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Offline gmg

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Re: What's your survival knife?
« Reply #45 on: February 28, 2013, 06:41:49 PM »
Has anyone tried an ESEE knife? I have been looking hard at them lately and they seem to be the cat's meow. Just wondered what someone else might think about them
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Re: What's your survival knife?
« Reply #46 on: February 28, 2013, 08:27:38 PM »
gmg,

I haven't tried nor handled one, but I've read a lot of good things about them.  Due to the coated blades, I consider them more tactical than survival knives.

I think the ESEE knives have compound beveled edges (#5 in the following diagram):

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The Bark River I got a half year ago has a convex grind (#6 in the above diagram).  The edge is amazing.  The knife has become my convenient EDC in a pocket sheath that also holds a single CR 123A LED flashlight, so it gets a fair amount of use.  I sharpened it for the first time today, and sharpening with a strop is very easy.
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Re: What's your survival knife?
« Reply #47 on: February 28, 2013, 11:37:03 PM »
Not only do I have a fondness for things that shoot :D, I also have a fondness for things that cut  ::)


From the top:
18" Khukuri  Kobra
15" Khukuri  Chitlangi
SOG Tomahawk
Genuine Kabar (Yonkers NY)
Gerber BMF
TOPS Bush Ranger
Spyderco Military (G-10)
Benchmade Elishewitz


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Offline armoredman

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Re: What's your survival knife?
« Reply #48 on: March 01, 2013, 12:06:09 AM »
Kukris! I've heard when handled by an expert, they are far and away one of the deadliest fighting knives ever made.
I'd like a nice fixed blade that is heavy duty, but that costs real money, not going to happen any time soon.
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Offline jconn

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Re: What's your survival knife?
« Reply #49 on: March 01, 2013, 08:23:45 AM »
short answer: KA-BAR

grew up in south east asia and my pop had a ka bar around at all times. i cannot tell you the amount of time i spent with that dinged up kabar in our back yard splitting bamboo to make bows and arrows or practicing 'throwing knives' (more like bouncing off trees). i hope he still has it... he is in bali now. anyways.

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I like my Puma auto that my dad gave me.
That is an awesome puma!!!^^^
i have the little lieutenant folder.

EDC is one of the following:
one of my i dunno how many case soddie jr's or soddie clones
crkt m16-10ks (seen the most cary recently)
have alot of others that i cycle thru.

only other one of note is this throwing knife...


manufactured by Carl Schlieper  (the eye) post 1983.
i guess they ordered a lot of these specifically for kopassus.  (indo special forces)
have not seen them anywhere else.

wish i had picked up one of CS Fairbairn?Sykes TNI knives while i could have.
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Re: What's your survival knife?
« Reply #50 on: March 01, 2013, 12:23:14 PM »
Thanks Skookum. I really the looks of the ESEE line and everyting I have seen or read has very positive things to say about them. Not sure how they hold an edge though.
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Offline cuttinstuff

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Re: What's your survival knife?
« Reply #51 on: March 07, 2013, 11:19:18 AM »
Microtech Curahee and an Ontario Rat 3, both in D2.
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Offline aaronmhutto

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Re: What's your survival knife?
« Reply #52 on: March 08, 2013, 12:32:57 PM »
I can't say that I really have a favorite knife. For carrying, I prefer carbon steel. My every day carry is a SOG flash II. I teach Kali (Filipino knife fighting) and so I like the spring assist. In a survival situation though, I would probably go with stainless. I love carbon but it is so hard to keep clean. In a survival situation, I would go with something simple like a leatherman and then something with a thicker blade (tbd), I will let yall know when I get my new bug out back finished.

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Re: What's your survival knife?
« Reply #53 on: March 12, 2013, 03:07:24 AM »
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I love carbon but it is so hard to keep clean.

But it's easy to 'sharpen' them like a razor.  Some of the older carbon steel knives  stayed amazingly uncorroded , and clean with minimum effort.  The steel used was amazing. 

For pocket knives I have a lifetime assortment from Case , Kershaw, Buck and a number of others,  but my all-time favorite is the Kershaw Ken Onion spring assist lockback.  It's relatively inexpensive, but sharpens pretty well and is THE handiest knife I've ever owned.  I had the spring steel break in one , but found another to replace it.  I take off the clip-on hardware and  it's small and comfortable in pants pockets. 
Gun shows sometimes have one that's an Asian knock-off that "looks" like the Kershaw, so buyer beware.
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Offline doctordoctor

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Re: What's your survival knife?
« Reply #54 on: March 12, 2013, 07:47:50 AM »
My teeth are my survival knives... :D
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Offline aaronmhutto

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Re: What's your survival knife?
« Reply #55 on: March 12, 2013, 02:03:17 PM »
Quote from: doctordoctor on March 12, 2013, 07:47:50 AM
My teeth are my survival knives... :D
Without a doubt! I love my Sog and I also have a carbon Kukri that is pretty bad ass. 3/8" thick with a 14" blade - It is all but an axe. I keep it in the passenger's seat of my car just for shock value if I run into trouble and need to scare someone off.
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Offline tristan1001

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Re: What's your survival knife?
« Reply #56 on: April 01, 2013, 06:30:14 AM »
My favorite is a Browning FDX-3 made by TOPS. It can shave and it has the mass for an excellent chopping tool. Keeps a great edge, but its awfully heavy for a knife, with the micarta grips I handle it pretty well though.
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Re: What's your survival knife?
« Reply #57 on: April 29, 2013, 01:02:07 AM »


Awesome knife to have around - my top carried one is a cheap knife given to me some years back as a consolation gift - 12 years later and its still good as new, somehow...
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Offline Xenogy

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Re: What's your survival knife?
« Reply #58 on: May 07, 2013, 03:10:36 PM »
Nothing exotic just pure functional quality knives.

EDC
Victorinox classic on a keychain
Spyderco Stretch II

Survival
Kabar heavy Bowie
Mora clipper

In my bag
Leatherman Wave
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Re: What's your survival knife?
« Reply #59 on: May 15, 2013, 07:14:41 AM »
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