Only one survival knife

blacktailbob · July 03, 2023, 10:14:56 AM

After reading all the broad head choices in the thread Terry started, what would be your survival knife of choice for all chores that it might be needed for?

A lot of really good knives out there. Looking forward to seeing yours. Mine would be a Randall 14 carbon steel blade. Comes with a stone too. Or a Gerber with a fire stick for sure.

Wudstix · July 03, 2023, 10:20:43 AM

ESSE 6 or the custom I got from Paintman (Terry Knause). Both will take a beating with a smile. Custom below is from a saw mill blade, with Ironwood Burl scales.

trad_bowhunter1965 · July 03, 2023, 10:42:39 AM

I am a knife nut got too many to choose just one.

Pine · July 03, 2023, 11:08:04 AM

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A Swiss Army Mechanic would be my choice.
Pliers, screwdrivers, leather punch and a couple decent blades.

Wudstix · July 03, 2023, 11:21:54 AM

Blake, me too!!! But if I could only take one, it would be either of these two. Everything from skinning, slicing onions, and cutting firewood.

kopfjaeger · July 03, 2023, 11:47:41 AM

The two survival knives I carried the eight years I served in the U.S. Army where my U.S. Army M7S survival knife (left) made by Imperial, and my U.S. Airforce Survival knife (right) made by Ontario. They served me well so they would be my two choices.

blacktailbob · July 03, 2023, 11:52:14 AM

Found my photos. The one in the middle. 6.5" blade by 1/4" thick. Holds an edge very nicely and can chop saplings for shelter etc. and fillet a fish if need be.
Sold my Randall a few years back like a dummy.
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Pat B · July 03, 2023, 11:56:28 AM

The bottom right if I had to pick one but otherwise all of them and at least one of the hawks...

Wudstix · July 03, 2023, 01:45:12 PM

This is my go to hunting rig and if I was ever to get in a survival situation, that would be the time.

mjh · July 03, 2023, 10:06:16 PM

Well.....yea can't make a small knife do big jobs.......but yea can learn to use a big knife in all kinds of little ways......that being said you gotta use the knife yea brung.....

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This is a Gossman. Sitting on a lid I made for a milk crate.

I'm not likely to only have one......but.....sometime yea only got what you have on you.....

Wudstix · July 04, 2023, 12:16:06 AM

True Dat!!!

kopfjaeger · July 04, 2023, 07:08:32 AM

Another one of my favorites. My Kukri.

smokin joe · July 04, 2023, 08:27:39 AM

The kukri is a great choice. The USMC ka-bar would be great as well.

WESTBROOK · July 04, 2023, 10:02:36 AM

A Gossman 6" Tusker in A2 steel

WESTBROOK · July 04, 2023, 10:12:18 AM

Quote from: mjh on July 03, 2023, 10:06:16 PM
Well.....yea can't make a small knife do big jobs.......but yea can learn to use a big knife in all kinds of little ways......that being said you gotta use the knife yea brung.....

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This is a Gossman. Sitting on a lid I made for a milk crate.

I'm not likely to only have one......but.....sometime yea only got what you have on you.....

Scott's knives are all business & indestructible

toddster · July 07, 2023, 11:10:39 AM

Like many of you a blade nut as well. But, when I reflect back I can honestly break it down into 3, which are with me in woods all the time.
Leatherman Wave
Swiss Army Hunter- I have used this on so many animals without fail, and helped set up shelter few times.
Esse Izula 2- This knife is on me all the time, and this small fixed blade knife has never let me down, even batoned with it few times no issue, game, fish, camp cann't go wrong.

cacciatore · July 08, 2023, 03:52:09 AM

If only one survival knife one of them Lionsteel with great steel 5" and 4,5".
Plus a good saw

cacciatore · July 08, 2023, 03:57:33 AM

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Bobby Sikes · July 08, 2023, 01:11:34 PM

This one sure looks the part Wudstix!!!

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Wudstix · July 08, 2023, 08:29:12 PM

If I had one knife for the end of the world, this would be it. Not for hiking around, but one that does close to everything the ESSE 6 answers that call.