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Survival Knife

[Rourke: The post below was sent to me way back in 2012. I noticed it was no longer published on the internet so I decided to republish it here. Definitely food for thought.] What is a survival blade and how does it relate to everyday carry. I had a guy in a kung fu/FMA class ask me what was the best knife to use in a fight. I responded the one you have in your hand when it starts. There is no definitive answer to this dilemma. It all depends.

It depends on the day and what your level of EDC is. I had a knife sparring match with a man several years ago. He was a highly skilled martial artist, former green beret. I was trying to illustrate the point about knife-stopping power. We then knife sparred. I turned his arms and wrists red for several minutes. He then saw what I had done and found I did not have any marks on me. He realized I had some experience with knives. He then stated that he liked dagger-type blades for their versatility. I stated I agreed but to a point. I stated they were only good for concealed carry and not for battlefield use. He argued. I walked out to my truck and got out a dagger and my bowie knife. I asked him to cut the 1x 6 board I brought in, standing up on its end. He just nicked it with the dagger. I split it to the floor with the bowie. I demonstrated knife-stopping power. Knives are like guns in that they possess different levels of stopping power.

Go to the cold steel website and watch the cold steel kukri, one of my favorite knives, cut 11 one-inch thick manila ropes in a bundle with one cut. Watch the cold steel owner cut the head off of a pig carcass with one flick of the wrist. People, this is serious stopping power. Do I like this blade, oh yeah. But it is only applicable to certain carry options. I go to a much smaller bowie blade in a shoulder holster for other carry situations or to a dagger on the belt for concealed carry for every day.

But the point is I carry something every day. Be aware of what you want out of your knife.

Brett

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August 12, 2022
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Rourke

July 4, 2022
got knives?

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. 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.

got knife?

I bet you do.

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Smith & Wesson 10.6in High Carbon S.S. Fixed Blade Knife with 5.2in Tanto Blade and TPE Handle – less than $40

June 3, 2021
From the Desk of John Rourke – December 23rd, 2016

Two more days to go.

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Christmas shopping is almost complete and I actually have most wrapped up. This is unprecedented. Usually the night before Christmas the wife and I are up late wrapping everything.

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Whatever happened to “sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me”? Now it seems like it’s all about words. The over sensitivity is ridiculous with so many. With much of society EVERYTHING is acceptable as long as it fits within their agenda and belief system and if you suggest something outside of that – well, it’s NOT acceptable and your labeled as a bigot, racist, sexist – whatever.

There are literally schools banning the use of the terms “boys” and “girls”. It’s insane. Some cupcake came up with the theory that students could be negatively impacted and suffer mental anxiety by hearing the terms related to gender.

Holy crap.

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Favorite pizza: Meat Lovers

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Over the next week will be working on several articles related to EDC, concealed carry recommendations, equipment reviews, etc.

Anything specific you’d like to hear about?

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I’ve always wanted one of those Rambo First Blood knives. There’s a couple different versions out available. I realize these are mostly for show and that’s fine. Iconic movie that started the whole survival knife phenomenon. May pick one up some day.

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Something for you…..

December 23, 2016
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Good luck!!!

JR

May 27, 2016