Top 3 Military Survival Knives

The military style survival knives are popular based on the rugged appeal and the publics fascination of them from military movies. With that said many of the military style survival knives are very functional blades.

Kabar Becker BK-17

The BK-17 is designed after the pilot bolt knife, it has a clip point blade with a blade length of about 4 inches. The major upgrade of the pilot bolt knife is the BK-17 is full tang, versus a stick tang. This allows the added security of a heavier duty knife.

ESEE 4

The ESEE 4 is a great knife in its own right, it too has a 4 inch blade. The ESEE 4 is full tang as well and is a well respected survival knife. This was actually the first survival style knife I bought.

Kabar Fighting Knife

This is the trademark knife you see soldiers with in the movies, they have a clip point, usually longer than 4 inch blade and they are not full tang. The older Kabar fighting knives are pretty solid but I've see a decent amount of the newer production ones break.

The Verdict

If you are going to functionality I would go with the BK-17 or ESEE 4, if you are going for that classic military look then the Kabar Fighting Knife might be the way to go (just realize its limitations).