Survival knife forum

Welcome to the Survival Knife Forum page. I hope that this will provide a great place for everyone interested in survival knives to share their experiences, and serve as an educational tool for those who are interested in buying a survival knife in the futrure.

All posts are reviewed before being added to the site, just so I can keep the quality of the content high and relevant.

Show us your knife !

Do you own a survival Knife you would like to share with our visitors ? Post a picture of it here, and tell us about it. Why do you choose it as your survival knife ? Have you made any modifications to it ? What is the main function you use it for ?

(I protect the privacy of my visitors, you do not need to post your name if you dont want to.)

What Other Visitors Have Said

MY ESEE JUNGLAS
I've owned and carried many different types and styles of survival blades, from a Buck #124 "Frontiersman", to an original Buck #184 "Buckmaster". I've ...

Bear Grylls Gerber
Over this past weekend, I had the opertunity to crawl all over the Bear Grylls Gerber survival knife. I was relitively impressed. The knife was as well ...

cold steel carbonV recon scout
First of all I like the flat ground blade, also its a easy blade to keep sharp. Its a 7 1/2 inches long blade, and its 5/16s thick. It has a kraton rubber ...

home made tracker knife
hello i' from the philippines and i made this tom tracker survival knife my own version, i can't afford the real thing so i made one, its powdered coated ...

New Knife!! Gerber LMF II
Recently, I found a great deal on a Gerber LMF II in Coyote brown. WOW, What a great blade! This thing is a TANK! The blade is healthy and rigid, it ...

Torn between 2 lovers ! - Ka Bar next generation Tanto / Gerber LMF II infantry
As a big game safari guide in Northern Australia for 15 years I had plenty of time to find out what does and doesn't constitute a good knife. I fell for ...

Fallkniven F1/3G "Limited Edition"
Great website and great info. I know that you can't possibly mention all the good survival knives that exist on your favorites shortlist.

However the ...

Kukri from Nepal
Nepalese kukri with modern handle. 10" blade. Pouches glued to the sheath for that stuff. Have since this picture replaced main pouch with larger and ...

Becker Necker
Nice little knife. I just added the belt clip. I tied on a small belt pouch intended for a knife and now it has a striker.

Buck 119 Special
Its a nice size and I like the Cocobola handle. However I have not put it through any real "test" yet.

Gerber Big Rock Fixed Blade
My survival knife (Gerber Big Rock) is not too big or too small. It is designed to be used and not just looked at. It is not expensive, but not a piece ...

KA-BAR BK2 CAMPANION AND BK11 BECKER NECKER
My BK2 knife is a heavy chunk of metal which is very heavy for its size. it is 5.5inches in blade length, and total of 10.5inches. It is 20 degrees flat ...

Gerber Prodigy
Some people don't like Gerbers but my Prodigy is the best knife I've handled. Serrations on exactlya half of the blade and its a great chopper. Not a huge ...

Kabar 1207
This is my old Kabar 1207 hunting knife. I borrowed it from my brother about 25 years ago, and it just keeps slipping my mind to return it. This is one ...

Air Force Survival Knife
The Standard survival knife, included in Aircrew survival kits, in the USAF. The Ontario Knife 499 Survival Knife, aka "Bolt knife" flat "bolt" handle ...

U.S.M.C. KA-BAR
I will say this is one of the best knives I have ever owned. Its rugged and will take what ever you throw at it. I served in the Marines and carried ...

Khukri House
My fave is this khukri with a modern handle and sheath. I live in the brush of E. Tennessee and I like to have a chopper with me. 10" blade. Accessory ...

T1 Tracker
Designed by famed Tracker, Tom Brown, Jr. and Manufactured by TOPS, this is the knife used in the movie "The Hunted", and was featured on the cover of ...

Cold Steel Bushman
It has a hollow handle that is one piece with the 10 inch blade. The hollow handle allows it to be mounted to a shaft for extended reach or to be thrown ...

SWISS ARMY EVO GRIP 18 AND Remington elite hunter fixed blade with olive handles
My Swiss Army Evogrip 18 is great and has everything I need, Large blade, saw, and more. I would trust it if I got stuck in the wilderness. My other ...

Victorinox Explorer Plus
I carry a Victorinox Explorer Plus in my back pocket next to my wallet and a 20+ year old Leatherman PST1 on my belt. EVERYDAY/ALL DAY. The only time that ...

Blackjack HALO
I do this for a living, carry a knife. I Taught survival for 20 years in the military and after 9/11 worked on a security team. Now I'm back into teaching ...

Bushmaster by United Cutlery
Huge, heavy and sharp blade with removable handguard, nylon sheath with composite inside for easy use. Saw-back blade, metal compass in handle along with ...

Schrade Oldtimer Sharp Finger (USA Discontinued)
I think I'm showing my age. I have an old USA made Schrade Oldtimer Sharp Finger. I don't know much about it except it holds an edge, sharpens well, and ...

Chris Reeve Project One
I've carried this knife for about 13 year's now, best knife of this type on the globe. I am ordering another one soon, just to make sure that I have another ...

Ax and or knife sharpener?
Can anyone recommend a good ax and/or knife sharpener. I use a Rada sharpener for smaller knives, but have not found sharpener for bigger knives. Any ...

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Tool Logic Review Not rated yet
In 2002, I was given a Tool Logic brand credit card sized multi-tool as a present from a friend. The company no longer sells the exact same model, but ...

Esee 5 Not rated yet
This knife is so thick and strong, you could hammer it into a tree and use it as a step!

The Buck PackLite Project Not rated yet
I found this Buck Paklite Skinner at Wally World and thought that I would take it for a spin. I am not a big fan of all metal, minimalist-designed knives,...

Combate Zakharov Not rated yet
Nice knife , best steel of the world, 58-60.

ML knives Mountain/bush knife, with extended blade(6 inch) Not rated yet
Mountain/bush knife by ML knives, 1095 carbon steel, tiger maple handle scales. Holds a great edge, and gets used from everything to steaks and cheese,...

SOG Fusion tomahawk Not rated yet
How could you miss the use of this, defense and usefulness. Never leave home without it. I've used it to build expedient shelter, cut fire wood, clear ...

Eickhorn KCB 70 German made Not rated yet
this is an Eickhorn KCB 70 bayonet its German made..it has wire cutters, screwdriver,bottle opener. this is military grade hardware. it is used by the ...

Cold Steel Recon Scout Not rated yet
while I have several, Like magazines and ammo, u can never have enough! My primary is The Cold Steel Recon Scout. I like different knives for different ...

Puma Catamount II Not rated yet
I did a lot of research by going to various survival knife forums & probably hundreds of online stores. I finally ended up selecting a knife that is German ...

DPx H.E.S.T Hostile Environment Survival Tool From ESEE Not rated yet
The toughest most practical EDC with legal blade and almost 1/4 of an inch thick! Designed and used by Robert Young Pelton

I would want a Leatherman or Bear Cutlery Copy, Swiss Army knife and a Cold Steel SRK , but a fixed Blade Warthog by K Bar is a great knife as is a Becker Companion Not rated yet
I have more knives than I will ever use.I carry a large Cold Steel Folder everyday and a Swiss Army knife. I own Leatherman and Bear Cutlery Copies of ...

My Buck Master and my Cold Steel Recon Not rated yet
I carry both of these just in the just in case mode on short close to home type hunting,. for times when I know I am going somewhere where I won't be able ...

Benchmade 515 D2 Mel Pardue fixed blade Not rated yet
I recently purchase a fixed blade knife with D2 steel 4" blade that is about a 1/4" thick at the base of it's spine. It is a Benchmade 515. I've always ...

Victorinox Signature Lite #55191 Not rated yet
My everyday survival knife is a Victorinox Swiss Army Knife, Signature Lite, which is a small but useful knife. It is only 2.25.inches long and weighs ...

SOG-TF-1 Not rated yet
This is one of the true classic military survival knives. The Original Fighting /this Knife is still a favorite of the U.S. Marine Corps. Any of the Ka-...

GT Automatic Not rated yet
I love this knife. I wear it inside the waistband, every single day, no matter where I go. It is somewhat difficult to get the blade sharp, but it holds ...

Ontario AFSK Pilots survival knife Not rated yet
Well, I like that knife for a number of reasons. First it´s a good affordable knife. It´s not as big as a Marine kabar (which I also have), so it´s ...

Ontario M9 bayonet Not rated yet
This is a knife that has a military history, and if the U.S government trusted this knife to defend the lives of loyal soldiers, it's got to have some ...

Cold Steel SRK Not rated yet
Longer time ago I have chosen the knife Cold Steel SRK as my favorite knife.
The reasons were simple:
1. Full tang construction and stainless steel
2....

Remington FAST Fixed Blade, Swiss army Huntsman Scout Not rated yet
The remington is Pretty low price(20-30 bucks) its full tang and holds up really well and does not need to be sharpened that often. The huntsman scout ...

TLDaggettknives BCT-2 Not rated yet
I carry the BCT-2 made by myself Todd Daggett. One of my designs is a knife which allows for many field related tasks such as chopping and butchering yet ...

Seal Pup Knife by SOG Not rated yet
This is a really great knife. It's very sharp and it is the perfect size, not too big, not too small. The sheath is another great thing about this knife....

Frosts Mora made in Sweden laminated blade Not rated yet
I have travelled with a Frosts Mora made in Sweden laminated knife for a number of years now. In the bush I firmly believe that two is one and one is ...