Survival Knife

[funkfool]

Does Bear cut his finger off with the Ultimate Knife?

[hurley842002]

Not a bad looking setup, and for a mere $59.99 from Amazon, not a bad price either. May be worth picking one up.

[StagLefty]

I just can't see half serrated blades. Waste of blade use. Good maintained sharp plain edge in my opinion is hard to beat.

[Irving]

That Bear Grylls knife looks really awesome with that stuff that he has in there.
I have a question about the sharpened back edge of the knife. I have a knife with a sharpened back edge, and I thought it was very cool. However, upon actually using the knife, it seems like it makes it a little more difficult to handle safely. In addition to that, I can still baton wood with it just fine, but my wooden "hammer" has a lot shorter life because of that sharpened rear edge. What is the specific purpose of that? Is it a combat thing?

EDIT: I also wonder about half serrated blades. The serrated section is so short, that it seems like it'd only be useful for cutting ropes and things of similar size.

[BigBear]

I have a question about the sharpened back edge of the knife. What is the specific purpose of that? Is it a combat thing?

Don't know a specific answer but here are my thoughts:

A back blade that is sharpened creates a cleaner "stabbing" point along with more "styles" (cuts/slashes/etc) to use if you are familiar with knife fighting techniques. However, the sharpened back blade is useless (in my opinion) without the blood lets in the body of the knife.

[StagLefty]

Sharpened back edges are more for a fighting/combat knife. In my uses such as batonning they can be unsafe. Also local knife laws may make them illegal according to the knife forum I frequent. The short section of serrations take away from the usefulness of a full usable knife edge JMHO. This is my latest all around camp knife set up

[hurley842002]

I know of many folks that have zero use for a partial serated blade, and I see where most of them are coming from. Myself however, I really like having the partial seration. There have been times when cutting rope, that I have attempted to cut the rope with the non serated edge, and it literally took a sawing motion several times (probably 5 or more), whereas the same rope with the serated blade, l was able to make one good cut, and was half way through the rope, and another cut and I was all the way through. If there is a possibilty you will be using heavy rope (rock climbing, rappelling etc.), I highly encourage a serated edge.

[Irving]

Bear, that is exactly what I was thinking about. Stag, I love that knife set up of yours. I need to copy it. Can you get all the components at the same place? What is in that pouch next to the fire stick? Compass?

[StagLefty]

Bear, that is exactly what I was thinking about. Stag, I love that knife set up of yours. I need to copy it. Can you get all the components at the same place? What is in that pouch next to the fire stick? Compass?

ESEE Junglas knife (outstanding sheath system)-ESEE firekit(button compass inside cap & cb/jelly packed inside with going gear striker attached)-pouch has altoid tin with fishing gear, band aids,and a few meds-Gerber camp saw ranger banded on sheath. I loved buying my gear before job loss !!

[StagLefty]

I know of many folks that have zero use for a partial serated blade, and I see where most of them are coming from. Myself however, I really like having the partial seration. There have been times when cutting rope, that I have attempted to cut the rope with the non serated edge, and it literally took a sawing motion several times (probably 5 or more), whereas the same rope with the serated blade, l was able to make one good cut, and was half way through the rope, and another cut and I was all the way through. If there is a possibilty you will be using heavy rope (rock climbing, rappelling etc.), I highly encourage a serated edge.

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