(Part 3) Best fixed-blade knives according to redditors

Well design yourself over to Amazon and spend $10 on a knife with your name on it.

I think it's this one. I've been ogling it. Such a great looking knife! https://www.amazon.com/Work-Tuff-Gear-Knife-Japanese-Holster-OD/dp/B07YNF2Z97/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&psc=1&qid=1572744622&sr=8-1

The Benchmade H2O is a great option for a rustproof knife with a blunt tip.

Isn't cheap though.

So, I know this costs 40 times more, but it is so worth it I can't even express to you how much more worth it...

Just having a sharp, thicker blade is so much nicer. I can't tell you how many times I've managed to come home with the plant or the mushroom or the root because I managed to get the stupid thing out in one nice piece with a better tool with clean cuts. I used to just use cheap Chinese blades and utility knives and I have moved over to nicer stuff for that reason.

I think this is it.

https://www.amazon.com/BucknBear-Handmade-Hunter-Damascus-Walnutwood/dp/B07CYFFSYP

There's also the Mora Rookie

Morakniv Rookie Fixed Blade Safe Knife for Kids with Blunt Tip https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074KTTBSR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ySh0CbRR91MHN

Got a blade material are you looking for? (stainless steel or carbon)

Blade profile? (drop point, tanto, spear, clip)

Blade grind? (Flat, Saber, Scandinavian, or Hollow)

Off the top of my head:

Becker BK16 - flat 1095Cro-Van

Esee Camp Lore PR-4 - Saber 1095

Esee 4P - flat 1095

Esee Izula - flat 1095

Morakniv Bush Crafter - Scandinavian 1095

Morakniv Garberg - Scandinavian 14C28N

Cold Steel Master Hunter - Flat VG1 in San Mai

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FYI The ESEE brand has perhaps the best lifetime warranty of fixed blades. Return and they will replace with no questions asked policy. It is also transferable so they do tend to keep their value over time. Tactical Intent is a verified seller on amazon. At that price range you can get a pretty great knife.

Hope this helps!

So some will be a little more then 40 but the performance and customer service is worth it.

Cold Steel Extra Large Voyager Clip Pt. Plain https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DPW4LJG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_x3eXDbMZTEMNN

Buck Knives 119 Special Fixed Blade Knife with Leather Sheath - Black Handle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000EHWWJQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_H4eXDbKPRCS8H

Cold Steel Peace Maker II https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BD57RZW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Z5eXDbFY372C4

Ontario Knife Company 8667 Rat-5, Plain Edge with Black Nylon Sheath https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075NNXMSC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_06eXDbRS3PEXY


Buck Knives 620 Reaper Black Fixed Blade Survival Knife https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RQ7WQ2K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_e.eXDbT0Y0DW9

You gotta be more specific in your original questions buddy.

First of all, there are 2 reasons to remove an animal from a trap. To rescue (and minimize harm to the animal), or to harvest (and minimize damage to the trap). Here in bushcrafter land, I wouldn't usually assume you aren't planning on eating what was caught in the trap.....

It does sound like you are looking for the rescue side of things, and this is for a film, and you are looking for realism..

A swiss army knife or basic folding pocketknife are fairly realistic options for what a typical person might have with them with just a general plan of being 'prepared'. Something like 4-5inch Condor Bushlore is a decent approximation for what a more bushcraft oriented person might have with them in a wilderness setting. Someone who is going out intentionally to rescue animals from traps though, that is an entirely different question! For that you'd want a blunt tip, the type found in rescue knives, and/or EMT scissors.

For realism, most of us here know enough about the various types of knife that we could likely give you good answers - but you really should explain what kind of realism you are actually going for.

Average outdoorsy person with basic 'preparedness' is likely to have something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-Swiss-Army-Huntsman-Leather/dp/B000IOI0NC/

Or this:

https://www.amazon.com/Gerber-Spine-Fixed-Blade-Camping/dp/B07DDCG3HD

Average Joe who has no idea of what makes a knife good or useful is likely to have something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Tac-Force-Police-Assisted-Tactical-Rescue/dp/B01LZ0T3N9



Average bushcraft subreddit user probably has something similar to:

https://www.amazon.com/Condor-Tool-Knife-Bushlore-Hardwood/dp/B002CC6BPM

but wishes they had:

https://www.amazon.com/Benchmade-162-Bushcrafter-Drop-Point/dp/B00B0E1MB6

Someone going out with them intention of rescuing persons or animals would probably be carrying something like this though:

https://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-Rescue-Tool-Pocket-Fluorescent/dp/B000PX0LKG

https://www.amazon.com/Spyderco-Assist-Orange-Handle-Rescue/dp/B0012G6KI2

https://www.amazon.com/LEATHERMAN-832590-Raptor-Shears/dp/B07N6P2RCB

https://www.amazon.com/DGX-Titanium-Coated-Stainless-Shears/dp/B01B2YF0AM

And then finally, I'll say this - pretty much anything sharper than a butter knife can be used to safely rescue an animal from most situations. Hell I could probably do it with a can opener or nail clippers. So just decide what sort of situation you expect your characters to have intentionally been prepared for, and go from there.

https://www.amazon.com/GI-P-38-Can-Opener-5-pack/dp/B005EAIXAU

Honestly, even as a fan of Cold Steel, I would say that the Recon Tanto is not a great choice for an EDC survival type blade. It's much more of a combat knife. I have one in VG-1 steel and its only moderately useful in a survival scenario comparatively speaking. The curvature of the blade makes some basic tasks more difficult, though it certainly will make a large, tanto-shaped hole in anything you pierce with it.

For survival I would go with something like the Black Bear Bowie machete: https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-Black-Bowie-Machete/dp/B071Z3JF36/

As far as a similar type of knife in the same price range, the best I could recommend would be something like this or this.

Increasing your price range to $60 or so would give you a lot more options, if you can swing that.

Condor Tool & Knife, Indigenous Puukko Knife https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079TP95LP/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_GWqNDbY7HZSRY

Side note, I work at my dad’s pawn shop and got this brand new for 10$ O.o Some methheads will take whatever price you shoot at em... ( I live in meth capitol of US so I can make jokes). Also sorry if you smoke crack..

www.amazon.com/dp/B073SKZZ3J/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_XADKBb9TA7WXM

Got the link from my friend who got it. After reading the reviews, it seems like others have had this issue as well.

Pocket knives are a lot like watches, people don't notice them and if they do they're usually fans. In the past seven-ish years of carrying a pocket knife I've had maybe two people say something: one was a security guard telling me "no" and the other was a girl who noticed my grass green Paramilitary 2 against my dark blue jeans pocket. In my experience, if you don't look like a tacticool 2a guy wearing a "Protected by Glock" tee, people won't be squeamish about you carrying a knife.

Also, there are different knives. People are going to react differently to this knife than that knife.

I've been looking at this one. https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-36MB-Forged-Overall/dp/B072187CSH/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1520036566&sr=8-2&keywords=Cold+Steel+Drop+Forged

However I'm worried that the grip might be a bit well not grippy. I don't really know to be honest. I would think i could get some decent cord to wrap it in if it was that bad but wasnt sure if there was a better option I hadn't found.

I think it's this on Amazon.

Have you ever seen the CRKT Bowie? You might like it, they make a few cool minimalist knives https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BAJIOAW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_-BMUDbEARCC93

http://filipinobolos-com.3dcartstores.com/Filipino-Golok-B_p_29.html

http://www.baryonyxknife.com/famapa1.html

http://www.baryonyxknife.com/rigmaha.html

https://www.amazon.com/Condor-Tool-Knife-Parang-Machete/dp/B00WTHW9T2

Or commission a local Smith. You're asking about one of the easiest blade shapes to forge, most any blacksmith/knife maker can make one for you if you ask.

The Aranyik knife store is down for maintenance right now, but in a month or so they should be back up. They have some great tools of that shape, especially if you like pole mounting. If you're doing that much land clearing, look into pole mounting.

Oh, and also you shouldn't really need to use a thick machete like this. I literally do this kind of work as a day job and have found nothing that a Imacasa 22" machete and a chainsaw can't handle.

I don't know, looks pretty identical to this.