It is intersting about the knife. I wonder as to design preferences.
Mark
Mark:
I asked him about the knife. The knives he favors for field work are plain, drop point hunters with straight edges, no serrations. About 3 inches for the blade. 1095 steel. Stiff enough for digging and prying, and able to retain an edge that's good enough for skinning animals. (I don't know how he decided that was his steel of preference, but there you are.) Micarta handles that he frequently removes so he can wrap the handle with para cord. Kydex sheaths. He buys his knives from specialty makers, so they are
not custom knives, as a knife enthusiast would understand the term. I'll correct him when I see him in April.
He did say that for extended periods in the woods, where he might want to put together a substantial shelter, he might go to 5 inches for the blade length.
I'm only guessing, mind, but I get the idea that you're never going to catch a Seal carrying a Rambo knife.
- Tom
