M to L fixed blade for camping.

Alot of good suggestions. I would also suggest an older carbon steel Western Bowie. They can be found on ebay at decent prices.
Scott
 
Scott, funny you mentioned Westerns, I just passed up one of those recently, hesitated a bit, and gone!

Questions for the owner of this thread:
What is your price point?

Are you mostly chopping? what other functions do you want/need?

What region?
 
I dont think Becker has been mentioned enough :D, no seriously, my BK7 is a very nice knife for the $, just great value.
 
salvatruco said:
I am going to be placing some of my knives for sale, maybe tomorrow or thursday. some of the knives are been used once or twice, some are brand new. Basically I replaced all my knives with Fehrman and busse knives.

here are some of the names:

brand new BK9 desert coating

brand new BK1

used like new BK6

TOPS anaconda 7.5" blade(used twice)

TOPS Condor Alert 9.5" blade(new)

TOPS Steel Eagle 107D 7.5" blade(used once)

for the tops knives i have the certificate of authenticity
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What $$$ for the individual Beckers, except the BK1, I have one.
 
If you want a fantastic knife try a SWAMP RAT BATTLE RAT. If you want a knife that dreams are made of go with a BUSSE STEEL HEART (any of the variations offered) or a BUSSE BATTLE MISTRESS. I own a lot of knives in general and I own quite a few SWAMP RAT's and BUSSE's. There are knives of a different breed, period:thumbup:!
 
Gossman Knives said:
Alot of good suggestions. I would also suggest an older carbon steel Western Bowie. They can be found on ebay at decent prices.
Scott
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I'm curious: how do you tell, from the markings, whether what you've got is the carbon-steel variety of Western Bowie, or stainless? (I'm interested in being able to tell even from pictures on eBay, and just looking at it might not be enough--but I know there is kind of a science to how and where they marked those knives.)
 
Hollowdweller was right to mention Himalayan Imports khukuris. Go to the "Manufacturers" forum on BladeForums, and check out the posts by Yangdu (the person behind Himalayan Imports) that have dates in them. Those are where she posts the almost-daily sales, usually early in the afternoon, Nevada time. Get a sense for what's being offered, and at what price. If you happen to be lurking online when she posts, and find one that looks good, e-mail her. The good ones go within minutes. It is quite possible to get a very good knife, with a lot of character, for $75 or less. The steel is supposedly something like 5160, hand-forged and differentially tempered. If you're after a camp knife, I'd suggest something in the smaller range, maybe 15 inches, like a Sirupati or British Army Service ("BAS") model. The blades are kind of thick, so they are better choppers than slicers.

For a more-conventional medium-to-large knife, I'd recommend the Ka-Bar "Heavy Bowie" models. They are not actually as cumbersome as the name suggests, and are actually lighter than a lot of Bowies out there, and most of the HI khukuris. These are flat ground, and are fine slicers, as well as decent choppers. The large version (9-inch blade) is a pretty sizeable knife. If your hands are unusually small, you might look elsewhere. These can usually be had from eBay for around $40 US.
 
how are you doing sherlockbonez, the BK9 is $80 cdn. this is my e-mail if you are interested, jorge66022hotmail.com
 
All the knives sugggested would be good. For a medium size knife, I would recommend the Ontario Rat-7 or RAT-5, the Ranger RD-6 or RD-7. The Ka-bar Camp knife is also good. A good less expensive camp knife is the Ontario Spec + Quartermaster. If you prefer stainless, have a look at the Gryphon Combat/Utility (7.5" blade). The Ka-bar Next Generation combat/utility is also a good stainless steel model.

For a large knife, the Becker Brute, Combat Bowie, Ontario RTAK, Ontario Survival Bowie, Ranger RD-9, Cold Steel Trailmaster or Ghurka Kukri should satisfy. The Entrek Destroyer is a good stainless camp knife.

While I like SOG knives, they don't make any chopping-type camp knives that I know of. The SOG Bowie Tech is more of a pure fighting knife.
 
I heard that Ranger are putting out a prototype Machete/Axe that should be great for various camp chores. Personally, I like to take 3 knives camping- a 12"-14"machete stout enough for splitting,chopping and clearing, a 5" or 6" drop point for detail work, cutting etc. and finally a SAK or a small blade for handiness. If you leave the hatchets at home and you're doing any amount of backpacking- 2 or 3 blades will get you far
 
After much contemplating. I've decided on getting a small Ewing hacket and a spyderco temperance. Ends up costing about the same as one of these knives, and both of these are easier to find in my area.

Thanks for all the input guys!
 
Return of the J.D. said:
I'm curious: how do you tell, from the markings, whether what you've got is the carbon-steel variety of Western Bowie, or stainless? (I'm interested in being able to tell even from pictures on eBay, and just looking at it might not be enough--but I know there is kind of a science to how and where they marked those knives.)
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Look for the ones marked Boulder Colorado or Coleman/Western.
Scott
 
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