LET'S SEE YOUR TANK or tool KNIVES.

Lots of new knives posted here.

My non safe queen, in tool steel, built like a tank knive is my ESEE6...

 

My newest "tank" of a knife is this little beast I got from Kosa_PL here on the forum. .18" of ELMAX, 3.75" blade, solid tang, and saber grind make for one tough combination of features.
It had only seen some very light use when the picture was taken, but I just started putting it through the paces around our fire pit this past weekend and it's a solid performer.

 

The WW2 UK Army Clasp knives were built like tanks too.

 

That’s the only tank folding knife I’d say I own.. but if fixed blades are welcome I don’t see how anything could compete with a HI CAK.

 

Well, this is an interesting topic and got me going back through my Imgur files to pick out a few knives "built like tanks"--IE beefy, hard use models. My Hinderers all qualify, for sure, and my CRKs, save my Mnandi, are all really solid and built to put-to-work. Some of my ZTs, present and former, qualify as well as the odd one here and there. No flies on my Shiros either as at least a couple of them are in my regular work rotation.

The thing is, I don't usually find myself in situations where I need a knife to perform a task better achieved with a proper pry-bar, ax, saw, etc, as I usually have those tools handy at home, work, in the woods, or wherever. My knives tend to be used to cut things in the more conventional sense.

Anyway, here's a few samples of knives built like tanks but used more like knives. This beast came to me like this--



--but ended up a much better "matter separator" (nice term, @Shorttime ) after a trip to Josh at REK.



This Les George ZT is a big tank of a folder as is its slimmer cousin the WC/LG Eagle.



Here's one I sold a while back, the mini-tank 0350. I kinda miss it, but it never got much carry.



What could be a more tank-like folder than one with a handle cut from a solid block of metal.



One more for now that's both one rugged piece of gear and a really good cutter too.



I'll dig out a few more later....

 

Wow! I like this topic!
And like tanks- fixed and folding!

 

Boker Vox Bobbi, my coconut opener

 

I have a Cold Steel 4Max. You could probably use it as a tank trap.

 

Well that clears that up.

 

You could buy an AUS-8 Rat-1 by that definition. Or a Morakniv. No need to go the whole Adamas, really, pleasing as they may be to the eye.

 

Well...I don't use knives typically as a hammer or crowbar...I use a hammer or crowbar.

I do use my Vic Super Tinker just about every day, and I carry it with me because I trust it. (I can even pry with the screwdriver blade, but don't tell anybody).

It's a good 15 years old at this point, so it sounds like it fits the "tank" knife definition you have made up.

BTW...it helps one's "cred" on a knife discussion forum when they spell knife correctly. Take it or leave it....just putting it out there.

 

Or an AUS-8 Kabar Dozier Folding Hunter. In fact I did buy one and its great. It doesn't have green scales and the blade is not coated, but I have cut holes (stupidly) in drywall with it. Is that counting?

Trying to get my hear around your "tank" knife concept. I got a Mora too...lock has never failed on me.

 

2.36 inches.

It will only eff up tiny things.

 

Gotta love some jackhammer tool steel