Your 3 best fixed blade knives under 5 ounces

I can sort of understand why some people are obsessed with weight when considering folders; but, unless one is gearing up for an ultra-lite backpacking adventure, does a few ounces matter for a fixed blade? If your answer is yes, please explain why.
My most carried fixed blade is the blue handled one in the image I posted. If I don't have that one, it's more than likely that the fixed blade I'm carrying weighs at least twice what that one does.
 
Dozier K1, Spyderco Mule in 20CV and BM Puukko 200 (along with a whole bunch of others including Moras).
 
hhmoore said:
I can sort of understand why some people are obsessed with weight when considering folders; but, unless one is gearing up for an ultra-lite backpacking adventure, does a few ounces matter for a fixed blade? If your answer is yes, please explain why.
My most carried fixed blade is the blue handled one in the image I posted. If I don't have that one, it's more than likely that the fixed blade I'm carrying weighs at least twice what that one does.
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a while back I bought a Benchmade Arvensis. It would pull my pants down running around in the woods.
 
Mora Number 1 and maybe a Cold Steel FINN BEAR (it might be slightly over 5 ounces) are the only fixed blades I own that are that light. :D

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D DMG Tighten your belt another notch or two. :)
I've carried a 3.5 pound axe on my belt, plus a Western L66 (or depending on the trip an Ontario 499 Jet Pilot Survival Knife) and never had my trousers threaten to drop to my knees.
 
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Top to bottom
Left side:
Custom, Custom, CPK EDC
Right side:
Custom, Dozier modified personal, Swamp Rat Rodent 3
 
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Spyderco Moran (either flavor) and Street Bowie are very light. They do have short stubby tangs, though. No cool stories, but they all work very well in the kitchen.

Rumor has it if you break a Street Bowie Fred Perrin will magically appear and kiss you on the lips...
 
My 3 entries:

Fiddleback Forge Recluse - 4.8 oz
Cohutta Ocoee - 4.7 oz
Alex Dron E4V1 - eerily light (terutuff handle) at 4.3 oz.

All 3 blades are 1/8" stock.

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This is the fanciest, Dan Cowles, engraved by Chris Maloof, Mastodon scales.
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T. Steingass did this one for me, a Loveless pattern City Knife engraved by Russ Zima. I really like this pattern and have another one in Damascus coming soon from Phillip Patton.
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Another Loveless pattern, by his associate Mike Lovett, is this very easy to carry skeleton:
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Spyderco Mule with scales removed: 2.8 oz (no sheath) .12" thick. 3.5" blade.
Becker D'Eskabar: 2.6 oz (no sheath) .15" thick. 3.2" length.
WR M1 Backpacker: 2.2 oz (no sheath). .13" thick. 3.0" blade.

"...unless one is gearing up for an ultra-lite backpacking adventure, does a few ounces matter for a fixed blade? If your answer is yes, please explain why."

Exactly. Lightweight backpacker here, and wow, the ounces add up so fast...! It's taken me years and a bucket of money to get my baseweight down to 12 lbs.
 
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Don’t know the weight of any of these, but they’re all pretty light.
Left to right:

Brous Silent Soldier - I don’t do the SD knife thing, but the finger holes make it a really nice user for times you need a blade locked in your hands. Just wish it wasn’t so thick behind the edge

Bradford Guardian 3 - just a great, all around EDC fixed blade

Benchmade Hidden Canyon - Actually prefer the handle shape to the Bradford, but the blade on the Guardian. Just a bit too much belly for my taste

Bonus! CRKT Stiff KISS - I absolutely abuse the hell out of this thing! It’s my garage/demo/project/all purpose beater. It scrapes, pries, pierces, and even occasionally cuts things. It’s not my favorite, but might be my most useful.




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Hi everyone! :)

I like fixed blades of all sizes and shapes. I also love spending time in the wilderness. I usually view my knife as a critical tool that needs to fit the application and weight is secondary, if considered at all.
That said, if I'm backpacking within an established wilderness trail system (like the John Muir Trail for example) my experience has been that knife/cutting requirements are realistically reduced to simple tasks like cleaning a trout, cutting dry salami and spreading peanut butter. In those situations I enjoy having a small, lite-weight fixed blade. In that case, I also like the little knife to be a bit stout so that I know I could actually use it harder than intended without any concerns if needed.
Here's my best 3 little ones..

The Coop in AEB-L.
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The Tolokot in Vanax
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The Heron (prototype) in AEB-L
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The Heron here is a tester/beater/prototype:D, the actual final design is also finished but I don't want to post pics until after the new owner receives it.
 
kobold said:
The WM1 is also on my list.
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I have one and the handle feels so nice in the hand it has grip but feels like a bar of soap so comfy compared to some. It's a nice light weight little knife that's stainless as well. I would get the WM1 in Cos steel if it were me again.
 
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