Is there a name for thjs style of camp knife?

Kragnut

Kragnut

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Short stubby clip point wide blade with a high handle like a chefs knife? I really like this shape in a camp knife. Anybody know what model KaBar this is? White River has a blade of this style also and I was wondering how to search for other knives like it.

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BK-9, aka The King, a beastly blade for sure. As for other blades similar in structure, maybe check Condor knives and the Ka-Bar Jarosz Choppa, off the top of my head.
 
The Condor Moonshiner is similar. Condor has the new Ironpath that is a little larger but a similar shape and the Hudson Bay is about a half inch shorter than the BK-9. The BK-7 is the Kabar Becker 7" utility knife (bowie style).
 
The above posters are correct that is the venerable Kabar Becker BK9 . A comfortable and useful tool, I have used mine for 7 hours straight clearing downed trees after a huge ice storm a few years back. Still pretty sharp afterwards but had a couple rust spots on the edge from being wet all day .
 
The way the handle sits, I'd ALMOST compare it to a Ka-bar "Big Brother". I have one and I like it. I took mine with me the last time I went camping. It chopped through wood better than the hatchet I brought, granted I had to put in some major work with the sharpening stones when I got back.
 
I've got a Rinaldi coming that is essentially the same weight @ ~$60 which is what I'm thinking about. Big knives vs. a lightweight hatchet or tomahawk.

The speed and leverage seem to be superior to me versus a big 'camp' knife.
 
Sid , I am a big fan of tomahawks but the extra weight can tire a person out. Chainsaw for everything bigger than my wrist; the rest fell to the King! The reasonable weight and thin convex edge really cuts green wood like a dream , I don't think I even had one close call in the 3-4 days we cleared downed trees. Well with the BK9 anyway ... The chainsaw is another story all together....
 
thebrain said:
Sid , I am a big fan of tomahawks but the extra weight can tire a person out. Chainsaw for everything bigger than my wrist; the rest fell to the King! The reasonable weight and thin convex edge really cuts green wood like a dream , I don't think I even had one close call in the 3-4 days we cleared downed trees. Well with the BK9 anyway ... The chainsaw is another story all together....
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I used to 'limb' with a Stihl MS-362CM, now an MS-241CM! I have also been swinging a Stihl "Universal Ax" near a pipe fence and buildings for the past few days. I recently added a Gerber Billhook and Rinaldi Hatchet for that work as well. While I like the big knives, the extra length on the handle really helps with head speed and deep penetration or single swipe cuts to take down an errant tree sprouting up. I hear you on the axe weight, though its a good workout for my shoulder!

I'm glad the Becker worked out so well for you in your time of need during the ice storm cleanup.
 
The ice storm cleanup was for my job ,the power outages made our regular construction work impossible so my boss rounded us up some brush clearing. I got some looks carrying the BK9 but after a while everyone was impressed with the one swing cuts on a 2" branch. I also have that Fiskars/Gerber brush hook ,pretty nice after reprofiling.
 
I have a Gerber 'billhook' and it works pretty well on goat weed. Seems a bit lightweight for the semi-woody stuff though I have a new found respect for this style of blade. I may have to upgrade to something better if my fascination with it is more than temporary (it really does work well).
 
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