In a true emergency, could one "stake their life" on a Byrd Knife?

[wrdwrght]

Why not? People once used stone to survive. :p And Byrds are hardly stone...

[303_enfield]

"Stake your life" on it? More people have been killed with crappy steel old time slips then any "fancy" knives. You can stab, slash and slit with a Byrd all day long. Byrds are worth much more then they sell for. On deployments I always give Byrds to young Troops that didn't have a blade or have cheap PX junk.

Question really is why get into a situation that you only have one knife?

[sal]

I spoke with a guy in the UK that flipped his car. broke the windshield, but the plastic laminate in windshield kept him trapped. He said he cut his way out with a byrd "Crow".

sal

[Donut]

Thank goodness he had it when he needed it!

[Screwdriver]

I have two Byrds now a Cara Cara 2 and a Meadowlark 2......

I would stake my life with them as much as I would with an Endura or Delica....

[sal]

We don't cut corners in design or construction of the byrds. The fact that they are made in China is what makes them less expensive.

sal