Best fixed blade knife options.

[CMcCormick1805]

Looking at getting a new fixed blade knife. And I’m not buying a Mora. What do you guys recommend? Looking to spend up to 200 dollars. Want something light but tough. Not too picky on blade shape or handle material.

 

[BigNate]

Tough like potentially batoning it? There are so many great choices, depending on what you're wanting.
For slicy game processing this: https://www.lswild.com/store/c19/Dixie_Zipper.html#

For wilderness tool, I carry an early version of this. https://battlehorseknives.com/shop-bhk/ols/products/woodsman-scandi-5-7

 

[sndmn11]

Extrak® - Fixed Blade Knives - Knives - Products

Hogue, Inc

www.hogueinc.com

M4 steel

 

[bigunit]

Esee Ashley game knife in s35vn.

 

[brca005]

White River Usrus Cub
Bradford Guardian
Esee AGK or 3
Argali Serac

 

[Ikmclean]

White River Axiom

 

[Fireflyfishing]

Looking at getting a new fixed blade knife. And I’m not buying a Mora. What do you guys recommend? Looking to spend up to 200 dollars. Want something light but tough. Not too picky on blade shape or handle material.

What is the purpose of the knife?

 

[6mm Remington]

Buck 102 Woodsman is a nice knife. I have a 119 fixed blade and a 110 folding knife. Good knife at a fair price. 4" blade.

Buck 113 with a 3 1/4" blade

Buck 117 Brahma knife 4 1/2" blade

Buck 192 Vanguard 4 1/4" blade. I like Buck and these are all decent knives in your price range.

 

[Davyalabama]

An old USMC KaBar? An old schrade? A victorinox deboning knife? Randall Model 1?

 

[270-300]

Helle.

My helle knives have cut up everything from trout and rabbits to ducks and turkey to antelope and elk. Several thousand pounds of meat in the last 15 years.

One has a very large and tall blade in 12c27. It sharpens effortlessly to an edge that easily shaves rolling papers. It is a silent pop on the hanging hair test.

The other is a more reasonable 4" blade with 1" from spine to edge. The point is fine enough to carve wood chains with while im hunting. It is 13c26 with a very hard core laminated inside. Due to the hard core it takes more effort than the other knife to sharpen. It will shave rolling papers as well, how ever i can only get it to the noisy split on the hanging hair test.

Both have beautiful wood handles that are not cold on my hands when its 40 below.

 

[270-300]

An old USMC KaBar? An old schrade? A victorinox deboning knife? Randall Model 1?

Ka bar is a lot of knife for lugging around as a hunting knife. I do keep one in my vehicles though.

 

[Coopsdaddy]

Why Not a mora?
Curious.
They have a new flat grind out if it’s the scandi that bothers you.
I have all kinds of knives and a kansbol is hard to beat for the price.