Has anyone got one of these? I'm thinking of buying one to make a custom handle for and would love to see your pics.
MoD survival knife
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Rubbish piccy and a simple mod ..
Just knocked off the guard and put some desert ironwood scales on. Actually, I put them on and they fell off the first time I used it, had to get somebody more competent to finish the job off
Need to get a decent sheath made for it too one day.
Just knocked off the guard and put some desert ironwood scales on. Actually, I put them on and they fell off the first time I used it, had to get somebody more competent to finish the job off
Need to get a decent sheath made for it too one day.
funny you should ask, I got mine this morning! 
It's a beast of a knife, very thick and hefty. I used 600 grit to remove most of the black coating on mine and gave it a proper edge with some cheapo diamond sharpeners and my spydie double stuff. I can shave my arm with it now and it can chop a seasoned 4" plumb branch with relative ease. I found when sharpening it the black coating got a little scuffed and started to look naff, so a quick rub down with wet n dry 600 grit will take most of it off, and leave a badass aged look that can be cleaned up easy once it's covered in tree. The beef of the knife means it will not only take seriously harsh treatment but it can be resharpened a whole laod of times comapred to a thinner, smaller knife, meaning it'll last longer again. The handles are rough, mine is the synthetic handle material and while it is rough and ready, it is tough. I will be putting some heath shrink tubing on it though, to spare my hands from blistering due to the large fit of the scales to the the tang. (sanding them down is a possability but much easier to achieve with the wooden ones)
The blade may look to thick for any finer cutting, but it's not. It's nearly scandi ground to begin with, it'll only take a short while to remove the rough edge bevel and get it in good order. Like I said, I did it with mine and it didn't take long, and made the knife massively more capable.
The sheath is alright, tough and thick but left handed.. probably so a side arm (handgun) can be holstered on the right side.
I think it might be a tad expensive for a quite 'unrefined' knife but.. then again, it is bomb proof in the literal sense.
I've been looking for one for ages, and I'm glad I finally have one. It's a monster and likely to be used alot!
It's a beast of a knife, very thick and hefty. I used 600 grit to remove most of the black coating on mine and gave it a proper edge with some cheapo diamond sharpeners and my spydie double stuff. I can shave my arm with it now and it can chop a seasoned 4" plumb branch with relative ease. I found when sharpening it the black coating got a little scuffed and started to look naff, so a quick rub down with wet n dry 600 grit will take most of it off, and leave a badass aged look that can be cleaned up easy once it's covered in tree. The beef of the knife means it will not only take seriously harsh treatment but it can be resharpened a whole laod of times comapred to a thinner, smaller knife, meaning it'll last longer again. The handles are rough, mine is the synthetic handle material and while it is rough and ready, it is tough. I will be putting some heath shrink tubing on it though, to spare my hands from blistering due to the large fit of the scales to the the tang. (sanding them down is a possability but much easier to achieve with the wooden ones)
The blade may look to thick for any finer cutting, but it's not. It's nearly scandi ground to begin with, it'll only take a short while to remove the rough edge bevel and get it in good order. Like I said, I did it with mine and it didn't take long, and made the knife massively more capable.
The sheath is alright, tough and thick but left handed.. probably so a side arm (handgun) can be holstered on the right side.
I think it might be a tad expensive for a quite 'unrefined' knife but.. then again, it is bomb proof in the literal sense.
I've been looking for one for ages, and I'm glad I finally have one. It's a monster and likely to be used alot!
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Big fan of mine mine the handle needed to be worked on to make it usable unless you want your hands shredded ,,
Twodogs
Twodogs
Wow you moved quik on that project ! Glad your enjoying it , it's got some history with my right hand pointy finger LOL , I'm happy to see this knife making a bit of a come back.funny you should ask, I got mine this morning!
It's a beast of a knife, very thick and hefty. I used 600 grit to remove most of the black coating on mine and gave it a proper edge with some cheapo diamond sharpeners and my spydie double stuff. I can shave my arm with it now and it can chop a seasoned 4" plumb branch with relative ease. I found when sharpening it the black coating got a little scuffed and started to look naff, so a quick rub down with wet n dry 600 grit will take most of it off, and leave a badass aged look that can be cleaned up easy once it's covered in tree. The beef of the knife means it will not only take seriously harsh treatment but it can be resharpened a whole laod of times comapred to a thinner, smaller knife, meaning it'll last longer again. The handles are rough, mine is the synthetic handle material and while it is rough and ready, it is tough. I will be putting some heath shrink tubing on it though, to spare my hands from blistering due to the large fit of the scales to the the tang. (sanding them down is a possability but much easier to achieve with the wooden ones)
The blade may look to thick for any finer cutting, but it's not. It's nearly scandi ground to begin with, it'll only take a short while to remove the rough edge bevel and get it in good order. Like I said, I did it with mine and it didn't take long, and made the knife massively more capable.
The sheath is alright, tough and thick but left handed.. probably so a side arm (handgun) can be holstered on the right side.
I think it might be a tad expensive for a quite 'unrefined' knife but.. then again, it is bomb proof in the literal sense.
I've been looking for one for ages, and I'm glad I finally have one. It's a monster and likely to be used alot!
Mine is a wooden handled one, i just sanded,shaped then oiled the wood and gave it a good sharpen(no picks cant download any)
A great blade that you MOD to your own likes and requirements. Ive had mine for 20yrs and still going strong.
I used mine earlier to chop up wood for my bbq, it's a pretty handy sized chopper. it won't make a feather stick quite like a mora but with some finess it does pretty well considering the fat blade!
I was going to reshape the handle, but I heard it isn't an easy job and the plastic just burrs?
I was thinking of doing this..
what do you chaps reckon?
I was going to reshape the handle, but I heard it isn't an easy job and the plastic just burrs?
I was thinking of doing this..
what do you chaps reckon?
I've got one somewhere, I got it out of a Hawk Ejection seat
It takes and holds a wicked edge, stands up to pretty much any abuse, and the only mod I did to it was to wrap the handle in fabric tape (that I got off an issue roll mat)
I keep it in an Arktis sheath. It used to live in my deployment bag.
It takes and holds a wicked edge, stands up to pretty much any abuse, and the only mod I did to it was to wrap the handle in fabric tape (that I got off an issue roll mat)
I keep it in an Arktis sheath. It used to live in my deployment bag.
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