survival knives

[lowlux]

looking for a survival knife about 9" or + looking to use in the wildness.. praying, choppting, cuting and salt water.. i live in FL!

will pay under 400. NO SWAMP RAT!

post some links to some good knives you think could go to hell and back.



thanks.

 

[razorsdescent]

Tom brown tracker

http://www.topsknives.com/product_info.php?products_id=155

There is also a smaller version if you dont like that.

Also strider makes a good hard use blade.

May i ask what you have against swamp rat??

 

[JD Mandrell]

Talk to Scott at Razorback Knives about his "Tusker" model.

www.razorback-knives.com

 

[lowlux]

................ notting miss post

 

[Cobalt]

Since, you want no Swamp Rat's and I assume by default no Busse,

I will then recommend the Becker Brute as your next choice. It is Beckers toughest large blade and it has gotten excellent reviews in the past. Ranger knives RD9 seem to be good as well. Both of these are in the $100 mark. :thumbup:

 

[lowlux]

busse is not offering anything right now.. but the hellrazer, warhog? and a sword.. the hellrazor is a combat knife.. inless they come out with that battle mistress in a few weeks.. which is what people on the forum are telling me..

hmm thought the Ranger Shank was $80.. now its $69

how does 5160 steel do in the wildness? chopping, praying, wear and so on..

 

[on_the_edge]

Fallkniven A1. I guarantee you that it is unbreakable, holds a tremendous edge, fairly priced, etc.

I am VERY curious though -- why the aversion to Swamp Rat and/or Busse?

 

[matthew krissak]

Check out Fehrman knives, theres gotta be somthing there that will suit you.
http://www.fehrmanknives.com/knives.htm

 

[coolhand68]

Ranger knives gets another vote!

 

[wicked1]

if no busse products then order a ranger rd9 and have it made to your custom specifications and save some money as it will be less than $400 and you can have it made out of whatever steel you want with whatever grip you want as well as having it ground the way you want.

 

[wicked1]

your the same guy that was banned from swamp rat chat arent you? I see why an adversion to all things busse.

 

[lowlux]

gonna go with ranger knives.

 

[culpritish]

You didn't state if that was a 9" blade, or 9" over all length. My suggestion, would be Relentless knives:

 

[culpritish]

My suggestion, if it's not too late, would be to check out Relentless Kniveshttp://www.relentlessknives.com/
Dan Certo makes some brutally strong knives of the sort you'er looking for, and can make them in 440C or S30V stainless steels.

 

[destroythealter]

Fehrman seems to fit the description perfectly.

 

[razorsdescent]

your the same guy that was banned from swamp rat chat arent you? I see why an adversion to all things busse.

That explains alot. no offence.

 

[Le Seb]

Fallkniven A1. Amazing knife !

 

[muzzleup]

The Fehrman knives are just about indistructable and I have 4 of their models, however, if used around salt water be very careful to keep the knife wiped down since CPM3V is not in the stainless catagory.

You might be better served with the Fallkniven A2 with the 8" blade. I have one and I doubt that you will be able to give it more then it will take especially with the laminated VG-10/420 J2 blade.

Ciao

 

[Nimravus Nut]

get an ENTREK!!! steel type: 440c, 57-58Hrc, cryo-treated, one of the tougher stainless out there and cryo treat makes the blade more resistant to chipping.

 

[pit man]

Smaller than your spec but take a look at the Blackjack Grunt, a cracking all round knife!!!