Survival Knives
Survival knives are among one of the most important and versatile pieces of equipment to have when venturing into the wilderness. Anything from the sharpened edge of a soldiers dog tags to a machete can be used as a survival knife and work to your benefit in a survival situation but they are just substitutes for a good knife.
A good choice for a small pocket survival knife would be the Victorinox Swiss Army Knife. (You don’t need one with 42 gadgets. It would become very cumbersome.)
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This multitool has all of the essentials without the happy gadgets that do little more than add weight.
Features:
- 4 3/8 " when closed
- Black polymer handle
- All stainless steel tools
- Locking Blade
- Saw
- Corkscrew
- Can opener with small screwdriver
- Bottle opener with screwdriver and wire stripper
- Reamer with sewing eye
- Keyring
- And the prerequisite tweezers and toothpick
$52.00 $35.08
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Ideally you should have more than one survival knife. One that you keep in your pocket and a larger one for your survival kit. Your survival knives perform a multitude of tasks that include but are not limited to:
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- Blazing a trail for yourself or rescuers
- Skinning and quartering animals
- Dressing and cutting hides, just to name a few
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This is a no frills survival knife designed to serve our troops during WWII. This legend is still being used by many of our troops today.
The most famous fixed blade knife design in the world features:
- 7" straight edge blade
- 1095 Cro-Van steel
- Leather handle
- Knife made is USA, leather sheath made in Mexico
- The harder the steel of your blade, the more difficult it will be to work up an edge in the wilderness. If it is too soft it will not hold the edge you do put on it.
- High carbon steel is generally the easiest to work with, but has the disadvantage of rusting unless maintained regularly.
- Keep your high carbon blades sharp and oiled with a light machine oil. Most commercial animal fats contain salt and will cause rust.
- Include a sharpener in your survival kit. (You want to keep a servicable edge on your blades.)
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Survival knives should be chosen with care. For more choices, visit our
Wilderness Store. Your survival knives will take good care of you if you take care of them.
