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I'm looking for a knife with a 3-4 inch fixed blade, decent steel that keeps an edge, durable, at a reasonable price. Would prefer something with Kydex sheath. Any suggestions?
 
You may want to contact Luke. cyclebiker@hotmail.com I just got A handforged kneck knife with A kydex sheath from him. It is just what you are looking for. And the price is great. He will custom forge to your design.

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How about a Benchmade 145 Nimravus Cub? In M2?
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I'm just about to order the full-size Nimravus; I just think that is a beautiful knife.

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Though it's a bit smaller than what you want. Get the "Spokane street scapel", mad by TOPS knives. Great quality, and only $35.00 plus shipping. Perfect as a trout and bird knife!!!

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The <a href="http://www.canit.se/%7Egriffon/knives/fallkniven/fallkniven_wm1.html"><img src="http://www.canit.se/%7Egriffon/knives/fallkniven/_wm1_side.jpg" align=right>Fällkniven WM1</a> only has 70 mm blade, is that too small for "3-4 in" or could you consider it anyway? Good for serious work despite the size.
<br clear=right>The <a href="http://www.canit.se/%7Egriffon/knives/fallkniven/fallkniven_f1.html"><img src="http://www.canit.se/%7Egriffon/knives/fallkniven/_f1_side.jpg" align=right>F1</a> has a 96 mm blade which puts it just over the Nimravus Cub in size, and also weight, but it's within the 4 inches, so perhaps it might fit anyway.
Both are strongly built and can be had with kydex sheaths, the VG-10 steel certainly holds an edge well. (What they cost where you live, you'll have to ask someone else about, but here they're certainly not too expensive for what you get.)

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Originally posted by mf1:
I'm looking for a knife with a 3-4 inch fixed blade, decent steel that keeps an edge, durable, at a reasonable price. Would prefer something with Kydex sheath. Any suggestions?
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Could you be a little more specific on the price? A blade from Bob Dozier should fill your needs nicely but it is a higher end knife. Still, his knives are very reasonably priced for the market he is in. His blades are known for keeping an edge.


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Depends what you consider 'reasonable'.

$30 - Spec Plus USMC Parachutist. 3 7/8" 1095 epoxy coated blade with steel pommel and rubber handle.

$60 - Marble's Fieldcraft. 3 7/8" 52100 blade, wood or micarta handle, and aluminum pommel. I have a Woodcraft (bigger version of this knife) and it is the sharpest knife I own.

$120 - Linder Super Edge. 3 5/8" ATS-34 blade with hard rubber handle. Nice knife and stainless.
 
All the above are very good suggestions, also check out A.G. Russells website he has two russell knives with hard sheaths, using ATS34 steel that woudl fit your bill and are very reasonably priced. The sheaths are a hard plastic type naterial and they use a swivel attachment that will keep the knife from getting trapped and pushed thriugh a sheath and into a leg.

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Lee

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Scandinavian is definitely the way to go.
Look for the inexpensive Frosts of Sweden knives, or maybe the swedish Mora knives with the wooden handle.
Also, there are a lot of finnish puukkos that cost far less than the presentation grade expensive puukkos that are often displayed.
Another idea is the norwegian Brusletto knives.
I think Chai Cutlery imports a lot of these knives, maybe you should take a look.

 
Thanks,

All good suggestions. My "reasonable price" is the $50 +/- range, which, I know, eliminates a lot of great knives. I'd use it primarily as a trail knife, for close work, so I'd want something with a sharp edge and easy to maintain. The Fallkniven and Livesay products look pretty good. Does anybody know anything about CRKT's Stiff K.I.S.S.? It's a cheapo, but is it any good?
 
You might want to consider Colorado Cutlery's small drop-point hunter: 1095 steel, blade 3.5" long, 1/8" stock, flat ground, black linen micarta grips, full tang, lined lanyard hole, slim and compact enough to drop into a front pants pocket (sheathed, of course). Sort of a mini-Master Hunter. Comes with a nice pouch type sheath, less than $50. You may need to do a little customizing (the grips on mine were awfully sharp but easily rounded with sandpaper). Available at several of the discount house websites, or www.coloradocutlery.com.
 
I commented on light utility knives in a previous thread. For convenience, I'll reproduce those suggestions here.
Spyderco Moran. This little blade is very lightweight. It comes with a kydex sheath that gives several carry options, including pocket or pack carry. It has an upswept tip that gives the blade plenty of belly for skinning. Handles food preparation well. (Except for the splitting the sternum of the elk part.)Holds a great edge.

A.G. Russell Deerhunter. Another knife with many of the same qualities as the Moran. This one has less belly to the blade. It is also lightweight and comes with some kind of durable hard plastic sheath.

Schrade Sharpfinger. A low cost option. I got one a while back from Smokey Mountain Knife Works for $13. An entirely adequate light utility knife. Upswept tip provides some belly for skinning.
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The light utility knife I'm carrying most these days is an old handmade knife someone made out of a file. It has a walnut handle, about a 2.5" blade, with an upswept tip. I picked the knife up on e-bay for $10. The story was that it came from a trapper up in Maine. I made a leather pouch sheath for it that clips onto my belt loop with a snap swivel. I got some satisfaction from tayloring this tool and sheath to my needs that I didn't get from purchacing the ready-to-go knives.
 
mf1,
I have to go with e_utopia on the Nimravus. I have had the full size for about 4 months and love it (check my reply to Davis VS in this category as to why if you are interested). The cub might be better suited to your needs since the full size is 5 inches in length. I went on a similar search before buying this knife and there were many excellent suggestions from the members. The thing that narrowed it down for me was actually getting the knife in my hand to see if it felt right and I strongly suggest you do the same (unless you have money to toss). Most here would agree that the best knife for you is the best knife for you. Good luck.

Dave
 
The Nimvarus Cub, plain blade, is looking really good. Anybody out there owns one?
 
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