Who makes stainless fixed blades?

+1 for Bark River. I had a stainless gunny that I love.

You might also look into a Benchmade 162 bushcrafter. It comes with an awful sheath but S30v is a great steel! It's also easy enough to order a custom kydex sheath from someone.
 
Many European and South African knifemakers use N690 stainless steel. In the U.S. you have Bradford Knives using M390, S30V, N690. Hinderer, CRK, Strider, Spartan Blades and Benchmade use S30V and S35VN.
 
VermontEdge said:
+1 for Bark River. I had a stainless gunny that I love.

You might also look into a Benchmade 162 bushcrafter. It comes with an awful sheath but S30v is a great steel! It's also easy enough to order a custom kydex sheath from someone.
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The 162-1 comes with a kydex sheath.

The Esee 4 comes in 440C now also.
 
In a stainless steel fixed blade I'm going to give a vote for the Swedish company Fallkniven. I recently got a Fallkniven A1 and it's a great blade IMO. They're expensive, but your paying for some really good steel. It's simplistic design is not everyone's cup of tea.
 
I'm not sure what your "survival knife" will look like, but any knife that cuts well, holds up to moderate abuse, and can help you make a fire would contribute to survival in tough times. Lots of stainless ones out there. Mine include Mora, Cold Steel, Gerber, Buck, and on the upper end Dawson. Not a tough one to search online.

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Mora Bushcraft Orange would make a great SS survival knife.

The Mora Companion in SS is another less expensive option.

I have been well served by Moras for years.
 
Rough Rider has a few stainless steel fixed blades. So do Marbles, Colt, Buck, and a bunch of others make a stainless fixed blade for well under $200
 
My price range is about 250 dollar. I heard great things about bark river, but I also heard they are skeletonized. So I am a bit worried about that
 
Really need to narrow down your definition of "survival knife".
Start with blade length and end with budget.
Regardless, I propose Fallkniven if you want the best.
 
Hard to beat Fallkniven for a stainless fixed blade that is tough as nails.
 
Aside from a handful, Most of the big manufacturing companies from Schrade to Boker+, Buck to bark river, they all make offerings in stainless steel... If having a hard time finding one you're just not looking hard enough...

I think you can still pick up a 9.5" H&K Feint in 440c for under $100, or a 4" mora companion in Swedish stainless for under $20...
 
Well by stainless I mean some kind of fancy super steel that will hold edge well and won't chip during batoning with some corrosion resistance and it would be nice if knife is about 5 inch.
 
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