Survival Knives | Best Wilderness & Bushcraft Knife Review (2)

If you need a good reason to buy this survival knife, consider that Mission Knives has a knife built of the same titanium alloy that's been soaking in seawater for five years without a hint of corrosion. Ordinary stainless steel won't do that. A little rust on the blade isn't such ...

This is a very large and heavy knife. If you're thinking it might be too burdensome to wield, or be too much extra weight on your hip, just get a smaller utility knife and keep the survival basics in your pack.

But it's definitely a better quality knife than the Black ...

SOG's original, full-size Pentagon knife earned its name for being a leading military and law enforcement tool. Later on, SOG introduced the Mini Pentagon. It's smaller in size, but equivalent in every other aspect to its front-runner namesake.

The Mini Pentagon is ideally suited for a backup knife, great to keep ...

One thing's for sure: The Apache Dawn is an investment.

But for the money you'll spend, you'll be getting an incredibly durable, well-crafted tool that should serve you for multiple uses throughout your entire lifetime.

The blade is 6.75 inches in length, made of superior quality 1095 high carbon steel, with an extremely ...

Actually, no. This bushcraft knife from Frosts Mora (aka Mora of Sweden) has everything you need in a survival knife and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

The blade is made of high-carbon 1095 steel. That's not top-of-the-line but it's a ...

Bark River is known for their attention to detail and the quality of their ergonomics. Their knives have a devoted following and for good reason.

This knife is from their Professional series and has all the characteristics of a great bushcraft knife.

The blade is made of high-carbon A2 steel and is ...

Ontario Knife has gained a reputation for making top-notch military and tactical knives. Their RAT-3 knife meets all of our requirements for a good survival knife.

The blade is appropriate for those who want a slightly shorter blade. It measures 3.9 inches, about 1.5 inches shorter than its cousin, ...

Looks can be deceiving. At first glance, looks like there's nothing special about this knife.

What sets it apart from the rest?

For one thing, it's got a textured Thermorun handle that's lightweight, rock-hard, protective, and weatherproof.

It's got an extremely sharp convex blade with a small top swage that scarcely dips to the tip, constructed ...

This sturdy knife by Ka-Bar is made for many purposes.

One of the first noticeable features of the Ka-Bar Warthog is its unique shape, which contains cutting surfaces on both the front and back side of the blade for multi-purpose use.

The blade can easily handle any of many possible uses from prying, ...

This Western knife is manufactured with a 2-3/4 inch fixed, hollow ground clip blade.

Made of high quality carbon stainless steel, this full-tang blade is designed especially for small game. It is structured to last and remain sharp for a long time.

The handle is a stacked leather for a long-lasting secure ...

Schrade has always been known for providing high-quality knives at reasonable prices. This knife is a great example of that.

Schrade has found a way to offer its customers durability in the classic Western style when they decided to manufacture this old time Deerslayer Sharpfinger knife.

The knife's blade is made of 1095 ...

This is a unique knife from Cold Steel -- it's pretty inexpensive, is made from high-quality materials and has no seam.

It has no joint or seam because it's made from a single piece of SK-5 high-carbon steel. It is heat tempered and treated up to RC54.

The edge of the blade is ground ...

The Model #14 Attack and the #15 Airman are so similar, they almost don't deserve their own model numbers. The only real difference is the blade length.

The 15, with its 5.5" blade, was designed especially for airman survival and was developed in co-operation with the USMC equipment board. And ...

This is the one that started it all. In World Ward II, the popularity of Randall Made Knives too off, due to the popularity of this model among American GIs.

Randall describes this is a Fighting Knife, but it's more of an all-purpose knife than that. It features a high-carbon stainless steel ...

I won't go into much detail on the Randall Made Knife company here. You can find that in our review of the Model 17, the Model 18 or in this comprehensive book.

Instead, I'll focus on the Randall Model 5. This is a all-purpose outdoor knife, intended for camping, ...

Now seventy years in production, Randall Made Knives have always had a reputation for quality. During WWII, they gained quite a bit of notoriety as several well-known soldiers carried and endorsed them. Ronald Reagan, for example, owned a Randall during WWII.

These knives were also used by NASA as it built its ...

The Hen and Rooster brand has a bit of a tortured history. Founded in 1845 in Solingen, Germany by Carl Bertram, the name comes from Mr. Bertram's primary business at the time -- poultry! The Hen and Rooster logo was used to mark the knives and has since become an important ...

When the US Marines went looking for a standard issue Bushcraft Knife, they anonymously tested out a wide array of knives and then eventually settled on the Bark River Gameskeeper as an ideal starting point. They then approached Bark River with some requested customization work, and the result ...

Fallkniven has been making knives for a relatively short time -- only twenty years or so. How far they've come in such a short period of time. They are now known as one of the foremost makers of specialty knives and, as their marketing literature states, supply knives to the King of ...