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[The Nur]

JontyR said:

My camping knife

Is that one of those Gerber/Bear Grylls ones?

[JontyR]

The Nur said:

JontyR said:

My camping knife

Is that one of those Gerber/Bear Grylls ones?

Ive had the knife for almost 30 years. I had seen either it or something similar in the Rambo films...so went and bought it. It has certainly stood the test of time, so cant fault it on that. Not the most subtle of knives though

1-CUCHILLO JUNGLE KING I BLANCO

- Blade length: 155 mm.
- Handle length: 205 mm.
- Weigth: 1000 gr.
- It includes the following survival accesories: * Fishing kit. * Sewing kit. * Scalpel. * External applications. * Nippers. * Pencil. * Compass. * Mangesium pill. * Pills capsule. * SOS symbols. * Signal mirror * Ruler * Latex tubes. * Nylon cord. * Forker pole. * Multitool skinner knife.

- Stainless steel injected handle..
- X42 steel blade (INOX 46 CR13).
- 85 mm double saw
- It includes policarbonate and fiber glass rigid case with sharpening stone and 8m of cord.

P R I C E
€ 160,34 Euros
$ 207,82 USD

Edited by JontyR on Tuesday 12th November 14:38

[The Nur]

JontyR said:

Ive had the knife for almost 30 years. I had seen either it or something similar in the Rambo films...so went and bought it. It has certainly stood the test of time, so cant fault it on that. Not the most subtle of knives though

1-CUCHILLO JUNGLE KING I BLANCO

- Blade length: 155 mm.
- Handle length: 205 mm.
- Weigth: 1000 gr.
- It includes the following survival accesories: * Fishing kit. * Sewing kit. * Scalpel. * External applications. * Nippers. * Pencil. * Compass. * Mangesium pill. * Pills capsule. * SOS symbols. * Signal mirror * Ruler * Latex tubes. * Nylon cord. * Forker pole. * Multitool skinner knife.

- Stainless steel injected handle..
- X42 steel blade (INOX 46 CR13).
- 85 mm double saw
- It includes policarbonate and fiber glass rigid case with sharpening stone and 8m of cord.

P R I C E
€ 160,34 Euros
$ 207,82 USD

I see

I thought it was one of those Bear Grylls ones where all the survival stuff fits in the handle. Cheers for the post though, very informative

[Odie]

I have a frost mora, what else do you really need?

[Ayahuasca]

The Nur said:

I thought it was one of those Bear Grylls ones where all the survival stuff fits in the handle.

The 'survival' knives with hollow handles tend to be cheap crap

IIRC the Gerber Bear Grylls is similar to the Gerber LMF2 pictured in my OP, but it comes in garish grey and orange and says 'Bear Grylls' on it which is a bit off-putting.

[JontyR]

Ayahuasca said:

The 'survival' knives with hollow handles tend to be cheap crap

IIRC the Gerber Bear Grylls is similar to the Gerber LMF2 pictured in my OP, but it comes in garish grey and orange and says 'Bear Grylls' on it which is a bit off-putting.

I do agree, but this one certainly isnt cheap crap! Plus...you can put a stick in it and turn it into a spear!

[The Nur]

Ayahuasca said:

The 'survival' knives with hollow handles tend to be cheap crap

IIRC the Gerber Bear Grylls is similar to the Gerber LMF2 pictured in my OP, but it comes in garish grey and orange and says 'Bear Grylls' on it which is a bit off-putting.

I was under that impression they might be a bit crappy but I haven't actually seen one, only been told about them by a friend. Apologies if I inadvertently cast negative aspersions on a good knife

Here is my contribution, a terrible picture of my Mustad fishing knife and a cheapy pen knife my grandmother bought me for Christmas a couple of years ago

[markmullen]

When I was in the Great Britain Shooting Team I was one of the only shooters to use a Walther, most of my team mates used Anschutz, Feinwerkbau or Steyr rifles. As such Walther used to look after me.

At one match they presented me with a little box and instruction not to open it there and then.

When I did open it this was inside:


http://www.carl-walther.com/cw.php?lang=en&con...

I've not used it for anything much although it is in my bushcraft kit for future trips for landscape photography in the wild.

[Vieste]

I use this when i going wild camping

[Odie]

Vieste said:

I use this when i going wild camping

What is that? is it 1 peice of metal with a laminated blade? does the handle get slick when its wet?

[pokethepope]

I have one of these, neat little thing but it is illegal to carry it in your wallet in the UK which renders it rather useless:

[Oakey]

pokethepope said:

I have one of these, neat little thing but it is illegal to carry in the UK which renders it rather useless:

Always the case. I'd like a Microtech Tacyhon so I can re-enact Michael Douglas in Falling Down but alas, they're illegal too.

[OldJohnnyYen]

Wild camping? Is that where you wash in the river and st in the bushes?

[Ayahuasca]

OldJohnnyYen said:

Wild camping? Is that where you wash in the river and st in the bushes?

It is for me!

[Shaw Tarse]

Changedmyname said:

The cleaver has been with me for most of my 38yrs in the trade,it has a lovely weight for me.
I've tried the stainless ones ,they are crap to say the least, they don't sharpen like that one does.

How much smaller is your chopper since you started using it?

[andy_s]

Oakey said:

Always the case. I'd like a Microtech Tacyhon so I can re-enact Michael Douglas in Falling Down but alas, they're illegal too.

Why are they illegal - not being funny just thought these would be legal

[Changedmyname]

GWC said:

The yellow handled knives I see used quite often by butchers, who supplies them?

Any Butchers sundries men.
Then I think you have to be in the trade as they woundn't sell to just anyone.

[Oakey]

andy_s said:

Why are they illegal - not being funny just thought these would be legal

Butterfly knives are illegal, I don't know the ins and outs of why. Something to do with being a lock knife that can be operated one handed (if that makes sense?).

[markmullen]

Section 141 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (offensive weapons) shall apply to the following descriptions of weapons, other than weapons of those descriptions which are antiques for the purposes of this Schedule:

<snip>

(i)the weapon sometimes known as a “balisong” or “butterfly knife”, being a blade enclosed by its handle, which is designed to split down the middle, without the operation of a spring or other mechanical means, to reveal the blade;

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/2019/sched...

[Burnham]

I'm very much liking the Boker, I'd love an Orca Gen2 but they are pretty pricey.

I had a Sinclair CardShap but I was pretty dissapointed with it...its just too flimsy for the money they charge.

My oldest knife is a Buck Buckmaster 184, which I was pleased to see still fetch £100 or so. Early ones are closer to £500:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Buck-184-Survival-Knife-Wi...

This are my most recent, Becker BK2 and BK3: