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Another vote here for the SRK.
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Ultrabeater Suggestions
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Buck 119 is always one of my favourite starter fixed blades, but purely as a beater it's hard to beat the Cold Steel SRK.
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Ontario Survival Bowie SP-5 is pretty inexpensive and a fun knife to play with.
It's full flat ground, so it still can sorta cut stuff, and has enough strength to bash.
The sheath is not too bad, and the steel is easy to sharpen.
The blade is long enough to use as a short machete, and it works in a pinch to split bones and rib cages when hunting.
The handle is pretty comfortable as well, and a bit more durable than the Cold Steel rubber handles.
It's full flat ground, so it still can sorta cut stuff, and has enough strength to bash.
The sheath is not too bad, and the steel is easy to sharpen.
The blade is long enough to use as a short machete, and it works in a pinch to split bones and rib cages when hunting.
The handle is pretty comfortable as well, and a bit more durable than the Cold Steel rubber handles.
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Hmmm I'd suggest maybe something like a cold steel american lawman. I've never owned a cold steel product, actually that's a lie, I have a old school Carbon V SRK that I got from a local guy years ago. But like the company or not, the triad lock's pretty dang tough. That'd be a good knife for someone that doesn't know a whole lot about knives and is probably going to abuse the hell out of it. And yea I'd recommend the SRK if you decide to stick with fixed blades.
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The SRK is a great choice. For an even lower amount, maybe the Cold Steel Bushman? Those things are nearly impossible to break, have a long wide blade with tons of belly, and they are super easy to sharpen in the field with a medium Arkansas stone. The handle grip leaves a lot to be desired due to how it is made, but for they money they are a pretty good beater buy.
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The Rat is on the list for sure, though I am thinking a fixed blade is the way to go... I'll check out ESEE.
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Esee is going to be way over your $50 budget. The Ontario SP series is damn hard to beat for what you’re looking for. I’ve had an SP1 Marine Combat for over 25 years that gets rough treatment and it’s still going strong.
Yes it is over 50 bucks but the rat folder in d2 can be had for around 50 dollars that is what i also suggested along with the ESEE line of fixed blades ! Especially the 5 and the 6 coming in at .25 (the 5) and .188(the 6) respectively and in 1095 high carbon steel with their heat treatment
And their rough use warranty... Its a hard combo
To beat when looking for a ultrabeater !
Again this is all just my opinion !
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The price on this one is a little higher but it's a great knife and it comes with a decent sheath. The Ruike Jager F118 looks nice, feels better in hand than I thought it would, and is made of 14C28N. That means excellent corrosion resistance and much higher toughness than D2. The 8-direction rotatable clip with button lock seemed like a gimmick at first but I've come to appreciate it. It is a common feature on fixed blades from Ruike and Real Steel.
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Yeah, 14C28N might be the ideal steel for what I'm looking for. Either that, or something like AUS8-10. It just needs to be cheap, tough, and preferably have some level of corrosion resistance. I like the Ruike idea...The price on this one is a little higher but it's a great knife and it comes with a decent sheath. The Ruike Jager F118 looks nice, feels better in hand than I thought it would, and is made of 14C28N. That means excellent corrosion resistance and much higher toughness than D2. The 8-direction rotatable clip with button lock seemed like a gimmick at first but I've come to appreciate it. It is a common feature on fixed blades from Ruike and Real Steel.
Hyde is a long established mfgr of tools for the drywall and plaster trades. I’ve used and liked them for years, in fact I’ve got an old 6” finishing knife that’s worn down to super flexy, great for skim coating skylight wells.
I’ve seen hacking knives, also sometimes called bench or side knives, from Stanley (probably imported now) and other mfgrs. I have made my own from worn out planer and jointer blades. They’re typically chisel ground (beveled on one side only) and used on the jobsite like a small froe. Supposedly the original use was by glaziers for removing hardened window putty, but they lend themselves to many other uses as well.
Used ones are often mushroomed out on the top edge from beating with steel hammers. If you get one like that, grind back the mushroom so it doesn’t chip off and put your eye out.
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14C28N is ideal for the purposes you mentioned. Edge retention is better than AUS-8. Both corrosion resistance and toughness are significantly better than AUS-8.
The Ruike Jager is $60-something but it's totally worth it. I have one. If a family member was looking for an outdoor fixed blade and had a birthday coming up or something, it's definitely the knife I'd give them.
I have a slightly nicer I think wooden handled one. It knife's surprisingly well.
No sheath though.
Spear and Jackson is the brand.