Survival Knives

[Xanatos57]

awesome :thumbup: have you guys been issued gerber multitools yet? if you haven't you will most likely ben issued one before you deploy, also the bigger otis cleaning kits that you will get before deployment have one.

Who are you deploying with?

2nd BCT/101st

I'd rather not say more than that for sakes of OPSEC.

Yes we got Gerber multitools. I promptly replaced mine with my SOG multitool.

 

[shunsui]

Well, one good but obscure knife you might like is the Halo Attack, a Blackjack Classic Knife made in the USA by Bark River Knife and Tool. Bark River makes a good tough knife out of A2 tool steel. The Halo Attack has the numbers and solid full tang design:

Overall Length: 12 Inches
Blade Length: 7.5 Inches
Blade Steel: A-2 @ 58rc
Blade Thickness: .235 Inch
Weight:12.775 Ounces

http://www.knivesshipfree.com/Halo-Attack

 

[solidknife]

First of all...There are a lot of knives out there. What I would recommend is to buy an inexpensive "first survival knife" for you to beat around. What I mean is, one you can learn to sharpen and develop your wood processing and general "technique". I recommend buying a full tang fixed blade with a blade about 4-6" inches, to start out with. I like using a small knife and a large bowie style knife. As far as steel goes, my personal favorite is 1095 high carbon steel because it sharpens easily, holds an edge and is pretty tough.(56-58 RC hardness) Decent starter knife: Gerber profile. Knives I like and recommend: Kabar utility knife(not the strongest tang, but decent), Rat RC4 or RC6, Gerber Big Rock Camp Knife(440A Stainless), Ontario SP10 Marine Raider Bowie knife, Kabar/Becker Bk2 or Bk9, Ontario RTAK2...

 

[Mack]

2nd BCT/101st

I'd rather not say more than that for sakes of OPSEC.

Yes we got Gerber multitools. I promptly replaced mine with my SOG multitool.

I like the way you think.:thumbup:
I much prefer the Sog to the Gerber I had before it.

 

[Codename 47]

Not one hundred years of evolution and as a result we have the best survival knife is a knife northern peoples. Sami.

 

[udtjim]

Check out our knife makers on this forum. Have them make you just what you want. I would look at knives from JK, Koyote, Breeden and DPK. These are the ones I have used the most.

 

[marcinek]

Not one hundred years of evolution and as a result we have the best survival knife is a knife northern peoples. Sami.

That's a great knife for survival in and around the Arctic Circle.

That's where "the sandbox" is right? Because that is where the OP wants to use his survival knife.

Context!

+1 for the multitool.

 

[remmmm]

D2 is usually not peoples first choice for a high utilty use blade.

Really! I'd love to know the reasoning behind that statement.

So between all of the following steels that are used in fixed blade "survival" knives, D2 would be your first choice?

INFI
SR101 (52100)
SR77 (S7)
Laminated VG10 (Fallkniven)
A2
O-1
1095
5160
Carbon V (thought to be 0170-6)
D2

I'm also interested in your reasoning behind not liking D2 steel in a survival blade??? I think it would be an excellent choice! Very tough, holds an excellent edge, semi stainless so you dont have to worry about maintence much... Fill us in.

Again, I didn't say "I hate D2" or "D2 Sucks". I didn't even say I "disliked" it. I said:

D2 is usually not peoples first choice for a high utilty use blade.

From KnifeArt.com:

D-2 is sometimes called a "semi-stainless". It has a fairly high chrome content (12%), but not high enough to classify it as stainless. It has excellent edge holding, but may be a little less tough compared to other carbon steels

"less tough" translates to "Damn I just snapped the tip off my blade" instead of "Damn I just bludgeoned the tip of my blade" or "Damn I just snapped my knife at the tang" vs "Damn I just bent my knife slightly". Given the choice I'll take a higher chance of rust if it means a higher chance of my knife staying in one piece while possibly being used as a chisel, hammer, pry bar, shovel, ect. AKA - high utility.


Consider yourself "filled in"

 

[Raisedby wolves]

And with proper steel and more importantly PROPER HEAT TREATING OF THAT PARTICULAR STEEL ( heat treating recipes that work for one steel do NOT necessarily work on others) You can bend the blade to 90 degrees and back without breaking the blade and drop it tip first on concrete without losing the tip.

The knife maker I mentioned can do it. There are a few others, but not many.

Best of luck in whatever you choose.

Carl-

 

[JD Spydo]

Spyderco just released what I personally believe may be the best "production survival knife" currently on the market. I'm talking of the new WARRIOR model. It's even got a serrated blade on the spine for super aggressive cutting. The sheath is just great and the H-1 blade steel makes it very resistant to the elements.

Or anything out of Spyderco's great line of H-1 blades would work great in most survival situations.

Also don't forget to also have a quality folder of some sort and a good Victorinox Multi-tool.

 

[cgmblade]

So between all of the following steels that are used in fixed blade "survival" knives, D2 would be your first choice?

INFI
SR101 (52100)
SR77 (S7)
Laminated VG10 (Fallkniven)
A2
O-1
1095
5160
Carbon V (thought to be 0170-6)
D2





Again, I didn't say "I hate D2" or "D2 Sucks". I didn't even say I "disliked" it. I said:



From KnifeArt.com:


"less tough" translates to "Damn I just snapped the tip off my blade" instead of "Damn I just bludgeoned the tip of my blade" or "Damn I just snapped my knife at the tang" vs "Damn I just bent my knife slightly". Given the choice I'll take a higher chance of rust if it means a higher chance of my knife staying in one piece while possibly being used as a chisel, hammer, pry bar, shovel, ect. AKA - high utility.


Consider yourself "filled in"

Trying to communicate only in blurbs without the benefit of hearing inflections and seeing facial expressions can lead to confusion. The 'impression' I got from your original post was very different from what you obviously intended. You've given a very good explanation above and I must admit that based upon your comments above D2 probably wouldn't be my first choice for a fixed blade either, but it wouldn't be a bad choice.

 

[Boats]

Just get a Frost's Mora Triflex Craftsman and a multitool. Either will cut a strap or an MRE and if the Mora "walks off," you're out fifteen bucks.

 

[nodh]

"surviving" in the subarctic north and the blazing sun in the sand box is about the same thing. It is all about knowing how to use the tools.
Yes you can have a 12" supermegadeathknife or a cheap Mora and still get the same result in the end.

If you can not chop with your small knife you have to invent a way to come around that.

Unless you are a stealth-ninja-specop-deathsquad guy you do not really need a special knife. Get a bunch of Mora knives, the cheapest ones you can get hold of.