British Army Survival Knife

[durulz]

Anyone got one of these:
http://www.greenmanbushcraft.co.uk/cutting-tools/knives/army-survival-knife.htm
What do you think of them?
Cheers.

 

[leon-1]

They are good for what they are designed for, but they are far from ideal for bushcraft.

 

[Shewie]

I'm pretty sure andybysea had one up at Loch Chon last autumn, it made short work of splitting fuel and heavier tasks from what I can remember but not the prettiest of things.


The knife that is not Andy

 

[jack by the hedge]

I've had one for 20+ years. They are a great never die heavy brut of a knife. Great at hacking, smacking and all the less gentile work you might do. You can't lose it as it's so heavy that when you don't have it on your side you lean the other way.

It always goes out with me but you totally need a small bushy knife as well unless you just like hitting things.

 

[Twodogs]

I have one and love it , Some hate them .
If you get one spend some time working on the handles as thay are oversize for arctic use and will cut your hands to bits if your dont reduce them .
Beware of copys .

Twodogs

 

[Siberianfury]

i used one on a survival course when i was younger, there a strictly chop chop knife you could carve better with an axe than one of these, not my cup of tea but hey, like most tools they have their place.

 

[Shankly]

Oh yes,
As a matter of fact I have just finished adding red liners and some ash scales to mine. A bit of over-kill as far as the re-handling was concerned but it had to be done after one of the scales was smashed off..... This was partially because I had not sanded down the original ones and perhaps because 4 blokes in the woods decided to use it to play "darts" with at 11 at night. (myself included) ahem... Well you wouldnt use anything precious would you.? The thing I love about this knife is that its like the tonka toy of the knife world, it doesnt look pretty, it wont make your mates jealous but it will go on and on doing its thing.!! Its practically indestructable and it has a rugged quality to it, its not over engineered and in my opinion your getting exactly what you pay for - I cant help but like it

 

[spamel]

I also have one, part way through a pretty substantial modification that is a year in progress so far! I do a bit and then forget it for a few months! It'll do the job and keep on going for ever more. A freinf of my brother also modifies them by grinding the first three inches or so down into a straight clip point, moving the point of the blade down somewhat. they look pretty mean that way!

 

[andybysea]

Shewie wrote,
''not the prettiest of things.


The knife that is not Andy''
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Damn right the knife im pretty as a picture! Yep had this knife for quite a while use it for splitting small logs and kindling.

 

[JohnC]

I have one, and am working on the scales..

 

[maddave]

Ahh The "Treebeater" Needs a lot of work on both the blade and the handle to make it anything like useful, but if you got the time....why not have a go

 

[Magentus]

I got one from this very site and I love it. I sanded the handle so it's comfortable in my hand. It sharpens pretty well and it will do all the things you wouldn't want to wreck your best knife doing! I don't know if I'd have paid full price for a new one, but I'm sure you can get one 2nd hand from somewhere.

Magentus

 

[Graham_S]

I've got one, used it for years, takes a wicked edge.
It's heavy, but I've carved spoons and trap triggers with mine with no problems.
It's also cut down trees, dug holes, hammered in tent pegs and nails, basicly abused through 15 years of military service, and still as good as it's ever been.

 

[kimbo]

Right, that's it....... I want one of these. I like the idea of a simple, non prissy, heavy knife that will go on and on and on and on.

Can anyone please recommend a place to get an original one?
Cheers

 

[Shankly]

Sorry Kimbo,
I cant remember where I ordered mine form, I think it was a sheffield knife makers. If you do a search on "British army survival knife" you should come up with a few good sites. Just make sure its a genuine issue and not a copy, and I have just noticed the price of the thing on one site, they are not as cheap as I remember, mind you I bought mine about 7 years ago.!!!

Cheers, Shankly

 

[kimbo]

Thanks Shankly, appreciated mate.

 

[BushcraftBaird112]

What kind of grind does it have?

 

[FGYT]

hi Kimbo

I showed Daisy mine unissued but fire damaged and dropped on the tip by kackhanded blanket stacker Wood handle 82 stamp i nhte horible tat leather sheath

ive seen originals thou with the plastic black handle for £50

the Webtex copys are about £30-40 i fink

im not a fan to short to heavy and to thick
mine will become a proiject one day

you could make one from scratch out of a bit of leaf spring


ATB

Duncan

 

[FGYT]

What kind of grind does it have?

well mine is 6mm thick scandi grind with a 12.5 mm Grind hight gives 27 degrees

and a secondary bevel bit big to call a micro bevel

so prety close to the Woodlore

ATB

Duncan

 

[kimbo]

hi Kimbo

I showed Daisy mine unissued but fire damaged and dropped on the tip by kackhanded blanket stacker Wood handle 82 stamp i nhte horible tat leather sheath

ive seen originals thou with the plastic black handle for £50

the Webtex copys are about £30-40 i fink

im not a fan to short to heavy and to thick
mine will become a proiject one day

you could make one from scratch out of a bit of leaf spring


ATB

Duncan

So you showed my wife yours did ya???? hahahahaha. I knew you two were friends Dunc but I think that's taken it too far!

I don't think I'll be using it as my main knife and maybe not even a huge deal while out and about, but I do like the sound of it......and maybe it will become a bit of a project too. Maybe rescale it and regrind it using my jig!

ATB

Kim