esee 6

Yes. The 6 is fine for batoning. Please use some common sense, leave knotty pieces alone, don't try to baton huge pieces of wood, etc.
 
dillthepickle said:
thank just trying to decide between esee 5 and 6.
I am getting a izula for shore.
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An interesting story about the ESEE 5,
Jeff Randall said:
We typically design knives to fit certain environments or needs. The ESEE-5 is a good example of this. Even though it is my least favorite knife we make, it had an interesting birth. A military survival school asked us to build something that wouldn't break in the worst wilderness survival scenario and also survive being beaten through a helicopter fuselage if needed. So, the ESEE-5 came to market.
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You will find that quote here, http://indefinitelywild.gizmodo.com/how-survival-knives-are-designed-and-manufactured-1577108102
In the first paragraph past the photo of Jeff Randall and Mike Perrin in this interview in Gizmodo.
Personally I agree with Jeff. To me the ESEE 5 is too heavy for it's size. This is why I went with the 6. The 6 is lighter, yet has a longer blade.
Don't believe me though, go to a store that has them both in stock and handle them both.
 
I much prefer the 6 to the 5...but if any knife in that price range can survive being beaten through a helicopter fuselage, I guess it would be the ESEE-5.
 
And hey, if you try beating it through a helicopter fuselage and it fails, it does come with a heck of a warranty :)
 
Bear Claw Chris Lappe said:
Assuming you survive to send it in! :)
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Yeah...there is that :) But, I haven't managed to kill one yet, and I have sort of been trying to kill my RC-3MIL for five years just to prove it's too thin...I just haven't thrown it, shot it, tried to baton it through another knife, or hit it with a side grinder :D
 
mistwalker said:
Yeah...there is that :) But, I haven't managed to kill one yet, and I have sort of been trying to kill my RC-3MIL for five years just to prove it's too thin...I just haven't thrown it, shot it, tried to baton it through another knife, or hit it with a side grinder :D
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Safe queens huh? :)

Right there with you, a person would have to do something really dumb to break most ESEE's, but I think the 5 might require military ordinance!
 
The 5 is a real beast as others mentioned, but I agree the 6 is probably more efficient for baton work with its thinner blade.
 
Batoning is at the absolute bottom of my checklist for a knife.

Honestly it is probably more fit for a list that contains requirements like "Does this knife make me look fat while I pose in front of the mirror?".
 
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My take on ESEE is the 3 or 4 for general woods use and if you want something larger go with the 6. I pretty much skip the 5.

The Kabar Becker knives also provide much the same utility with the BK-2 being the one you pound thorugh a car hood or the BK-10 for cutting if you like the size. Then you go up.... BK-7 and BK-9 for bigger jobs (or if you just like a big knife), or the BK-16/17 for general use. My favorite is the BK-16. It batons nicely and is much easier to carry than the BK-10, BK-7, or BK-9.
 
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