Please suggest me survival knives.(1 Folding, 1 fixed)

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Hello Guys,

I just joined you, I am Türker Gümüş from Turkey.

Would you please suggest me Survival Knives?Price is not my concern but I'd like to buy good Performance/Price ratio knives-1 folding knife, 1 fixed-
I researched a bit but I could only find old topics(2008 to 2010)

Here is one more thing: Unfortunately I can not import any kind of knives because our customs doesn't let us.We have some sellers here in Turkey to sell these beauties.They're selling common brands(Buck, CS, SOG, Gerber etc.)

Thanks for your interest.
 
Well fortunately there are plenty of very good quality heavy duty knives produced by the brands you listed.

I'm not a Cold Steel fan myself, but there are plenty of CS fans on Blade Forums to suggest knives.

Unlike many people here on Blade Forums I am actually a fan of some Gerber knives, in fact one of my favorite rough use general purpose folders is a Gerber. The Applegate Fairbairn Covert folder in 154cm steel is a knife I have and use the crap out of on a regular basis working out in the bush and in the field doing archaeology. It is a good tough knife, and unlike some of my other nice folders it is not impossible to find or too prohibitively expensive if I ever need to replace it. It's not a cheap knife, but here in the US at least I can find it for well under $100. For the rest of Gerber's current line up, I don't have experience with many of their nicer knives, and a lot of the not nicer knives are just kinda crap.

Buck makes a lot of good knives in my opinion. For an old fashioned reliable standard lockback folder, the Buck 110 is still a great knife. It's pretty heavy, but fine if you don't mind carrying it in a sheath. For Buck fixed blades you might look at the Selkirk and the Matt Would Go.

Do you have sizes and weights and/or materials you are interested in? The more details you can provide the better Blade Forums members will be able to help suggest knives that would meet your needs

Edit: Also, KA-BAR knives are pretty popular and common. The Becker line of knives from KA-BAR are very good survival knives. I'm sure there are others that can provide more detail on that topic, but very good options there.
 
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Thanks for your interest my friend.

My main purpose is bushcrafting, survive atleast 3 days in woods/outdoor.Knife should be 4 to 7 inches long and very thick at the end of top.Weight is not meaning too much for me.It's not really important.
 
As far as survival type knives that I own for fixed blade are the EESE knives. I have the 3,4 and 5,Izula and a Junglas. Anyone would be a good choice depending on what you needs are.
 
Tuuurker said:
Thanks for your interest my friend.

My main purpose is bushcrafting, survive atleast 3 days in woods/outdoor.Knife should be 4 to 7 inches long and very thick at the end of top.Weight is not meaning too much for me.It's not really important.
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Make sure you don't get anything with less than a quarter inch thick blade, or you'll only be able to survive 2 days in the woods/outdoor:D

In all seriousness, look for something about 3/16 inch thick, medium size, and by a reputable company. Out of the brands you have available to choose from, I would suggest cold steel. They make some pretty tough stuff and at decent prices. My suggestion is to try finding a CS master hunter in 3v. It'll be plenty tough enough, and offer good performance.

Good luck finding what youre looking for!
 
edit: should've read your original thread, didn't see that you couldn't import anything.

given the choices I'd probably go with Cold Steel personally.
 
I picked up a Benchmade 162 for my bushcraft/ survival knife and have been very happy with it. Don't know if you can get it in your country. If not, may I recommend the Becker line from Ka-Bar as your fixed blade.

For a folder, consider the Buck Vantage series. They offer the Vantage in two sizes and at least two different steels. I like the Vantage Pro models because of the S30v blade steel. They also make a smaller drop point knife that is very popular. I think it is called a Spitfire.

If you are more of a Cold Steel kinda guy, consider an American Lawman or a Code 4 as your folding knife. The G10 scales of the AL are very good for gripping but may be a little rough on your clothes. The Code 4 sports metal scales and would also work well for EDC attire. This is a good time to purchase CS knifes because of the new upgraded steel now being offered.

If you can get Victorinox knives in your area, consider adding a Farmer, Pioneer, or Soldier model to your list. These three knives are very people friendly and the extra tools are well worth the added weight. All three models are the same basic knife with minor differences but, the Farmer adds a small saw to the mix. It would be my first choice of the three. You could also go with the newer 08 Soldier. It is larger but offers a locking main blade plus the saw blade. It has plastic scales though.

Please let us know what you end up with.



-Sabre Cat
 
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With those available brands, id go with the cold steel SRK (survival rescue knife). Its about 6 inches long, sturdy, with a 3/16in or so spine. Should work great for your fixed blade needs.

For the folder I'd get a sak farmer/ Ontario rat 1/ opinel #9, or something.

Good luck with whatever you get :).
 
for my survival pack that I just finished, I have 1 SOG tech bowie, 1 becker bk2 and 1 benchmade adamas 275 folder. I may add a becker bk9 later. All of those are great quality knives and shouldn't fail on you.
 
Cold Steel Recon Scout, Trailmaster, SRK (take the San Mai III at all costs on the SRK, and try to get it on the others too, simply much superior)... Maybe SOG Tigershark, but their best by far is the Super Bowie, and I think the Super Bowie is the best of them all in common production blades, because of the deep hollow grind and superior sheath. Ignore whatever is said about Aus-8, it is practically equivalent to 440C, and this should say it all (but usually doesn't)...

Gaston
 
Do you guys have Mora there? It's a pretty common Swedish brand. They're sturdy, nice and cheap. If you're looking for something fancier, ESEE is great.
 
I'd be on the Cold Steel trail judging by what you wrote.

The Cold Steel Trailmaster san mai may well be the best survival knife out there. In addition, you have the same brand to choose a number of well-made, reasonably priced heavy-duty folders, many of which would do you well in the outdoors.

A lot of good knives will be mentioned here. There are many out there to choose from as you probably know by now. Good luck with it.
 
Becker Ka-bar bk 7 is a first rate survival blade, cold steel Srk is a good one so is the recon trail master.
 
Tuuurker said:
They're selling common brands(Buck, CS, SOG, Gerber etc.)
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I am really curious what the "etc." part contains... Fällkniven perhaps too? Also I would like to know if you live near the sea and/or how well you'd think you'll be able to handle and care for a high carbon steel like 1095... I prefer at least 7.5% Chromium in my outdoor steels, like with CPM 3V. For a large survival blade I would prefer CPM 3V anyhow (or INFI) so I would recommend to take a look at Cold Steel then... Also look at the CRKT RMJ hawks...
 
Guys, thank you.You really helped me a lot.I have Victorinox Workchamp, Swisschamp, Handyman, Hercules And skipper they can used as a folding knife(multitools that I love to use) I checked the price of CS blades.They're ok for me.Some ka-bar, buck and sog knives.They are pretty expensive.They're like 350$.when i saw the prices, I was like "F*** this, I can buy a pistol for that price"

Again, thanks for your interest.I am grateful.
 
If you can get Kabar brand knives i would strongly recommend a Becker, especially in light of you (and my) preference for performance/price ration; we call that bang for the buck.

Survival means different things to different people and the environment in which you will be surviving plays into the analysis as well. With that in mind, any of the bigger beckers could serve you well depending on preferences. The 7 is a good all-arounder while many prefer the 2 or 10; and there there is the mighty 9 which, along with a good folder and a SAK would serve you very well indeed.
 
Two easy recommendations, sir.
Spyderco TUFF for the folder...in CPM-3V bladesteel.
SurviveKnives GSO series 4.1, fixed blade, also in CPM-3V.
Both knives are about four-inch blades. SurviveKnives offers many other choices of blade-length, if you wish.
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