some what dive knife ?

A friend of mine was asking me to recommend him an affordable dive knife. I know its not advertised as a dive knife but i came across Cold Steel's Kobun. It has a 5.5" 4116 Krupp Stainless blade, Concealex sheath and only weighs in at 4.4 ounces for $25 bucks. Its a tanto blade and maybe more suitable for prying. What do you guys think?
 
i carried a spyderco endura and sog seal pup for 15 days in molokai
no problems 14 days of which were in the water

tyrantblade
 
im thinking 440c...because i wouldnt be diving with it unless necessary and i do plan on rinsing it in fresh water when done...and i think the edge holding capability would be more useful for me...
 
Okay, this may not be exactly what you're looking for, but I can't recommend the Spyerco Salt series highly enough. I picked up a Salt 1 for use when boating a few years ago, and I ended up liking the knife so much that by the end of the summer, it had become my EDC. That was almost 3 years ago, and it's *still* my EDC.

The size is perfect for an EDC, large enough to do real work, without being so big that it gets in your way. Takes a nice edge, and holds it quite well. Completely rust-proof (someone on the forums put one in a jar of seawater for over a month, without a single blemish on the blade. . . the clip fared a little worse, but then Spyderco replaced the steel clip with titanium, completely solving that problem). Also, the semi-rounded top is handy when you're frequently barefoot and it might get wet and dropped.
 
what steel is the salts? which style do u all recommend? what type is lock is use? if ur all saying this is a tough as it is then i just might have to look into this heavily....
 
The Spyderco Salt's have H1 steel, and will NOT ever rust!! Take a look at them, and see which you would YOU would like. Yeah, these ARE tough knives!!!
 
nate1714 said:
what steel is the salts? which style do u all recommend? what type is lock is use? if ur all saying this is a tough as it is then i just might have to look into this heavily....
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The Spyderco Salt line of knives use H-1 steel. You can search here or the spyderco forums for more (a lot more) information on it. Basically, it has very little carbon, but has nitrogen added, which allows it to be hardened much like a traditional steel (although using a different process), while remaining almost completely impervious to rust. It's also, according to Sal (from Spyderco), a work hardened steel, so it will actually continue to increase in hardness (at least a little), the more you use it. For this reason, even though the H-1 steel in a Salt is officially hardened to Rc58, the serrated knives have been micro-tested at the edge to as high as Rc65+ (according to a post or two on the Spyderco forums). Rumor has it that tearing through a bunch of cardboard is a good way to "break in" your Salt and improve it's edge holding.

Here's a good bit on the performance compared to VG-10, too: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=372653

Now, from a personal perspective, I can't offer much of an opinion on this. My Salt 1 has been cutting well, and holding a good edge, since the day I got it. I was originally a little uncertain about it's blade shape (I still think it looks like a pelican beak), but the more I've carried it, the more I've become a fan of that pelican headed knife. ;-)
 
Fixed, not folding.

Stainless steel is just fine.

handle scales versus none.

Good sheath, but ensure you will be able to carry it/ access it.

I had not entirely thought of the Barkie Wet Enviro. Good call - I own a couple.

I've used a Pat Crawford Legionnaire, an Entrek Badger or Companion. Folders with a back lock are susceptible to getting sand and such in the lock and not being able to open properly or lock.

Ti is cute, but it's pricey and honestly I do not see the advantage. A wee bit of maintenance on your tools goes a long way.

And why not look hard at old standbys like the Kershaw Amphibian or Sea Hunter, as well as the Gerber and SOG Pup?
 
As several stated earlier try Mission knives, the mpu 7 ti or mpd 7 ti both would suit you fine. Their expensive but will not rust, I've got three folders and two fixed blades, I've sold everything else I love em.

I've heard and read really good things about the spyderco salt series as well.

Good luck

Mike C
 
nate1714 said:
im thinking 440c...because i wouldnt be diving with it unless necessary and i do plan on rinsing it in fresh water when done...and i think the edge holding capability would be more useful for me...
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I'd still stay away from 440C, but under those conditions 440A should work quite nicely and would give you more styles to choose from than the Spyderco Salt series, the only series I know of that uses H1. I find that properly done 440A is quite acceptable for edge holding.
 
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