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Field knife is one of the most important items in your survival equipment, people who like to play outdoors often know the use of a good knife, but as a survival expert, a knife is one of his best friends, is the most need for personal protection of survival equipment, like a good friend, his survival knife will never let him fall.
The Most Suitable Size For Field Survival Tools
Knives come in a variety of sizes, the most common being 13.5cm, 9.5cm, 13cm, 11.5cm, 8.5cm (the number indicates the length of the blade of the knife).
(1) 13.5cm, is the longest blade inside, is a tactical knife, lethality and robustness is relatively strong in the field is adapted to more difficult projects, can kill the enemy and face emergencies at any time to use; But the knife is too long, and the flexibility is relatively poor.
(2) 11.5cm, choose more customers, because this length of the knife body and style, are suitable for field defense, access to food.
(3) 9.5cm, most of them are folding knives, the blade of this style occupies more than half of the position in the saber, some of them not only have a multi-functional outdoor knife, the line is concise, full of fighting breath, but also strong and sharp, in any sinister and harsh environment can also play its maximum performance.
According to personal experience, a good survival knife blade size should be between 3 and 5 inches (9 to 13 cm) this size knife has the best overall handling ability. Any knife larger than this size only increases the lethality, and the bulk weight.
Types Of Wild Survival Knives
Three types of tools should be selected according to the use:
(A) Survivable Tool:
Field knives generally have the following uses: hunting, camp building, living assistance, etc. Survival knives should take into account most of the above functions.
1, the quality of the tool is larger, you have to feel good, but the most important thing for a knife is to choose good quality steel;
2, the blade length should be more than 15 cm to less than 40 cm;
3, the blade should run through the whole body, or the handle has a strip to maintain hardness and strength;
4, try to choose a single-blade dagger type, double-blade sword type is not conducive to cutting and cutting, and easy to hurt yourself.
(B) Self-Defence Tool:
Someone asked if self-defense knives are used in the field? Besides, do you need a self-defense knife when you have a survival knife? Personally, I think it's absolutely necessary. Self-defense knives are different from survival knives, it is mainly aimed at people or beasts, in this case, self-defense knives should have the following characteristics:
1, there is a strong bond penetration;
2, has a strong concealment;
3, has good practicability;
4, survival knife is exposed to the outside, self-defense knife is carried, or in the waist, or on the leg side, all by their own habits.
The Selection Of Self-Defense Knives Should Meet The Following Conditions:
1, sharp tool, double blade is best.
2, feel comfortable, not too long.
3, easy to pull, do not scratch clothes.
4, small quality, easy to hide.
5, the action time is short, not recommended knife (single-hand open knife can be considered)
(C) Tool Knife:
1, pliers;
2, screwdriver (one word, cross);
3, opener;
4. Small saw
Wild Survival Knife Steel Type
The quality of wild survival knife mainly depends on the material of steel, a variety of different steel materials on the market, the common stainless steel is 440A-440B-440C, 420C-420HC, 154CM, ATS-34 ATS-55, N690CO, the best steel is N690CO. A lot of this type of steel is used in Europe.
How To Carry A Wilderness Survival Knife
1, survival tool: generally carried on the left or right side of the outer belt. You can also choose to hang on the front strap of the backpack, there are now military dry food bags, the back clip can be removed to fix the knife shell and the strap is a good fit.
2. The dagger for self-defense can be on the inner belt, generally in front of the side of your accustomed hand, so that even if someone holds you from behind, you can easily pull out the knife downward, and it can also be fixed on the leg like a boot knife.
3. Pocket knife in tool bag. Wilderness survival knives I think should be divided into use groups, with open road, with guards, functional, special use of the best. (With a three-fold military shovel)