The Wilkinson Sword Survival Knife has been known as one of
the best survival knife and the dream of many collectors and adventurers
worldwide. Although the renowned company ceased production in 2005,
some of its best knives are still available under the name of Dartmoor
Knives. Some of the knives are
unfinished or partly finished but all are of the same high quality. The Dartmoor Survival Knife is a big knife
just the way survival knives were designed back in the 80s. It resembles the famous Rambo design that was
popular at the time. Although most newly
designed survival knives are smaller than the Dartmoor knife this does not mean
bigger knives are less useful. On the
contrary, when you are in the wilderness
and your survival knife is all you
have, tasks such as fine carving or
cutting small trees are not your top priority.
What you need is a reliable survival knife with an excellent survival
kit. This is exactly what the designers of the Dartmoor knive had in mind. The knife comes with an additional survival
equipment stored in the handle in an unusual way. This is a full tang survival knife but the
handle is hollow in the middle where a small tube is hidden. The tube includes the survival kit with a
compass, fishing line and hooks, scalpel blade, needles and old style fireflash. The Dartmoor knives arrive blunt so you
need to sharpen the knives which is easy and they hold an edge well. If you are outdoors you need to have a
sharpener to keep the blade sharp and one of the good tools is Fallkniven DC4
stone. The sheath is with more storage
compartments so you can keep some of the survival items in the sheath.
>Dartmoor Knife
Steel Finish - the knife comes in
its naked steel finish and although it may have some minor scratches on the
blade, the knife is ready to use. The package contains Wilkinson Sword CSK 185
Blade in Steel finish with a handle that has a lanyard rivet and pommel
nut, scabbard, belt hanger and an empty survival kit. There is a compass and a handbook in the
survival tube. The blade that you get is
with the saw tooth and spear point that
is used for piercing. This is a
strong, durable blade with 185mm in
length made of 440C stainless steel .
The Dartmoor survival knife weighs 640g with the blade thickness of 6mm.
>Scabbard for
Dartmoor Knife - the scabbard is
made of high impact nylon and has a storage part where you can keep the brass
wire . The scabbard is unused and does
not include a belt hanger or brass wire.
This excellent survival knife will be most effective at
chopping wood to make a fire which is easy with the Dartmoor firestick that
produces a shower of sparks. The knife
is also great for digging, making wire
snares and making shelters. You can
actually spend a few days living in the wilderness with your backpack and use
the Dartmoor survival knife for most tasks you need to survive.
