If your survival was on the line, which two???

Right now it would be my Pal RH-36 (6.25" Carbon Steel Blade) and my Victorinox Trekker (though I would be hard pressed not to take a Buck Nighthawk and my Swiss Officers Champ. As to what people see in these small blades..versatility. I have noticed a lot of qualifications like I would take matches, sharpening stone that is in pouch etc. A Swiss champ includes a main large blade, a small blade for fine work, awl, wood saw, metal saw, magnifying glass for starting fires....well you get the ideal. A good multi-plier is also highly versatile especially in any sort of urban environment. I will admit that I am currently looking for a somewhat bigger fixed blade to replace the Pal, but I will probably always carry a SAK or Multi-plier for a second blade.
 
nolan raborn said:
What the devil would you do with a SAK when what you need is a hard use survival knife. I will never see what you folks see in those flimsy little knives!
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I'm not sure what kind of fantasy survival you have in mind:confused: but a Swiss army knife has many, many uses for the jobs that a large bowie can't accomplish. This goes for both urban and wilderness environment. I carry one on me almost everyday so I'd endup with it no matter what.
 
Runs With Scissors said:
You likin' that Settler? Used it much yet? I've had one for a few weeks now, and haven't used it yet. Tryin' to decide whether I wanna play with the 12C27 when I'm out in the boonies. Really nice handle though, and the perfect size for general woodsloafing.
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Yep, love it.
This summer, it helped me with some heavy-duty yard work quite a few times, and I took it camping on a couple occasions. I had no problem using it to prep fires or build additional shelter.
You're right, the handle is really nice. It's very comfortable to use for extended periods of time, and it's a decent length — I've got big hands, so I'm glad for that.
The 12C27 is just fine. Of course, you and I both know how wond'rous is the fabled A2, mack-daddiest in all the land... but the 12C27 of the Settler is no slouch. As far as edge-holding goes, it's not far from the A2 found in most Barkies. Sharpening is the real difference; my Settler came right back up to factory-convexed goodness with a few licks on my belt each time I had the urge.
It won't let you down. :thumbup: :thumbup:
 
Out of the knives I own, my Brusletto Mora-style fixed blade with roughly 6 inch blade at 1/8 inch thick. This is a great, versatile blade size, thick and heavy enough to do some light chopping but still handles most precision tasks as well as a smaller knife.

I'd pair it with my SAK Pioneer Harvester. Between the chopping capabilities of the Brusletto and the saw on the Pioneer, I'd manage with firewood and shelters pretty easily with little weight to carry. The SAK blades are great small knife blades, good for precision work where the 6 inch blade would feel blundering. Grind the large screwdriver into a chisel and between that and the awl have some extra woodworking tools. The small hookbill style blade makes a nice wood-carving implement too.

If I were to go with any knives out there, I might replace my fixed blade with some larger, like a Busse, Swamp Rat, Ranger or Becker with a blade around 7-9 inches. Something with more heft for chopping type work and a wider blade face for digging etc. That or a good Leukko. In fact a good Luekko / Puukko combination would probably work well too. Pair the larger knife up with again, the SAK.

What the devil would you do with a SAK when what you need is a hard use survival knife. I will never see what you folks see in those flimsy little knives!
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Many survival uses are not "hard use" at all. Carving small tools out of wood, notching wood for traps, whittling wood shavings for tinder, cleaning fish, removing splinters, shaping spears and walking sticks - all these are things a SAK would probably do better at than a large chopping style knife like a Busse. This is just using the blade. With a SAK you can also have a saw which has obvious uses, a large flathead screwdriver ground down into a chisel for more woodworking options, tweezers, pliers, small whittling blades, can opener, scissors, etc. They have some of the most efficient raw cutting geometry out of any production knife I've used, so that fact alone makes them hard to be for a small precision cutter. Extreme corrosion reistance and easy to sharpen steel helps in the wild too.
 
1) Ranger RD7 Bowie in S7 steel
2) Extrema Ratio Shrapnel

Alternately:
1) Busse HOGFSH
2) Benchmade 190 (D2 steel version)

or for that matter:
1) Scrap Yard S6
2) Ranger RD4
 
1. MicroTech SOCOM Elite
2. Fehrman First Strike

This is kind of a trick question because I would want my Leatherman Charge Ti. But the more I though about it "what two KNIVES"...the leatherman is a mult-tool not a knife and therefore not part of the question. A Leatherman is as much a pair of pliers or screwdriver as it is a knife. I would want a good multi-tool for survival.
 
From what I own I would take my Fehrman Last Chance and my Fehrman Peacemaker(or my Sebenza leaning toward the Peacemaker).
 
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