has any one used this knive before

jd1911 · 03-13-2008, 04:19 PM

i was putting around on the net when i stumbled on to this schrade extreme survivlal knive and am thinking about purchasing for my truck box in the states here is the link Schrade® Extreme Survival Knife

damage855 · 03-13-2008, 05:15 PM

Never seen one like that before looks neat though.

Cyrano · 03-13-2008, 05:23 PM

I do have to ask what kind of survival or outdoor situation you expect to find yourself in where having a bunch of screwdrivers will be more valuable to you than, say, a firelighter or some fishing line and fishhooks.

Zephri · 03-13-2008, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyrano

I do have to ask what kind of survival or outdoor situation you expect to find yourself in where having a bunch of screwdrivers will be more valuable to you than, say, a firelighter or some fishing line and fishhooks.

3 words, robot mole men

Rem 742 30-06 · 03-13-2008, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Zephri

3 words, robot mole men

LOL

hamburgerhelper · 03-13-2008, 06:05 PM

......and of coarse it's imported......gee...i wonder if it's imported from CHINA?......

Country Bumpkin · 03-13-2008, 06:24 PM

I would go with the Ontario M-9 Bayonet correct me if I am wrong but it has a hollow handle.

cruzerbotz · 03-13-2008, 06:41 PM

Information says the blade is stainless and the handle is aluminum. Seems to me there would be a real weak point where the blade attaches. One machined out of a solid piece of steel would be much better.

Cyrano · 03-13-2008, 07:31 PM

cruzerbotz, if you want something in that line you either have to find an honest-to-god Jimmy Lile "Rambo I" made by Jimmy Lile himself; or you need to do what I did. Buy yourself a Swedish Mauser 1896 bayonet, take it to a machinist and have him extend the threads all the way to the hex head on a 3/4 inch bolt, cut it down so you can close it with 2 turns, and tap the haft of the bayonet to take it. You will lose the spring-loaded pin that snaps into the bayonet lug, but you'll end up with a solid steel, hollow handled survival knife.

You might want to give some thought to thinning and sharpening the curved bottom arm of the hilt to become a can opener, but that's your call. The garbage the ChiComs are making and calling "hollow handled survival knives" are made from a poor grade of steel and have a very short tang held into the hollow handle by a couple of screw threads and a nut. They are not welded. What I described is the only way I know to get a hollow handled survival knife at a cost less than a used car. Rambo Is made by Lile are going for four figures these days, I think they are too big to be practical, but I don't fault his craftsmanship one bit. They are supreme examples of the knifesmith's art - just not affordable for the average joe.

jd1911 · 03-14-2008, 07:02 AM

it is never intended for shtf situation i have a perfectly fine kabar i will use it lasted in iraq it will survive bout anything my intent was for it to be a truck lock box tool for miscelanious chores and what not

RNL · 04-01-2008, 01:40 PM

This is what I have for a survival knife. It made by Chris Reeve and although it is more expensive than the above knife, it is US made and I figure much more durable. You get what you pay for and afterall what is you life worth?
By the way, I replaced the screwdrivers that also come with it with a flint, a compass, some hooks, line and sinkers. I decided on a spear point model so it could be lashed to a pole and double as a spear if necessary.

thomasaj · 04-01-2008, 04:36 PM

why wouldnt some one get a gerber/leathermen knife with a driver adapter? or even better just get a diggit?

Ferroflame · 04-14-2008, 09:34 PM

Yes...

Lets go fishing with a knife!

=O I just found a use for that smiley emote face thing.

Sweet!

HEMI · 04-18-2008, 07:41 PM

Tact i cool

privateer · 04-25-2008, 10:39 PM

I took a look at that knife page , I gotta tell ya ,I was more interested in the bag of coffee. I have to agree with Country Bumpkin and jd1911 a good surplus kabar or bayonet would be a better choice.

GlockMeister · 04-25-2008, 10:48 PM

RNL, what did that run you out of curiosity?
Oh and by the way, welcome to the G&G forum. Glad you decided to joins us. Lots of good folk here.

dscrick · 08-29-2008, 11:01 AM

I have dozens of knives, many of them designed for survival use, but the absolute best all around knife I've found to date is my Tom Brown T1 Tracker from TOPS knives. Expensive, but a versatile and rugged tool. It's a knife/mini axe/saw/do it all item and at 1/4 inch thick it won't snap on you.

This is the link to Tom Brown's site where you can purchase it, but you can find it cheaper in a lot of places. I got mine on Ebay.

Tom Brown, Jr's Tracker School : <Product> Details#

03-13-2008, 04:19 PM	#1
jd1911 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 89 Trader Rating: (0)	has any one used this knive before i was putting around on the net when i stumbled on to this schrade extreme survivlal knive and am thinking about purchasing for my truck box in the states here is the link Schrade® Extreme Survival Knife

03-13-2008, 05:15 PM	#2
damage855 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina / Lake Norman Posts: 883 Trader Rating: (0)	Never seen one like that before looks neat though. __________________ If total goverment control will make us all safer, then why are prisons so dangerous?

04-25-2008, 10:48 PM	#16
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 4,911 Trader Rating: (0)	RNL, what did that run you out of curiosity? Oh and by the way, welcome to the G&G forum. Glad you decided to joins us. Lots of good folk here. __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

08-29-2008, 11:01 AM	#17
dscrick Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 54 Trader Rating: (0)	Best I've found I have dozens of knives, many of them designed for survival use, but the absolute best all around knife I've found to date is my Tom Brown T1 Tracker from TOPS knives. Expensive, but a versatile and rugged tool. It's a knife/mini axe/saw/do it all item and at 1/4 inch thick it won't snap on you. This is the link to Tom Brown's site where you can purchase it, but you can find it cheaper in a lot of places. I got mine on Ebay. Tom Brown, Jr's Tracker School : <Product> Details#

03-13-2008, 05:23 PM	#3
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 1,939 Trader Rating: (0)	I do have to ask what kind of survival or outdoor situation you expect to find yourself in where having a bunch of screwdrivers will be more valuable to you than, say, a firelighter or some fishing line and fishhooks.

03-13-2008, 06:05 PM	#6
hamburgerhelper Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 32 Trader Rating: (0)	......and of coarse it's imported......gee...i wonder if it's imported from CHINA?......

03-13-2008, 06:24 PM	#7
Country Bumpkin Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 11 Trader Rating: (0)	I would go with the Ontario M-9 Bayonet correct me if I am wrong but it has a hollow handle.

03-13-2008, 06:41 PM	#8
cruzerbotz Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 12 Trader Rating: (0)	Information says the blade is stainless and the handle is aluminum. Seems to me there would be a real weak point where the blade attaches. One machined out of a solid piece of steel would be much better.

03-13-2008, 07:31 PM	#9
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 1,939 Trader Rating: (0)	cruzerbotz, if you want something in that line you either have to find an honest-to-god Jimmy Lile "Rambo I" made by Jimmy Lile himself; or you need to do what I did. Buy yourself a Swedish Mauser 1896 bayonet, take it to a machinist and have him extend the threads all the way to the hex head on a 3/4 inch bolt, cut it down so you can close it with 2 turns, and tap the haft of the bayonet to take it. You will lose the spring-loaded pin that snaps into the bayonet lug, but you'll end up with a solid steel, hollow handled survival knife. You might want to give some thought to thinning and sharpening the curved bottom arm of the hilt to become a can opener, but that's your call. The garbage the ChiComs are making and calling "hollow handled survival knives" are made from a poor grade of steel and have a very short tang held into the hollow handle by a couple of screw threads and a nut. They are not welded. What I described is the only way I know to get a hollow handled survival knife at a cost less than a used car. Rambo Is made by Lile are going for four figures these days, I think they are too big to be practical, but I don't fault his craftsmanship one bit. They are supreme examples of the knifesmith's art - just not affordable for the average joe.

03-14-2008, 07:02 AM	#10
jd1911 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 89 Trader Rating: (0)	it is never intended for shtf situation i have a perfectly fine kabar i will use it lasted in iraq it will survive bout anything my intent was for it to be a truck lock box tool for miscelanious chores and what not

04-01-2008, 04:36 PM	#12
thomasaj Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Silverdale WA Posts: 39 Trader Rating: (0)	why wouldnt some one get a gerber/leathermen knife with a driver adapter? or even better just get a diggit?

04-14-2008, 09:34 PM	#13
Ferroflame Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 265 Trader Rating: (0)	Yes... Lets go fishing with a knife! =O I just found a use for that smiley emote face thing. Sweet!

04-18-2008, 07:41 PM	#14
HEMI Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 540 Trader Rating: (0)	Tact i cool

04-25-2008, 10:39 PM	#15
privateer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Anchorage , Alaska Posts: 262 Trader Rating: (0)	I took a look at that knife page , I gotta tell ya ,I was more interested in the bag of coffee. I have to agree with Country Bumpkin and jd1911 a good surplus kabar or bayonet would be a better choice.