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Bfishes333

Bfishes333

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Good evening everyone. Im new here but have been reading on here for a little while. Anyways looking for a field knife that will perform well in west central florida. Something for the woods setting up camp etc. Needs to be tough and sharpenable on the go. My initial thoughr was a Scandi grind 01 but I feel the 01 would rust out too quick with the salty air we have. Haven't had much luck finding a blade over 4" in m-390 which is my preferred blade on my folders. LT Wright Gns in 3v looks decent but I'm wndering if there's any other work horses out tjere I am missing. Please feel free to ask me anything I may have not mentioned. First post so I'm sure I missed bunch. Price I'm looking at is around $200 give or take a few. Full tang 90° spine. Sheath not important. Also don't want to wait 30-90 days for it. Thank you in advance.
 
What blade length are you looking for, and what do you want the knife to actually do?
 
Antdog, thanks for the response. 4"- 5 1/2" blade length would be fine. Mostly used for batoning, chopping, field dressing.
 
Any of the Becker "tweeners" would work for you. The BK16 is flat ground, has a coated blade to help prevent corrosion, and can be nicely outfitted with custom scales and a better sheath well within your price range.

Even at the upper end of your size parameters, you'll likely have a tough time actually "chopping" anything, but the the midsize Beckers will do anything else you might want out of a camp knife.
 
No. They are completely different. The bk2 is basically a short prybar with a sharp edge. It is not full flat ground. A good portion of the blade (toward the spine) is full thickness. It's a brutally tough knife that excels at nothing. It functions as a knife, but doesn't do any task as well as one would like. Its claim to fame is being "bombproof". They nicknamed it the trainwrecker for a reason.

The bk16 is an excellent knife. It's thin enough to cut well, but stout enough to exert a lot of force with it. You can baton logs just shy of the lentgth of the blade, and it will chop smaller branches.
 
Terävä Jääkäripuukko.. you’re lucky I still have this copied, haha. They have a stainless model in two sizes. They seem like one helluva blade for the price, though sheaths are sold separately. They’re also from Finland so they won’t arrive in a few days or anything like that, but I imagine it’d be under 30. I’m planning on getting the carbon steel model at some point, but I don’t live in Florida so I could deal with the corrosion a bit easier than you.
 
Antdog thanks for clearing that up. They both came up in my search and looked similar. I will keep the bk16 in consideration.

Mcfeeli thanks for the lead. I will check them out tonight or tomorrow morning.
 
McFeeli said:
Terävä Jääkäripuukko.. you’re lucky I still have this copied, haha. They have a stainless model in two sizes. They seem like one helluva blade for the price, though sheaths are sold separately. They’re also from Finland so they won’t arrive in a few days or anything like that, but I imagine it’d be under 30. I’m planning on getting the carbon steel model at some point, but I don’t live in Florida so I could deal with the corrosion a bit easier than you.
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What he said. Then, If you really want to chop, get the Skrama, also from the same company, Varusteleka. 9”of blade plus 8” of handle.

Even if you go whole hog and buy them both with leather sheaths, you are still under your budget. Read up on them. They have some really interesting design features, and are both very comfortable in hand.

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Thanks for the pics Henry. I looked into it and not sure I like the hybrid tang or rubber grips .
 
Thanks for the pics Henry. I looked into it and not sure I like the hybrid tang or rubber grips .
 
Thanks for the pics Henry. I looked into it and not sure I like the hybrid tang or rubber grips .
 
I wouldn't consider any of these to be a chopper but all would handle normal camp chores.
My favorite production model camp knife with a stainless blade would be a toss up between the BRKT Bravo-1 and Gunny. I believe you can get either for under $200 with a well made leather sheath. If you want to go with a scandi blade check out the knives from Helle. My favorite Helle that size is the Taiga but you may want to consider the Sylvsteinen or Jegermester. I've had great luck with the rust resistance of Helle knives. The Bush Camp Knife by Knives of Alaska is less than half your budget and made from AUS-8A stainless steel.
 
benchmade bush crafter would be a good choice s30 steel won't rust holds a good edge tough as nails and in your price range
 
Thanks the response Shatz. Ive considered the bm bush crafter not sure of the ease of sharpening when in the field with s30v.

If I did go with an 01 like the plsk1 for example or bhk bushcrafter and put a patina on it how would that hold up down here if kept oiled? Or is not worth the hassle? Thanks. This knife will get wet with salt and fresh so Im not expecting it to stay perfect but hold up the best it can if immediate maitenance is not always accessible.
 
fishiker said:
I wouldn't consider any of these to be a chopper but all would handle normal camp chores.
My favorite production model camp knife with a stainless blade would be a toss up between the BRKT Bravo-1 and Gunny. I believe you can get either for under $200 with a well made leather sheath. If you want to go with a scandi blade check out the knives from Helle. My favorite Helle that size is the Taiga but you may want to consider the Sylvsteinen or Jegermester. I've had great luck with the rust resistance of Helle knives. The Bush Camp Knife by Knives of Alaska is less than half your budget and made from AUS-8A stainless steel.
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I thought I responded to this one but must have not sent. Thanks for the suggestions. Chopping would be the least important of things mentioned to be used for but sometimes will have to be done. All of those suggestions look pretty nice, I like bravo 1 with the cocobolo.
 
O1 doesn't sound like a good choice if you're really that concerned with rust. 3V does fairly well when cared for. I'd also recommend Sleipner, which is not quite as wear resistant as 3V but very tough and easy to sharpen. Elmax is a pretty good choice if you want something to hold an edge for quite a while.

Take a look through what the many knife makers have to offer here:
https://www.bladeforums.com/forums/for-sale-fixed-blades.754/

Lots of suitable outdoors knives posted on there daily. I'm sure you'll find something that meets your needs.
 
Bfishes333 said:
Mo2 thanks for the link. I will read up on that in a bit. Is delta 3v the same used in the LT Wright gns?
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I don't think it's the same. But you still can't go wrong with LT Wright! Delta 3v is more rust resistant and tough.
 
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