Help me pick. Used Bark River bravo or Tops BOB or Survive sk 4.1

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I cant decide which knife to pick. A used bark river, a tops bob or a survive 4.1 for first a hunting knife and second a survival/bushcraft knife

So first they all have different steel, which would be best. A2 from bark river, 1095 for the tops or L7 for the sk 4.1?
 
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Really, go for the Survive Knives SK4.1. Great knife, good ergonomics, no-nonsense design and comes sharp as hell out of the box.
 
Purely from a performance perspective I would go with the Bravo 1 LT, a bit handier and lighter than the Bravo 1 and it has a convex grind which may be advantageous. In 3V, it comes with a micro bevel though. The GSO 4.1 currently comes in 3V or stainless 20CV, I don't know about L7. I love the A2 steel! The GSO is a flat saber grind. All of those are full tang, no taper, not heavily skeletonized I believe, so it's a feel of a chunk of steel in your hand which may be not the best for "bushcraft" chores, at least in my opinion. Think of the Mora robust for instance, so light and versatile and then grab one of the above mentioned, then you know what I mean.
 
Just to be difficult, I'll suggest a North Arm Knives Osprey. Great blade, S35VN steel, CNC made with a nice thin edge and very good slicing geometry. They're on sale through the end of may, and I'm guessing the slightly thinner stock and thinner grind would make it a better hunting knife than the options you named, though you would sacrifice a little toughness in the deal.
 
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