New crazy Camillus Carnivore 12" at knifecenter, what are you knife sages opinions?

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FortyTwoBlades said:
I'm confused--why would I use the Carnivore for fish processing? Why wouldn't something else work better?

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Not serious :)
 
Camillus says that it is 440C

[video=youtube;mdwX8yXrqg8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdwX8yXrqg8[/video]
 
" a saw, a slicer, a rock digger, a pryer, and even a wire cutter or if youre in a pinch a gut hook"


that thing will do it all folks ;)


*add...am i the only one who doesnt think thats an 18" blade?
 
Thoroughly unimpressed by the chopping and sawing ability as seen in the video.

Guys says it's a full tang. His definition of "full tang" and mine are two different things. Maybe a full-length tang, or close to it, based on the screw locations.

Guy also says it's an 18" blade. It's not. It's 18" overall; blade is 12".

Whoever made that video isn't doing Camillus any favors.

The handle looks very hard and glossy / shiny. Doesn't look like a good 'grippy' material, but photos could be misleading.

Half of owners report broken blades, paint falling off, and loose handles:
http://www.camillusknives.com/produ...itanium_Bonded®_Carnivore™_Machete

I'll take a pass on this one. :thumbdn:
 
Not to bring back a "dead" thread, but honestly, the Carnivore is what it is... It's a big ugly 'chete that is to knives as a basic non-electric dollar store toothbrush is to toothbrushes, it's not meant to be pretty nor the best thing in the world, it's meant to work. I own 2 of these, one is in my trunk, and one is kept in my gun case for, well, you know, that inevitable zombie apocalypse ;). The metal is 440a, and I couldn't tell you what the handle is without doing a little more research. Honestly it feels a lot like plastic reinforced with some other material, like fiber glass, but to be honest it's probably a long shot saying that. Crude design, but I never buy knives that are "pretty". It works though. I used the one in my trunk to clear a few obstructions on the back roads that I drive frequently. The other I use as a would be survival blade when I hunt, and I can say without the slightest hesitation that it works. I have used it for almost everything. Chopping down limbs to set up a tree stand, clearing shooting lanes, setting up target areas, cutting bait into pieces (old nasty beats, carrots, potatoes, and cutting clean through bags of corn), hacking logs, and even chopping the legs, tails, and heads off squirrels for eating when I go small game hunting with my .22. I have beat the crap out of these things and they still work and look fairly new. Holding an edge isn't much of a problem, sharpening after hard days use is recommended though. The serrations are mediocre, they don't cut as well as other serrated blades. They could dig a hole and could chisel a fire saw if need be, but I never needed to use it for that purpose so they haven't been used for such. And finally the gut hook... wire cutters? No no no, bad idea. I did some electrical work one of the first days of owning it, took some extra wire home and viced it between two table clamps... nine times out of ten the wire was so frayed and demolished it was sad just looking at it. However, the gut hook would be quite an efficient rope cutter, as I have used it on dozens of occasions to cut the nylon twine that holds bales of hay and straw together by just hooking and giving it a nice pull. All in all, it isn't a pretty blade, but it gets the job done.
-Off.R
 
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And the iconic U.S. military knife still has square shoulders (stress-riser) where the blade turns into the tang. 0___0
 
I saw one at Walmart the other day. It looks even worse in person. There are so, so, so many other things I'd rather spend money on. Things like toilet paper and cough syrup. You know, things I can actually make use of and rely on to work as intended...
 
the newer version called the carnivore x is a bit better, it actually looks to be full tang from the pommel, but ive been tricked before so id have to bust the handle off to be sure, but theres no serrations on this version either, its actually a pretty decent wood processor, the handle isnt the most comfortable, and id want gloves if i were to be doing a lot of chopping at one time, but its definitely a pretty decent chopper for a decent price, could definitely see myself using it to build a shelter
 
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