Which knife - The Firearms Forum

Trevor1837 · 01-19-2012, 08:43 AM

Right now I'm in the market for a survival knife, and I've narrowed it down to one of two choices, which one would you guys recommend

Crkt ultima

Or the ka bar Becker companion

http://www.kabar.com/knives/detail/1

carver · 01-19-2012, 08:55 AM

Don't buy a survival knife with a serated edge. How are you going to keep it sharp? A smooth edge can be sharpened with just about any kind of rock. That point alone makes a great argument for why smooth edged knives are better fit for survival knives, IMHO. This is the one I chose, a Gerber Big Rock, usually around $30.

Trevor1837 · 01-19-2012, 09:02 AM

Sorry I put up the wrong pic

it's the same knife with a straight edge, and the ka bar has a straight edge too.

carver · 01-19-2012, 09:33 AM

There ya go! Be sure to choose a knive that has a full length tang, and thick enough for batoning. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHLoaT2z7RM

Jim Hauff · 01-19-2012, 10:24 AM

I've owned a few CRKTs and ONE Becker - imho - the Becker (pre KaBar) was one solid chunk of steel and held an edge and was easy to sharpen. My nephew carried that Becker to Iraq as his belt knife. It doesn't look so good anymore - but it still cuts and is still one nice chunk of steel. I like the CRKT folders.

Juker · 01-19-2012, 10:50 AM

Don't forget Glock - I have beat the crap out of this knife and am impressed. (Photos taken when it was new.) It's about the size of a bayonet and that serrated edge is fantastic for cutting wood.

I have Gerbers, Bucks, and an assorted of folding knives, but this Glock has found a home on my Batbelt, a few inches behind my 1911.

$30 at Midway.

http://www.midwayusa.com/find?userSe...ry=glock+knife

Awtoman · 01-19-2012, 11:51 AM

Look at a Bravo 1 by Bark River knives. The Marines Force Recon unit uses them.

Tom

JLA · 01-19-2012, 06:20 PM

Id go with the Becker.

But either would serve you very well.

joncutt87 · 01-20-2012, 01:16 AM

If you want to spend big bucks, look at the cutco hunters.

01-19-2012, 08:43 AM	#1
Trevor1837 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 262	Which knife Right now I'm in the market for a survival knife, and I've narrowed it down to one of two choices, which one would you guys recommend Crkt ultima Or the ka bar Becker companion http://www.kabar.com/knives/detail/1 __________________ As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil: for thou art with me. Psalms 23:4 A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something. -Plato -->

01-19-2012, 08:55 AM	#2
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,542	Re: Which knife Don't buy a survival knife with a serated edge. How are you going to keep it sharp? A smooth edge can be sharpened with just about any kind of rock. That point alone makes a great argument for why smooth edged knives are better fit for survival knives, IMHO. This is the one I chose, a Gerber Big Rock, usually around $30. Attached Images __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. Last edited by carver; 01-19-2012 at 08:57 AM..

01-19-2012, 09:02 AM	#3
Trevor1837 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 262	Re: Which knife Sorry I put up the wrong pic it's the same knife with a straight edge, and the ka bar has a straight edge too. __________________ As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil: for thou art with me. Psalms 23:4 A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something. -Plato

01-19-2012, 09:33 AM	#4
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,542	Re: Which knife There ya go! Be sure to choose a knive that has a full length tang, and thick enough for batoning. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHLoaT2z7RM __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

01-19-2012, 10:24 AM	#5
Jim Hauff Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 2,980	Re: Which knife I've owned a few CRKTs and ONE Becker - imho - the Becker (pre KaBar) was one solid chunk of steel and held an edge and was easy to sharpen. My nephew carried that Becker to Iraq as his belt knife. It doesn't look so good anymore - but it still cuts and is still one nice chunk of steel. I like the CRKT folders. __________________ Jim Hauff ~ H&R Collector In Memory of Bill Goforth and Jim Ritchie

01-19-2012, 10:50 AM	#6
Juker Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Land of Lincoln Contributor Posts: 2,872	Re: Which knife Don't forget Glock - I have beat the crap out of this knife and am impressed. (Photos taken when it was new.) It's about the size of a bayonet and that serrated edge is fantastic for cutting wood. I have Gerbers, Bucks, and an assorted of folding knives, but this Glock has found a home on my Batbelt, a few inches behind my 1911. $30 at Midway. http://www.midwayusa.com/find?userSe...ry=glock+knife Attached Images __________________ SHOOT FIRST. SHOOT SECOND. MOST IMPORTANTLY, BE THE MAN WHO'S SHOOTING LAST.

01-19-2012, 11:51 AM	#7
Awtoman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Middle Tennessee Posts: 367	Re: Which knife Look at a Bravo 1 by Bark River knives. The Marines Force Recon unit uses them. Tom __________________ Tom's Garage Last edited by Awtoman; 01-19-2012 at 11:54 AM..

01-19-2012, 06:20 PM	#8
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,407	Re: Which knife Id go with the Becker. But either would serve you very well. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

01-20-2012, 01:16 AM	#9
joncutt87 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Kannapolis, NC Contributor Posts: 1,419	Re: Which knife If you want to spend big bucks, look at the cutco hunters. __________________ Four words to live by: aequitas, veritas, decus, sacrificium