Please recommend a good survival/tactical knife

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frogger42

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I currently have a now discontinued Buck Intrepid in my BOB as a survival knife / tactical knife / hunting knife / whatever the hell I need it for in a bug out scenario. It is a good strong knife, but it is awfully big and heavy. I'd like to sell it and replace it with something a bit smaller and lighter but still strong and useful. I really like this knife...

http://www.bayleyknife.com/bear.htm

...but can't afford it. I'd like something with a 4 - 6" blade. I'm not completely opposed to a good tactical folder, but I'd rather have the strength of a fixed blade. One I am considering is a Gerber LMF, but I don't know much about them. I also considered a LanCay M9 Bayonet since it could serve dual purposes. I'd like something with a good, strong, corrosion resistant blade material. I'd prefer to stay at or under the $100 price range since I feel safe that I can get that much out of the Intrepid. What would you guys recommend?
 
RAT Cutlery RC-4 (or the RC-6, if you want a longer blade), Fallkniven F1, or Fallkniven S1. The Fallknivens don't look like anything special, but they're extremely tough due to the laminated steel.
 
I did some research in this area too. I'd probably pick up a Seal pup or something like that. I really like the bowie blade shape.
 
Dude, good luck if you ever nail it down to one specific knife!
We're all just too spoilt for choice with an ever growing list of brand new products coming out of the woodworks.
If you like the Gerber LMFII, then buy it; only because you're convinced that you're getting your moneys worth for a well known and obviously highly rated cutlery product.
Now, what on earth would you be doing with an M9 bayonet with all that dead weight military fittings and no rifle to attach it too? I so like your first choice better...
Good luck in your search.
 
I like the LMF II because it has holes in the handle for you to attach to a stick / branch if necessary, to use as a spear. That makes it very useful as a survival knife. I wish more knives had this feature.

The Seal pup / elite knives have no holes to attach a stick to, which is a negative. Same with the Ka Bar...

The Bear Grylls knife has some very good qualities, too bad it's way way way over-priced.
 
If you want a spear, just whittle a point onto a long stick with your knife. It's generally considered a bad idea to attach your knife to a stick to make a spear, because there's a good chance that if you stick something with it, the knife will come off of the stick. Also, while it's attached to the stick, it's hard to use the knife the way it was intended.
 
I really think "survival" and "tactical" are mutually exclusive!!! I would not want to have to defend myself with any "rubber handled" knife!

So, for a survival knife, the Falkniven F1, S1, or A1 all fall into your 4-6" range.

As for puresly tactical fixed blades, I like the Benchmade Nimravus and Presidio in the 4-6" range.

The LMF is a big solid piece of steel! But for me, it is way heavier than I want to drag around the woods....
 
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GIRLYmann said:
Now, what on earth would you be doing with an M9 bayonet with all that dead weight military fittings and no rifle to attach it too? I so like your first choice better...
Good luck in your search.
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Who said I don't have a rifle to attach it to? In fact, I am building my 2nd AR right now. I soon would have a choice of rifles to attach it to.
 
"...I soon would have a choice of rifles to attach it to..."
-frogger42
Now that certainly puts things in a different perspective!
Besides the M9, there is...
The Fulcrum Bayonet which may not be everyone's cup of tea, especially with a tanto point.
So if there was such a thing as a hi-tech bayonet, it looks the part.
There's also the Waffentechnik MB21 which (heaven forbid) is milled from 440A stainless steel
-http://www.waffentechnik-solingen.de/MB21_en.html
And seeing that you like the M9, you must frequent quaterboreDOTnet if you haven't already done so.
-http://www.quarterbore.net/forums/
Nice bit about the XM9s...
I like bayonets too, but I still consider such blades as largely being constructed for its thrusting power and due to it's design constraints would not be the main choice of ordinary outdoor wilderness survivalist, not unless armed and put into harms way courtesy of the government perhaps.
 
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