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field knives
Had a bunch of MkIIs in the late 70s and during the 80s. Put one on a milling machine and flatlened the handle and then cut small grooves using a small ball endmill. I really liked the grip better but it was still a poor knife for much field chores.
Went through a bunch of other knives; Wilkinson-Sword production survivial knife, Ek Model 2, couple of Randalls but never found the one do-it-all knife. Eventually settled on a small SAK on a cord around my neck with a compass from the survival kit and ID tags, a larger German Army issue SAK with the green handles (large blade, saw blade with flat screwdriver tip and bottle opener, awl and the most precious feature the corkscrew), and my modified Al Mar smatchet.
FWIW: I once used a hammer to pound the W-S survival knife through the rim of a 55gal drum, no visible damage to the blade afterword! It was hard to sharpen but tough as an anvil.
MVP
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