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For strength and sturdiness combined with reasonable price, I use an airforce pilots survival knife, and dump out the stone that comes in the sheath, replacing it with a micro multitool, or small folder- whole setup should not cost more than fifty, and they just keep going through everything- Another option is a com block AK bayonette- A bitch to sharpen the first time, but hold the edge well and built like a tank..... Learn to resharpen a knife, and you can use just about any thing to do so, from rocks to bricks to the bottom of a teacup....and if you go with any milisurp, expect to have to spend a lot of time putting a good edge on it the first time......

oh, and astrocloud, I have one of those brittish fairbairns, and while it is neat, the point will break off readily, and the handle, while easy to grip, is hard to keep aligned if you have to use the weapon- also, it is a purely stabbing weapon, not usefull for much else, and so not a utility blade at all....but it is damn cool, nonetheless


OH BTW- NEVER BUY A HOLLOW HANDLE KNIFE

The chris reeve ones are an exception as they are machined from a solid piece of steel- hence the price and all- any other hollow knife I have ever seen (and I own a knife shop ) WILL BREAK - often while not being used hard at all.... they are USELESS as a tool, weapon, or anything else......

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