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Reddit mentions of Ka-Bar Kraton Handled Straight Edge Mark 1 Knife
Sentiment score: 4
Reddit mentions: 5
We found 5 Reddit mentions of Ka-Bar Kraton Handled Straight Edge Mark 1 Knife. Here are the top ones.
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Made in the USAFixed bladeSheath made in taiwanOverall length 9-3/16 inchHigh quality 5 1/8" blade made from 1095 Cro-Van steel-Straight EdgeDurable handle made from black kraton GHeavy-duty hard plastic sheathOverall Length 9 3/16"Made in the USA
Specs:
| Color | BLACK |
| Height | 2.63 Inches |
| Length | 16 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | April 2011 |
| Size | 9 3/16-Inch |
| Weight | 0.500008410216 Pounds |
| Width | 4.75 Inches |
I'm just going to leave this here.
Edit: How could I forget to mention Moras. Also Ka bar's Becker line is a great value. I would suggest not going with the BK2 as they are sharpened pry bars, but people seem to like them.
Maybe the Ka-Bar Mark 1? It's 11.5 inches long though...
The Kraton version of the Mark 1 Navy knife Because it fixes every problem I have with the classic Ka-Bar. The crossguard on the classic keeps you from putting your thumb on the spine for a more useful grip, while the Navy Ka-Bar only has a guard on the edge side. The classic comes in a shorter version, but it's really just a scaled down version of the original, so the handle is much too small for larger hands and doesn't fill the palm comfortably. The Navy Ka-Bar has a much more filling grip as well as a shorter blade that's still broad enough to be very strong. Plus it's nice and cheap.
Here are some options:
Ka-Bar:
Mark 1 Kraton handle
BK5
Neck Knife
Condor:
Bushcraft Basic
Kephart Knife
Bushlore
Basically-a-Mora-options:
Hultafors Heavy Duty
Cold Steel Finn Hawk
Ka-Bar's 1095 is pretty damn good. The Magnum Camp Knife is bigger than you were looking for, but it's a solid value. Condor knives are very high value, but can be rough around the edges. The Hultafors and Cold Steel knives I linked are stainless, but should do well in a kayak. All these knifes will take a beating and should be useful for a wide variety of tasks (some better than others, of course, but I wanted to offer a wide selection of size, shape, and grind).
Very close to perfect. Love the grind, they make use of almost the full width and length of the blade. Love the handle and the discrete handguard.
Lose the blade coating and put a flat steel buttplate on the end, for striking pegs. Like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Ka-Bar-Kraton-Handled-Straight-Knife/dp/B004NN3KF2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504275592&sr=8-1&keywords=mark+i+knife
Then it will be truly perfect!