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I've just re-wrapped the handle on my old survival knife. I used the last bit of twine camping last year. It's been wrapped and re-wrapped on occasion since I got it aged 11. The handle is hollow and is the perfect size for storing matches. The saw blade on the back is very effective but as it is quite a short cutting edge you can generally break any branch that the saw could cut. I have only used the saw for notching things allowing me to fit two sticks together before tying over them. The origin of the saw is not for woodwork, but for cutting through polycarb aeroplane windshields and possibly even thin alu 'plane panels. These were initially called 'Egress' (to leave) knives. It has the classic Bowie style clip point (front end cut-away) but this is not sharpened as it's unnecessary and weakens the tip. The spine is fairly wide to allow you to bash the back of it with a mallet / heavy stick to make controlled chopping easier. I've only done this a couple of times but it's the best way to get through skinny rabbit bones if you've nothing more appropriate.
It's from a company called Scalemead, they were UK based and sold a lot of stuff like this (and air rifles and such). The other side of the blade says 'Vanadium Stainless Japan'.
I imagine kids these days don't go camping much, let alone carry a 5" blade, but this was a vital piece of kit for me, I could pretend to be Rambo all day, and cut sausages up for dinner. This is obviously not an EDC knife, but it has it's place in a camping scenario and has been used relatively regularly for over 25 years.
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