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Quality Bushcraft Knives
Quality Bushcraft Knives
Morakniv Campanion HD
Quality Bushcraft Knives
Quality Bushcraft Knives
There are many quality Bushcraft Knives available to choose from. They range in price from under $20 to over $200. Quality varies significantly, but the many of the higher end knives are more for show than actual function.
We don't advise Scouts or parents purchase expensive knives, as they will likely get lost or damaged through the course of the scouting experience. It is easy to replace a lost $20 knife. It is much more painful to lose a $200 knife on your first scouting outing. A Scout or Adult is also more likely to use a $20 knife and get to know its limits and how to use it than a premium designer showpiece that stays in its sheath.
Of the many knives available on the market, we recommend Swedish-made Moraknivs. We don't get any money or special perks for using this brand. But from years of experience, we have learned the hard and expensive way that a $20 Mora meet the bushcraft needs for most and is a very affordable way of outfitting someone for Wilderness Survival. It is unlikely that a Scout will wear through a Mora during their scouting career, even with heavy, repeated use.
There are many acceptable Bushcrafting Knives out there:
Several models to choose from
Discussed on our Morakniv Bushcraft Knives Page
Made in Taiwan
Economically priced - find for less than $30 (find for around $21)
German 4116 Cryo Quenched Stainless Steel
Scandi Grind
Full tang covered in handle
Good alternative to Morakniv Companion
This is NOT an acceptable Bushcraft Knife
Listed here because it shows up on many Survival and Bushcraft Knife lists
Chinese Made
Economically priced ~$30
Powder Coated 1095 High Carbon Steel - requires scraping of spine for bushcraft use
Hollow grind
Grind may be uneven from factory and will need to be reworked
Full tang
Blade will break with moderate/heavy use
Paint chips off with use
EnZo/BRISA Trapper 95
Finish made
Böhler N690Co stainless steel
Scandi grind
3.78" blade
Full length/width exposed tang
EnZo is now rebranded by Brisa
Expensive
Discontinued by Manufacturer
Finish made
"Poor Man's Skookum"
12C27 steel
Scandi grind
3.27" blade
Full length/width exposed tang
EnZo is now rebranded by Brisa
Was extremely popular and affordable
You can still find one for a reasonable price if you look around
Made in El Salvador
Has Orange Handle option
1095 High Carbon Steel
Scandi Grind
Protruding tang
Inexpensive
Made in China
Real Steel is a Boker import brand
German company, Scandinavian steel and Chinese manufacturing = ???
Sandvik 14C28N
Convex or Scandi grind depending on model
Full length/width tang
Not Inexpensive (depending on where sold)
Made in Spain
Sandvik 14C28N Stainless Steel
Flat Grind
Full length/width tang
Not Inexpensive
Joker Bushcraft is also a reasonable option, with a smaller 4" blade
Made in Finland
SPT (progressiontempered) Carbon Steel
Scandi Grind
Full Rat tail tang
Similar knife to Mora 1 - but a little more robust
Not Inexpensive
Made in Sweden
Bohler Sleipner Tool Steel
Scandi grind
Full length/width exposed tang
Expensive
Made in USA
A2 Tool Steel
Flat grind
Full length/width exposed tang
Expensive
Made in the USA
1095 Carbon, 56-58 HRC
Modified Scandinavian Grind
Full length/width exposed tang - protruding
Expensive
US made
90-degree fire striking spine
Zero edge Scandinavian grind
420HC Stainless Steel
Full length/width exposed tang
Moderately priced
US made
CPM-3V Steel
Full length/width tang (edges just barely covered by handle)
Sharp ground spine
High flat grind with secondary bevel
NOT inexpensive
Knife made in US (Taiwan made sheath)
1095 Cro-Van
Saber Flat Grind
Full length/width exposed tang - protruding
Powder coating on spine needs to be removed for bushcraft use
NOT inexpensive
US Made
1095 Carbon Steel
Zero Scandi grind
Full length/width exposed tang
NOT inexpensive
ESEE makes several excellent knives that are suitable for Bushcraft use
Made in Norway
Triple laminated Helle stainless steel
Scandi grind
Full tang (full length and ¾ wide)
Expensive knife
Fällkniven F1 (Convex grind)
Swedish company
Official survival knife Swedish Air Force pilots
Made in Japan - Production has been moved to Seki Japan since Fällkniven replaced ATS34 steel with VG-10 and 3G
Lam. VG10 steel
Convex grind
Full length protruding tang
NOT inexpensive
Made in Italy
Sleipner Tool Steel
Flat grind
Full length/width exposed tang - protruding
NOT inexpensive
DISCONTINUED
US Made
1075 Carbon Steel
True Scandi Grind Blade
Full length/width exposed tang
NOT inexpensive
US made
4-year wait list
Beyond expensive
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