| In the movie First Blood (part 1) we get to see | | | | survival stuff and replaces the corded grip with |
| the knife in action. Rambo uses the accessories in | | | | solid wood. Gone too are the screwdriver points |
| the handle to sew up a wound and find his way | | | | on the guard. The blade is stainless steel, thicker |
| (with the compass) -- he even kills a deer with | | | | and wider than before, with a blood channel. The |
| the knife (tied to a shaft to make a spear). After | | | | saw back is toned down. Of course, the trend for |
| all this great exposure, who wouldn't want one? | | | | a longer blade continues with a now 13 inch blade |
| The Three Rambo Style Hunting Knives | | | | (18 inches overall). |
| After three movies, there are actually three | | | | Utility |
| different hunting knives that could properly be | | | | So, are these Rambo style hunting knives actually |
| called Rambo style. The first movie features a | | | | usable? Yes, mostly. The one feature that seems |
| stainless steel, 9 inch blade (14 inch overall), full | | | | less than choice is the saw back. The sharp edged |
| guard, saw-back knife with a corded, hollow | | | | teeth aren't really practical for cutting much of |
| handle (for all the goodies). Not really shown in the | | | | anything. A knife isn't a saw. The proper way to |
| movie (and a bit of Rambo knife trivia) is the | | | | cut a small branch with a knife is to chop, or, cut |
| Phillips and flat-headed screwdriver blades -- one | | | | out chunks of wood by placing the knife edge |
| on each end of the blade guard. | | | | against the branch and hitting the backside with a |
| The second movie (Rambo, First Blood part 2) | | | | rock, driving it in. None of these are robust |
| used a very similar knife with a blackened carbon | | | | enough for that little job. |
| steel blade. The blade is another inch longer than | | | | Pricing |
| the first (at 10 inches sharpened), making this | | | | Officially licensed Rambo Style hunting knives are |
| Rambo style knife 15 2/8 inch overall. | | | | costly. For fans, this isn't a problem. For anyone |
| The last movie in the series features a much | | | | interested in simply a functional hunting/survival |
| more radical design. This Rambo style hunting | | | | knife, it would be wise to shop around based on |
| knife leaves off the hollow handle with the | | | | features instead of movie credentials. |