Inexpensive fighting/combat knife?

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Before I start, I just want to say, that I don't buy knives with self defense in mind. With that said, I wanted to buy a fighting/combat knife just to get a feel for them (sounds odd, but I hope you know what I mean). I took a look at a Kizlyar Voron-3 (commonly used by the spetsnaz or so I am told), but I don't have $200AUD to spend on a knife right now. The only three requirements are that it should be a fixed blade, plain edged and not too expensive (below 100USD would be nice).

Thanks in advance.
 
How about a Ka-Bar?
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Easy to find, inexpensive, and has impeccable credentials as a fighting knife.
 
I 2nd that. :D

It's light and fast with a good blade length.
 
Hmmmmm, I'll keep the Ka-Bar in mind. How would it compare to these three (as a fighting/combat knife)?
- SOG Daggert 2
- Buck Nighthawk
- Boker applegate Fairbairn
 
Funny, I woke up this morning thinking about the same thing; a dedicated fighting knife.

A sword would probably be ideal, but I think it'll be cumbersome when carrying a lot of other stuff.

The 7" Kabar has been a standard for a while, which seems like a good balance between reach, durablity, and for lack of a better word, agility.

But I would imagine a lot of factors like body size, strength, skills, fighting style, enviroment, preference, and so on.. would play a role in picking a knife.

Im no expert in fighting or knives, but I like the Cold Steel SRK, and will get it in the near future.
 
I'd stick with the Ka-Bar. Tried and true, inexpensive, great quality.
Personally, in the event of the zombie apocalypse, I'm planning to rely on my BRKT Settler as a general purpose bush knife, and I figure that it'll do nicely in the event that I need to deanimate any nasties. ;)
 
Ka-Bar or maybe a RC-6.

The RC-6 is probably more general purpose, but it comes with the RAT warranty.
 
Gotta say Ka-Bar on this.

But seriously outside military service where you might need to sink 6" inches of blade into someone, a regular blade, easily deployed, easily carried, and well fit to your hand will serve you better in a fight than a military issue fighting / utility knife.

So with that in mind, I would concider an IZULA as well.
 
The biggest one available. I would choose a sword over a machete, a bowie over a pocket knife. I'd want to be able to do damage from as far away as possible.
 
ieraseu said:
The biggest one available. I would choose a sword over a machete, a bowie over a pocket knife. I'd want to be able to do damage from as far away as possible.
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I agree. I'd want a nice long blade that was thick enough to actually use but not so heavy as to tire me quickly. I really like my bayonet, the handle just needs to be longer.

This seems ideal, Mauser bayonet. Nice long handle, good length blade.

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I've never been quite sure what a "fighting" knife is, other than any knife you use in a fight. For instance, the Gerber Mark II looks badass, but I suspect that it's a lot less useful than, say, the KBAR that's been mentioned here for most uses a knife gets put through in any sort of combat zone.

My thought is that, before picking the knife, decide what style or method of knife fighting you will use and/or train in. That will often dictate the general requirments of the knife.

The KBAR is a good choice, but not because of how "deadly" it may be, but because it is also well suited to function as a general purpose utility knife.

Is this something you plan on carrying? If so, you should buy something that is legal to carry in you area -- (1) why buy a self defense knife that won't be with you all the time, and (2) if you ever have to use it, you will come out a lot better under the law if it's legal.

My two main fixed blades I carry for self defense purposes are a benchmade outbounder and a benchmade nimvarus cub (the nimvarus might be a good choice). I believe that a 4" blade will be sufficient for any sort of self defense purpose I might have.

Now, if you want something to repel the hordes of zombies breaking through the wire, get something big, badass, and swingable.
 
Hmmmmm, I'll keep the Ka-Bar in mind. How would it compare to these three (as a fighting/combat knife)?
- SOG Daggert 2
- Buck Nighthawk
- Boker applegate Fairbairn
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I'm not sure what the Nighthawk is, but the SOG and the Boker are both obvioulsy daggers. Daggers are made for stabbing, where the KA-Bar is more of a slashing knife. Daggers are much less useful for normal tasks that you might need a knife for, and depending on where you are illiegal in a lot of places too.
That being said, unless you really feel you need a dagger for some reason, I'd go with the KA-Bar or RAT-6.
 
I'll preface this by saying I'm not a soldier, martial artist or world famous zombie slayer. Just a suburban desk jockey and sometimes week-end camper. That being said, my old Camillus MkII is not what I grab to check out things that go bump in the night. That honor goes to an HI khukuri or a villager grade bolo from RoA. I don't EDC them so the weight/length is not an issue. I find that weight/length comforting. Both are capable weapons with a long history of combat. They're also handy camp/yard tools. The RoA bolo is also inexpensive, $30 shipped last time I checked. I would add the machete to the list of inexpensive blades with a long history of combat. That's this armchair commando's idea of a combat knife. YMMV

Frank
 
I'd take the nighthawk out of those choices. It's probably the toughest of the 3 despite being stainless steel, has better cutting geometry, and one of the more comfortable handles I've used. Doesn't hurt that it's inexpensive too.
 
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