The Blade Fetish: It’s Come Down To Two

GAH.

I’ve got the blade bug again! It all started awhile back when I had the retarded vision of putting a bayonet on the Tupperware Rifle…! Sobriety has evolved things a bit since then…

Recapping, I currently have three: a Leatherman, a sweet old Kershaw folder, and a Mora. All are now stropped to razors. Between them they’ll do anything I need to do. But I’ve been kinda-sorta shopping for a WW3/Zombie Apocalypse /Survival/Bushcraft knife. I want the blade for my asspack. But “need” and “want” are two different things. I could put the Mora on it and do just fine for what I do and put the leatherman in as backup. But… I like the leatherman for EDC, and the Mora is fast becoming a kitchen/light duty camp blade. Now that I have it stropped it just flies through veggies and meat. It’d make a great alternative to a fish fillet blade too, maybe…? But the horrible truth I’m trying to evade is that I need another blade like I need a hole in the head! Regardless… I’ve been on OyToob watching Navy Seals, elite warfighters, sportsmen, stubfarts, and hare lipped retards review and recommend their picks for practical beater blades that are affordable and practical.

Cold Steel SRK.

$45.00 on Amazon

Great rubberized handle, good steel, easily resharpened, great price. Apparently this is one of the top picks  for the SEALs and some other special ops guys. I’m sure if it’s good enough for them it’ll be fine for me. My only beefs: the blade might be a tad longer than I want in a general purpose knife, and is a partial tang design that will fail under insane abuse and mistreatment. Unrelated but relevant: the Chinese are making off-spec knockoffs… and rumours are the fags at Amazon can’t tell the difference so ya don’t know what you’re really getting if ya place an order…

 

The Gerber Strongarm 

A bit over $100.00 if ya shop around…

This is the one I’m currently smitten with. The blade retention with that sheath is perfect, it’s a full tang design, the blade is the perfect length…  I suppose it’s not in the same class as the Cold Steel because of the price point but hell’s bells… that is a lot of blade for the money. I’m not a fan of ceramic coatings or other exotic finishes but…whatever. The company claims it inhibits corrosion but it’s not a selling point for me. I take care of my blades even if I let them get too dull occasionally. 

For now I’ll keep shopping and see where I’m at after Christmas. If I still want one after thinking about it long and hard…why not?