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make your choice ! survival folder...

As long as it's a proven folder, that is one that I have personally used for quite a while, I wouldn't hesitate one second to pick a folder as my only knife for any situation. I have done a ton of real work with the SAK's None has ever even blinked.
 
I like these threads...lots say some sort of vic but does that fall into a multi-tool? If just one knife folder as the op stated then I would say a Buck 110. This has proven itself to me time and time again and I love it quite honestly!
 
SAK, old school.

Really well-made. Chunky with a great saw blade (off set teeth and very substantial).
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I see a lot of Buck 110's suggested. Mine is 25+years old and has real soft steel.
It dulls if you look at it the wrong way. :p Plus, I do not trust that tip.
 

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With all of the hard use folders I own and carry, I tend to lean towards my Vic OHT. It has what I use the most when playing in the woods and using a folder. The Rucksack is another choice and I don't have to deal with the serrations of the OHT.
 
Been using this since they 1st came out and it has never let me down. The AUS-8 steel holds a great edge and is easy to sharpen too. Came with great edge geometry although after a few years of use it has been retouched a few times :) It has been stored wet, worked in the mud, been dropped, survived dusty desert conditions, and even been used more than a few times to pry sheet steel apart at work. Never asked for anything more than a little cleaning and sharpening!
 
Brian Jones said:
Vic Rucksack and/or TOPS CQT Magnum 747.
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Looks like yours is from the first production run Brian; I have a newer one, still a stout, heavy duty folder...I just don't like all the advertisement on the blade:barf: Despite all the logo's and stuff, it's a very heavy duty blade and a really good liner lock.

ROCK6
 
I also have a Puma Game Warden from the 1970's.Very well made knife and would be my first choice if limited to a folder only.
 
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I see a lot of Buck 110's suggested. Mine is 25+years old and has real soft steel.
It dulls if you look at it the wrong way. :p Plus, I do not trust that tip.
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Finally! I'm glad someone else said it. I've snapped the tip off one 110 and snapped the blade about 1/2" from the pivot on another. Don't get me wrong, Buck makes an excellent folder, but the thread is about a survival folder. Don't think I would trust my life to one.

As far as soft steel, I think they sharpen easily and I can easily give my 110 a wicked edge.
 
Zero Tolerance MUDD 0500.

Sturdy lock, 154CM steel with good ergonomics and textured scales for use with cold, wet hands or gloves.
 
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