survival knife

Maybe they only harden to 56rc so that it would be able to be field sharpened on a river stone or something. A higher RC would make that more difficult. If it's a survival situation, you're not likely to have some real sharpening gear.
 
Redguy and pietje.....good points well made.
For me and my opinion only, you could argue until the cows come home about losing gear, but you're right , you can lose your knife, just as easily as you could lose your pack or pouch or something could fall out of your pocket, stuff happens sometimes at the worst possible time. The way i look at it with hollow handled knives is that it's a backup to the backup. In the worst case scenario that you lose all your gear you'll still have something to fall back on. In the event of just losing your knife hopefully you'll have another blade or axe you can still use and an emergency kit on your belt or in your pack.
 
Bobwhite said:
Maybe they only harden to 56rc so that it would be able to be field sharpened on a river stone or something. A higher RC would make that more difficult. If it's a survival situation, you're not likely to have some real sharpening gear.
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Field sharpening or no field sharpening, I think 56 HRC is quite soft for this type of knife. If it's a survival situation, you're not likely to have a big fixed blade knife on you anyway, but if you can carry one around, I don't think you'll have a problem with packing a compact sharpening stone. But hey, it leads to a good idea; you can store a small sharpener in the hollow handle. If you lose your blade, you don't have anything to sharpen anyway. :rolleyes:
 
Just an thought, I really don't know the reasoning behind any of it. The hollow handle thing is not my cup of tea either. It does appeal to some though and I can't totally knock the idea.
 
Redguy said:
<stuff deleted> Furthermore I think the handle of the one piece line is woefully uncomfortable especially in cold weather.
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I used to think the handle was uncomfortable, and opted more for sculpted fixed blade knives. What I've grown to appreciate in the round handle is the versatility of different grips. I can rotate the knife grip 180 degrees and hammer with the spine, or 90 degrees and hammer with the side of the blade. Probably not the intended use, but it's so convenient . . .
 
I used to think the handle was uncomfortable, and opted more for sculpted fixed blade knives. What I've grown to appreciate in the round handle is the versatility of different grips. I can rotate the knife grip 180 degrees and hammer with the spine, or 90 degrees and hammer with the side of the blade. Probably not the intended use, but it's so convenient . . .
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That's pretty much the case with me. Originally, I bought a Sable IV when I had the funds available just to see if it was "all that". It was...

Then I bought an NKONKA. Later, I had to sell the Sable IV because of unemployment issues. I'll sell a kidney before I even consider selling the NKONKA.:eek:
 
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