Looking for a knife

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amadnei

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hello !
Ive been looking for a knife for quite sometime so I told myself the best thing to do is ask here :P

Im looking for something like the Gerber paracord knife http://www.gerbergear.com/Survival/Knives/Bear-Grylls-Paracord-Fixed-Blade_31-001683 , design wise but with higher quality steel ( I was thinking something like s90v , s30v , m390 ).
Any idea where I could find such knife ?

thanks

Edit : I have a budget of around 200$
 
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Benchmade Adamas 375 comes to mind. I'm not a fixed blade guy so there may be better options but thats what I thought of.
 
How much experience (other than from perusing blogs and websites) do you have with knives and various steels? If this quest is sort of like saying I wish to have a Bugatti Veyron engine to do Chevy Cavalier duty then maybe you want to start nearer to the bottom (ie very little financial risk) until you have experienced what it is you really need (or, more so, lust over). I'm not into decorative, pretend-useful or fashion knives at all (lucky for me) but do very much appreciate ease of sharpening/edge retention and tool ergonomics when there is a dead deer/caribou/moose lying on the ground in front of me. In that regard the carbon steel belt knife I've had for 20+ years has been perfect.
 
I saw it use D2 steel wich some people say it's not really hard. I plan on using it on my next army affectation ( idk the correct english word )
 
The BRKT Bravo Necker II is the same size as the knife you linked to and is made from CPM3V. The regular Necker is just a tad smaller, and both knives are well below $200.

The Becker BK24 is worth a look (it's D2 but the heat treatment is absolutely wonderful on it) and is only $50. The BK11 and BK14 are good too but are 1095cv.

The Survive! Knives Necker is m390 and around $80, but is a bit smaller than the knife you linked to.

You can't go wrong with any of these knives really.
 
What are you using it for? And what do you like about the Gerber design? That seems really thick so are you looking for something you could pry with? Are you set on stainless?

$200 would probably be enough for a custom if you know exactly what you want.

If you want a skeletonized knife without scales, I would check out Snody and keep an eye on the custom fixed blades for sale area.

The Swamp Rat Rodent Solution is a similar size, infinitely better, but has scales and isn't stainless.
 
I like the point drop design with grip for the tumb and the fact I can attach paracord, other than that nothing special about the gerber one.
 
I gave my friend the 375 adamas for his deployment in afghanistan, he f#ckin loves it! Don't worry about the D2 letting you down, it won't. I perfer d2 over s30v, but that's me. I'd go with benchmade.
 
I had a d2 steel knife from gerber I was disapointed, it chipped really easily.
And a benchmade but forgot the model number, I gave it to my brother after 3 week , It was damascus odin steel, It was a really good knife in my opinion.
 
http://www.barkriverknives.com/index/search-rescue/bravo-necker-ii/ Same size as the Gerber, CPM3V super steel, and skeletonized handle that will accept your choice of paracord or scales. It's only semi-stainless, but it sounds like you aren't dead set on having a true stainless blade. Honestly, the BK24 in D2 is plenty for my use (and I use it hard), but if you want something even better, the BRKT neck knives are hard to beat.

As for D2 chipping, it really depends on the heat treatment. Kabar does an amazing heat treatment with their D2, and I have wailed on mine with a 2x4 with zero chipping (I usually can even get 1095 to chip doing this). It still shaved hair after turning a 2x4 into kindling. I have been incredibly impressed with my BK24 in D2.
 
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so you would think a D2 with a good treatment would be better then something like m390 or s30v ? for heavy use like cutting cable , wood , and possible self defence ( solid tip )
 
https://www.surviveknives.com/shop/product/survive-gso-4.1. Also, one in 3.5" due out soon, and there are longer blades. Outstanding blade-steels available.
This is a great company; relatively new and RAPIDLY expanding due to the quality of the products. There are YouTube videos you can watch...

The above knives are fixed blades. For heavy-duty folders, look at Spyderco TUFF in 3v ($200 on the Exchange in as-new condition normally) and Benchmade Adamas 275 folder in D2, for $150 or so new. If your folder doesn't need to be that heavy-duty, look at Spyderco Gayle Bradley or their Military model.
Lots of good ones to look at.
 
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I think M390 would outperform D2 even with a good heat treatment, but compared to S30V, it's a close call. I've chipped most S30V blades I've owned at some point, however, and I would take D2 over S30V for that reason alone in a hard-use knife. Survive! Knives is working on a larger necker that will be out in a few months, but it may be hard to get a hold of and doesn't look like it will have a skeletonized tang. The CPM3V in the BRKT Neckers is a wonderful steel as well--I would take it over D2 or S30V any day, but can't justify the price when D2 does everything I need it to.
 
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