried roots, digging and such.

My beater folder is a CRK&T M16-02 that I re-ground. The tanto point was unsuitable for my needs, so I carefully ground the tanto point's edge into a drop point. Now I have a reinforced tip drop point folder:D
 
I have a CRKT Mirage Large Zytel, I got off Ebay for a couple of bucks, that serves as my "beater". Holds up well, for a not so exspensive knife, it is pretty tough.
 
The knife that gets the dirty work is a Benchmade Leopard Cub(I think thats the name anyways). Well, it did, my dad snagged it and now he drags it around. I keep an Old Timer around to do the scut work. I'm gonna sneak into his house and get that Benchmade back.
 
Spyderco Military, Opinel N°3 and a Böker Specialist Tanto (with a modified drop point like grinding).
 
Gerber LST. Easy to sharpen, and it'll stay that way. I've used it to gut sharks, open mail, sharpen pencils, you name it, it's been used for it.
 
My normal beater is a Spyderco Starmate. When possible loss or severe damage is possible, then it's a SOG Autoclip.
 
I've thrashed a few of these guys :( ..sadly in honesty. I think it's one of the great all-around production folders around.

I just got a couple more for a good price, but I still wince a little with some of the stuff I use 'em for.


"Hunters seek what they [WANT].., Seekers hunt what they [NEED]"
 
S & W S.W.A.T.

Last Confederate , I too have a couple of CRKT Mirages - I like them a LOT especially considering the quality for the price.

(by the way, you're not the LAST one, I like the flag)
 
My beaters are my Bucks, a 110 and a 112. The 110 has too much blade play and the 112 is too heavy, relative to blade size, for them ever to become EDCs. But they're great for all those dirty jobs that might ruin a nicer knive.
 
My beater's a Schrade LB7; their knockoff on the venerable Buck 110. Darn good knife, considering I traded a junk Mexican switchblade (is that redundant?) for it back in the ninth grade, 'round about 1984. The Schrade is too heavy for day-to-day carry, especially compared to my EDC Spydie Endura lightweight, which also has WAY better steel.





PS: Ron, Just curious why is there a good chance you'll lose your knife on a pig hunt?
 
My beaters include a Wenger Standard Issue, a Spyderco Endura, a Benchmade AFCK model 800, an Outdoor Edge Magna and a recently purchased spear point Buck Strider.

I alternate the knives I carry daily, but these are the ones that have and are receiving the most use.
 
Heres a picture of my beater
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Its my Strider GB folder. I love this knife. It is huge, you can chop with it, and you can't hurt it. You can actually use this thing for a prybar if you need to. I don't carry it all the time but I do carry it when I know I'll need to do some heavy duty cutting :D
michael
 
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