best cheap beater fixed blade?
best cheap beater fixed blade?
3-4 inch blade, comfortable handle, full tang
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- razorsharp
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I don't remember the blade length but I had a "Cold Steel SRK" several years ago that I abused to include using it to pop steel bands from ammo cans and throwing into trees oh digging with it as well. Held up really well for the $60 I paid for it. If I recall it right I sold it for $50 after all that abuse to a guy in my platoon before I left active duty. That was the carbon 5 bladed version though. Apparently the newer versions have aus 8 blades.
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Buck & KaBar were good in their days
For a "beater of a fixed blade" I have to go back to when my older Buck model 119 was my main fixed blade for all my hunting trips and other outdoor cutting jobs. And I'm here to tell you I wouldn't mind having another Buck model 119 with a newer, better blade steel.
That Buck model 119 along with a Bucklite folder were both knives I had gotten back in the late 80s and I used the **** out of both of them.
Now even as much as I liked the Buck 119 I still don't think it is as good of a blade as the newer Spyderco fixed blades are. I've actually put my Spyderco Temp 1 through much more punishment than I ever did my Buck 119 and the VG-10 blade steel holds an edge much better than the Buck blade ever did.
I also had good memories of all my Ka-Bar blades I owned over the years.
That Buck model 119 along with a Bucklite folder were both knives I had gotten back in the late 80s and I used the **** out of both of them.
Now even as much as I liked the Buck 119 I still don't think it is as good of a blade as the newer Spyderco fixed blades are. I've actually put my Spyderco Temp 1 through much more punishment than I ever did my Buck 119 and the VG-10 blade steel holds an edge much better than the Buck blade ever did.
I also had good memories of all my Ka-Bar blades I owned over the years.
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They make many other models. Look around under Svord. 15L20 Swedish steel ( like L6, very tough stuff!)
http://www2.knifecenter.com/item/SVODP/ ... her-Sheath
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http://www2.knifecenter.com/item/SVODP/ ... her-Sheath
Joe
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They look good for the price, but things like this irritate meThe Mastiff wrote:They make many other models. Look around under Svord. 15L20 Swedish steel ( like L6, very tough stuff!)
http://www2.knifecenter.com/item/SVODP/ ... her-Sheath
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Oh...it's a RAZOR edge, so i guess that means....what exactly? I hate when a company tries to word things in such a way that they church it up and make it into something that it's not. Is it a convex edge or is it a razor edge? Both are very different considering razors are not ground as convex edges.The Baker "Convex" edge is a "razor" factory edge, providing superb "out of box" performance
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I consider the Buck 119 one of the longtime values in fixed blades in the knife world. Probably one of the best-selling models of the past 25+ yeas as well.
You can't go wrong with a Mora, but the bayonet I refer to is freakin' stout, and cheap. I believe it is the AKM type 1 as shown on this page http://worldbayonets.com/Misc__Pages/ak ... onets.html
You can't go wrong with a Mora, but the bayonet I refer to is freakin' stout, and cheap. I believe it is the AKM type 1 as shown on this page http://worldbayonets.com/Misc__Pages/ak ... onets.html
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I would be buying a Becker, Ontario or Kabar. ESEE products look good, for a little more money.
For a beater knife I would be looking for carbon steel instead of stainless, in the event that I had to do things with it that would break or chip stainless steel.
You can find cheaper knives if you search the online sellers, I think you will compromise edge-holding by doing this.
For a beater knife I would be looking for carbon steel instead of stainless, in the event that I had to do things with it that would break or chip stainless steel.
You can find cheaper knives if you search the online sellers, I think you will compromise edge-holding by doing this.
I have an Ontario RTAK that would fill the bill nicely.
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