[Matthew D G]

The finger hole doesn't feel that bad, I have big hands and thick fingers and they fit just fine. lol

[Sean Flynt]

I'm a big fan of the British MOD-4 knife. I have an older version, with wood scales, and it's a very impressive knife. Takes and holds a great edge, .25" thick blade, welded guard. I can't imagine how one could damage this knife in even exceptionally hard use. It's sharp enough to do fine cutting but it's heavy and thick enough to effortlessly trim small branches, split wood, etc. The trade-off is weight, of course. The only thing I don't like about this knife is the button strap at the top of the sheath. It's in a ridiculous location, allowing the knife to rise out of the sheath all the way up to that level (stopped by the guard). I moved the strap down to the level of the sheath's mouth. If I were going to use this in wilderness hiking/survival situations I'd replace the strap with a strip of Velcro or get a synthetic fabric sheath and make good use of the lanyard hole either way.

http://smkw.com/webapp/eCommerce/product.jsp?...KU=LI71680

[Douglas S]

I suggest the Tom Brown Tracker Knife.
http://www.tombrowntracker.com/

[Ted Parolari]

The Tracker is a cool knife! I saw it the first time in a movie called "The Hunted" with Tommy Lee Jones. the character he played was a lot like Tom Brown. And this was the knife that was used throughout the movie.

Here is a better link for this knife. This a really super nice site and there are a large number of knives to be found here!

http://www.topsknives.com/product_info.php?cP...cts_id=155

The only problem I have with most of these knives that have been recommended so far, is that they are all quite expensive and I personally would have a hard time is taking them out into the wilderness and beating the crap out of them. Some of the recommendations here are just to nice to take out!

[G Ezell]

Anyone have experience with the Cold Steel Trailmaster? They can be found for a decent price, and Cold Steel does have a pretty good rep with their knives (maybe not their swords, but the knives seem ok). Another company to check out would be Ontario Knifeworks, they have a few good, affordable big knives, last time I looked.

Kukri's can usually be gotten for a good price, and they excel at chopping.

[Sa'ar Nudel]

The British MOD-4 is an excellent tool for extreme situations - it was designed, after all, for building shelters in the arctic zone as well as the tropics. I find two major faults in its design - blade profile is too steep and the point is shallow. This make the knife good for chopping, prying and digging and less of a pure cutter. The handle is also somewhat crude, but an owner can shape it to its own taste, as the slabs offer plenty of material to sand off. The oldest model, made by Wilkinson, had a flat ground blade and a more ergonomical handle made of oiled hardwwod.
For the same price (appr.) I would have chosen Ontario's RAT-7 or RTAK (7" and 10" blades respectfully).

Cold Steel's Trailmaster is a very good knife for those who like rubber grips (I don't) and is an expencive knife - you can go custom at its retail price.

I prefer to carry seperate tools for seperate tasks. A short knife will do most of the chores, is much easy to handle and manipulate, and is safer. The trade off for the weight of one huge bowie is a short bladed knife, a hatchet and a folding saw.

[Bennison N]

I vote for Sa'er's Dustar Arad 1...

I had one shown to me once (moral of the story - don't show off to really hot Israeli Army Tank-girls...) when I was in the Army, and remember being very impressed. I bought one from the Tank-girl, now one of my best buddies, when she and her husband immigrated to NZ around Dec 2006.

I sill have my Dustar Model One Arad, I'm looking at it right now, and it's awesome. It doesn't see that much use, but since I got it I've caught and eaten three Captain Cooker pigs with it's help. And they're big, tough and ugly, so a stalker would be no problem...

Here's the Du Star site homepage:

http://www.dustar-knife.com/HTMLs/home.aspx?BSS110=12304

[James R.Fox]

Sirs- If you are interested in the puukko or leukku knives, try www.puukkoknife.com. The knive luke great (I've never tried one0 and the prices very reasonable

[Chris Artman]

All great choices, much appreciated.

I didn't have too much time to spend on this purchase (some of the choices were more difficult to order)

I ordered 2 knives, both Tops Knives (these are likely overpriced for the performance, but I just hope they aren;t bad purchases. I did not order these knives direct, I purchased them from a discounting dealer.

http://www.topsknives.com/product_info.php?cP...ucts_id=13

I also ended up getting:

http://www.topsknives.com/product_info.php?cP...ucts_id=21

The discounted prices were less. Prob overpriced even discounted, but they seemed nice enough. One for more heavy duty, one smaller for use while trail running....

[Douglas S]

Do you really need a "hunting knife"? Are you going hunting? I have skinned one deer and a bunch of rabbits. What I would use next time I have the chance is a Wyoming Knife, just to clean out the guts before taking home the kill.
Are you looking for a utility knife? I'd go with a good conservative Bowie design by a good company, like K-Bar USMC knife.
What I offered was really a survival knife, which should be able to all of that plus more.

[Chris Artman]

Yes, the Tom Brown tracking knife is very nice... they even offer a damascus version of that knife which is very impressive...

[Glen A Cleeton]

[Fredrik Hörnell]

General camping and outdoor/woodsman knife:
J.Peltonens Finnish Army/Ranger SissPukku M95 knife.





US production oldschool blades, becouse i don´t own a Randall:
Pilot Survival Knife and Classic USMC Ka-Bar.

[Ian Hutchison]

I carry this Ahti "Räme" just about everywhere I go. It would make a great hiking/bush craft knife.



http://www.ragweedforge.com/AhtiCatalog.html

Carbon steel so can be used with a fire striker. Takes and holds an edge wonderfully. As Ragnar says: It's all the knife you need with nothing extra. It's small enough to not be a nuisance when worn on your belt or stored in your pack, I can just cover it with a fully outstretched hand.
It's also cheap enough at $40, that should I somehow lose/damage it, it wouldn't be a disaster (i.e. when canoeing, crossing water).

I might also try out the "Korpi".

[Zach Gordon]

Dudes sorry to resurect an old thread, but i was just looking around for this same thing.
I ended up going to buy a Gerber LMF II ASEK, Kabar (USMC style) desert with kydex sheath, and a Glock 78 field knife. And thats why I wanted to bring this thread....For advice.
I already bought the Glock, and am thrilled. This knife was only $20!!!!!!!!!!!! So if it breaks or I loose it I wont care. I havent gotten it from the store yet but everyone should check it out.
http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_in...s_id/73405 Its an Austrian Army issue.
Z

[Ken Speed]

I have to agree with Jeroen for sheer all around utility AS A KNIFE you'll be hard pressed to get a better knife than the Swedish and Finnish styled knives. I have several and I'm impressed with them all, I have a Roselli hunter that takes an edge like no other knife I've ever owned. There is a knife by EKA of Sweden , their model W 1,1 which is a very good knife and...deceptive somehow. It acts like a much bigger knife than it appears to be, it is both a good cutter and a handy chopper, it has a well designed and comfortable grip with a lanyard hole which I think is important when using a knife for chopping. I was sort of disinclined to buy it because I don't generally like stainless steel knives but this one seems to be an exception to the rule.

Honestly, if you're planning on chopping something, bring a hatchet or an axe. If you're planning on killing something, bring a gun. Knives are for cutting.

Edit: The EKA model number is model 11

[Pauli Vennervirta]

These are mine. My favourite for allround use is the semi-custom Roselli, bottom left, a small leuku blade with "Hunter" handle.

[Zach Gordon]

Just thought id update with my thoughts on the glock, it feals like a prybar. Its nice, i like it. Does anyone have any thoughts on the Becker BK-2 or a Mora knife? I'm thinking about adding those two to my list, but I was also thinking should I spend $250 getting 5 decent knives...or $250 buying ONE good knife? Pros for multiples, I can loose and use without caring. Pros for one, its better quality.
Help?
Thnx
Z

[Myles Mulkey]

I know puukos and other nordic knives have been mentioned several times, but I really have to say that that's what I prefer. A good Scandi-grind knife can really save the day sometimes.

[Hadrian Coffin]