Damascus Bowie

Damascus Bowie

I just want to tell you about a few knives I got the other day. They are from Maxam and come in a three pack, two straight blades, one like a bowie and the other has a saw tooth back, they vary a little and then thereÂ’s a khukri blade knife. They all are stainless steel with blackout finish. I used the khukri while camping a few nights ago. The blade is solid, sharp and thick enough for plenty of chopping and it's shaped well for regular cutting. My friend and co-instructor Josh Henson used his to clean and gut a fish (spotted bass) that we caught, cooked and eat for breakfast after an overnight camping trip.

After using the khukri for a number of times the soft rubber handle has become looser than when new and the rivet to hold the handle on wobbles loose after a bit of use. I was able to push the rivet back with my thumbnail then pull it all the way out by hand. Cord wrapping the handle would help solve this problem, although grooves would have to be notched in it so that the cord would stay in place. The other knives have not been field tested as of yet but they have the same type rubber handles and rivets though they would not be used as rigorously as the khukri.

For the price and quality of the knives they would make fair knives that work well yet if lost or damaged I wouldn't complain in excess. Maxam has other quality knives that I would also recommend. If you do not have the money or want to spend thirty to fifty dollars on a genuine Damascus steel khukri knife this may be the one you need. With a little modification to fit your personal feel and taste the khukri by Maxam could be an excellent survival knife. There may be more reviews latter if this article is accepted and published.

Kyle D. Wilkinson Global Survival Technologies Senior Products Analyst, Instructor, Dir. of field research kyleDremove@removeglobalsurvivaltech.com ("remove" from each side of @)