Recommendation for a ESEE Knife

rdgarbo

rdgarbo

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I'm going to buy an ESEE Knife, I'm retiring my USN knife. The new knife will be used in the field for survival, field dressing and to carry in my BOB. Also self defense. I'm leaning to a ESEE 4 or 5. Thanks!!
 
the 4 is a good companion knife - handles small chores and some big ones, great for dressing out and segmenting game, etc...
the 5 is a moose of a blade for it's size. has been described as a sharpened prybar by some. It'll survive just about anything you can throw it at, but will not be as good at fine tasks as the thinner bladed, flat ground esee4.

that said, whichever one feels best in your hand will be the one you use the most and both will do what you want/need them to. the 3 & 4 share handle size, the 5 & 6 share handle size.

I have a 3, and large enough hands that I'm going to be careful getting used to it so I don't create a hot spot where my hand overlaps the back of the scales. (at some point I'll either cut up some cumaru or try making my own micarta and build a set of oversized scales to fit me)
 
Between the 4 or 5 I would choose the 4. The 5 is just a big chunk of a knife. It's meant to be practically indestructible. The 3 4 or 6 are more practical for normal cutting tasks
 
Get the 4 or 6, but sounds like you would be very content with the 4.
 
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