Who Is Making A Good Kephart Knife?

[Razor]

With hunting season coming up, I would like to buy a good Kephart knife. I cannot afford a real expensive one. Maybe $200. They are my favorite outdoor knife. I like carbon steel also.

 

[Crag the Brewer]

At your price level the Becker BK62 is going to be your best bet.
Close to around $130
I have some nicer, more expensive knives but I still go to it
I bought two.

 

[Wicked Sharp]

I second the BK62 as a good choice. The ESEE version is also a good user in your price range.

 

[lmalterna]

I bought a custom in 8670 with Sheath form John Cahoon for just under 200. Knife is EXCELLENT.

Bill

 

[AR-Trvlr]

Nathan Carothers / Carothers Performance Knives makes a great one for $300 or so.

 

[Arathol]

Condor makes a decent Kephart with 1075 steel and full flat grind for a bit under $100.

 

[Tafkaag]

Condor makes a decent Kephart with 1075 steel and full flat grind for a bit under $100.

If you hunt around you can find it for a bit under $60 before shipping. I'd link but the shop is no longer a BF paid dealer.

 

[Uncle Timbo]

David Mary Mine is 8670 carbon steel.

 

[Kenneth J Burley]

With hunting season coming up, I would like to buy a good Kephart knife. I cannot afford a real expensive one. Maybe $200. They are my favorite outdoor knife. I like carbon steel also.

Here is a beautiful ML hand forged small kephart for sale. Lowered to 200. They are 1095 hc with differential heat treatment. Great knife at a great price. http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/threads/ml-small-kephart.334544/

 

[fishiker]

Have you considered the LT Wright Genesis? Last time I looked they were a little over $200.

 

[Hawg2wild]

Nathan Carothers / Carothers Performance Knives makes a great one for $300 or so.

Love my behemother, but it was more than $300 . Worth every penny . Looking to get a super duty field knife.

 

[Plainsman]

Im hunting right now and my Becker Kephart BK-62 is with me!

 

[Henry Beige]

Here’s another vote for the Becker BK62, excellent value. I would like to show some enthusiasm for the Carothers Kephart, but I have not seen mine yet, having just snagged one from the sale of the last ten of these knives. If you want one, you may have to resort to the secondary market, because Nathan says he isn’t going to make any more.

If you don’t want to spend a hundred or three, you might consider something at the lower end of the price spectrum. The Green River fish knife, second from left, doesn’t look like a Kephart, doesn’t pretend to be a Kephart, but it feels like a Kephart, and it offers the same kind of utility and versatility that the eponymous Horace called for in his knives. You can find the 4215 for as little as twelve bucks. Add a Ka-Bar sheath for about $15, and you have a nice, light, inexpensive rig.

The, too, there’s the Dadley. The one shown on the right is also from Dexter-Russell. The Dadley is an old pattern, said to be a Kephart precursor.

 

[beeinak]

I just noticed a very nice looking one by Daado for sale here for $125

 

[Macchina]

I have a Carothers Performance Knives Kephart in Delta 3V. It's an incredible knife with an excellent sheath. I carried it during a week-long backcountry deer hunt last year and it did a great job for everything I normally use a knife for, worked great for gutting, skinning, and breaking down deer, and also was an awesome kitchen knife for the camp kitchen. Didn't even need to be stropped after a week of hard use! It's bigger than a knife I normally bring hunting/camping but I won't bring a hatchet on the trip next year if I bring the Carothers Kephart.

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[Shuya]

Brisa Kephart in 80CrV2, here in europe around 130 Euros. Great knife.

LT Wright Next Gen, I got one in AEBL, but its also available in A2. should be at your upper limit if available.

In fact my best Kephart is the one by Bark River in CPM3V. But that beats your budget by a mile. Awesome knife though.

 

[TuffChuffer]

Brisa Kephart in 80CrV2, here in europe around 130 Euros. Great knife.

LT Wright Next Gen, I got one in AEBL, but its also available in A2. should be at your upper limit if available.

In fact my best Kephart is the one by Bark River in CPM3V. But that beats your budget by a mile. Awesome knife though.

With hunting season coming up, I would like to buy a good Kephart knife. I cannot afford a real expensive one. Maybe $200. They are my favorite outdoor knife. I like carbon steel also.

With hunting season coming up, I would like to buy a good Kephart knife. I cannot afford a real expensive one. Maybe $200. They are my favorite outdoor knife. I like carbon steel also.

 

[Mannlicher]

Mark Hill, Yorkshire UK makes a dandy Kephart

 

[marchone]

https://imgur.com/qIXicUN

I got this new from a guy on Etsy for $160. Others are there now.

 

[A.L.]

Just a pic of my Brisa Kephart