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And the GLP Survival Knife top choices are...
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[quote:General Troll, US Shillitary:MV8xNTk1Njg1XzI2Mzg5NDI5XzgxRTNFNjZD] [quote:Anonymous Coward 1496915] [quote:General Troll, US Shillitary] [quote:Anonymous Coward 1496915] The thing with katanas is that most are junk. They are not properly sharpened or made. The old way of making katans made them somewhat brittle on the edges and sometimes they would break. The jutte was used by Japanese policemen to catch the katana (a kind of modified sai), and the blades sometimes snapped. It matter little since those authentic blades are horrendously expensive. There's a few people who've applied modern metallurgy to sword making. These blades are very tough, and not as expensive, and not as authentic since they use newer techniques. They hold better though, and are razor sharp. They cut rolled tatami mats which simulate the actual drag of a sword cutting through a body. Sounds gruesome, but it's a lot more authentic than some of the ersatz practitioners out there. Many of them can cut not only on a down stroke at the ten o'clock position, but can then return with a upswing cut on the four o'clock position, and even some who can do a third cut at ten oclock again, all before the rolled tatami mat falls. Which is amazing. Generally these blades have thicker spines than their historical counterparts as well as different steel composition and well as a modification the traditional folding pattern. Here is one such company. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS2YcBbubs8[/youtube] [/quote] What company is that? I know Cold Steel makes a tactical katana that is supposed to be pretty tough. [/quote] It's Bugei http://www.bugei.com/ These stuff is upper end stuff. I did a lot of searching and found a place that makes great swords pretty inexpensively. They got started by field testing swords to see how much abuse they can handle in the field since I wanted something that was inexpensive and durable. I'll have to look up the company. I'll bet they're back ordered. Mine is two years old, and I remember that it took a month to arrive. It is excellently balanced. I hope I never have to use it. [/quote] Cool, thanks! If I ever have enough cash I just might pick one up :hf: I don't think that they'd have a big part on a modern battlefield, but when the ammo runs out, it could be useful :lol: [/quote]
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From my survival knife thread (
Thread: What is your favorite survival knife?
I've culled down most of your choices to the top 6.
There were many fantastic choices, but some names and models were submitted multiple times. Of those, I decided to create a poll so others who may not be familiar with them could see what everybody else prefers.
I also tried to keep the list to current production model knives under $250.
Some of the other survival knives listed in no particular order were:
Camillus Cuda CQB1
Butter knife
Homemade
The one in my back
Randall RAT-7
Gurkha machete
Opinel
Winchester Bowie
KaBar large heavy Bowie
Glock field knife
SOG Jungle Primitive
David Bowie
Ontario Marine Raider Bowie
Zero Tolerance ZT9 bayonet
Mercworx Shiva
SOG SEAL Team elite
Muela large pig knife
Spyderco rock salt
Ontario RAT-3, (5,7)
Gerber prodigy
Mora clipper
Benchmade nimravus
Bennington custom tactical
Cold Steel master hunter
WW1 trench knife
Machete
Smith & Wesson Kukri
Cold Steel San Mai Recon Tanto
M-9 bayonet
Ek Bowie
Cold Steel Recon Scout
KaBar Adventure Potbelly
United Cutlery M48 Komando
Buck Nighthawk
Falkniven A1
SOG Fat Cat
Alabama Slammer
Chris Reeves Shadow III
Paring knife
Notable multitools:
Leatherman Wave
Victorinox Swiss tool spirit X
Gerber Multitool 07520G
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