If you could only have one knife to be your everything, what would it be?

Fixed : Fallkniven A1x
Folder : Emerson CQC-7

I really don't need anything else.....maybe an Alox solo or Russlock for small task.

Too hard to pick one, haha
 
There is no single knife that could be "my only knife."

I could do every knife thing I wanted with a carothers medium chopper, sure. But no thanks. Similarly, I could buy an esee6 and be good. But no thanks.

An only knife needs to be a fixed blade I can baton, and that alone makes for a poor performer in delicate tasks. Similarly, a knife good at fine tasks will be destroyed by heavy use.
 
Always better to have a little more length than you need just in case, but since we’re talking one and only I wouldn’t want to go to the ridiculously unwieldy end of the spectrum either.

This is a happy medium, and one of my favorite knives of all time.

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Looks great, carries easily, and would ably perform anything but the extremes of detail carving or outright power chopping.
 
Like I said before, my one knife would be my Fallkniven A1. BUT, if I was forced to go with a folder instead of a fixed blade, I'd probably go with my Cold Steel SR1 Lite Tanto point or my Cold Steel 4 Max Scout. I tell you, it's amazing what the Cold Steel SR1 Lite can do for a knife that is only 65 bucks. I sleep better knowing I got this bad boy:
 
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If I could have only one fixed blade in my normal life going forward? Probably either the EBLS or my Rodent 4. The Rodent is an incredibly useful little knife.
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If I had to go try and win alone tomorrow, or survive for years as a partisan in the hills? Honestly, I'd probably go with the HR2. It's a really useful in that it's easy to choke way up on and get behind, but has good heft and geometry for actual chopping. I've always thought I could build a cabin with that old Battle Rat if I had to.

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My jack-of-all-trades knife that is also a SERIOUS survival knife (for the outdoors / elements) is my BK-14.

As such, I carry it EVERY DAY in a pocket sheath. A pocket survival knife.:eek::cool::thumbsup:

Shorts, jeans, khakis or a suit.

Drop point with FFG and a convex edge in 1095cv is an amazing recipe


Now... If I KNEW I'd be stranded somewhere and needed to survive in advance....

I'd take the BK-15, which is an amazingly versatile knife, but is too big for daily carry.

Everything else I carry daily, besides the BK-14, is a specialty pattern / blade shape / geometry.

Put me 250kms in the middle of the bush with a BK-14 and I could survive.
 
One knife to be my everything? Oh hell no, I like running around on my knives and cheating on my edc’s. If they get outta line, I put them in a drawer that I don’t open often. The darkness whips them back into shape.
 
My do everything knife for an extended period of time would be a lowly machete. It can be sharpened easily and repeatedly for extended periods without the need to continuously grind new secondary edge bevels, and it doesn’t draw attention to itself which is a big plus in most survival situations.

n2s
 
not2sharp said:
That would describe the D-guard kukri on this page. The thing is massive and the top and bottom of the blade is razor sharp.
https://himalayan-imports.com/one-time-knives.html

Has some suggested a smachet?

n2s
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Sure , but they used to include a couple of tiny knives that fit right into the Kukri sheath , for all those little fussy chores . :)

So , that would be three knives total in the kit . ;)
 
^ I love the A/C fan at the end. That would come in handy when you’re crossing the hot desert. Never seems to be many zombies out there.
 
If you had to choose only one of the gears on your car to drive around on for the rest of your life, which one would it be?
 
bolabeenz said:
ontario 7" old hickory butcher knife.
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I am going respond why this is a good choice. Then I will explain my dilemma in choosing just one knife.

One of my mentors was 101st airborne. He ordered two Glocks, one for his girlfriend in her late 60s. I suggested an an Ontario Old Hickory 7 " bladed butcher put in a $12 Mexican sourced ka-bar leather sheath. I explained that she had no military skills and would basically be around the camp. She would not have a desire or need to dig a fox hole. They are rural.

The dilemma I have is that I am urban. That fact outweighs my skill level. I don't want a knife that anyone can see that I am carrying on my person. It means no external signs. No external sheath. This narrows my choice down to only three knives, in no particular order:
1. Fallkniven F1 airforce knife in the ugly, ugly factory sheath. I can carry the sheathed knife in a pants pocket. I have carried the knife this way in a Brooks Brothers suit.
2. Buck 110. When folded, it can serve as a yawara stick.
3. Spyderco Police model, plain edge. Not as good functioning as a yawara stick as the Buck 110. Heavy, substantial knife. Have a few used ones with the combo blade as well.

Situational awareness counts. It doesn't matter that I have a Fallkniven A1, an Al Mar Sere, an Ontario Mark 3 dive knife or a Glock knife. It has to be concealable.

What I carry in the car is a different matter. Because I am urban and old and know that the traffic lights will be out and people panicking, I am going to ground in place, for as long as a week. I would not attempt to rush home, on foot, or in the car. So, there are a number of knives to choose from in the car. If I have to stay in place, I will worry less about concealment. I won't be concerned that I have a survival knife capable of chopping down trees. It would be a fixed blade with a blade length of 5 - inches.
 
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