Thanks Everyone--for getting into the spirit of Gear week.. i thought knives would be a grabber to peak some interest early on..stay with me i have more up my sleeve.. just some feedback..clothes on back ment just that.. nothing tucked away that might help things along..that why i picked out the "Rambo" knife..the matches for a quick fire were my main concern..in real life i would never take anything like that out of the house,let alone into the field.. the Blackjack,Randall clone is a fine knife.the sheath is heavy leather in three parts and not just two,so the blade is not jammed in but fits in a "pocket"..it's well made but when looking at the blade very close you can see the final finish is not as fine as a handmade Randall..i used this on a few canoe trips but it's a bit heavy on the belt and would be more at home as a guides knife.. but i'm sure an Elk hunt guide could afford the real thing--speaking of hunters ..the person who left the knife in the tree--well i assume he had a good case of Buck Fever and after he chopped up his kill went off without even thinking about it..and it was a chop job..i gut them and hang them at home before cutting the meat up.. and a last word about the Mora..thats the one i really use..it go's out on canoe trips and when i need a good solid knife under adverse conditions--wet--cold-- the rubber-like handle gives a good grip..the sheath has drain holes and the blade is as sharp as anyone could ask...........no one picked the "camp knife"?? how would you eat that "found" can of beans with out the spoon???
how would you eat that "found" can of beans with out the spoon???
Simple, just whittle two sticks into chopsticks and eat away. Then there's the simple (if messy) approach of scooping and eating. The scooping method is not recommended if you've been without toilet paper and soap for a week.
You're forgetting the Randall Model 18 Attack/Survival knife. It's practically where those Rambo knives started. And its as solid as they come.
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I had a Randall 18. It's a good knife for a hollow handle design, but it isn't a single piece of steel like the CRK knives. The Randall tube is "silver soldered to 1/4" oblong brass hilt". IIRC a portion of the blade passes through the hilt into the SS tube and epoxy is poured in the joint to provide a more solid bond and seal it. I've never heard of a Randall 18 failing, but my preference is the CRK.
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