Ontario ASEK Combat

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Does anyone have any opions of this knife? Any info will help..
I am looking for a good quality fixed blade under $100., and i am blown away at the prices on new blades..
Any suggestions on a fixed blade for under $100? It will be a general utility camp/combat knive.
Thanks to all .
 
Hi Weaseal,

I have an Ontario Quartermaster that has served me for a long time, but decided to try something new. Here's the options that I considered.
Benchmade CSK
Cold Steel SRK
Ontario Spec-Plus Marine Combat
Ka-Bar USMC
Becker BK-7
Ontario Tak-1

I ended up getting the BK-7. Full tang and 1095 steel that I won't have trouble sharpening on my Arkansas stone. It's not the fanciest of the lot, but I don't want to be scared of scratching the darn thing if it's too pretty or expensive.
I plan to "arrange" for my wife to get me the TAK-1 for Christmas. I'll use that one as a skinner.
 
Thank u for the input, and all the knives listed above seemed very good choices. But i went with a SOG Seal 2000. I got it for $100.35 (wich includes shipping), so i am at the price i wanted..Later i will get the Becker.
Does any one have any input on the SOG Seal?
 
Hi SW. I have Seal 2000 That I got when they first came out in the late 90s. It has sat in a a drawer for at least the last 5 or 6 years. It's a cool knife and all, but I've found it isn't the greatest 'camp' knife. The sabre-type grind doesn't make it the best for food prep, it doesn't weigh enough to be a decent chopper, and the serrations I haven't needed and get in the way of whittling. It's a decent 'fighter' blade, but the handle design isn't the most secure for that sort of thing (lack of a guard).

But again, it is a cool knife. I still have mine, and plan on keeping it. When I got it, it replaced my Buck 188 (M9). After a year or so, I got a Becker Knife & Tool Tac Tool and a Companion. After a few trips with those, I reprofiled the Tac Tool's long edge, and subbed the Companion with something smaller and thinner. And so on, and so on... I recently acquired a Becker BK7 (which is 0170-6, not 1095), and look forward to giving that one a whirl on a few trips in Sept.

Have fun with your new knife! But now that you've spent some decent bank on a blade, the next $80 knife will be easier to get, followed by a $60 knife, and then a $40 and $55 knives on the same order... It can be an addiction.
 
What a dissapointment. I got it a hr ago and will be sending it back tomorrow.(the ASEK, not the seal. The Seal2000 Rocks)
IMO it a pice of junk.
 
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