does anyone else think...

[boyscout157]

a dive knife would make a great survival knife? they have a lot of uses, they will never rust, have decent blade length, easy to hold.. the only question is, how long do they hold an edge? Anyone?

 

[yablanowitz]

The three I've had would hold an edge for 8 to 12 seconds, depending on the temperature of the butter I was cutting, but they made good prybars.

 

[Edwood7]

Six dives till it needs sharpening.

 

[Tsujigiri]

I saw a comparison where someone tested Spyderco's H-1 blades against their VG-10 blades. The H-1 performed worse than the VG-10 on a plain edge, but on a serrated edge, the two performed about the same.

 

[knarfeng]

a dive knife would make a great survival knife? they have a lot of uses, they will never rust, have decent blade length, easy to hold.. the only question is, how long do they hold an edge? Anyone?

Not long. However, pack a sharpener and you'll be good to go.

The alloys used in dive knives are chosen for corrosion resistance, not edge retention.

In a survival situation, having your knife rust to the point where it becomes unusable really isn't an issue. It just does not happen.

I'd rather have a good piece of 1095.