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Knives

OUTDOOR KNIVES OR SURVIVAL KNIVES OF HIGH-END QUALITY

Survival knives or Outdoor knives are offered in abundance all over the internet. However,…very seldom are the important issues given by each product to ensure the distinction between a really good knife, and merely a good-looking knife !

To determine if a survival knife or a outdoor knife is a high-end quality product or not,…the following features are in order of importance, all decisive and of great value;

Steel type (hardyness and toughness)
Material of handle
Ergonomics
Functionality
Cutting characteristics
Cutting-edge wear measurement
Grip in greasy or sub-zero circumstances
Ergonomics of the sheet
toughness of the sheet material
Resilliance against corrosion
coating against undesired light-reflection

So,.. in order to determine if outdoor knives or survival knives are good and professional, is not only a question of looks. Most knives under 200,- Euro’s or Dollars look nice, but are rather useless in most real survival situations.

THE BEST STEEL TYPES FOR OUTDOOR KNIVES OR SURVIVAL KNIVES

N690 steel
ATS34 steel
14C28N steel
12C27 steel
D2 steel

The best handle material in undoubtetly Micarta …it is used for most of our knives to ensure a life-long problem free usage under the most vigorous circumstances.

DESIGNING A SURVIVAL KNIFE OR OUTDOOR KNIFE

Most designers tend to design a knife just for the looks and not for the functionality like;…is it good, solid, and does it has a firm grip in the hand..? Like this is also important with shovels and saws, and in particular axes and torches, because as soon as they slip out of your hand in a precarious survival situation, one can have a bad position from one moment to the next. The design must also be functional like the back of the handle must be able to be used as a hammer to do repairs on your bows or crushing wood to make a fire. Or like the tip of the blade must be able to skin fish when one uses successfully fishing gear or to make a repair on one’s kayak when it is punctured through by some unplanned misfortune.

Further more should a survival knife also be resistant against corrosion because a corrode blade loses its capability to cut, which in first aid cases or climbing circumstances could have disastrous results such as blood-poisening or entanglement of ropes which can cause instant suffication or blood circulation seizures. And last but not least; should it also be a good knife for cooking.

HOW DOES ONE RECOQNISE A GOOD OUTDOOR KNIFE

There is no exact description about how one can recoqnise a good outdoor knife with a 100% certainty,… but some features will direct one in a pretty good direction.

The design is mostly simple and visibly quiet
It consists always of 1 of the 5 steel types mentioned above
The thickness of the blade is minimum 4 mm
The hand must fit completely in the handle
The cutting edge must be in a smooth line or a deliberate angle
The grip of the handle must be firm, even with greasy hands.
The sheet of the knife must be rock solid and very ergonomically to wear

A GOOD SURVIVAL KNIFE IS AN INVESTMENT IN YOUR SAFETY

All our knives are fully made by hand and only from the very best materials. Our suppliers give an unlimited warrantee on all their products. All these knives will with ease last a lifetime and more of joyful usage. These knives are all each, not only a piece of art, but also very pleasant to look at, and to work with. Considering the near future of the entire world becoming very bad indeed, as we approach the New World Order ever closer and closer, our company slogan; “prepare yourself” is therefore neither a hollow or meaningless one,…nor a randomly chosen slogan.