survival knife under 50$

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Some time ago I bought USMC knife. I use this knife as a survival knife. But two weeks ago I lost it.

Now I'm looking for fixed blade survival knife under 50$

I'll be very glad if someone will help me.

one another question:

What intrnet knife shop is safe and good?
(SOORY for my english):)

It was only a joke:D
 
Cold Steel Survival Rescue Knife (SRK) is sometimes on sale for about $50. It has a 6" long Carbon V steel blade (not a stainless steel) with coating and a Kraton handle. The blade is 3/16" thick. It is quite a sturdy blade and comes shaving sharp out of the box. http://www.1sks.com/store/cold-steel-srk.html

Here's a Junglee in AUS8 stainless that is much like the SRK. http://www.knifeworks.com/product.asp?0=343&1=344&3=839

Ontario Knife makes some good value knives in 1095 steel. Their catalog can be seen at http://www.ontarioknife.com/Catalog/2000-2001_Catalog/2000-2001_catalog.html

I recommend shopping the internet for best prices on the Ontario (or any other) knives.
 
Also the Cold Steel Bushman for no more than $20. When whitewater rafting, I sometimes carry one because I don't want to risk leaving a Busse or Mad Dog on the bottom of the river. I stuffed the handle with a whole bunch of useful goodies, then wrapped it with about 10 ft of paracord. It is an amazingly durable and useful knife for the modest price. Makes a spear or machete with the right length handle.
 
Isn't the USMC a fixed-blade? Or do you mean the scout-type stainless folder?

Anyway, the US Pilot's Survival knife, made by Camillus and others, is a good fixed blade that can be had for about $25-35 depending where you look. Some Army-Navy stores carry them, but examine it if you get a chance for wobbly guards, etc. Also, it has a heavy butt that some don't like.

Also, Ontario's Spec-Plus line has low-priced fixed blades that might fit the bill.

Mike
 
A blade that seems to get limited exposure, but is nonetheless a good knife, is the Glock Field Knife. They run $35.00 for the M-78 (plain back) or $40.00 for the M-81 (sawback model). Both come in either OD or black, and have a very good sheath. They're decent choppers, for a fairly skinny knife, are tough enough to use with a baton for bigger trees, and are made of a really good high carbon steel. They're also balanced for throwing, if that's something you're into, and have a small space in the handle. For the money, it's a great knife.
 
As my prefered camp knife of choice, I carried this 9 1/2 blade. it is perfect and indestructible.

I have owned many customs and production but when I go camping I take this knife.

dexter russel has a mail order site.



good luck

chris
 
Take a look at the Eriksson Mora 2000. Uses that mysterious Sweedish steel that holds an edge like no other. Runs around $20US and lasts forever.
recondoc
 
I to concure with the notion of buying a bushman, and you would still have enough money left over for the Spanznas Shovel too.

But what about the Sog Sealpups?
 
Good call on the Mora 2K, recondoc. I have one around my neck right now, as I did when I typed my first response. I just don't think of it as a "survival knife" because I wear it constantly, but I wouldn't mind if it were the only blade I had on me when the bottom drops out. Great handle, well designed sheath, and great blade shape.

And the steel isn't exactly "mystery stainless". It's Sandvik, the same steel they're using in the new issue Kabars. Frost's also uses Sandvik in their stainless knives, like the Swedish Army Knife, which is another good choice for a *cheap* survival knife. You can get a Swedish Army Knife for under $7.00 a lot of places, and they are just as nice as the more expensive Mora 2K's. There just is no such thing as a bad Scandinavian knife. :~}
 
I know there are a couple of different types/brands of Mora Knife.
Which one do I want?? Smokey Mountain Knife has some in the lastest sale flyer.
On another note they also have a very useful combo kife in this issue.
It is a japanese Hori-Hori. They have it for $11.00 if I remember right. It has a saw type edge,a almost sharp edge,and a shallow
dish in the blade for digging. Metal dector folks have been using these for yrs., They work!<><
 
frediver, I saw that combo blade and thought it would be handy to lash to a ruck for use as an e-tool substitute. Most of the function, without nearly the weight.

As for Moras, you're right, there are LOTS to choose from. Do a search for Ragweed Forge. They have a lot of really good Moras for not a lot of money. If you want an excellent knife, but one that won't cost much, get yourself a Swedish Army Knife. This actually is the Swedish Army's issue fixed blade. Blade length is just under four inches, and it has a very comfortable handle. Mine cost less that $7.00 from SMKN. It comes with a decent sheath (actually, it's an outstanding sheath considering the low cost of the knife) that is ambi and can be carried on a trouser belt or hung from the neck with paracord; I carry all of my Moras as neck knives. Best of all, it's made of Sandvik stainless, which is easy to sharpen, yet holds an edge incredible well. The blade is just under an inch wide, and probably about 1/16 inch thick. I have used a baton on mine to split wood up to 2x2 with no ill effects. If you want an inexpensive (not *cheap*) knife that's strong and handy, this would be a great choice.

For $35.00, you can get the Mora 2000, which was designed to be a survival knife. But it's a *Scandanavian* survival knife: small, light, thin and strong; easy to carry and handy to have around, not a big hunk of steel dragging your pants down. The Mora 2K is listed at Ragweed Forges.

Those would be my 2 top choices, depending on how much you want to spend. The basic Mora is the #1, which is a wooden handled blade. You can get them in either stainless, high carbon, or laminated steels. They're thicker than either of the 2 previous knives, though the blade isn't as wide. Mors Kochanski swears by a #1, and it's a darn good knife. I've got one in laminated steel. With the narrower, thicker blade and laminated construction, it's a really tough blade, but the barrel-type handle isn't as comfortable or secure as the others.

But ANY Scandanavian-type knife will serve you well. As I was typing this response, the Big Brown Truck pulled up with my M-95 Ranger Puukko, and it's another sweet knife that's low on frills, high on performance.
 
Of the 2 you posted, the 19 would be the better choice, though I really dislike serrations myself. The other one is just a bastardized USAF Pilot's Survival Knife (PSK), with the unnecessary addition of a gut hook. It seems that the gut hook could be a stress point, possibley causing the tip of the knife to break off. Iff you like that style of knife, I'd look into gettng a genuine Camillus-made PSK. They come with a very nice leather sheath which is reinforced with a thin steel sheet to keep the blade from poking through, and a sharpening stone. It also would cost a bit less than the SP version.

I have a PSK from Ontario, and it's a nice blade. Some people love them, some people hate them. I'm in the middle. For a small, relatively light knife that's easy to carry, it can't be beat. And the sawback actually works fairly well. I cut off the top quillon on mine, because I find that it gets in the way. And although I have the Ontario version, I wish I could have found the Camillus instead, as it's a bit better knife. One of these days I'd like to get a Camillus, and a Blackhawk sheath for it.

Also, Ontario makes the PSK in their SP line, but without the gut hook. Either the Camillus or either one of the regular Ontario versions would be better than the one with the gut hook. Also, the PSK isn't a very good chopper, due to the short balde and neutral balance. The sawback isn't actually for cutting down trees, but is used to saw shallow grooves for trap triggers or to lash logs together with paracord. It works quite well for its intended purpose, but don't expect a chainsaw.
 
I've got a red handled mora and the swedish army knife and both are awesome knives for 10.00 from Smoky Mountain Knife Works. You can also get the Mora 200 from ragweed forge their addy: http://www.ragweedforge.com/ , then if you want a big knife Ontario has alot of good blades for under 50 check www.1sks.com under the ontario spec plus line and take a good hard look at either the Marine raider or the SP8 machete they'll take a pounding and not break. You should be able to get some really good blades for 50.00 just look around.........
 
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