I recently came across this knife in a prepper video. It's new to me and pricey at $299. Anyone have any experience -- opinions?
Posted on 08/16/2015 8:56:08 AM PDT by JoeProBono
I recently came across this knife in a prepper video. It's new to me and pricey at $299. Anyone have any experience -- opinions?
its purty... buy it
Looks an awful lot like the Spanish military Chucila de Monte. I like my American made LanCay M9.
Nice knife, but $299 could buy a lot of ammo.
I have a very large collection of military/survival type knives and bayonets I’ve collected over 30 years. To me this embodies some of the qualities of many: nail puller/wire cutter slot for sheath like an M-9?, top/bottom short saw/serrations (pretty damn short if you ask me), top saw blade, handle pommel end stop like an issue Ontario Knife machete, etc.
Personally, for me unless this was able to bite through steel rebar with blows from a three pound short handle hammer, I don’t see where I’d spend $300 for it. I’ll be honest, I’m not a survivalist or an expert knife fighter so my opinion probably ain’t worth duck squeeze, but there it is anyway.
The clue for me was visiting the site where the article explains its features, etc. One would think that the writer would want to get the namesake’s correct spelling everywhere (e.g., the picture of the M. Parry (spelled Perry).
Looks like it would be a must carry for a muslum.
My philosophy on guns and knives is the same. Buy what works and spend as little as possible. Guns will be taken from you if you use them, so don’t make it a catastrophic loss. Also, if you lose the knife (for whatever reason) it shouldn’t hurt. They’re tools, not keepsakes.
I have several manufacturer makes of the standard US GI issue machetes made over the years. The cost for these is extremely reasonable and the quality has not diminished significantly even from ones made in the 60s. From what I can tell, the cost cutting operations have been made in the sheaths and sharpener areas. There are also versions with sawbacks on them for wood, bones, etc.
Bang for the buck as a survival type edge weapon, this is high on my list.
I have a kabar becker combat utility knife I love it, best knife i have ever owned.
“Bang for the buck as a survival type edge weapon, this is high on my list.”
Hey!
thanks. I’ll scurry off to an Army surplus store next time I visit a real city. (There isn’t one locally as it would offend the natives.)
I vote no.... But love my Randall Model 14 .
You can look on Cheaper Than Dirt or Midway USA or Brownells or any place like that.
The Ontario Knife Company ones are good and there are different degrees of steel hardness, but you ought to be able to pick up something nice for under $50 for sure.
My first surplus one in the 80s cost me like $5 at a hardware store. Still have it, still truckin....
I’ve got a K-Bar and a Fairbanks knife I’m rather happy with.
I will.
Thank you. I appreciate that. My experience with knives without a blade guard (correct name?) has been unfortunate. I’d like a chunk of steel between me and the blade. But you’re right, for most purposes that is a really good choice.
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