Who do think makes the best combat knives?

I have read posts describing all of the Sheffield knives as POSs, including the Israeli knife and the dagger Commando knife. One guy said he found the steel to be soft when he tried to put an edge on the Israeli knife.

Can't verify any of this myself, but I have seen some negative posts about these knives. I have the Israeli knife, but have never tried to use or sharpen it. One thing to be aware of is that the Israeli knife comes with an unsharpened convex edge, so you have to sharpen it before you can even use it. The sheath is very flimsy, too, with the thinnest leather I have ever seen on a sheath.

The price of these knives have increased a lot lately, I assume due to the drop in the value of the dollar. I saw one internet company advertising the Israeli knife for $89 plus shipping. For a knife that comes unsharpened, with a flimsy sheath, and possibly soft steel, that is way too much to spend.
 
I broke my cold steel SRK. I may have been abusing it, but, it damn sure should not have broke. It broke just inside the handle. At the $50 I would get a BK&T 7 or 9.
 
There are many fine blades out there. I think you probably need to attempt to define the tasks for which you will use the knife and use that as your guide. How much extra weight do you really want to pack if you're already packing a machine gun, ammo, multi-tool, water, and etc.? If you're already loaded down, will a longer knife be more of an encumbrance than a benefit?

Now... As to larger knives that may serve multiple purposes and do some prying, I have had a Busse Steel Heart, Fallkniven A1, and Mission MPT-Ti. I wound up selling the Busse without using it - simply because of the selling price. I'm confident it would have been tough and done an admirable job; but it would also have been heavy packing. I have my Fallkniven A1 in my emergency kit. I've used it some and think it would do well for almost any contingency suited to a larger knife. I used my Mission MPT-Ti to field dress my deer this year. It isn't ideally suited to that chore, but it did pretty well - especially cutting up through the ribcage. I use it all the time for cutting and pulling strings off round hay bales when feeding cattle in the winter. To pull these twines off, I usually wind up making several wraps of them around my knife to give extra leverage. I feel confident that it is strong enough not to snap with the strain. I have done some minor prying with it without damage; but am frankly not a huge supporter of using knives for prying. Its main advantages are light weight, strength, and corrosion resistance. Disadvantage: not a pure slicer and cost.

Typing that and thinking of your prying priority... I'd be tempted to give a Greco a try. I have three of his I purchased many years ago. It took me a long, long time to appreciate them. They would be good at prying and they don't cost nearly as much as most others having their strength. Yep. A Greco would be my recommendation. :)
 
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