Pics of some Survive! Knives history!!

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Riz!

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A Cherrywood Prototype made by Guy and its unmarked production sample



A matching set of prototypes from the early days!!!



These are located in a secure vault deep in the bowels of a secure facility... Dont ask how I got the pictures...if I tell you I will have to kill you.
 
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You have to come find me first so spill the beans lol. Those are sick, I can't believe you got to handle them! You should feel honored you lucky dog.

Which prototypes are they? Or at least sizes.
And you need to put these in the picture thread.
 
You know... I am not sure what he called each one. Maybe Ellie or Guy could tell us what each model was called. They are 3V steel and I believe they were made under contract by Mike Stewart at Bark River. They are convex ground. You can see the lineage of design and the handle on the bigger ones and the wood prototype are similar to a GSO 10.
 
That is SO cool! You're a lucky guy to live where you do... in proximity to a certain secure facility..... Have I mentioned lately how much I hate you? :D

Thanks for sharing these awesome pics. It is really cool to see the evolution.

Two things, I don't know anything about and I could not design a good knife if if tried, also Guy and Ellie have totally won me over with how they treat customers and run their business. With that said, if Guy's designs never evolved into what they are today, I don't think I'd have as many on order. I'm all about the saber grinds and V grinds and current (even last gen.) handle design.

I love what the GSO's have become and it is neat to look back at what they were.
 
Guy told me he used to meet people at a local coffee shop to talk about knives to get ideas for the company. He'd also make paracord bracelets and give them out as well. Sounds like it was almost Survive! Bracelets!
 
What a cool thread! It is amazing how the designs have progressed and simplified over time. I have nothing to add here, other than encouragement for you guys to keep the pics coming.
 
Funny to read that linked thread and see the eagerness to provide feedback and even more, how receptive Guy was to it.

Trust me the only reason I am lucky is when it comes to having a nice cutlery shop to frequent. I hate Maryland. I want to live in the wilderness on a mountain farm, surrounded by chain link and concertina wire.
 
This is really cool and inspiring...I have long had ambitions to "make" the things I can't seem to find elsewhere, be it knives or gear bags, sheaths etc. I am going to make a big push for this in 2016... Seeing the not-that-long-ago starts of survive and where they are at now really is exciting, both as a consumer and as someone who enjoys seeing good people succeed! Awesome Post Riz, I previously ogled the photos on FB but rarely post there.
 
Those are nice but I hope Guy won't let Bark river touch his knives again.....Ever.

I had the 5.1 that was grounded by bark river a long time ago......it was sharp with a few minor issues....plunge Grinds were off, Tip was off to the left, handles and tang had gaps in between and lastly the edge rolled while chopping green soft wood.
 
Yeah, there were some issues. I believe those were part of the reason that they didnt have Bark River make too many of them.
 
I was looking to buy one of those and it was suggested to me not to be as hard on it as I am with my other 5.1 because the edge is not as strong. So I passed on it. They are pretty cool looking though. I did manage to pick up a very early EDC4. Guy's resharpening for me.
 
I was lucky enough to get one of the gso 4 prototype knives in trade a while back. I like the design, fits my hand perfect and i like the heavily supported convex grind.
That being said, Bark River did a poor job on the plunge lines on this knife. My new version 5.1 is quality built by Guy to perfection. I would not mind a 'retro' offering of these old designs but built to the new standards.
 
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