British Army Survival Knife
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Cheers Swampy, I did check that out before but was a little suspicious when it said " MOD specification". Does that mean it IS a genuine one or not? :thinkerg:
IIRC someone mentioned on a previous post that the reason Sheffieldknife describe it as "to MOD spec" is because they used to have the contract with the MOD. Now because they lost the tender they cannot claim to produce goods "as issued", now I may wrong, and hopefully someone can either collaborate or dismiss this. However they do have a good reputation and as far as Im aware, their goods are not made cheaply abroad and imported......
Shankly
Shankly
I was looking at them today at the Military Odyssey show at Detling.
I wasn't that impressed. Yeah, they seemed like good knives, but a jack of all trades and master of none - not quite heavy enough for chopping, and too big and chunky for cutting and carving. They could do all those jobs adequately, but an axe is better for chopping and a thinner bladed knife is better at cutting and carving.
Think I'll save myself some money and not bother now.
I wasn't that impressed. Yeah, they seemed like good knives, but a jack of all trades and master of none - not quite heavy enough for chopping, and too big and chunky for cutting and carving. They could do all those jobs adequately, but an axe is better for chopping and a thinner bladed knife is better at cutting and carving.
Think I'll save myself some money and not bother now.
Durulz, I think your absolutely right in not spending the cash on something that doesn't feel right, and I would have to agree in your summary of the knife, an axe is a technically a lot better at coping with the big stuff and a smaller blade is better to carve with, but as with all things sharp - you either love it or hate it. The main thing is you handled the knife before making the call. Thankfully there are plenty of other options out there to choose from... and now that you have struck one off the list there are only xy and z to try. Good luck. 
Shankly.
Shankly.
Well, it stands to reason. Knives are for cutting, axes are for chopping, so this knife or any other are not gonna be the one for chopping duties. It was designed for soldiers to dig holes in the floor, clear scrub and cut wood for shelter building and fires. Its weight is due to the fact that it has been made to be robust, soldiers can break almost anything. It requires little maintenance, soldiers have enough things to care for as it is. It's cheap, does what it is meant to do and does it well. I also believe one of the criteria was to be able to use it to cut through an aircrafts' skin to aid escape, I don't suppose many of us will be using ours for that though!
As knives go, I've seen people using a lot worse!
As knives go, I've seen people using a lot worse!
You can get genuine MOD un-issued ones (with wooden handle and leather sheath) here, but they are going up in price!
http://www.anchorsupplies.com/accesspries.htm
http://www.anchorsupplies.com/accesspries.htm
If you can get on British Blades, speak to Andy as he can get the MOD blades for under twenty quid. You can then modify them or bang your own scales on as they are. I believe the grind is slightly higher then on the issued versions, but it is still a mean knife for the money.
i have had mine for a while now and great around a camp as a chopping knife or heavy work knife. as you can see from the photo its had a little work done to it.
I'll have to get my brother to send one through. I'll ask, but it could take him a long time, I'm still waiting on him exchanging a basha for one of the guys on here who swapped me some DVDs about a year ago!
yes i've got one too ,and yes it's big and numb but you can cut a tree down with it if you have not got your axe.had mine for about 10 years and still use it , not the same as my allen wood tho but dose the job.
That's absolutely my response too! I love mine (WS with rifle screwed grips, had since issued in 70's) but only use it as a "chopper" when an axe is not available. Now I generally use my Cegga or GB mini.
Oh well it hurt non to askI'll have to get my brother to send one through. I'll ask, but it could take him a long time, I'm still waiting on him exchanging a basha for one of the guys on here who swapped me some DVDs about a year ago!
after seeing Spamels Mariner mod MOD version
Ive started mine down the Bowie path (strange as i dont like Bowies )
Ive started mine down the Bowie path (strange as i dont like Bowies
)
Yet another vote here for the fugly thing. I've got a webtex version and it's rough as hell but does the job.
Will do it even better once it's "converted"
Will do it even better once it's "converted"
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