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[@SurvivalRussia]

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[@eltenda]

Great selection brother!

[@cameraprepper7938]

You are right, it is crucial to have a good sheet for your knife. I have had a lot of knives in my long life, my most used knife are the Victorinox Forest which I always carry when I am out in the nature, which model are your Victorinox ? My favorite knives are the excellent Norwegian Helle Knives, I have several Helle Knives, one of them a rare hunting model no longer in production, a Norwegian Same tried to swap my Helle hunting knife for 3 handmade Same knives plus 500,- kroner, but I will keep that knife !

[@InLakech_AlaKin]

You should be able to find a maker of custom kydex sheaths for your Russian Special Forces knife.

[@justa.american8303]

Gotta say, Lars. You're saying, "...and all that funky stuff. " has infected me and my family 😊. What a HOOT! Good knife info!

[@Shadowaspen]

hey lars I like your birch knife sheath ..I guess I gonna make one soon..is it ok if I gonna mention your channel in my channel?? greetings from Saskatchewan Canada

[@guycalgary7800]

For years knife companies have made great knives and saddled thrm in absolute garbage sheaths , its good to see the quality coming to the sheath industry.

[@hrvstmn31]

Yeah a lot are coming from factory with a kydex sheath is knifce. I have a Spyderco Enuff, great little knife, the sheath is garbage and completely unusable and only one dude makes a sheath for it.

[@IndigoStargazer]

Don’t forget to like this great channel !

[@jessepitt]

Hey Lars, I’m a bit of a leather working hobbyist and knife enthusiast. I have found that poorly fitting sheaths can sometimes be fixed by soaking them in water and then forming them around the knife. Also melting beeswax into the leather can help fix the shape to the knife.

[@DWMurry]

Agreed and accepted . Sheath is critical to fixed blade knife use. Me, i tend to favor carbon steels, but your observations about stainless steels is valid and well founded .

[@pnwfarmdog4090]

I agree on the carbon steel. I also prefer the leather sheath over the kydex or plastic style. But that’s just me.

[@manny.1164]

Good to see you're still vertical and providing informative video's to a lot of people. Keep up the good work....

[@tomad4051]

A boy in the woods with his best knives, show and tell at it’s best. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@DW-dd4iw]

"I have three knives here. I have more than three knives on me actually...he he he he he he" 🤔😂

[@richardturietta9455]

As always clear, to the point (no knife pun intended!) and useful advice. Best to you, Lars...

[@leonardopoli319]

Hello, have a nice weekend 👍

[@SurvivalRussia]

You too Leo!

[@tonyg25]

A few weeks ago while hunting I managed to fall down a bank into a river and had to swim back to shore. Knife stayed put, so I could use it to help start a fire.

[@dropsofink1336]

Great channel and useful content!

[@woodsmanforlife1677]

My experience based on 50 years in the field, on 3 continents and several wars: a Victorinox lock blade! Nothing but!

[@jamesellsworth9673]

You and I each have belt knives that retain our blades well. Lubrication of knives and sheaths sustain our equipment in the field and between use.

[@Wild-Siberia]

That tool-master is literally the first thing I saw you use and it blew my mind 😂 The main knife you use is absolutely legendary for its purpose as well . For what’s it’s worth I’ve seen Lars use these knives on at least 4 joint operations and they perform amazingly!

[@stuiee14]

*special operations 😂

[@leenvisser4649]

I used to only carry my SAK or Leatherman in my pocket, leaving my bigger knife in my pack, but since I started carrying a fixed blade on my belt I definitely understand why it's important to have a good sheath.

[@seedy-waney-bonnie4906]

Very good....Reverend Christine.

[@MichaelR58]

Great knives Lars , thanks for sharing , God bless brother !

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thanks, and you too Mike!

[@vladimirradic6019]

02:19 Kansbol is using Sandvik 12C27. With you being in Mother Russia, I expected to see at least Кизляр Отус on your belt instead of Mora & Fällkniven😉 Recently I've came across Южный Крест Splinter & Slender in N690. They are both beautiful knives with thin blades. It would be nice if they could somehow be presented to wider audience in English. Thank you for the video, take care!

[@whiskeypapa8842]

Yea, I'll listen to you Lars. You've been around the block a few times!

[@evaskjerd]

My husband has a very good knive that he got on his konfirmasjon but I am the one who uses it when I go to the forest with the children😁 I have a very nice handmade Italian machete too which I use to cut branches and anything in the woods😄👍

[@marioevildm7410]

Spot on!!!!

[@Winnie122459]

Agree with the sheath being most important!

[@dennisleighton2812]

Sheath: the problem is that everyone seems to have their own idea of what a sheath should be! My solution is to have a bespoke sheath made for my knife if I feel that the one provided is not up to scratch. Simple solution. I won't ever condemn a knife just because I dislike the sheath. The tactical component didn't receive much attention. As I agree with you that I seldom carry only one knife, here is my selection: Large knife (tactical): Cold Steel Trail Master San Mai III. I would have this mostly when I will be out there for longer periods - especially if I was anticipating some heavy work, like shelter building etc. The first thing I did on receiving my Trail Master was order a custom sheath from Rob Evans, Wales, and I'm delighted with it. Belt knife: Like you, I'd most definitely always have the CS SRK San Mai III on my belt. Then, I'd always have a Victorinox of some sort, depending on what the conditions are likely to be. Mostly that would be a Ranger Grip version with the saw, amid other tools. If the situation demands that a pliers is essential for some reason, I'd consider the Victorinox Swiss Tool, that has the pliers. However, sometimes I would seriously consider taking a Silky Gomboy (or a Big Boy, depending on the anticipated workload.). I would only consider an axe if the outing would be to a permanent/semi-permanent camp site, and for some extended period. Comments invited!

[@jimf1964]

Have you ever seen the Grohmann Canadian hunting knives? The #1 is the first. It wasn’t made for survival, but for skinning large game, hunting, camp knife. If you see this and take a look, you’ll think the handle is silly, but it actually works super well for what it’s meant for. The steel isn’t a super steel, but in the 60’s, and to some today, it was preferable to have an easy to sharpen blade when you’re out for a couple weeks. The blade is clearly shaped to make skinning easier, and the handle to do certain tasks, but as I said, no for building a house in the woods.🙂 It won awards when it came out, and has been copied by many many companies. Usually called the Canadian Belt Knife, but they never quite get it right. Check them out if you get a chance. Most people that have them here love them

[@SurvivalRussia]

I just looked it up. I can see that it is a good skinning knife. Easy to sharpen steel is a big plus. All you need to know is how to sharpen your knife :)

[@jimf1964]

@@SurvivalRussia lol, that helps😀. I always pack one of my Finnish natural sharpening stones. Love ‘em.

[@jalexwheeler7751]

Bugs are back on the menu boys. 😄

[@petepete66]

😜✌️🔥🍀… I hate leather sheet’s … but I always change it against a pvc tube 🤩✌️… only make the pvc tube hot and press it almost flat … finito… ready to go .. on KZbin find videos to make a pvc tube sheet 🤩✌️🔥🍀

[@wilco3588]

Cool ,one of my young employees wanted to make knives so we made a forge out of an old truck brake rotor. His dad is a cabinet maker so he uses the steel from old saw blades for his knife blanks.

[@SurvivalRussia]

That will work. Many of the natives makes knives from saw blades.

[@beinghuman3225]

I use old plow disc's 👌

[@James-ke5sx]

I keep a gerber lmf 2 in my emergency get the hell out of town, kit. I live in the suburbs and sometimes travel to the city and in underground subways. The Gerber has serrations for cutting different material and it has a striking pommel in case you're stuck in a subway car when the electricity goes off it can break the windows. Here in Canada we have the same winter as you so I keep a British MOD knife in winter because everything's frozen. Cheers from across the pond.

[@AmmoC9M]

The Russian Military knife Smersh IV . Fun fact - SMERSH (a portmanteau of the Russian Smyert Shpionam - Смерть Шпионам - which means "Death to Spies")

[@petesheppard1709]

What a coincidence! I've been watching a lot of field knife videos, then this pops up! Thanks!!

[@RAYANDERS-w4t]

THANKS

[@alpinealpine2793]

To misquote a survival expert. The best knife in an emergency is the one in your hand.

[@doubled3983]

Hello from Oklahoma! Good Video! Thank You for sharing. Ah early summer in the bush, with all the mosquitos and black flies. Good memories. Thanks for all You Do! God Bless!

[@tjenahoj]

Price/performance is very important to me. I have not tested many knives, but 3 I like to carry into the woods are the Austrian glock knife (Glock FM 78 Field Knife), the regular mora workmans knife (Mora Basic 511 they call the current iteration) and the Victorinox huntsman (the one with both small scissors and small saw).

[@SurvivalRussia]

I like all three of those knives.

[@insanogeddon]

MK 1 kabar has served me well always been cheap but with a great sheath and a tapered blade with a good grind and reliable heat-treat.

[@barrycole]

There is no substitute for experience. Stainless is far easier to live with. Some carbon steels will rust before we can finish peeling an apple.

[@martynroach7160]

I always carry a leathermans surge plus the kansbol. I also will never be without a silky saw.. I feel safe with this combo

[@tomritter493]

Stainless is a great choice .like you said carbon use on food leaves a bad taste great choices lars

[@nathandunning7150]

The knife video's are my favorites thank you legend.

[@jamesellsworth9673]

More on knives: I own a drawer full of custom, useful knives. The ones I have kept feature good steel and Classic Woodcraft designs. Just now, I was revisiting and polishing a smaller-sized Evanki knife. Despite living in a drawer, the steel remains shiny and the edge is sharp (I keep it in the natural wood sheath, so no amazement there.) I continue to find that a well-designed leather sheath retains MY knives. I do own a Mora wood/chip carving knife that came with a useless hard vinyl sheath. MY Kansbol is like yours: a fine sheath out of the box.

[@SurvivalRussia]

You can never have too many knives :)

[@jamesellsworth9673]

@@SurvivalRussia Seems to be a 'guy thing.' Any ONE of the knives I have kept would do anything I needed to have done in the bush or in camp.

[@marcelwachter1764]

Really Lars i would die from hate and anger with all these bugs trying to eat me.

[@petesheppard1709]

Just the endless buzzing around, and I live in Alabama USA!

[@dansebastiano9024]

LOL

[@Steve-318]

I'd authorize him to ddt the heck out of that area.

[@dennislindenpellinge]

😄👍 Tack !

[@friedeseimitdiroxmox4669]

As I am only on foot in the woods, I do not carry so much stuff with me. A Mora Knife, a Victorinox with a saw and a mini folding spade is already enough. I also avoid making to much noise. Greetings from Lüneburg, Germany

[@imid-ltd]

Thank you Lars! I realize some people may find my childhood fascination with knives to be a problem and by the time I had a bullhead on the end of the blade while fishing underwater, I was proud of my prowess. but the plan as I see it now was to replace them; you can't hunt worms with a knife for example. What I really needed was something like current in the ground to drive the worms out for fishing.

[@evaskjerd]

Full spring now there😁🙏🇷🇺❤️

[@aliasaila8818]

I'm faszinated by the concept and function of the Jakuten-knife. Very intresting, its similar to a japanese kiridashi just with a long bend cutting edge? I'd like to make on myself. Thanks for showing!

[@jamesellsworth9673]

I own two of these knives: one shorter; one longer. Each one is fine. In the bushcraft woods, I would take the shorter one because it had the 'edge' for food prep.

[@FeldwebelWolfenstool]

..way back, I had a Buck 110 and a 120 General. Stainless steel. I gave up on trying to sharpen them. Now it's a Moira Stainless for the fishing tackle box, and a Moira Carbon Steel, for everything else the Swiss Army can't handle....

[@HeavyMetalHiking]

Thanks for a nice video with really good remarks regarding the importance of a good sheath!

[@REAPERMILITIAOUTDOORS]

Love my SRK in s30v , very expensive but a lifetime blade for many generations of the family line.

[@biggerlicious]

vsem peace-da :D

[@SurvivalRussia]

Hey, it means "All peace yes." LOL You got it, it seems

[@biggerlicious]

@@SurvivalRussia I do, it's a wholesome heartwarming message ;)

[@Benjamin-ks2rq]

Funny, I own quite a few 'bushcraft' knives & have made sheaths/handles myself, but the one I always take out is a £10 wrecking chisel. Stainless steel & a plastic holster ... It just works. Super reliable (packaging had a diagram of a claw hammer striking its spine as a possible use) + less incriminating blade profile (UK) while doing the same job.

[@LostBeagle]

How are the skeeters this time of year?

[@SurvivalRussia]

A lot!

[@huntarama9375]

Im happy you focused heavily on the sheath. Ive got a draw fulll of empty Gerber sheaths and other such brans that supply sheaths that only cover the blade with a dome retainer . My every day carry for the last couple of years was a cold steel mainly because the synthetic sheath cover 90% of the handle . Down side the cold steel stainless couldnt handle blood, forgot to clean it for once and the edge is now serrated.

[@VIPER410]

You always have good info Lars. I have a knife I bought quite a few years ago I don't know what the blade is made from but it has not bent and it still has a pretty sharp edge. Thanks Lars

[@martinlatvian5538]

For outdoors I have 3 knives basicly. Main is "Walther" BUK plain edge. It is cheap and very comfortable as main knife. For cutting wood I use Filipino made "Sundang" bolo machete made by locals not a factory. And for crafting I use "Gerber" multitool if the weight of the backpack is not a problem I take my sharp WW1 german axe it is about 1 kilogram heavy blade. For sawing wood I like the foldable Katanaboy 500 from silkysaws. For a personal all purpose knife the best is one someone makes for You so it is unique. I hade two, but I lost em so I keep buying the Walther knives. They are cheap, but very good quality and designs.

[@stevecrook5776]

Loved this video, so much information

[@Erik-dc3ki]

I'm a Mora man... Only use them...

[@Mothinabox]

Excellent!

[@cleophusA]

I prefer leather, but that's what makes the world go around!

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Id really like to upgrade my knife/sheath. Thanks for the info

[@martinlatvian5538]

4:10 that knife is supreme!

[@SurvivalRussia]

The F1 is excellent!

[@richardturietta9455]

What about these nylon or nylon/plastic sheaths you see? just curious...

[@willblack5419]

Hey Lars! Hope all is well! This just showed up in my feed. Errr! Always look forward to your experience!

[@nicollehanington6815]

Awesome video sir

[@chris7384bu]

Lars, how do you survive this mosquito infested strip of Land in Spring/Summer? One of them was sucking on your hand and you not only flinch but completely ignore it! Or you probably didn`t even recognize.. Keep up the good work. Thanks for your content.

[@martinhulse7402]

The military knife has a dome button strap that clicks to in holder it in .The dome is opened the thumb when you go to grab the handle and the leather is meant to make it Quiet

[@ulbushcrafting6592]

I agree! When you carry knives and use knives often and for a long time, you will realize the importance of a sheath that works for you. Remember: the most important item to have , is the one you have on you 😉

[@clintwalker2231]

The F1 in elmax steel is great knife. It’s costly. But worth it if used daily.

[@tacticalcenter8658]

Heat treatment geometry and ergos are most important.

[@goawaybaizuo]

First off, slava Russia. Second, I would love to get a custom magnacut knife in your hand. I've fallen in love with 63-65 hrc magnacut. The demko freereigh seems like it has a great sheeth.

[@JH_1095]

I love that Yakuit knife!!!!

[@markw999]

Most survival type knives are designed for guys who have seen too many Rambo movies. Too big, too many accessories, too many functions and you'll find the serrations and crap are really pretty close to useless in a real world situation. You'll never need 90% of them, including the fishhooks in the handle - LOL. That 8 inch blade (usually cheap steel that's going to break if you ever really test it) is like trying to use a 2 pound sledge as your only hammer. Too big, too cumbersome. I ended up with a 4 inch fixed blade narrow profile Buck Woodsman. Not the bigger one, the small one for "small game" (guts and skins deer just fine, FYI). I have a folding saw in my pack and wouldn't hesitate to field dress an elk or moose with that combo of knife/saw. If there's anything else I've ever needed out of a knife, I don't know what it would be. You can clean small birds like grouse just fine with it too. Buck knives are a pain in the ass to sharpen, however. Be forewarned.

[@eltenda]

Great video and selection bro

[@BigBellyEd]

The spectre camo is just awesome

[@SurvivalRussia]

It works well in almost all environments and seasons.

[@mikepiper8799]

I remember your video about the Smersh 5 from 2016

[@aeromech8563]

Goo advice Lars, i have a Mora and a SAK same as you but use an LMF2 awesome blade and arguably one of the best sheaths out there for retention and versatility 💪 i like that SF knife you have there but couldn't agree more that sheath is garbage 🙄 lol someone dropped the ball designing that for sure. All the best from South Australia 🇭🇲🤠

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thanks mate :)

[@ohmyshou1der]

Shameless ad sponsored by the birch bark industry.

[@SurvivalRussia]

I'm such a birch bark shill!

[@angelotsi849]

Big Birch stepping on the little guys again (synthetic sheath manufacturers).

[@johnthomasjr262]

My two favorite blades for a survival knife are the Mora Garberg and the Cold Steel SRK. I prefer the stainless steel as well . Thanks for another great video 👍

[@xderiwx]

I've only seen the Garberg mentioned when referring to bushcraft. Can you list some reasons why you feel it would also serve well as a survival knife? Thanks!

[@johnthomasjr262]

@xderiwx it is stainless steel which helps with the elements. It is strong enough for reasonable heavy-duty use, and anyone who wants to chop with a shorter knife is just playing around. Aside from fighting the Garberg can do pretty much everything.

[@xderiwx]

@@johnthomasjr262 Thank you!

[@Tn3809]

I have more than fifty knives. At work, in addition to the Hs-9 pistol, I carry a SOG Trident at. I use a Marttiina lapp knife for hunting, with it I clean about 40 pieces of game a year. I use Victorinox hunter red for work around the house. For EDC, I wear Cold steel espada large. I love knives.

[@ticotitico]

Knife is very promoted since there are comercial interests. Is much more important an axe or a saw. With that on mind, we dont need a big supersteel knife, but a bushcraft-easy to sharpen knife. Better to make effort in having a nice axe.

[@luisfernandocarvalho3210]

Acompanhando do Brasil. Mais algum brasileiro assistindo?

[@scottberg1828]

Loose leather sheath? Try this. Oil knife and wrap it in plastic. Soak sheath in water and insert knife. Mold the wet leather tightly around the knife with fingertips. Let it dry with blade inserted.

[@SurvivalRussia]

Or just make a Kydex sheath instead :)

[@scottberg1828]

@@SurvivalRussia 😂 I never cared for kydex sheaths so I made leather sheaths for all my knives except for my Fallkniven, they make good sheaths.

[@charleswalter2902]

The Mora original.......I think I must have carried that knife for almost 15 yrs. Then the assisted openers started showing up & I switched from a fixed blade. I still always carry a knife that is simply a knife & a multitool with a saw.

[@simontenkate9601]

I use a Bröderne Jönsson , Mora , bought 55 years ago. Still going strong, but almost no (red) paint on the wooden grip, and blade of course has become narrower over time.

[@evaskjerd]

I have a problem with knives but I need to use them when I'm in the woods I have no choice😉

[@70stunes71]

👍💯

[@jankopransky2551]

I love sissipuukko for exactly this reason. Great retention which isn't based solely on friction, and ability to be comfortably drawn by one hand only, without much force. I'd like to upgrade to fallkniven tho, but they have to start making that sheath in lefthanded version first.

[@SurvivalRussia]

I could see it as problematic using this sheath being left handed.

[@henrikoldcorn]

I have an excellent Martiini knife that came with a nice leather sheath, with a plastic insert to make it less likely to slice through. Unfortunately after a few months the leather stopped gripping the handle, now it will also slide out fairly easily if upside down, and it doesn’t even have the strap like yours does.

[@SurvivalRussia]

The Mora Kansbol with the Multi-Mount is an excellent, light and inexpensive knife.

[@TwoDimensional]

I used to collect knives when i was younger, this is making me want to again.

[@WwarpfirewW]

And French survival kit needs to include cheese knife, sorry for bad joke lol, actually in Czechia everybody must have a "rybicka" knife, it's small folding knife in shape of a little fish haha. But seriously, that's really cool set of knives for every situation, I myself have Mora 2000, Spanish Joker knife and few from Decathlon for heavy duty stuff. Interestingly, I had that Mora in kitchen for some time and somebody was 'smart' enough to dent its edge pretty badly so maybe I'll change whole knife cutting😢

[@onerbaduna1949]

Hi their @Survival Russia. I'm messaging you from London, England. Towards the end of your video, you was saying that one of your knifes does all that funky stuff, So Stay Funky.

[@janfourie7590]

Neatsfoot oil on your leather sheath will help with corrosion

[@SurvivalRussia]

That is exactly why I use Kydex and Stainless steels. Why use inferior materials? Even Birch bark is better than leather and required no maintenance.

[@josephphelps5696]

Peanut oil is way ,way better than neatsfoot oil. I’ve seen a lot of leather items wreaked by using neats foot. Oil. If ya use to much, makes leather really soft & floppy ! & as men we don’t like somethings loose& floppy! Ha. Ha.

[@martinlatvian5538]

Basicly a good knife has to be heavy enough to cut a little tree if thats the only tool You have.

[@SurvivalRussia]

I disagree, but it depends on what you mean about a "little tree." :)

[@martinlatvian5538]

@@SurvivalRussia I mean about 5 cm diameter tree and cut the branches So You can quickly build a shelter.

[@SurvivalRussia]

@@martinlatvian5538 Got it :)

[@BassieKuiper]

Lars , try the old AK bajonet sheed for the russian Special Ops knife maybe thats works 🤷‍♂️ greetings from holland

[@rauliuonac7542]

👏👏👍

[@mikeboone4425]

Lars years ago when Cold steel first came out with the SRK-1 I got one love it then a few years later was on a hunting trip on horse back the knife was harchet to my shoulder. When arriving at our distnation some 4 hours later No knife it was taken out of my sheath by ALIENS I guess.I was a long ride straight up switch backs all granit mountain side, here in the serrias in California . We all looked for it going down 6 days later but nothing it's either still there or some one else is very happy but sheathless . I got another one as soon as we got back It was all my fault I did not have it locked in it was just on the nug part of the sheath not the click and you know it's lock .I do have many knives I have collectd over the years but my favorite of all store bought knives for true survivl what ever that means any more. I have a piggy back unit the ontario SP-53 Bolo and there Falcon knife and always the fixed blade knife my dad and I made togtherout of a file back in 1956 I think now at 81 I am set in my ways and for damn sure need no knew knives . Happy Trails young man, and High to all the ninja's and give that great dog a good rub for me .

[@TheMudDiver]

What Kind of Brand is the pouch of the victorinox?

[@SurvivalRussia]

It's a Russian pouch. SSO.

[@TheMudDiver]

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[@aokspage]

I love my mora knives

[@jamesortiz5388]

I have the San Mai about the best I have. Also have the mora companion.

[@bonzie321]

I have an original Rambo knife from Kmart from the 80’s. 🤣