What is your favorite fixed blade knife

The knife is called Skrama (Skramasax i think in germany meaning a big knife just a little shorter than sword) and it is Varusteleka´s own production. Varusteleka has done it with a famous finnish knife company called Laurin metalli (Lauri´s steel) Varusteleka ("Gear sledgehammer" in english) is the biggest army and outdoor store in Finland and one of the biggest army stores in Europe. They take international orders nowadays
 
Bark River Gunny Hunter in 3V. I was afraid it'd be a bit small for my XL hands, but it feels about perfect and is just big enough to do about anything I'd use a knife for.

 
Hard to say which one is my favorite. I switch between 3 fixed blade knives all the time. Im either using the Bark River Bravo 1, GSO 4.1 or Gray Wolf wolflore.
 
This is my favorite EDC, Browning 440c, 8-1/4" overall, great blade design and holds a very good edge. I made this kydex sheath for it a few weeks back and I also took the handles off and soaked them in Danish oil, fits great in the hand.
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This is one that I will never, ever part with. My 10 year old son saved up and bought this for me on my birthday. I couldn't believe it. I had seen this Benchmade Saddle Mountain Skinner at Gander Mountain earlier in the year and he remembered. I love it.
 
My favorite knife is my custom from Bryan Breeden.

It has a full-tang handle (5" with green Micarta scales and black liners) and a 6" long by 2 1/8" wide blade of 1/4" O1 tool steel. It has a high sabre grind with a convex edge and is hair-whittling sharp.

Here is a profile shot after being cross-batonned through dead, dry, seasoned white oak.
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Here is a shot of it about to split some greenish white oak:
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Here it is in process (batonned in tip 1st):
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Incidentally, the tip remains undamaged as does the edge. While not the best "slicer", it manages "Kitchen Duty" reasonably well as regards slicing veggies, etc. It is utterly amazing to slice whole pineapples and breezes through their tough skin (I baton them in half as well). Fresh coconuts on the menu? No problem (with proper know-how), the dense husks are easily removed and the inner-hard-shell fruit cracks open nicely with the steel pommel.

Have some game to field "undress" and need to open the rib cage - no problem with this baby - it separate breast bone from ribs with aplomb! Have some skinning to do? No problem - plenty of belly for skinning here as well.

and a final parting pic:
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I've since made a leather sheath and harness system, but haven't taken pics yet.

Bryan gave it to me for my willingness to serve in Bosnia. He told me to draw up whatever I wanted and he'd put it together for me. N/C. He's a heckuva great guy and very skilled bladesmith.

Yeah, it's my favorite knife and very much a family heirloom (my son keeps asking if he can carry it when we're in the field playing around).
 
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This is my favorite EDC, Browning 440c, 8-1/4" overall, great blade design and holds a very good edge. I made this kydex sheath for it a few weeks back and I also took the handles off and soaked them in Danish oil, fits great in the hand.
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I signed in just to say- nice work on that sheath :thumbup:
 
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This is one that I will never, ever part with. My 10 year old son saved up and bought this for me on my birthday. I couldn't believe it. I had seen this Benchmade Saddle Mountain Skinner at Gander Mountain earlier in the year and he remembered. I love it.
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That's a great story. On one hand I'd think it would be hard to use it for fear of something happening to it, but on the other hand, I figure if someone "gifts" a knife that they do so with the expectation, and hope, that it will be used. Someone who gifts a knife might very well suffer hurt feelings if the knife they gifted isn't used.

Whatever the case, I can certainly understand how that knife would be a lifelong treasure.
 
A lowly Hultafors Heavy Duty with a Carbon Steel blade, it's built like a tank and can handle anything I need from it. It cost about £6 delivered. Damned good value.

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I also have a "Skrama" that Suomalainen posted the photo of above, and as he said it is a beast in the woods. It is carbon steel, in fact 80CrV2 at HRC 59, and a great performer. John
 
For a serious working fixed blade, I would take the Survive Knife in GSO 4.1 or 3.5 in CPM-3V.
For my casual stuff, I really like the Blind Horse Knife Bushbaby and have several.
I have a couple of "collector" fixed that are too pretty to carry, such as Alan Davis, Wilson (oak and damascus), Bark River mini-Fox River.
I don't get into serious bush, ever, so I don't need a chopper.
 
My current top 4, in order.
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But I do have a BK5 on order, and after handing one the other day... It may be a contender for the top when I'm done with it.
 
Suomalainen said:
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Googled this pic. I like functionality and this thing is killer in the woods. Approx 20" (50cm) long piece of carbon steel. Allows one handed 3 positions (baton, medium and close) to grip and also 2 handed grip.
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Man i really like this blade. It looks versatile and just plain badass. I think I may see one in my near future.

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My favorite would be my LT Wright Genesis Scandi grind with Desert Ironwood handle. Pretty and very functional.
 
This is a great thread and i wish I had the ability to take some of the photos you all are kind enough to share.

Asking which fixed blade is a favorite is tough given that I use different knives for different tasks; therefore, an overall favorite if all but impossible to choose. That said, if I had to thin the herd down to but a few I would call these keepers - for different reasons.

Busse SH Steel Heart
Buuse Natural Outlaw/E
Chris Reeve Project II
Chris Reeve Sable
Chris Reeve Neil Roberts

The above knives don't get much use, though they are my favorites.

The users I favor are:

Busse Basic #7
Busse Basic #5

Then, with deference to the risk-of-loss factor:

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Most of the Becker line with the BK 15 high on the list.

Sure, this may seem like a lot of favorites but tastes change and task dependent choice is part of the decision.

Obviously I am a production knife guy but do drool over the great knives you all haven chosen to share in this thread.
 
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