Modern survival knife

Today there are many varieties of knives - from kitchen to combat. By type of blade distinguish: double-edged, with a straight, lowered or inflated shoe, tanto, etc.

Knives for survival appeared not so long ago - in the second half of the last century. They should both serve for the safety of their owners, and ensure survival in an extreme situation. Often attempts were made to create a knife that would combine the functions of both weapons and tools. The beginning of their mass use refers to the period of the First World War. Much later the Soviet developer Kalashnikov, famous for the invention of the model of the machine of the same name, created a folding cold weapon with a large blade. The idea to create a universal knife for survival gradually became more and more mastered by the minds of the best designers. Some models, which in normal conditions proved to be quite good, quickly became unusable for use in a specific environment. They were made of highly alloyed stainless steel, equipped with a developed guard, hollow handle, made of light alloy.

A modern survival knife is often a complete set. It can include an auxiliary skinner and a complex sheath on which can be placed nippers, slingshots, saws, even devices for launching signal flares. Knife for survival is often used as a saw. Some models can be used as insurance and a fulcrum. Their handle is most often hollow - this is necessary for placement in it NAZ (survival kit).

Often in Hollywood militants, the main characters use huge knives. And indeed, there was a time when such adaptations were popular. In addition, the desire to put as many functions into the knife makes it cumbersome, inconvenient to use. However, such models in our time are gradually becoming obsolete, they are rarely produced. Recently, survival knives have become increasingly small. Developers often sacrifice size and functionality. The best survival knife is not bulky and overly equipped, but practical and compact.

Some models do not produce steel, but titanium. Such knives have low weight and high resistance to different types of corrosion. However, the hardness and stability of the cutting edge, they are inferior to steel.

Today such devices are multifunctional. They not only ensure the personal safety of their owner, they are also used in combat or in extreme situations. Combine the functions of weapons and universal tools. Often included in the set of any NAZ. Some knives can be turned into a more formidable weapon, planting on the shaft (in fact, making a spear). If the handle is short and does not allow it, then such models are often used as a machete or cleaver.

Knives of rescuers is one of the most interesting modifications. Usually they are small in size. Their blade has a high instrumental saturation and can contain different types of cutting edges and saws. To create such models have become relatively recent.

Before buying a survival knife, check its characteristics. It must have a solid and integral structure and be made of quality material. As for bulky cutlasses, it is better to abandon them.