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    My Top 10 Favorite Survival Knives of All Time

    When it comes to survival gear, we all have different tastes. And even though we may agree on some issues, we’ll likely disagree about many more. Take survival knives as an example. There are more survival knives on the market than there are environments in which to survive, and your favorite knife may be very different from someone else’s top choice (though I’ll wager that these tools still share some of the same qualities). A knife worthy of being someone’s favorite must be durable, able to hold an edge,
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    Cant help but notice that the infamous ka bar is not listed
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    I guess I'm to simple minded
    a good knife is what works
    I had a 70 dollar bowie and well ****ing handle broke on me when camping, my 12 dollar Walmart folding blade been used 9X as much years before the bowie and I still use it today.
    if it comes to a hand to hand combat then a knife in my taste is going to be a good stabbing tip that has a the right curve at the top so it is easier to snip the main head on my opponent who most people lead the weapon hand in front of them and few people ever expect for someone to attack that hand and not the main part of the body.
    watch some SCA videos and see people who use every form of weapon fighting from Escrima to fencing to kendo to irish drunken stick fighting and yes that's a real style of irish stick combat that's been around for many many years
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    The Ontario knife looks unbreakable. I don't care for the powder coats on knives.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Unclefred View Post
    The Ontario knife looks unbreakable. I don't care for the powder coats on knives.
    Ontario knife makes good blades and they worth the price of them
    I had a machete that I abused by under hand throwing it to chopping heavy brush and it was great, till one day I forgot about it outside behind my mothers shed for all of summer fall and buffalo winter and my mother seen it and the weather elements pretty much killed it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sparkyprep View Post
    Cant help but notice that the infamous ka bar is not listed
    agree ka bar is a great brand with many years behind the name of making good stuff
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    Lots of quality knives out there. My favorite is a 12 inch dagger my dad brought back in a custom leather sheath from the South Pacific. I often wonder how many sons of Nippon met their end on it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Camel923 View Post
    Lots of quality knives out there. My favorite is a 12 inch dagger my dad brought back in a custom leather sheath from the South Pacific. I often wonder how many sons of Nippon met their end on it.
    Speaking of the nips, they make some incredible knives. They aren't cheap but well worth the cost.

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    I will take my BK9 any day of the week. Yes, it is long for a survival knife, but also carry a Mora Companion for finer work (no folders for me). I watched a video where a guy tested one pretty hard, and the knife passed with flying colors.


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    I had two of these and sold them. I could kick myself. A Gerber BMF.


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