Need a fixed blade

dragonass said:
Take a look at this knife and tell me what you think worth the buy or junk.

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Can't comment on quality but I think it is a decent brand. It looks like it could be a decent chopper, but a bit too large to carry on the belt comfortably imo. If you carry it in or on your pack though that is not a problem. I think you can get better value for money though. A Ka Bar is actually a pretty good medium sized allround utility knife. You will probably need to change the edge profile/sharpen the edge, but that also seems to be the case with a lot of other knives anyway. My objection against some of the blades recommended is that I don't like serrations on the "main" side of the blade. It is pretty stupid having serrations on the part of the blade best suited for carving and whittling, pretty much rendering the blade useless for many field chores. What were/are they thinking?!
 
I agree with Mirror-saw, and LHD. Ka-bar makes a good knife.I keep marine core knife in my Oh shit bag.I keep a good appleseed edge on the main blade, For chopping, and heavy duty cutting, and I keep the back edge razor sharp for detailed cutting. I aso keep a leatherman multi tool.
 
Get a Ka-Bar, or a CS SRK and a good multi-tool like a SOG Powerlock.

Get some of the small DMT stones to keep it all sharp.

There is your $100.00
 
Whatever $100 fixed blade you buy, make sure to put one or two carbon moras in the bag as well. For the things you actually need to cut!
 
Fallkniven F1 or S1, best knives in the $100 in IMHO. They're issued to Swiss Air Force Pilot's and I believe they were authorized as standard issue for some U.S. Navy and Air Force units also.

For $30 you can get an Ontario or Camillus USAF Pilot survival knife with leather sheath.
 
Probley one of my first knives was Camillus Air Force survival knife.I carried it for years and retired it for a more expensive, exciting knives.Now many years and knives later I made a full circle back to my USAF pilots knife.It's all you will every need IMO.
 
If you really want to get a custom fixed blade a lot of the makers in the "Makers" section. Razorback Knives had a couple of bare-blade knives specifically for survival purposes ... if you are hoping to put all of this in a bag you might want a smaller utility blade instead of a medium sized bowie simply because of a weight issue.
 
I have the Scrapper 6 from scrapyard knives and really like it. Chalk another up for the 'yard.
 
Have a look at the BK&T. I recently picked up a BK9 used for 35 bucks. I'd stack it up against my Rangers and feel fine about it.

Someone mentioned a fixed, folder and multi-tool for a 100 bucks. That's not a bad choice either and you can do all 3 if you shop wisely.
 
Some of the Beckers.. BK7 or if you want a larger one, the BK9.. or a bit more extreme, the Brute..

And then there's always the Himalayan Imports Khukuris... bloody tough knives that can handle just about anything.. hang around in the HI forum and quite often a good deal comes along and many items are offered at discounts and most of the time, they go for less than $100..
 
If you want to use your money wisely, consider from Becker a BK7 or BK9 or from Cold Steel an SRK. That way you get a knife you can depend on and still have money left for a folding saw and either a smaller 'Camp/kitchen friendly knife' (you still need to cook when you are bugging out) or a multitool.
 
I think that one of the best choices, given the budget constraints is the ONTARIO RAT-7 in D2 with either a plain or a combo edge. Very tough knife with a 7" blade and D2 stays sharp for a long time. You may need a diamond sharpener along with this though. Of course from what I have come to understand (since I don't own one, at least not yet) RANGER KNIVES would be good too. 5160 if the heat treatment, as well as the geometry of the blade is right can give you a tough blade that gets very sharp too. In plain cutting D2 will pull ahead as far as edge retention is concerned, but 5160 is tougher. We should not forget that 5160 is often referred to as spring steel.
 
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