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Cheap BOB Knife/ Under $30?
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<blockquote data-quote="ez bake" data-source="post: 1722953" data-attributes="member: 229"><p>Haha - I'm the Cliff Clavin of useless knife trivia <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I like the KaBar USMC Fighting knives, but they're not choppers (or pry-bars, or drillers, or stabbers for anything but people really - they're designed to be a fighting knife - not a survival knife). They're over-sized slicers that give a look of something that you could abuse, but the hilt (tac-welded on) and skinny tang design is not made for doing much else besides slicing smaller stuff (never baton with one).</p><p></p><p>Honestly, if you're just looking for a small fixed-blade slicer on a budget (and if you want some super-steel), then rumor has it that Spyderco is going to release the Mule Team 13P on Monday the 27th of this month. </p><p></p><p>That's a hair under 3 1/2" blade full-flat-grind knife (full-tang construction but it doesn't come with scales) in ELMAX steel for $65. I've got a set of Halpern scales in digi-cam sitting here waiting for that one, but you can easily use para-cord and have one heck of a fixed-blade for that price.</p><p></p><p>If you want a larger more indestructible knife for doing whatever, check out the Becker Companion Fixed with a 5.25" 1095 blade. That is a tank for under $70.</p><p></p><p>Ontario makes several; including a Gen II SP46 Survival Knife with a 5.574" Flat Ground 5160 blade for around $50</p><p></p><p>If that's too much, the Cold Steel GI Tanto (in 1055) is under $30 with a sheath. It ain't comfortable, but it's pretty darn tough.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Those are all carbon-steel blades so you have to oil them (or seal them in grease if you're going to store in a BOB). </p><p></p><p></p><p>Buck makes several hunting knives with full-tang construction in various 440 variants that are actually pretty impressive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ez bake, post: 1722953, member: 229"] Haha - I'm the Cliff Clavin of useless knife trivia :) I like the KaBar USMC Fighting knives, but they're not choppers (or pry-bars, or drillers, or stabbers for anything but people really - they're designed to be a fighting knife - not a survival knife). They're over-sized slicers that give a look of something that you could abuse, but the hilt (tac-welded on) and skinny tang design is not made for doing much else besides slicing smaller stuff (never baton with one). Honestly, if you're just looking for a small fixed-blade slicer on a budget (and if you want some super-steel), then rumor has it that Spyderco is going to release the Mule Team 13P on Monday the 27th of this month. That's a hair under 3 1/2" blade full-flat-grind knife (full-tang construction but it doesn't come with scales) in ELMAX steel for $65. I've got a set of Halpern scales in digi-cam sitting here waiting for that one, but you can easily use para-cord and have one heck of a fixed-blade for that price. If you want a larger more indestructible knife for doing whatever, check out the Becker Companion Fixed with a 5.25" 1095 blade. That is a tank for under $70. Ontario makes several; including a Gen II SP46 Survival Knife with a 5.574" Flat Ground 5160 blade for around $50 If that's too much, the Cold Steel GI Tanto (in 1055) is under $30 with a sheath. It ain't comfortable, but it's pretty darn tough. Those are all carbon-steel blades so you have to oil them (or seal them in grease if you're going to store in a BOB). Buck makes several hunting knives with full-tang construction in various 440 variants that are actually pretty impressive. [/QUOTE]
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