ultimate hard use / abuse knife

Raphael.caluwe said:
well, experience has learned me that when I like a knife the price really isnt really important, but to stay serious, I wont pay more than 500usd.
Well, on the busse website they only show 2 models. the team gemini and the argone assault, wich I dont like.
also, im quite confused mt knives buyer...
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About what?
The crosshair or the strider SN-G?
 
Now that scrapyard is using Sr-101, for the price they are the best value. They won't ever let you down. And yes I am an absolute Scrapyard Fan.
 
One knife I have that fits the "ultimate hard use" category is the ESEE 5, but it only has a 5" blade. Still, at 1/4" thick, it's an absolute beast. For a longer knife, I whole heartedly say the ESEE Junglas is hard to beat. It's a great machete and chopper. It's also very tough and has one of the best sheaths you'll find. Either knife will be replaced no questions asked if you ever break one, no matter how you did it. Period. There are others, but I own those two knives and love them. Good luck.
 
If you want to it to be tough enough to use as a pry bar, then you need an ESEE 5 or a BK2. If you insist on a large blade, it's hard to top a Junglas, though I'd urge you to consider the slightly smaller Rodent 9/SYKCO 911.
 
As a question, what's "really hard use"? What do you even intend on using it for, where, for how long, and what's your preferred method of carry or other personal preferences (and why?) Those are the real questions that need to be answered to find the right fixed blade for you. :)
 
10+ overall length means you're looking at a roughly 6" blade, all-purpose kind of knife, right?

If you aren't interested in bussekin, I'd say most of the best options fall into two camps - (1) cheaper, basic carbon steel blade from a tried and true manufacturer - i.e. ESEE, Ranger, Becker - for which you shouldn't pay much more than $100 max in the size range your interested in or (2) get a blade in 3V, which is pretty much up there with INFI (Busse) in terms of a hard use steel - most of the options will be from custom makers, though, and cost you roughly $200-$300. I like Dan Koster's MUCK in 3V in the 6" size. There is a website which has some in stock, but @$300 they are more pricey than they were a year or two ago.

A third option you might want to look at as a middle way between those two is Bark River, who make nice, convex ground blades. Their Bravo 2 model is a 7" blade, and the Bravo 1.5 which is shortly to appear will be 5.5". Both those models are in A2 as standard (which is a step up from 1095, 5160, etc), but I think there are also 3V versions in the works.
 
im hesitating between a sykco 511 and an esee.
tough everyone here on the forums seems to prefer the sykco!
as for the intended use, I dont plan on surviving WW3 with it, I just want a knife I can use without the worry of "is my knife fit for the job?"
 
Raphael.caluwe said:
im hesitating between a sykco 511 and an esee.
tough everyone here on the forums seems to prefer the sykco!
as for the intended use, I dont plan on surviving WW3 with it, I just want a knife I can use without the worry of "is my knife fit for the job?"
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I love ESEE personally. But either company will do well for ya'. If purchasing a Bussekin just remember you'll need to have a sheath made for it.
 
Raphael.caluwe said:
im hesitating between a sykco 511 and an esee.
tough everyone here on the forums seems to prefer the sykco!
as for the intended use, I dont plan on surviving WW3 with it, I just want a knife I can use without the worry of "is my knife fit for the job?"
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I have a 511. I bought my kydex sheath for it from azwelke on the forum here. It's a nice knife, gets really sharp and holds the edge well. Scrapyard has an excellent lifetime warranty.
 
Fanglekai said:
Becker BK9. I've been wanting one but I'm not sure I'd really use it to its potential.
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It's a really nice knife, but if you aren't sure you use it to it's full potential get a Condor Kumunga and see what you can do with it. I've found mine to be very capable. :)
 
Half Cut Skele said:
How about the Boomslang?
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Oh it's fantastic. But I was thinking specifically from the "ultra inexpensive knife in the same size class as the BK-9" angle. The Boomslang is a great value, and dirt cheap for what it is, but it's not AS dirt cheap as the Kumunga. :D
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
It's a really nice knife, but if you aren't sure you use it to it's full potential get a Condor Kumunga and see what you can do with it. I've found mine to be very capable. :)
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For $500 and ±10" OAL you can get 25 Condor Rodan and do absolutely horrible things to your knives with no guilt. With 25 of them you'd barely even need to know how to sharpen. ;)
 
SeaxyBeast said:
For $500 and ±10" OAL you can get 25 Condor Rodan and do absolutely horrible things to your knives with no guilt. With 25 of them you'd barely even need to know how to sharpen. ;)
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BWAHAHAHA!!! That just made me literally LOL. :D I think 25 Rodans would last multiple lifetimes, in my hands at least. My first-gen Rodan with wonky grinds (it was one of their first flat-ground knives) is still going strong and is by far my most-used outdoors knife. :thumbup:
 
When I read the thread title I had :) Then I read the second post and had :( Then I read through the posts and have :)
 
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