Designs and Variations from a Wilderness skills perspective

[Hawkings]

I don't think that the design is intended for bush craft, but maybe a hint of survival knife.
It could be used as both if you had to, but having a choice of taking a different knife would probably be a good thing.
That being said, pair it up with a Victorinox rucksack or trekker, and you should do okay.

 

[Mistwalker]

I don't think that the design is intended for bush craft, but maybe a hint of survival knife.
It could be used as both if you had to, but having a choice of taking a different knife would probably be a good thing.
That being said, pair it up with a Victorinox rucksack or trekker, and you should do okay.

Well..actually it is based on a knife...all except for some minor changes to the handle, and a variation of the original serrations, on a knife desinged for the 1St Group Special Forces. I get most of the original design and I understand it wasn't designed with Bushcraft as it's primary function, although from all I've read Green Berets spend about as much time in the bush as anywhere else working with indigenous peoples. I just think for this version it would have been better to leave off the serrations all together rather than creating a variation of very limited function.

 

[Ebbtide]

Have you tried the serrations on the thin aluminum skin of a helicopter?

As you say, it is a knockoff of a combat knife so maybe cutting helicopter skin, webbing, parachute cord, strapping and other, more military oriented stuff, is in order.

 

[PatriotDan]

The serrations do resemble more of a saw.

 

[Mistwalker]

Have you tried the serrations on the thin aluminum skin of a helicopter?

As you say, it is a knockoff of a combat knife so maybe cutting helicopter skin, webbing, parachute cord, strapping and other, more military oriented stuff, is in order.

Doesn't work well on webbing, para cord hangs it it, however it does ok on large braided "plastic" rope....I think maybe you have hit on something with the alluminum skin....maybe I'll buy some and see, it may be that you could rip a hole then hang one serration on it and pull to cut it, I don't know yet.

 

[Rupestris]

I don't like this design for bushcraft. Here is why:

1. Serrations on a Bushcraft knife are a waste of the most important part of the edge. Right by your fist where you can get the most force for notching.
2. This is hollow ground, which I think is pointless for a bushcraft knife.
3. The finger grooves limit you to one grip.
4. The huge ricasso moves the edge away from your grip, see # 1.


No offense intended. JMHO.

Agreed.

On top of Fiddlebacks observations, a large thumb ramp/top guard like that, placed directly over the choil/over sized ricasso, pretty much makes the choil useless.

A choil allows the user to choke up on the blade for fine work with a larger knife. You wouldn't be able to comfortably utilize that chiol with a thrub ramp that size.

I'm not a fan of choils or finger grooves but I can deal with a chiol if it works with the knife design, not against it.

 

[Mistwalker]

Agreed.

On top of Fiddlebacks observations, a large thumb ramp/top guard like that, placed directly over the choil/over sized ricasso, pretty much makes the choil useless.

A choil allows the user to choke up on the blade for fine work with a larger knife. You wouldn't be able to comfortably utilize that chiol with a thrub ramp that size.

I'm not a fan of choils or finger grooves but I can deal with a chiol if it works with the knife design, not against it.

Oh yeah, that thumb ramp makes using the choil...if you could really use the choil as intended...VERY uncomfortable, I do intend to sand that down some and get rid of that painful point. Then at least if I can modify the serrations into functionality I'll be able to use the choil while "sawing" on whatever.