You've got $150 to buy a strong USA made 5160 lifetime warranty survival knife

It really depends upon your needs and how you plan to use the knife. However since "52100 is 5160 with an attitude, more alloy and more carbon that makes it harder and tougher," (from sharpeningmadeeasy.com/steel.htm), and everybody knows SR101 is fancy 52100 with a great heat-treat, I'd have to say:

RMD ftw!

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well I'm no guru on knife steel yet... I'm still learning alot by browsing this site and others.... but if I decide that 1095 is ok that ESEE junglas 10" is pretty calling my name.. pretty loudly.

Any love for this knife?
 
The junglas is a popular knife. 1095 is pretty tough. Not as tough as a swamp rat, but plenty tough enough. Check out some junglas videos on YouTube.
 
I've been sitting in this chair all day long looking at videos and ebay and knife sites aha ha ha ha Great stuff!
 
It breaks the 'survivalists' ban on stainless steels, but I'm partial to my CRKT Razel S7. Excellent chopper, and the third edge comes in handy for all manner of wood processing.
 
Except that he makes very few items for $150 or less. Some of his 3" stock removal blades are nearly $200. Anything from him in the realm of an ESEE or Hoodlum is a $400 proposition.
 
mr.trooper said:
Except that he makes very few items for $150 or less. Some of his 3" stock removal blades are nearly $200. Anything from him in the realm of an ESEE or Hoodlum is a $400 proposition.
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I have to admit I have no interest in either of those models and thus have no idea what they look like, so I am sort of shooting from the hip. However, here's one listed on his website that seems to be well suited as a heavy use survival blade: http://www.mineralmountain.com/shortchop.htm

Over-all length- 12"
Blade length- 6"
Steel thickness- 1/4 "
3" wide blade at widest

Kydex sheath included
$150
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Please note that Ted's kydex skills are pretty much limited to blade protector rather than effective belt sheath.
 
The KaBar Becker BK9 (9" blade) is 1095CV 3/16" thick and under $100

The Ontario RD9 (9" blade) is 5160 steel 1/4" thick (1/16" thicker) and under $100

I have both and I like both.
 
You can get a Buck 060 Hoodlum shipped for $150 - try Amazon. Mine was considerably less last fall from there. Great feel/handfit. Piddling with some downed limbs since Christmas, I was impressed. Of course, I was impressed with an old KaBar...

Stainz
 
The KaBar Becker BK9 (9" blade) is 1095CV 3/16" thick and under $100

The Ontario RD9 (9" blade) is 5160 steel 1/4" thick (1/16" thicker) and under $100
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Scrap Yard 711 , 7 1/2" saber gride blade , 1/4" thick , $119 right now on the Scrap Yard site . Lifetime warrantee and most Busse kin knives sell for MORE than their original price 6 months or a year later if you find you want a different knife . Also the warrantee follows the knife , new or used . I have one and it's a great knife . VERY tough !


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HOLD MY BEER AND WATCH THIS !
 
I would question that assertion about "tougher" In simple steels, increases in carbon content over the eutectoid level can reduce toughness as a rule. 52100 while simple in is formula, is not a "simple" steel when it comes to getting the heat treat just right.
tjswarbrick said:
It really depends upon your needs and how you plan to use the knife. However since "52100 is 5160 with an attitude, more alloy and more carbon that makes it harder and tougher," (from sharpeningmadeeasy.com/steel.htm), and everybody knows SR101 is fancy 52100 with a great heat-treat, I'd have to say:

RMD ftw!

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