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The story of bushcraft is as old as humanity itself, but the core of wilderness survival has always been with a good knife and a sharp mind. Modern day survival experts know the same thing that our ancestors did thousands of years ago — that your ability to survive and thrive without modern convenience depends on your skill, experience, and equipment.
Here are some of the world’s Best Bushcrafting Knives
I’ve chosen some of the best bushcrafting equipment to include in this sortable table. $ = $0 – $30 $$ = $30 – $60 $$$ = $60 – $90 $$$$ = $90+
(Please NOTE: final price may vary, but I’ve used the current list price without shipping on each item)
Bushcraft Knife: Manufacturer, description, title |
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Spyderco Bushcraft G-10 Knife-
Leather Sheath
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$$$$ |
58+ |
Carbon O1 Tool Steel |
3.9/Yes |
8.75 |
7.75 |
.125 |
4.7 |
Marttiini Knives 2120010 Carbon Steel Witch’s Tooth Fixed Blade Knife with Curly Birch and Reindeer Horn Bone Handle |
$$$ |
56-57 |
Carbon T508 |
3.75/No |
8.25 |
5.1 |
.1 |
4.5 |
Morakniv Bushcraft Carbon |
$$ |
57-60 |
Carbon Sandvik UHB-20C |
4.3/No |
9.1 |
5.4 |
.125 |
4.8 |
Morakniv Companion
Fixed Blade Carbon Steel |
$ |
57-60 |
Carbon Sandvik UHB-20C |
4.1/No |
8.6 |
4.1 |
.1 |
4.7 |
Condor Tool and Knife Rodan 5.25-Inch Drop Point Blade, Polypropylene Handle,
Leather Belt Sheath
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$$ |
58-60 |
Carbon 1075 |
5.25/Yes |
10.5 |
9.6 |
.1875 |
4.3 |
Benchmade 162 Sibert Bushcrafter Fixed Blade |
$$$$ |
58-60 |
Stainless Steel S30V |
4.43/Yes |
9.2 |
7.72 |
.164 |
4.7 |
Morakniv Companion Heavy Duty Knife with Sandvik Carbon Steel Blade, Military Green, 0.125/4.1-Inch |
$ |
57-60 |
Carbon Sandvik UHB-20C |
4.1/No |
8.9 |
4.8 |
.126 |
4.9 |
Condor Tool and Knife Bushlore 4.375-Inch Drop Point Blade, Micarta Handle with Leather Sheath (Plain) |
$$ |
58-60 |
Carbon 1075 |
5.25/Yes |
10.5 |
7.72 |
.164 |
4.9 |
Morakniv Bushcraft Survival Knife with Fire Starter, Sheath-Black |
$$$ |
57-60 |
Carbon Sandvik UHB-20C |
4.3/No |
9.1 |
5.4 |
.126 |
4.3 |
Marttiini Skinner Engraved Birch Wood Handle Knife Made in Finland |
$ |
54-56 |
Stainless Steel 420 |
4.125/No |
8.9 |
6.4 |
.125 |
4.5 |
Marttiini Knives 121016 Carbon Steel Lynx Lumberjack Fixed Blade Knife with Stained
Birch Handle
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$$ |
56-57 |
Carbon T508 |
3.75/No |
7.5 |
4.8 |
.1 |
5 |
Marttiini Condor Finland Timberjack Utility Hunter
Carbon Steel Blade 2 Tone Finish Knife
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$ |
56-57 |
Carbon T508 |
3.75/No |
8.5 |
5.1 |
.1 |
4.8 |
Kellam Knives KPR4 Carbon Steel Puukko Fixed Blade Knife with Birch Handle |
$$$ |
62-63 (progression tempered) |
Carbon |
3.75/No |
8.25 |
UNK |
UNK |
5 |
Kellam Knives HM10 Fixed Blade Pocket Knife with Sisal Wrapped Handles |
$$ |
62-63 (progression tempered) |
Carbon |
2.13/Yes |
4.63 |
3.5 |
.105 |
5 |
Helle Temagami Carbon Steel Knife |
$$$$ |
58-59 |
Triple Laminated Steel |
3.5/No |
8.25 |
5 |
.157 |
4.2 |
Tops Knives BROS01 B.O.B. (Brothers of Bushcraft) Hunter Fixed Blade Knife with Brown Canvas Micarta Handles |
$$$$ |
56-58 |
Carbon 1095 |
4.625/Yes |
9.75 |
9.73 |
.1875 |
4.75 |
Morakniv Bushcraft Forest Fixed Blade Outdoor Knife with Sandvik Stainless Steel Blade, 4.3-Inch |
$$ |
59-61 |
Stainless Steel, 12C27 Sandvik |
4.3/No |
9.1 |
5 |
.10 |
4.8 |
Morakniv Craftline HighQ Robust Trade Knife with Sandvik Carbon Steel Blade and Combi-Sheath, 4.1-Inch |
$ |
59-61 |
Stainless Steel, 12C27 Sandvik |
4.1/No |
8.9 |
4.8 |
.125 |
4.8 |
Ka-Bar Becker BK2 Campanion Fixed Blade Knife |
$$$ |
56-58 |
Carbon 1095 cro-van |
5.25/Yes |
10.5 |
16 |
.25 |
4.6 |
Helle Fjellkniven Outdoor Knife |
$$$$ |
58-59 |
Triple Laminated Steel |
3.95/No |
8.07 |
6.5 |
.125 |
5 |
ESEE Knives ESEE-5 OD Plain Blade w/ Canvas Micarta Handle |
$$$$ |
55-57 |
Carbon 1095 |
5.25/Yes |
11.0 |
16 |
.25 |
5 |
EnZO Trapper 95 |
$$$ |
58-59 |
Semi Stainless D2 |
3.75/Yes |
8.75 |
11.2 |
.157 |
5 |
Bark River BA111GMSC Knives Fixed Knife A2 Tool Steel G-10 Handle Bravo 1 07 11 |
$$$$ |
58-59 |
A2 tool steel |
4.25/Yes |
9.125 |
13.6 |
.1875 |
5 |
A1 Kraton Handle Plain Zytel Sheath |
$$$$ |
59 |
Triple Laminated VG10 steel |
6.3/Yes |
11 |
16 |
.236 |
5 |
Ontario 7500 Blackbird SK-5 Wilderness Survival Knife (Brown) |
$$$$ |
58-60 |
154CM |
5/Yes |
10 |
8.4 |
.13 |
4.5 |
Survival Knife, Rosewood Handle, Button Tab Sheath |
$$$ |
55-57 |
4110 Stainless Steel |
5.5/Yes |
10.31 |
8 |
.125 |
5 |
Buck TOPS Fixed CSAR-T Knife |
$$$ |
56-58 |
420HC |
3.5/Yes |
8.5 |
14 |
.13 |
5 |
Gerber 31-001901 Bear Grylls Ultimate Pro Fixed Blade, Survival Knife with Sheath |
$$ |
56-57 |
9CR19MoV Stainless |
4.8/Yes |
10 |
9.6 |
.17 |
4.6 |
Gerber 22-01400 LMF II Survival Knife – Coyote Brown |
$$ |
56-57 |
420HC Stainless Steel |
4.8/Yes |
10 |
9.6 |
.17 |
4.7 |