Im really wanting a.........

[marcinek]

I want a good-looking, fixed blade knife that i can beat the hell out of without worrying about breakage or bending.
Preferably under $100.00

Then get a Kabar Becker or an Ontario Ranger RD. People love the Beckers...I don't own one, but I trust those people. The Rangers...those I can attest to...they are bombproof.

The USMCs are great and "historical," and I love stacked leather handles, but they are not, in my opinion, ideally suited for bashing the bejeebus outta stuff with (that design problem at the tang/blade join), or for bushcrafty stuff (the saber grind doesn't make for a great slicer).

And stop worrying about rust. Sheesh! Stainless is a recent development. People did just fine without it. And they continue to. Ask the folks in the tropics using carbon steel machetes.

 

[crazyengineer]

Are you aware of the Kabar Big Brother in two versions? I've got the kraton handled one and I like it a lot more than my USMC knife.

yep, I know about them

though the one that I am talking about is a little bit different....I believe it would be put in the sword category.

all I am talking about is changing the blade length from the original 7 inches to 18 inches and the handle from 5 inches (i am approximating) to like 6.5 inches

 

[tiguy7]

The Kabar USMC knife has been available in stainless steel. I wish the guard as a little thicker. I like to carry them in a gray fiberglass sheath.

 

[JWRobinson]

I've been beating/abusing my KA-BAR USMC for over 20 years and it hasn't broken. Not a great deal of batoning but it has dug a few fighting positions in rocky soil and been used as a hatchet multiple times. Not much problem with rust either. A light coat of LSA seems to be more than adequate