Best Fixed Blade Survival Knife

I would recommend any of the Busse family (Busse, Scrap Yard, Swamp Rat) of knives as survival knives. They are extremely tough and rugged.

Are we forgetting the USMC Corpsman knife. I have personally built an amazingly sturdy shelter in 25 minutes. This unit was made for chopping and making it back alive. Just a thought on a used piece of history.

What about the Gerber lmf II infantry knife? I have used this blade hard and its still like new. I love that knife! Next will be a ka-bar knife.

I have used several carbon steel knives made out of files and found them to be easy to sharpen and most are well within 4 inches, but you can get bigger. They are rugged, no nonsense, hollow ground knives with a full tang. If there is one draw back to them I would have to say sheaths that have retention must be custom made, they are all supplied with a pouch sheath. You can get a flap over pouch sheath for your knife. Price is reasonable in todays market for a great knife.

TOPS make some of the best hard-use survival knives. These survival knives are made of 1095 carbon steel.

I am a big Rambo Buff and I collect Rambo Memerbilia. I would like to Know what are the better or best Knives for Survival?

I would suggest adding the Glock 81 knife to the list. I have been using this blade for a while now and I like it a lot. It is basically the same design as a standard Ka-Bar, but I believe the Glock knife has a much better steel. I have used it for just about everything with very good results, I haven't put a very sharp edge on it, but with a higher angled edge (about 25 degrees or more) it will hold an edge for a long time and take plenty of abuse. It is also balanced correctly so it can be thrown, of course that would require you to know how to throw a knife. I am still buying utility and survival knives and I am always testing new ones, but so far this has been the best one I've used.

Don't forget the Entrek Javalina. A great full tang knife with micarta scales that is built in the USA. The Entrek Javalina is made of stainless 440C steel at 58 Rc it's a very tough knife. I love mine!

I don't really like folding knives.  Two handed knives can be difficult to use in a survival situation. With a big enough blade you can remove from the sheath with one hand like Rambo, Mick Dundee , Sonny Landham did in the movies.  As always, with the right mentality you can survive in the outdoors.

The Schrade Extreme is a good survival knife.

In typical British fashion, the Fallkniven knives are included on reputation, not performance. Great bayonet, limited without the rifle.  Get an Ontario RTAK knife or RTAK 2 knife and know you are prepared.

I have a fallkniven A1, and I`m very impressed with the quality of the knife.  It is easy to sharpen, bulletproof construction, quality materials, and cuts like a razor.  That`s my recommendation as the ultimate survival knife.  If you are concerned about weight, the S1 or even the smaller F1 should work out just fine.

My go-to knife for backwoods tasks is my trusty Becker BK7. I got it way before Camillus went out of business. Wish I had bought 4 more when I had the chance. The BK2 Campanion is also an awesome survival knife. It's .25" thick and batoning is not a problem. Lately, I've been using a SOG Team Leader for camping and utility stuff. It's a comfortable, versatile, no-frills knife.

What would the knife that Sonny Landham had in the later part of 48hrs movie be called? He attemted to cut open Eddie Murphy with but got shot of course, cool knife.

I use a 1898 Chilean Mauser bayonet with the blade cut to 6 inches, Ground the Barrel ring off, and re-blued the whole thing. A little heavy but very strong and dependable. Cut the steel scabbard to match. Cost wise, I have maybe $30.00 in it.

I say the best survival knife is the one you have with you. I've got a collection of what I consider good knives (Reeves Aviator, Skookum Bushtool, Sog Team Leader, etc.) but none of them will do me any good if they are home and I'm stuck in the boonies.

Get in the practice of carrying a knife-any knife. Consider a neck knife. I'm working in the hospital right now and few would know I've got a RAT-3 under my shirt..  On the same lanyard a small ferrocerium rod for starting fires, a whislte and a little thumb light. I wore this rig for 3 weeks recently while hiking in BC and Alberta and only took it off every 4-6 days when a shower was found.

Remington I have a mixed collection of knifes movie blades, RAMBO mission knife which is 420j2 steel, the RAMBO 4 blade which is 1065 carbon steel, and the predator machete which is 420j2 steel.

For the field a TOPS ARMAGADDON which is a heavy blade 10 inchs long backed up with the tom brown T1 tracker and scout knives.  I also have uzi defenders standard and heavy duty camo both of which are very good knifes for survival and combat,  And I always bring a gerber multitool with me when out camping.

I am are always on the look out for something a bit different - what do you think of the woodsmanspal?

I have a Entrek "Bison" and a "Ranger" knife. Both are top quality knives. Of my collection of 30 plus hunting/survival knives I use these the most because of their ruggedness and heft. I have chopped trees more than 4 inches and used the knives as wedges driven with camp axe through logs to make kindling. These knives take brutal punishment and hold an edge as good as any I have ever seen.  I have KaBar, Cold Steel, Smith & Wesson, Buck, Benchmade, Gerber, and others. Entrek has been the most durable and useful for me.

The Becker BK 7 knife, when a machete is not at hand, and the Becker BK 10 knives are true work horses. Rugged and built to last. Also, the ever popular SOG Seal Pup Elite is a favourite of mine.

The small Gurkha khukris that have about a 6-8inch blade make great survival knives.

i have used in theater various knifes, gerbers, bucks, and a few phrobis models.  For a good overall quality knife for everyday carry I recommend tops knifes. Tops knives are made by ex spec-ops operators who have already field tested most types of knives and materials for toughness and functionality. The majority of Top Knife models are made of 1095 steel which holds an edge for a long time and are very reasonably priced for good steel.