Stainless bushcrafty knife with Pommel.

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I'm looking for a stainless steel knife with a 4" to 5" blade, that is full tang, with a pommel on the end that can be used as a hammer.

Something like the Bear Gryllis knife.
 
The half-tang on the Gerber LMF/Grylls if that way to absorb the shock of hammering with the pommel.

That said, just out of curiosity, why would you need to hammer using the pommel of a knife anyway? Never quite understood that one.
 
Survive! GSO 4.1 fits the bill. They are posting some CPM20CV 4.1's on the website tomorrow some time, which would cover the stainless bit.

Not cheap, though. Around $200.
 
It doesn't have a pommel but the Fallkniven F1 does have an exposed tang. And it works very well as a "bushcraft" knife.

However in the 4 plus years I have used it as my outdoors knife I have never used it to hammer anything. There are far to many sticks or rocks handy to use as a hammer.
 
marcinek said:
The half-tang on the Gerber LMF/Grylls if that way to absorb the shock of hammering with the pommel.

That said, just out of curiosity, why would you need to hammer using the pommel of a knife anyway? Never quite understood that one.
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Because carrying a hammer is a PITA...

[video=youtube;wY6q8zALwHI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY6q8zALwHI[/video]

9 Times out of 10 however I'm going to use it to pound tent stakes when camping.
 
I have tried hammering tent pegs with the butt of a knife, & can't recommend it. Two reasons:
1. Not enough mass in the knife, means hard to hammer in. A rock is heavier, therefore better.
2. When I mishit, the peg injured my hand.
 
If one of the regular tomahawk manufacturers makes a hawk with a hammer head, I think I may take that plunge. I was hoping Eswing would do that, but no.

One of the Fallkniven knives would suit your needs. The new and improved Bear Grylis knife is not a bad knife by the way if you like the "color".
 
If your really set on the BG knife , get the newer Ultimate pro version. It is a heck of a lot better than the original and is a real full-tang knife. I bought it as a bush beater ( hard use for a week straight when I got it doing bushcraft and wood processing) and had no failures of any type and it held it's edge very well. Wish it was all black like the Prodigy though.
 
RevDevil said:
That is absolutely brilliant. The zombie hammer would be a neon green rock, right?
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Naturally. And Tactical in zebra stripes. That's $34.95 because I gotta use two different cans of spray paint. There's also the $89.95 Limited Tactical. That's the Tactical, but then I draw a skull on it with a Sharpie and number it.
 
marcinek said:
Naturally. And Tactical in zebra stripes. That's $34.95 because I gotta use two different cans of spray paint. There's also the $89.95 Limited Tactical. That's the Tactical, but then I draw a skull on it with a Sharpie and number it.
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What kind of light discipline do you use on the limited edition?
 
22-rimfire said:
If one of the regular tomahawk manufacturers makes a hawk with a hammer head, I think I may take that plunge. I was hoping Eswing would do that, but no.

One of the Fallkniven knives would suit your needs. The new and improved Bear Grylis knife is not a bad knife by the way if you like the "color".
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Actually that is what kills me. I don't want a BG knife with his orange name splashed on it and the shaky Chinese manufacturing, however the newer models with the full fine edge blade is a decent design. I wish Gerber made a "survival" version of the LMFII, The knife would be American made with no serrations, a flat pommel instead of the one to break cockpit windshields, and throw in a firesteel attached to the sheath, and make it just plain black, OD green or Coyote tan and call it done.
 
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