well first of all Tom Brown is the dude but his knife is kinda up in the Rambo knife category. Were do we start...well its $300 friggin dollars for a start. Secondly it weighs almost two pounds. Try wearing a two pound knife in the woods. Or even keeping one with you at all times. Finally it suffers from that crippling commercial problem of trying to be all things to all people. It might make a decent wood chopper but you can buy an axe, machete, saw and pocket folder and still have money left over and a pound to spare. The saw is a joke the point is useless and the blade and handle shape look like the best part of it.
The key here is "survive" in the wilderness" For that you need a multitude of tools and as I said before that would be a durable wood and brush chopper and a multi tool like a Leatherman or Gerber. And when pray tell is the last time any normal human been lost in the woods with a two pound knife???
Tom Brown Jr.'s Tracker
Designed by famed Tracker, Tom Brown, Jr. and Manufactured by TOPS, this is the knife used in the movie "The Hunted", and was featured on the cover of the April, 2003 issue of Blade Magazine. It is a very real knife, designed to help you survive in the wilderness. It can be used as a draw knife, drill or awl, and for sawing or chopping. Each knife individually numbered with a serial number. FEATURES: • Full-Tang Fixed Blade designed by Tom Brown, Jr. • Blade Steel: 1095 High Carbon Alloy Rc 58 • Blade Color: Black Traction Coating • Handle Material: Black Linen Micarta® • Includes Lanyard Hole • Complete with Kydex Heavy Duty LBE Sheath order. Designed to be worn “Scout Style,” concealed close to your body at the small of your back, with a “right hand draw.” Can also be worn “Western Style,” on your belt at your Left Hip for a left-hand draw.
MEASUREMENTS:
• Blade Length: 4 1/4”
• Draw Knife: 2 1/8"
• Saw: 2 1/2"
• Thickness: Blade 1/4”
• Overall Length: 11 7/8"
• Weight: 1 lb 12 oz
Altucally if Gil Hibben added a real saw blade to his Rambo knife this might be a good contender:
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