Looking for a new knife....

[Tant01]

I'm leaning toward a classic production model of the Ka-Bar variety. I've had my eye on a discontinued "Warthog" blade. (the big one) The Tanto is cool but I like the newer "IMPACT" style too...

What sort of fixed blade would be right for a typical farm hand that wants to spend a c-note or so for a good work tool?

Suggestrions welcome?

Thanks all...

[Tant01]

Kabar Impact Series Knives

[ltindiandaeng]

I have a farm in Thailand and everyone who works in farming here uses some form of a parang and I have grown to love this particular kind of knife.It has a heavy curved blade and is usually over 8 inches long.Mine has a 10 ich blade..It is useful for chopping,but can also be used for skinning,stripping bark and is a great self defense weapon.If I were lost in the jungle and could only bring one tool this is what I would choose.

[Tant01]

Ka-Bar Lg. Heavy Bowie



This looks like a good deal... 1085 carbon steel, RH 55-57, epoxy powder coated 9" blade 14.25" OA X .236" (6mm) thick.

Made in Taiwan... for about 45.00 USD...

Hmmm... looks like a work knife to me.

[kingoftheforest]

http://newtlivesayknives.com/KNIFE_COMPANY-KNIFE.htm

This is a knife designed for the C.I.A. but it also makes an excellent camp knife as well. It's about 50 bones more than you wanted to spend but we have 3 in house and we know several people who use these as well.

It super versatile almost impossible to destroy and made for combat or survival.
It took several prototypes used in the field and tested before it was approved for both uses by the C.I.A. (not just the chairborne warriors either) wetworks.

[Tant01]

Thanks guys! Those are great knives.

Personally I tend to shy away from blades with names associated with combat of any kind.

If in the event I'm actually forced to dispatch a HUMAN being with it I'd rather not be put in the position of explaining to a jury why I carry a COMBAT knife? LOL

My knives are just farm tools... Camp tools... wilderness survival kinda stuff ... For bears! (yeah) That's my story...

[kingoftheforest]

Caspers not so friendly.

That does look like a solid piece, KOTF. The CIA thing always makes me giggle a little, because I always picture CIA guys being those suit wearing frumpled dudes that work on the top floor of whatever embassy is in town, but I'm sure there are many (like those who went into Afghanistan ahead of all the troops for example) who really need a good blade.

I actually really like the design of that one, though. A good, hearty blade for heavy work, it would appear. Thanks for posting it. When the cash flow allows, I may well order one myself!

LOL They don't call 'em suits and haircuts for nothin'.

Course they don't call them spooks for nothing either. I know I've never seen a ghost.

[Tant01]

Yeah... knives w/out a guard are much more subtle. I'm thinking BIG for the farm. Cutting off heads (of lettuce and cabbage)... sticking it into the dirt and wet. Cutting small stuff mostly but not afraid to pry or chop with it. Read; scrape or lever/prybar...

My budget is strict at the moment so less is better. Some of the best things I own were gifts.

Call me a charity case...

[Tant01]

Also very tempting KaBar Tanto

Wish they had a plain edge version w/out serrations or a guard but then I'm back to a 6-1/2 " blade...

[ltindiandaeng]

I think it is a good idea not to carry "combat" knife.A knife that is a real useful tool is easier to explain.When I am in country or jungle here I carry parang because it is easy to explain as I do use it often as does everyone in farm or jungle.In Chiang Mai I do not carry any knife as it is illegal,but if I had to I would carry a plain looking folding knife,nothing too "tactical" looking.

[Tant01]

Indeed!

I think it is a good idea not to carry "combat" knife.A knife that is a real useful tool is easier to explain.When I am in country or jungle here I carry parang because it is easy to explain as I do use it often as does everyone in farm or jungle.In Chiang Mai I do not carry any knife as it is illegal,but if I had to I would carry a plain looking folding knife,nothing too "tactical" looking.

I recently saw pictures of a very beautiful damascus parang.

Large Valiant Damascus Blades

If I really needed a machette I might go with a parang type (style) blade. They are a most efficient tool to be sure!

I especially appreciate the handle design and forward balance of a parang but real (authentic) tools like yours are rare here in the USA.

[kingoftheforest]

Holy crap those are some sweet blades bro. I'd be afraid to ruin the damascus by using it though.

[kingoftheforest]

Bullshit flag

You know I was lookin' at the knife on the link I posted and funny thing............

That's a pic from MY photobucket account of a prototype one of a kind that Boar got from Newt hisself.

So how the hell he plans on selling it is bullshit to me. There is a history of Newts knives being sold when the product wasn't available so that site may not be legit. Seeing as how there are claims on that site that I know personally are bullshit.

I just wanted a pic to post and couldn't find my photobucket password. So avoid that site it's more than likely a ripoff.

Boar got that prototype from Newt I was there to see it happen and we were told it was THE one and only.

[Tant01]

You know... I thought I'd seen that picture before! LOL

And you wouldn't want to part with YOUR knife for a hundred bucks or so...

LMAO

I'm too cheap for a fancy blade like that shit. Aside from that set of custom L6 karambits and a couple of little ATS34 knives most of my junk is typical carbon steel stuff.

You know?

[kingoftheforest]

You know... I thought I'd seen that picture before! LOL

And you wouldn't want to part with YOUR knife for a hundred bucks or so...

LMAO

I'm too cheap for a fancy blade like that shit. Aside from that set of custom L6 karambits and a couple of little ATS34 knives most of my junk is typical carbon steel stuff.

You know?

Well not only is it the money but I could tell you horror stories about ordering customs and the crap you go through to get them. So off the names I could drop would surprise you Mini...uhh I mean Tant01.

But oft times remember you get what you pay for...........