British Army Knife
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Good question Stephen.
I just got one the other day and it really is a lovely little folder. Good looking, legal, and very friendly looking IMO.
However, I still prefer my SAK Spartan simply for more tools, lighter and cheaper. Possibly even more sheeple friendly?
I just got one the other day and it really is a lovely little folder. Good looking, legal, and very friendly looking IMO.
However, I still prefer my SAK Spartan simply for more tools, lighter and cheaper. Possibly even more sheeple friendly?
Why is everyone so obsessed with weight? Ok, its not nice to have a big clunky everything, but in something like a folding knife, is it really that much of an issue? Really? I'm a member of badgerandblade.com and some members take a different razor in their case when they're travelling on business "to save weight", presumably that magical 25grams makes all the difference to the walk from the airport to their hirecar. I'm not trying to be beligerent in my first day (honest!), its just such a common theme on manly fora, that, for me, seems not-always relevant. I've got a SAK Climber (red-jelly) and a Forester and they're both pretty decent, but I'm looking for as robust a folder as I can get.
are we talking the MOD survival knife (like this or this) or are we reffering to the pocketknife similar to url=http://www.heinnie.com/Xn43ni1311353/Knives/Sheffield/Sheffield-Genuine-British-Army-Knife/p-92-185-1614/] this one[/url]?
if the first is the knife in question, then I believe it is a bit bigger than most people want, and very much intended as a chopper, and farily difficult to use for fine detail work.
if the pocket knife is the queied object, then I can only assume that people feel they are not worth the extra money, when swiss army knives are avialable for lower prices.
if the first is the knife in question, then I believe it is a bit bigger than most people want, and very much intended as a chopper, and farily difficult to use for fine detail work.
if the pocket knife is the queied object, then I can only assume that people feel they are not worth the extra money, when swiss army knives are avialable for lower prices.
I own various Swiss Army knives and one or two lock knives, but the one I carry at work everyday is an old issue folder.
Does the job, is strong and to be honest I don't mind abusing it.... a little
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Pete.
Does the job, is strong and to be honest I don't mind abusing it.... a little
.Pete.
Because there's a relationship between lightness of load and enjoyment of trip.
Scoops
Hi,
I have both a SAK and the Army Folder but tend to take the SAK out more often i think it is becauce its more comfortable in my pocket and has a corkscrew as well as a bottle opener. Also i found the weight dragged my trousers around my you know where making me look a little too youf for me. i also found myselp walking in circles due to one leg getting more fatigued than the other
Cheers
Louis
I have both a SAK and the Army Folder but tend to take the SAK out more often i think it is becauce its more comfortable in my pocket and has a corkscrew as well as a bottle opener. Also i found the weight dragged my trousers around my you know where making me look a little too youf for me. i also found myselp walking in circles due to one leg getting more fatigued than the other
Cheers
Louis
I'm at work and cant loginto kife sites- its the metal-scaled one with the marlin-spike and 2.75" lambsfoot blade made in sheffield. I assume if people saw it next to the SAK they mightbuy it instead but its pretty difficult to find. I got it by going into a site that was on page 4 of a google-search on "bushcraft equipment"...not exactly the high st!
This one right? http://www.raymears.com/Bushcraft_Product/482-British-Army-Knife/ I don't know... 20 pounds is a bit much for me especially because that's like $40 Canadian and all you get is a blade and a can opener. Maybe it's cheaper somewhere else but it doesn't look as comfortable as a SAK and you only get the two tools.
That's like the old issue one I carry at work, I think the one Stephen is referring to is the model with the marlin spike like this one:
http://www.sheffieldknives.co.uk/acatalog/3pcbritarmyss.jpg
Pete.
I have an early one of these, from WW2 I believe, it is a good tool, but I cannot get it to take a good edge. I think it is a good design, I really like the marlin spike & find it very usefull. I am considoring getting a new one, in the hope that it has better edge retention.
You can normally pick up for a few quid in a good surplus store, so better than a swiss army knife imho.
You can normally pick up for a few quid in a good surplus store, so better than a swiss army knife imho.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlinspike
You can also use it for digging Boy Scouts out of Horse's Hooves
It's handy when rope splicing etc.
Although , on the odd occasion I use one, I prefer a full sized one with a wooden handle.
Pete.
Oh I thought it might be something like that. For the untying part I find that the corkscrew on a swiss army knife works well for string or smaller cordage. You just hook it into tight knots and twist a little to get a good hook on it and then pull it out. Of course that marlin spike would probably work better on rope and digging scouts out of hooves lol.
People have said before that the screwdriver on the end cuts through their pocke or digs into their leg, and it feels heavy dancing around when you walk. There are soe without the screwdriver and marlin spike that would be lighter, and the blade being so tall MUST be stronger in a non-locking folder. I'm waiting to get one from a car boot or army surplus shop when I see one cheap.
I have one of the old black handled ones. Must be about WW2 issue. I don't carry it in my pocket because of it's size but oddly leave it in my pack. The robust nature of it makes up for the odd few grams it weighs.
Jon.R
Jon.R
The old black handled one was norwegian navy issue when my father did service.
I own one. It is a good knife and my knife is shaving sharp. Don`t use it much though.
They are hard to come by and will I keep it for collection purposes.
Tor
I own one. It is a good knife and my knife is shaving sharp. Don`t use it much though.
They are hard to come by and will I keep it for collection purposes.
Tor
Looking for one of these
There is an ongoing thread about them on here, apparently the older ones are carbon (good) and the newer ones are stainless(kak)
I'd of thought due to the age that they're like a Lee-Enfield, bloody near squaddy-proof but rather over-engineered by modern standards
Lanyard and chest pocket I think, rather then trouser pocket
There is an ongoing thread about them on here, apparently the older ones are carbon (good) and the newer ones are stainless(kak)
I'd of thought due to the age that they're like a Lee-Enfield, bloody near squaddy-proof but rather over-engineered by modern standards
Lanyard and chest pocket I think, rather then trouser pocket
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