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If you could only have one knife...
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fat tom
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The White Hunter is a great knife,but if I had to pick just one,it would be the smaller,more versatile Skinner.
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Since I don't have to pick a pocket knife (one of a few Victornox)...then my next used would be my Professional series 8" Victornox chef knife. The leatherman multi would be a easier carry choice though.
shouldazagged
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Fixed-blade, my Bark River Highland Special--four-inch cryo-treated, convex-ground A2 steel blade, can be stropped back to sharp on a piece of cardboard but would rarely need it. Green canvas Micarta handle, gives a nice grip with wet hands.
One-hand-opening folder, my flat-ground Spyderco Endura that I carry nearly ever day now. Days I don't carry it I pack a SOG Flash II assisted opener, but the Spyderco doesn't have the extra mechanism to fail and has better steel.
One-hand-opening folder, my flat-ground Spyderco Endura that I carry nearly ever day now. Days I don't carry it I pack a SOG Flash II assisted opener, but the Spyderco doesn't have the extra mechanism to fail and has better steel.
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GatorFarmer
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I would take one of my Aitor knives, either the Commando or Jungle King II. They were designed as a knife for when you only have one and times are tough.
Big Cholla
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About 1976, my construction company had a job in Juneau, AK that got into a little problem. I was asked to go up from Phoenix and help out for a month. While wandering around Juneau in off hours, I saw a custom made hunting knife being exhibited in a store window. I inquired and found while it wasn't for sale the knife maker was local and not too far away. I found one Mr. Merle W. Seguine's place and started visiting with him. He was of Haida, Portuguese, Russian extraction and was quite the character. He made a great looking variety of Randall No. 3 hunter patterns in three basic sizes. I finally picked the middle size (4.5" blade) and bought it. I carried that knife all over Alaska, Washington State, Colorado and Nevada. It has served me well in field work on Mule Deer, Moose, Elk, Antelope, Salmon, Trout and miscellaneous camp jobs. It saved the life of one ungrateful mule.
While living in Colorado and raising Morgan Horses, a neighbor asked my help to go up in the Rockies past Evergreen and bring back a "pack mule". He had a ton and a half GMC with a cattle rack bed. We got the mule ( a 15 hand bay male) into the truck bed without too much trouble. This mule had a reputation of not being real friendly. The new owner had put a new nylon halter on him with a good nylon stallion lead with the chain over his nose and thru the halter. The stock rack had a steel pipe across the front for snubbing purposes. The mule was tied to that with a couple of feet of slack. I wouldn't have given him that much slack, but it wasn't my mule. I had been working in my barn just before we left and I was wearing my Merle Seguine hunting knife. We got started back and was easing down a narrow single track switchback working our way back to the highway. The mule decided that he had enough of this nonsense and threw a fit. He flipped over the side rail and was hanging off the side of the truck with his feet over the downhill side of the road. I jumped out of the cab, climbed the stock rack and cut the stallion lead with my Sequine knife in about two hacks. The mule fell down the hillside a couple of yards and lay there trying to get his breath back. I scooted down to get a hold of the halter. The mule had enough breath back to partially get up and bite at me. I grabbed the chain part of the stallion lead and the next time the mule bit at me slapped it thru his mouth. Luckily I was on the high side of the mule and was able to pull the chain thru the other side of the halter. That put a stop to the mule's temper tantrum. The mule's new owner got to us with another lead and I took the mule down hill to the next switchback where we waited for the owner to get down to with the truck. He backed up to a bank and we loaded the mule for the second time. This time we tied him off close with two ties to the snub bar. I then realized that after I had cut the original tie to save the mule from being hanged I had dropped my knife. I hiked back up to the original spot and quickly found my prized Merle Seguine knife. I very seldom get to retell that story today and am pleased to get to again.
Tomorrow, I will take a picture of this knife and attempt to post it here.....I probably own 20 to 30 quality hunting knives and this old Seguine is still my favorite:
While living in Colorado and raising Morgan Horses, a neighbor asked my help to go up in the Rockies past Evergreen and bring back a "pack mule". He had a ton and a half GMC with a cattle rack bed. We got the mule ( a 15 hand bay male) into the truck bed without too much trouble. This mule had a reputation of not being real friendly. The new owner had put a new nylon halter on him with a good nylon stallion lead with the chain over his nose and thru the halter. The stock rack had a steel pipe across the front for snubbing purposes. The mule was tied to that with a couple of feet of slack. I wouldn't have given him that much slack, but it wasn't my mule. I had been working in my barn just before we left and I was wearing my Merle Seguine hunting knife. We got started back and was easing down a narrow single track switchback working our way back to the highway. The mule decided that he had enough of this nonsense and threw a fit. He flipped over the side rail and was hanging off the side of the truck with his feet over the downhill side of the road. I jumped out of the cab, climbed the stock rack and cut the stallion lead with my Sequine knife in about two hacks. The mule fell down the hillside a couple of yards and lay there trying to get his breath back. I scooted down to get a hold of the halter. The mule had enough breath back to partially get up and bite at me. I grabbed the chain part of the stallion lead and the next time the mule bit at me slapped it thru his mouth. Luckily I was on the high side of the mule and was able to pull the chain thru the other side of the halter. That put a stop to the mule's temper tantrum. The mule's new owner got to us with another lead and I took the mule down hill to the next switchback where we waited for the owner to get down to with the truck. He backed up to a bank and we loaded the mule for the second time. This time we tied him off close with two ties to the snub bar. I then realized that after I had cut the original tie to save the mule from being hanged I had dropped my knife. I hiked back up to the original spot and quickly found my prized Merle Seguine knife. I very seldom get to retell that story today and am pleased to get to again.
Tomorrow, I will take a picture of this knife and attempt to post it here.....I probably own 20 to 30 quality hunting knives and this old Seguine is still my favorite:
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As long as I have a pocket folder of my choice, I suppose the one knife ought to be a fixed blade. Anything on my shelf ought to fill the bill. I am tempted to say Cold Steel Bushman. Simple, easy to sharpen, and if you stick a broom stick into the hollow handle, you have a spear.
Now, why I might need a spear is hard to imagine, but at least it is an option not available with other knives. Otherwise, a Buck 119 or USMC Ka-Bar ought to work just fine.
Now, why I might need a spear is hard to imagine, but at least it is an option not available with other knives. Otherwise, a Buck 119 or USMC Ka-Bar ought to work just fine.
Great question....... one I've been trying to answer for about 10 years.
Living in the "burbs of the Burgh" and a cabin on the 'Eastern Continental Divide" in the Laurel Highlands........95-99% of my needs are met with simple folder..............two winters ago I lost my EDC (a small kershaw lock blade folder I'd had for 10 years) in a snowstorm when it " decided to jump out of my pocket". Now the days when everyone carried a pocketknife seem to be behind most folks around here...... so it was off to Amazon to find a 2 day replacement........I got a Kershaw Blur...speedsafe 3.4 inch blade, 1/3 serrated..... a bit bigger than I'd have bought in person but it's served me well for two years...... and after a year I bought a spare/backup.
Back to MulePacker question......I've got the "every man must have 7" Rambo knife" in the form of Hogue's EX-F01........ every car has a 5" Ka-bar ........but I think I would grab my current cabin carry a Ka-bar Mark 1; 5 1/8 inch serrated blade....in a custom sheath...... with stone.
Not too Rambo....
Wish it had a full tang but it was good enough for WWII, not to big and not to small multi-purpose blade.................. so that's the knife I'd grab....... today!!!!
LOL I think Knives are worse than guns ......... I've settled on my 3"Model 60-10 as my "kit gun" but a all purpose ""kit knife".....still a work in progress!!!! Also why do so many "good/better" $100-200 knives come with such cheap sheaths???????
Living in the "burbs of the Burgh" and a cabin on the 'Eastern Continental Divide" in the Laurel Highlands........95-99% of my needs are met with simple folder..............two winters ago I lost my EDC (a small kershaw lock blade folder I'd had for 10 years) in a snowstorm when it " decided to jump out of my pocket". Now the days when everyone carried a pocketknife seem to be behind most folks around here...... so it was off to Amazon to find a 2 day replacement........I got a Kershaw Blur...speedsafe 3.4 inch blade, 1/3 serrated..... a bit bigger than I'd have bought in person but it's served me well for two years...... and after a year I bought a spare/backup.
Back to MulePacker question......I've got the "every man must have 7" Rambo knife" in the form of Hogue's EX-F01........ every car has a 5" Ka-bar ........but I think I would grab my current cabin carry a Ka-bar Mark 1; 5 1/8 inch serrated blade....in a custom sheath...... with stone.
Not too Rambo....
Wish it had a full tang but it was good enough for WWII, not to big and not to small multi-purpose blade.................. so that's the knife I'd grab....... today!!!!
LOL I think Knives are worse than guns ......... I've settled on my 3"Model 60-10 as my "kit gun" but a all purpose ""kit knife".....still a work in progress!!!! Also why do so many "good/better" $100-200 knives come with such cheap sheaths???????
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I think this is simply the best deal in the knife world today. One can get "seconds" for $49.88 (my 11 year old and I each have one) and he wears his everywhere. We have studied our "seconds"--literally--with a magnifying glass and can not find anything wrong with them. The leather sheath is worth the price alone.
I think this is simply the best deal in the knife world today. One can get "seconds" for $49.88 (my 11 year old and I each have one) and he wears his everywhere. We have studied our "seconds"--literally--with a magnifying glass and can not find anything wrong with them. The leather sheath is worth the price alone.
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Easy! Chris Reeve large Sebenza
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My Randall Model 14 Border Patrol for sure
I've got a couple different sizes of those, and I agree. For the price, a very fine knife . . .
BearBio
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That's tough: My everyday knife is a Gerber folder with a 1/2 serrated blade (for cutting cord and seatbelts). Fixed blade for field would be my Randal 23 (or maybe my Model 8). Both have done elk, pigs, and deer. The bigger 23 just does it a little faster, the Model 8 is better at finer cuts........?
Based on the OP's instructions I would grab from the knives I already have my Bob Dozier made "Yukon Pro Skinner". I've used this knife for many years on Elk, deer and all kinds of other critters and for camp and around the house chores. The D2 steel takes and holds a razor sharp edge and is easy to keep sharp with an occasional touch-up. It's just been a great knife over the years.
I don't have a pic of "my" knife but the one below from the 'net is the same knife.
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Texas Star
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I have one and one of the similar Boat Knives, the Model 3. I have both the normal pouch sheath and the flap sheath issued to Canadian Forces. And I have the larger No. 4 Survival model, issued, I think, to RCAF aircrews.
I first saw the No. 4 in the April, 1965 issue of, Playboy, in what I believe was Robert C. Ruark's final article on safari. It was shown with Russell's boots like he favored, various firearms, other gear, and that Grohmann knife. I don't know if Ruark personally carried that knife or if the Playboy photo staff selected it on advice of someone else. It did look good in that big color photo of safari gear.
I wrote an article on the Grohmann firm and think they have an excellent operation, with good knives, priced at retail about twice the figure you cited.
I am very fond of some Randall designs and their Model 5 with five or six inch blade is a fine choice. With nickel silver guard , black Micarta handle and compass in the butt, it was the choice of famed outdoor writer Bradford Angier. That knife is also drilled for a wrist thong, with a silver lined thong hole.
However, I think that today, I'd choose Fallkniven's Model S-1, which has a five-inch blade very like that on the Randall Model 5. The non-slip handle is Thermorun or Kraton, I think the former. I have both Kydex (no longer offered) and leather sheaths. A Zytel sheath replaced the former Kydex option. The S-1 is called the Forest Knife and was designed to be an all-round outdoors knife. It would also be an effective weapon, if need be. Military users or survivalists may prefer the larger version, the A-1. It has a blade about six inches. It's expressed in mm, but six inches is right at the correct figure.
The A-1 and the S-1 are both terrific knives. Pick the size you think best. I have both, but might select the S-1 if pressed and only able to have one. www.fallkniven.com . Don't panic at the prices; they're in Swedish kroner. Fallkniven does have US dealers. Work the buttons and see the line, inc. some very fancy folders with handles of abalone shell, etc.
If those are too expensive, look at the Buck Model 105 Pathfinder or Model 119 Special. My first really good knife was a Model 105, and I still have one and use it.
If forced to have just one folder, it'd be a Victorinox Spartan. If you'd rather have a Phillips-head screwdriver in lieu of the corkscrew, it becomes the Tinker. And I almost chose the former military model. I think that's now the Pioneer. It has silver Alox scales.
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