Best Metal for a Survival Knife

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  • gunluvinlarry

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    Hey guys,
    I'm in the market for a survival knife, and I'm not quite sure what metal to get.

    I'm just looking for a good all around knife. Ive heard that D3 is a good metal to use, but I'm looking for informed opinions.

    anyone have any info?

    thanks in advance!
     

    Gus McCrae

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    I generally tend to prefer a knife I can sharpen in the field on a rock if I have too. Some of the fancy super steels can be hard to sharpen or re-profile without diamond stones.... In carbon, 1095 is good and in stainless, 440C is good.... provided they haven't been hardened too much.... or too little.

    Mora and ESEE both have great knives.
     

    991GT3

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    CPM3V. It's powdered metallurgy "near stainless", tough and wears very well.

    It will be harder to sharpen than 1095.

    One thing I've resigned myself to is diamond and ceramic stones for everything such that I can sharpen whatever I happen to have on me.


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    Gravelface

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    Just about any knife will take care of you if you take care of it. In our climate I've seen knives rust just sitting out so a stain-resistant knife is preferred. Scrapyard Knife Co is excellent value for hard use field knife at reasonable price. Esee and Becker are great.

    A little higher end are Busse, Carothers or just get a custom to your specifications from your preferred steel. David Wesner of Kelsey Creek knives. Bill Siegle makes incredible knives out of 5160.
     
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    Just about any knife will take care of you if you take care of it. In our climate I've seen knives rust just sitting out so a stain-resistant knife is preferred. Scrapyard Knife Co is excellent value for hard use field knife at reasonable price. Esee and Becker are great.

    A little higher end are Busse, Carothers or just get a custom to your specifications from your preferred steel. David Wesner of Kelsey Creek knives. Bill Siegle makes incredible knives out of 5160.

    I agree, any quality knife of any quality steel is good as long as you take care of it.


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    Stonehenge

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    I've watched lots of torture tests and Mora survival knives are supposed to be about the toughest you'll get when it comes to survival knives, and they happen to be super cheap too.
     

    Forgotten

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    I really like my ESEE it’s made of 1095 high carbon steel and they offer a life time warranty on any broken blades. The thing is so thick you can pry a car door open. I use mine for battening, carving, splitting branches, gutting fish, cutting leather and just about anything in between. It will rust if not clean but the blade stays sharp it’s a beast...
     

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