Gerber Silver Trident vs Chris Reeves Green Beret

strider uses basically the exact serration configuration on their spines when they do use them.
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it has similar serrations to these - except they are straight down tube style, instead of slanting the edge of the seration. it does end up having certain matieral snag on it more, but when cuting taught rope you dont notice it to much (if you can get a saw motion going).
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*busse flying mojo*

the argument for them that i have heard most is that they are easy to feild sharpen because the edge that runs between the serrations is level with the main edge, so you dont need to do anything special when sharpening...

i had the gb 5.5 for a while, when i bought it as a present for my brother. the first thing i noticed was how hefty it was, and how far back the balance was. it seemed as though all the weight was in the handle, and the blade kind of dissapeard in the body sensation. i have a busse shba now as my own, and it feels considerbaly lighter, though it is a lot of knife itself at 1/4".


*edited for clarity and better verbal grammar*
 
They are definately easier to sharpen, you just hone the edge as if they were not there, touching up the scallops as necessary with a round hone. However if the cutting functionality is low, it is kind of a moot point. They should however work well on rigid materials, hard plastics, light metals, scoring bone, etc. . Thanks for the info.
 
camp use? I have no experience with the CRK or Gerber, but perhaps you would like to consider a survival golok? it's only about 60. I think Cliff has done some reviews on it before?

I use primarily a locally made parang (cheap, easy to sharpen and great for jungle bashing), an SAK and a small knife when I'm in the local jungles...
 
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