Knives. Probably not much that will get people debating more than knives – except maybe guns.
I’ve never had much of a knife fetish, though I have quite a few. I’m more of a collector than someone who purposely buys knives with a specific job or task in mind. I like multi-tools and for the most part, have stuck with Gerber. They have served me well. I used a Gerber Suspension for years at one job until they banned “edged tools” from the plant.
I have an old Japanese hollow handle knife that was a copy of the version John Rambo carried in First Blood. I know it’s more of a mantlepiece than a real tool to be relied upon, but hey – can’t I have an action fantasy now and then?
I picked up a Gerber BMF survival knife a few years ago. This is a knife I absolutely loved and owned one back in the early 90’s when it was in production. As it sometimes happens I sold it due to being in need of money. Â I was determined to get another and now that I have one – it will stay with me.
I bought several of the Chinese ESEE 3 copies from a company called CIMA. These are super high quality and were a great deal at $20. I have two left and have one strapped to my plate carrier. I love the size, weight, and shape of it. I highly recommend the ESEE 3 fixed blade as it is identical and all around just about perfect for most tasks except batoning.
Over the years I’ve had my hands on many knives. The Bear Grylls Survival Knife is one I expected to be a piece of crap. Turned out it was really nice. Good build quality, durable. Early models had the pommel fall off during heavy use. I pounded the dog crap out of my later model and it held up no problem. The sharpener worked well. While the coloring makes it look toy-like, it’s built similar to the Gerber line of knives such as the Gerber LMF II.
So many knives, so little money….LOL.
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I was lucky to live next door to a skilled knife maker in Florida. I would see a knife I liked and Mike would set to making it. I’d just pay for materials. I cherish these great knives and use them in Texas. I’m still trying to learn his sharpening skills.
The BMF rocks. Those were made back when $100 for a knife was a pipedream to me. One day, I’ll get one. I remember it being used in several movies, one of which starred Tom Beranger. He used it quite a bit as a wilderness survival tool, in the flick.
That hollow-handled knife is actually pretty good, if it’s an old Explorer. They were a high quality build.
Speaking of Rambo, I was lucky to score a Wall custom Rambo 1 tribute knife awhile back. Childhood dream fulfilled.
I like knives too and have some collectable ones. Probably will pass them on to my kids at the right time. I also have some stored in my emergency stash to be used during SHTF. One of them is so sharp I am afraid to use it. 🙂
I really liked that CIMA knife so much I bought two of them however the sheaths metal clips suck so I bought a leather high rise sheath and a tek-lok belt clip. On my wish list is a Greg Walls clone of the Crain Life Support System 1 or his Randall 18 attack clone. He does great work. One of m my favorite knives is a clone of a battle horse knife scout platoon.
Love the classic look of the Randall 18…but lordy that price!!