I’m looking for a small fixed blade

[KnifeKnut66]

Rick Haney makes a very nice small concealable fixed blade. It's called the Hollowpoint.

 

[Kaizen1]

Bob Dozier has what you need.

I think Bob Dozier has ideal knives for the OP, but he has a 16 month wait time.

 

[Edwood7]

I'm going true all the recommendations, I'm definitely liking does couple Busses.
I'm going for a single edged knife for possible legal issues, serration for possible use as a seat belt cuter, pointy for stabbing capability, a good sheath system is a plus.

 

[Edwood7]

I think Bob Dozier has ideal knives for the OP, but he has a 16 month wait time.

I think your right

 

[Noctis3880]

I think Bob Dozier has ideal knives for the OP, but he has a 16 month wait time.

I think the cocobolo wood handles on my Buffalo River Hunter is a bit too nice to be put in for extreme hard use.

I personally like my ESEE Izula, though the blade was shorter than I expected. So I would think an Izula II would fit the bill nicely. It's relatively cheap, the steel has an excellent heat treat, it's small and easily concealed, and did I mention the price?

I've been tempted by Busse and Fehrman knives due to the steel, but I think I would feel a little twitchy taking a $400 knife(more like a machete) and using it to chop firewood.

 

[whetrock]

I'd go with the swamp rat swamp warden you can't go wrong with it for 60 bucks.

 

[stealthchaser13]

how about something like the CRKT stiff kiss

 

[OrdnanceBubbaUSMC]

I'm going true all the recommendations, I'm definitely liking does couple Busses.
I'm going for a single edged knife for possible legal issues, serration for possible use as a seat belt cuter, pointy for stabbing capability, a good sheath system is a plus.

Your name doesn't link to an e-mail, but you can e-mail me if you want to talk more about why I would pick certain knives for this stuff. Less chance for offending certain sensibilities. I've done bodyguard/protection work all around San Diego and down into Mexico. So can relate to the work and share some personal experiences and witnessed events of the real life stuff.

If you are Mexican feel free to relay info in Spanish.

dannysees@gmail.com

 

[Kaizen1]

I think the cocobolo wood handles on my Buffalo River Hunter is a bit too nice to be put in for extreme hard use.

I personally like my ESEE Izula, though the blade was shorter than I expected. So I would think an Izula II would fit the bill nicely. It's relatively cheap, the steel has an excellent heat treat, it's small and easily concealed, and did I mention the price?

I've been tempted by Busse and Fehrman knives due to the steel, but I think I would feel a little twitchy taking a $400 knife(more like a machete) and using it to chop firewood.

That may be the case for your situation with one of the hunter knives, but the Bob Dozier has models for "Military/Tactical" uses that seem to fit the criteria that the OP was asking about. He already gave a budget (up to $350), so we can presume that he's willing to use knives up to that limit without concern for the cost of the knife.

The Izula has a grind that might be favored for common EDC or camp tasks. Something like a Dozier KM-3 for example, with the swedge would provide a much pointier tip for fighting.

 

[Kaizen1]

I'm going true all the recommendations, I'm definitely liking does couple Busses.
I'm going for a single edged knife for possible legal issues, serration for possible use as a seat belt cuter, pointy for stabbing capability, a good sheath system is a plus.

In my experience, serrations tend to be overrated for cutting cloth or fibrous materials. A sufficiently sharp plain edge blade will go through fibrous materials easily and smoothly. A bad serration job will cause the cut to be more difficult. Spyderco for example has a reputation for making good serrations. I've found them to make cutting more difficult when comparing them to their plain edge counterparts.

So-Lo's videos on tire cutting match my experience. He cut through tires with the plain edge Military and the fully serrated Military. From the video, the plain edge seemed to go through much more easily.

 

[Kaizen1]

My only concern about the Dozier blades might be about how grippy the handles will be when the hands are wet. Without a finger guard, hard stabbing always will be a potential issue for the hand slipping up to the edge.

 

[Edwood7]

In my experience, serrations tend to be overrated for cutting cloth or fibrous materials. A sufficiently sharp plain edge blade will go through fibrous materials easily and smoothly. A bad serration job will cause the cut to be more difficult. Spyderco for example has a reputation for making good serrations. I've found them to make cutting more difficult when comparing them to their plain edge counterparts.

So-Lo's videos on tire cutting match my experience. He cut through tires with the plain edge Military and the fully serrated Military. From the video, the plain edge seemed to go through much more easily.

That's very interesting, you just opened mi eyes.

 

[rpn]

A couple of my smaller nasty's are my scrap yard weiner dog and swamp rat bandicoot. The 'coot is thicker/tougher and WD is a thinner faster. The coot is slimmer overall due to the handle though.

For a pure small fighter, I've always been intrigued by the falkniven garn (sp?). Seems like a small, nasty fighter- figure gotta be well made since it's falkniven. Oh, one more- Koyote Knives...a forget the name- Black Knife in English. Been on my short list for awhile! The Koyote comes with a couple of versitile sheaths also...

 

[Kaizen1]

That's very interesting, you just opened mi eyes.

Keep in mind, there may be others here that would disagree with my view on this. But here are the tire cutting videos. There may also be a difference in the total edge angle here with the plain edge version being thinner. This would need to be confirmed with So-Lo. :

Spyderco S30V SE Military

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Spyderco S90V PE Military

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[TheFlash]

I would recommend the Gryphon M-10, but they are rather difficult to find these days...

Regards,
Mike

 

[norcalblacktail]

If you want something small, mean, and functional look no further than a Ban Tang custom. Very reasonable prices and any steel you want. Kydex available. Below are some examples. Link to his forum in my signature.

 

[Dreghorn]

I would check out topsknives.com and look at something like the Ute 02, or Raven X. But check out their site, plenty to choose from.
I have a few of their knives and haven't found a bad thing to say about em.

 

[Nathan Ihrke]

Murray carter makes a great little fixed blade and is literally the sharpest knife I have ever handled

 

[jacktrades_nbk]

have you considered the Dpx HEST ? great little knife, bigger than Izula if that is to small for you

 

[scotchleaf]

Boker Krein Pocket Bowie is a really nice knife. Not my pic.