Best Fixed-Blade Knives
This knife has a coated stainless steel handle and a blade that is 4.743 inches long (the entire knife measures 8.843 inches long). Blade Length: 4.75 inch (12.1 cm) Handle Length: 4.25 inch (10.8 cm).
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The Clip is remarkably durable and highly adaptable to preference, making placement on Belt, Boot, or M.O.L.L.E gear an easy task. I see comments like, “Not the Best Collector's Knife,” “Handle is too Short,” “Cut my Leg.” I must encourage the cynics to realize a few things: 1.). The Bottom Line: If one is using this blade for its intended purpose, namely, self defense, I believe it meets all standards and could very well be a life saver."
"A local police officer showed me a trick for belt wearers to make these legal to carry and extremely fast to deploy. Normally with the way the belt clip is, that clipped to a belt it will ride high on waist and also make it illegal to carry and frankly hard to deploy."
"Now here's the best part after having thrown it into trees plywood and basically giving it a full stress test the point was still sharp as it was out of the box."
"Not super big but a great size."
"bought 2 of these , one for me and one for my special girl, i love it, very well made, nice sheath, easy acees if needed in bad situations."
"I think it's a perfect size if your going to be carrying it around on you."
"I have used this gear for several drills."
"It is a bit less quality than an old Gerber I have of this exact style, but good for the price."
""Gerber LMF II 10" Survival Knife, Coyote Brown The Gerber LMF II 10" Survival Knife (Coyote Brown) does a slick job cutting firewood and building shelter. This 10-inch survival knife was engineered by former military man Jeff Freeman and was field-tested with troops, ensuring that it can stand up to rugged, rigorous use and offer high performance under a variety of emergency conditions. Strong, Serrated Blade Can Be Used in All Situations Whether you need to cut firewood, build a shelter, or slice through a seat belt, the LMF II survival knife has you covered. Smart, Versatile, Comfortable Design The LMF II features an overmolded handle, which helps prevent hand blisters and provides a secure grip. The stainless steel blade can withstand a ton of abuse, but if it ever gets damaged or needs sharpening, you won't be stuck out in the open with a dull knife. Gerber designs popular, dependable tools and knives along with other outdoor gear that helps users accomplish whatever tasks they may be faced with, promoting the lost art of self-reliance. Blade material: 420HC stainless.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It has opened countless beer bottles, cut bikini straps, and scared away larger men. This thing has been beaten to hell and back, cut more things than the sword of a crusader and it was still sharp."
"Either way, love the harder feel to the rubber in the hilt."
"I just bought my second, to replace my misplaced first bought (that's a mouthful) and I think the price has gone down!! For the same price as a take-out dinner or couple of pizzas you can own a legacy, made in USA, premium knife."
"I'd been researching the Gerber LMF II for weeks prior to purchase, The price was good at list but when I saw the discounted rate for the Amazon refurbished knife, I couldn't resist. For a guy who likes to pack his bag with his boys and enjoy the outdoors, couldn't have purchased a better knife."
"Might be the best survival/hunting knife out there... nice partially serrated blade, insulated pommel, nice sheath with sharpener and quality all around, also have a Ka-Bar Becker BK22 which I rate about the same but one has some features over the other."
"The holes for lashing to a stick for spearing are big enough to slip paracord through no problem. It wasn't pictured, or advertised?, but came with 2 excellent leg straps with the option of also being able to attach to your belt. It also included another seperate cutting tool that could be useful slicing through paracord or seatbelts."
"This is the version of the knife you want."
"I am used to the term "Gerber" being a joke sometimes (based on their $19.99 Wal-Mart stuff) but let me assure you this PORTLAND USA MADE LMFII is a piece of work!"
This two-handed camp axe with a hickory handle, hot forged blade, and hammerhead will make your life easier when you’re off the grid. A specialist in applying modern engineering to centuries old tool and weapon concepts, he is upping the ante once again with a new outdoor line of tomahawks that swing as big as the open wilderness where they’re found. The Woods Chogan is made from a solid chunk of 1055 carbon steel that is hot forged into a rock-solid head that features a hammer finish. Great edge retention yet easy to sharpen in the field thanks to Hot Forged 1055 Carbon Steel head.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The reason I didn’t give it five star is because it does not come with a sheath and that the head is 3/8” away from the end of the top of the handel (some pictures attached show others who don’t have much room either)."
"They force the head on or something and leaves a bunch of wood peeled back around the top of the head (another guy shows a picture of it) But all you have to do is take a knife and trim all that off and it's good to go. A little side note* they use USPS for mailing and they say "it will get there when it gets there" so be sure to pay for faster shipping cause it took 13 days for me to receive mine."
"So far, super durable, used the hell out of it, not even a knick in the blade."
"It was pretty sharp out of the package but with a little fine honing it extremely sharp."
"It's ok. Not super sharp or durable, blade dings easily."
"Ordered my crkt chogan tomahawk today."
"CRKT makes a great product for a reasonable price have always been happy with their knives and tools."
"It took some bit of effort to get it sharp, and the finish on that nice hickory handle was sad."
Best Pocket Knives & Folding Knives
Our new key knife just might save the day, unless of course you lock it in the trunk. Black key handle is made of stainless steel that's shaped like a house key.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This little knife is really sharp, has a good locking mechanism, and a hefty metal build."
"I like having mine around and readily available for opening packages, cutting strings off clothing, or gettings those little plastic tags off of merchandise."
"My only complaint is to fold it back you can only grip it from the sides which is awkward to me."
"Awesome emergency knife with limitations of course."
"With the index and middle knuckles wrapped around each side of the head. For $5 SOG mades an alarmingly dangerous and easily-concealed self-defense weapon, especially if used by the right hands."
"Incredible quality, looks awesome, and an extremely high quality blade."
"Great little addition to my clip-on keychain."
"Love this little knife I’ve had it on my keys for about a year now and it’s still very sharp and in good condition."
Best Hunting Knife Sharpeners
Maintain your knives in the field to the exact angle you set with your Lansky Sharpening Kit! Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This will sharpen it. Carbide pull through sharpeners get a bad name from ham fisted neanderthals that push down and pull the knife through like they are pull starting a lawn mower. You can literally rest the knife on the carbide and pull, that is all the pressure that is needed for the carbide to sharpen your knife."
"Often knives are sharpened on one side and yet most sharpeners have Vs slots meant to sharpen both edges. But often the very hard (R 60-70) are very tough to create a great edge just by using a portable sharpening tool."
"This tool will stretch the usefulness of my blades before needing to set a new edge with my electric sharpener."
"Anchor the knife in a vise or something and draw this Lansky over the blade using both hands, pinching on either side of the "V"."
"Greatest thing since sliced cheese."
"The carbide sharpeners work well and it is great to have the ability to use the correct blade angle for the knife."
"After sharpening, I tested the knife by cutting through a Bounty paper towel."
"This is very well made and an all metal design."