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Low-Cost Knives for Long-Term Survival, by M.B.

…knives — seem to tolerate it without damage. Thin-bladed knives are usually lighter and easier to carry than thicker knives. This is a big factor in a knife chosen to go in a G.O.O.D. bag. Conversely, some thick knives are poor slicers and are heavy enough to feel clumsy for almost any task other than chopping. Sheaths for smaller knives can be made by the prepper, with either leather or Kydex plastic. Kydex has the advantage of being weatherproof. It is also possible to heat it and form it to make a sheath that holds the knife in place without any straps or keepers. For a very inexpensive sheath — especially for larger blades, such as machetes — the plastic in trash cans for home use is very good. It can be cut, drilled and riveted, much like leather, but it’s very weather resistant and long-lasting. Trash can plastic is…


Knives Under $50 That I Love – Part 1, by The Novice

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…in horror. If I paid that much for a knife, I would be afraid to use it. (I have a similar perspective about ink pens and watches). This is partly due to a deeply ingrained habit of thriftiness (or tightfistedness, depending on your perspective). It is also partly due to the fact that I can be hard on my knives at times. It is said that to a man whose only tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. I usually carry a knife, and it is almost always the only tool I am carrying. This means that if I need to pry something open, turn a screw, or tap a peg into place, my knife may be pressed into service. Since I use my knives so roughly, perhaps it is best that I have never yet paid more than $50 for a knife. Known and Loved In spite…


Low Budget Knife Selection for a Novice, by S.G.

…foreign manufacture. I am sure I am leaving many great manufacturers out, but here is the list I came up with. American made only: Buck Knives – All knives made in Post Falls, Idaho Benchmade – All knives made in Oregon City, Oregon Bear OPS – All knives made in Jacksonville, Alabama Case Knives – All knives made in Pennsylvania Microtech Knives – All knives made in the USA Many models American made: Cold Steel – certain knives made in Ventura, California Gerber Knives – certain knives made in Tigard, Oregon, Finnish company Ka-Bar – certain knives made in upstate New York. Kershaw Knives – certain knives made in Tualatin, Oregon, Japanese company Ontario Knife Company – certain knives made in upstate New York Once I identified some possibilities, I looked for local stores that carried these brands. This is important, because the reality of the knife may be way…


Buck Knives Model 245 MWG, by Pat Cascio

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…his first knife. Some claim Buck Knives didn’t start until WWII, when the call went out for folders and fixed blade knives for our troops. Some say Buck Knives started after WWI, and some say it didn’t really start until the 1960s. Look, if I started making knives 20 years ago and just today started calling myself “Cascio Custom Knives”, I would claim that even though I didn’t actually call myself a “company” I was still making knives 20 years ago. So, if Buck Knives says they started in 1902, that’s fine with me. Take the argument up with Buck and not with me. In the end, does it really matter when Buck Knives got their start? I’m sure that many SurvivalBlog readers are big fans of the original “Red Dawn” movie, where a group of teens fight in WWIII as guerrillas, but did you really catch that when the…


Buck Ground Combat Knives, by Pat Cascio

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…made out of 5160 carbon steel, where the tanto blade is made out of the same tough steel – very tough steel, to stand up to the rigors you’d use this knife for – be it combat, survival, or just hunting. Both knives have a 5.50-inch blade – I would have loved a blade half an inch longer for hand-to-hand combat, but 5.50-inches will have to suffice. Overall length of both knives is right at 10.75-inches, and the blade thickness is 0.200 inches. Either variant of the Buck Ground Combat can be had in Sniper Gray Cerakote or tan Cerakote – I really was drawn to the tan color, in the tanto blade style. The tanto has a Micarta tri-color handle, while the spear point has the sniper gray color. However, you can have either knife in either color if you like – I requested the spear point in Sniper…


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

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…him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.” – 1 John 4 (KJV)…


Pat’s Product Review: C.T. Fischer Custom Knives

…custom knives for articles over the years. I was mainly interested in a working man’s knife, rather than an “art” knife. I want knives that I’m not afraid to use and abuse. Christopher Fischer of C.T. Fischer custom knives from Elk City, Idaho contacted me some months back and asked if I would be willing to test one of his knives for SurvivalBlog readers. He also asked for an article on my findings. I agreed. He had an in-stock fixed blade knife on-hand that he sent to me. Many custom knife makers are backlogged months and sometimes years on their orders. I just happened to luck out this time with the knife being immediately available for testing. I received the 6-inch, full-tang, all-purpose camp knife with a brass guard for testing. A camp knife is one of those knives that can handle most chores around a camp, dressing game in…


Kershaw/Emerson CQC-8K Tactical Folder, by Pat Cascio

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Under review today is the Kershaw/Emergson CQC-8K Tactical Folder. It’s one of the most popular tactical folding knives, designed by custom knife maker Ernest Emerson himself. Knives Illustrated Many years ago, I wrote for Knives Illustrated magazine, and for quite a few years I was their West Coast Field Editor. In my experience, what you see today in what is called Knives Illustrated isn’t really a staff-written cutlery magazine. Instead, it is designed to appear like a magazine, when it is nothing more than paid advertisements that look like articles but are not. Don’t be fooled. What you read there are paid advertisement “articles.” Ernest Emerson If you don’t know who Ernest Emerson is, I’d suggest you Google his name. You’ll see that he is not only a custom knife designer and maker, but he’s the real deal. He is a well-known martial artist as well. Emerson talks the talk…


Zero Tolerance 0393 Folder, by Pat Cascio

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…At home in Texas no problem on blade lengths I Wonder how many consumers even know legal length limits in their states? Dave I own a Morakniv; I think its in my kid’s bug out bag if that gives you an idea of how I feel about it. I know they are considered great bushcraft knives, but I’d rather have a TOPS if I am going into the wilds with only one blade. I don’t own a Glock knife, but it looks like a good cost effective option — but it’s not a $10 knife. ThoDan No i bought my first for 30 or 40 DM and my second for 30 €, a ka bar i got for 100 € anonymous If your knives / tools are getting lost in accident sites, you my friend need a lanyard on your knife or tool. I keep several tools with a permanent…


Zero Tolerance 0640, by Pat Cascio

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…in my truck, in or around the driver’s seat – such was not the case, though. I’ve tested thousands of knives over the years, and that’s no lie, and I’ve lost more than my share – and what kills me is that it is usually the more expensive knives that take a hike on me. I will be replacing this folder, once I get the funds in-hand to do so – I liked it “that” much. Its not often I want to replace a knife I lost, because I always have more sitting in the wings, waiting to that the place of the AWOL knife. In this case, I need to replace this folder, it just grew on me for some reason. I won’t say this ZT is inexpensive, nor will I say it was too expensive…it retails for $248, but if you shop the ‘net you can find it…


The Calling of the Christian Prepper: Faith and Survival, by Axgrinder

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…love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”       (1Corinthians 12:31-13:7) Love is about humbly serving others, self-sacrifice; without love as a motive, what we do is nothing. Yet, if I do love God in the Biblical sense I have great rewards and benefits. I am transformed into a joyful, complete, mature, secure, and strong person. This happens when I experience eternal life (interactive relationship with God), know God. Then I am able to truly love others as myself (because I do love myself in the Biblical sense). There is a proper order here for success in the Christian life; love God, love others. Matthew 20:25-28 “But Jesus…


Kershaw Kitchen Knives, by Pat Cascio

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…that is 7.25 inches in length, a chef’s knife with a blade that is 7.75 inches long, and a paring knife with a blade that is 4.25 inches in length. All three blades are made out of DIN 1.4116 stainless steel with a satin finish. Handle Handle material on the Emerson kitchen set is glass-filled nylon, which is super-tough stuff. The design and curve on the handles of all three knives makes them easy to use and easy to hold onto, even during the most demanding kitchen cutting chores. Light Weight All three knives are light weight, with the Chef’s knife coming in at a mere 6.5 oz. The bread knife is 5.1 oz, and the paring knife is 1.9 oz. Cutting Edge What is a bit different about the edge on all three knives is that, the cutting edge is only at 16-degree angle. It is a very thin…


Pat’s Product Reviews: Cold Steel Knives

…how Cold Steel gets their knives so sharp, but I’m not complaining in the least. A sharp knife is easier to work with than a dull one, no doubt about it. The Recon 1 has the patented “Tri Ad” lock – it looks, from the outside, like a typical mid-frame rocker-lock, but don’t be fooled by looks. The Tri Ad locking system is extremely strong and I don’t worry about the blade getting unlocked and cutting my fingers when using the Recon 1.  As I said before, I can carry just about any kind of knife I want, and I often do carry some expensive factory or custom knives – some of those knives costing several hundred of dollars. My regular carry folder, in my right front pocket is the Cold Steel Recon 1, and it retails for only $104.99 – a real bargain in my book.   Lynn Thompson…


SOG Knives Kiku Folder by Pat Cascio

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…is 4.50 inches, and it weighs in at 5.60 oz, which is substantial for a folder of this size. However, when it’s inside your pants, you quickly forget the knife is there. There is a button lock in the handle. Once the blade swings fully open, the blade is locked tight. There are no worries about it closing on your fingers. The VG-10 blade comes in at Rc 59-60, which is a little bit hard. Then again, most stainless steel blades are Rockwell harder than carbon steel blades, yet the blade is not brittle. Something Special In Your Hand This particular folder has that “something” about it when you open the blade and hold it in your hand. It feels like it was designed to fit your hand only! Outstanding job! I’m a knife designer myself. I can’t make knives, but I do design them. It takes a certain “something”…


CRKT/Ruger Hollow-Point Folder, by Pat Cascio

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Today, we are taking a look at the CRKT/Ruger Hollow-point Folder. It is a Ken Onion knife, and I’ll have more on that a little later. Knives Are Tools I love knives, all knives, big and small. They all have a use. I especially love well-made knives, because I don’t have a lot of use for junk knives. That is why our readers just won’t see me wasting my time reviewing junk knives. A knife is a tool, first and foremost. Many people forget that. Many claim that the knife is the first tool ever invented. I’m sure those first knives did not resemble what we consider a knife by today’s standards. But still, it did the job it was designed for— cutting! Gun Companies Make Guns But Outsource Knives Many gun companies offer up some knives with their name on it. And no matter how hard I try to…