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Author Topic: If you could only have one knife...Which one would it be?  (Read 1469 times)
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« on: May 10, 2019, 08:01:10 am »

My choice would be the Kabar USMC survival knife...before 4 wheelers I could trim and cut a 2” sapling and tie a hog to it and we could walk it out of the woods...and not have to sharpen the blade for a long while...it has a carbon steel blade so it needs to be cleaned of blood and oiled...it gives me great satisfaction knowing I take good care of this knife... I oil the sheath once in a while as well...and old retired hog Dogger built the sheath for me years ago...I still use the same one...the knife is of the perfect size...I’ve given quite a few of them as gifts...the only thing I don’t like about it is that the backbone of the knife is too thick for slicing a ham...but if I could only have one knife this one is it...
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« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2019, 10:40:32 am »

I have a usmc 10” kabar. I took a grinding wheel and then a knife sharpener and gave it a dual edge for the first 2” past the tip. It works really well. Normally I carry a Schrade F21 survival knife. It’s my favorite. Very small and compact, very sharp with a needle point. My only complaint is that it can be a little small for killing a big boar with a thick shield.


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« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2019, 10:45:04 am »

This is the schrade


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« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2019, 10:51:45 am »

I did the same thing with the Bowie point. I sharpened the top ~2” for cutting up or down...
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« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2019, 02:30:44 pm »

I use to carry a katana but every time I would use it on a boar we would get attacked by ninjas. So I just started carrying Excalibur but I be dammed if ol Guinevere kept showing up. So I found my self at Walmart getting a Winchester Bowie for 23 bucks


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« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2019, 05:32:11 pm »

I carry a T-hanger. It's a little big but I use it like a machete A LOT. WOW knives do great too. It's just hard for me to abuse one of them.

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« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2019, 06:24:23 pm »

I bet they can take it they look good and sturdy


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« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2019, 06:41:26 pm »

I'm sure guess I'm a lil sentimental lol

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« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2019, 03:34:21 pm »

This is the schrade


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The thing i like about this style of knife is you can stick and skin with the same knife, i use SOGs dagger that looks very similar
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« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2019, 04:19:02 pm »

It’s a great knife. My only complaints are that it sits a little high when wearing it, and on big pigs it can be a little too short and take longer to kill them. I like not having a huge knife flopping around slapping my leg though. I think this one has a 5.5” blade.


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« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2019, 11:40:17 am »

my go to hog knife is a taurus model 357 w/ multiple 135gr hollowpoint tips  Grin ........o and if im wearing pants I have a 2 blade case trapper on me 24/7
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« Reply #11 on: May 15, 2019, 12:24:47 pm »

I have had a bunch, and still have quite a few as I collect knives.

For pure functionality at a lower cost due to me being extremely hard on them and losing them I have not found any knife I like better than the Cold Steel OSS. Everything about it is functional and advantageous to hog hunting.
- Made from a very durable steel.
- Double edged along the top half for ease of stabbing.
- 8 1/4 inch blade so you can reach the heart on even the biggest boars.
- Durable and secure sheath made from Kydex and nylon.
- Non slip easy to wash grip
- Comfortable and secure finger guard to prevent your hand from slipping up when stabbing

Got mine for $55 bucks so if I do lose it I won't shed any tears lol
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« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2019, 07:51:52 pm »

I’m with Rednose... I love the OSS. I’ve stuck them, gutted them, skinned them and barred them with it... even use it as a machete sometimes haha. I have a bad habit of laying mine down in the woods... I think I’m on my fourth one.
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