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United Cutlery Bushmaster Ultimate Surival Knife with Flashlight and Kit | 
 enlarge | Brand: SD
Category: Sports
List Price: $54.00
Buy New: $39.99
You Save: $14.01 (26%)
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 7590
Media: Misc.
Legal Disclaimer: You must be of at least 18 years of age to purchase this product. It is the buyers responsibility to check your local laws before buying.
ASIN: B000B55AM2
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Overall Length: 15 1/4 inch Blade Length: 10 inch saw back. Blade Thickness: 5/32 inches Blade Material: 420 J2 stainless steel. Handle Material: Black cast metal, detachable handguard, survival kit stored inside. Precision compass built into butt cap. Push tang. Sheath: Heavy nylon sheath, protective plastic blade shell holds G.I. can opener, sharpening stone, animal snare, snake bite kit, and flashlight.
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A very decent knife December 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A very decent survival knife for the money. It is quite big and heavy with good built quality. The sheath has three pouches for the supplied gear which is pretty sufficient I recon, but still had to add a Swedish steel fire starter for completion. I also took the hand guard off and wrapped around a tennis grip which really helped out to give the grip a little bit more rugged feel. At the end of the day I am very satisfied with the purchase.
This is a big, beautiful knife August 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The quality of this knife is very good. The additions to it, added so well by the first reviewer only add to its value. The sharpening stone was not very good, so I replaced it with a higher quality one, that was a small thing though.
Many of the survival sites on the Net suggest a smaller 5 to 6 inch blade, expensive, of course, but I found a suitable one here on amazon.com for a price that made it a worthwhile purchase as a back up.
I love this knife! The hand guard is not my favorite part, but it can be taken off if you wish, although the knife looks a little bit strange without it.
The sheath really adds to the value also. I was able to put a wire saw in the middle compartment, and there is room for a few more small items in the other pockets.
All in all a very nice survival knife, but remember, it is quite long, and a bit heavy. Well worth the money though.
fantastic knife August 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this knife. It seems like a great quality knife. And even better, it comes with some great survival gear.
Size Matters May 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Let's face it -- when it comes to survival, you don't want to mess around. You need a tool that gives the biggest bang for the buck, and that bang needs to be useful, not just for show. In short, if you are in need of a knife for serious outdoor adventures, the Bushmaster is the one you want.
I'm not going to do another complete review because the one posted by Skull Fungus is superlative. Read it. Digest it. And then let me expand upon one thing. This knife is BIG. The blade itself is over 15" long. That is really long, folks. For a comparison, go down to your kitchen and look at a chef's knife if you have one. Those blades are usually 6"-8" inches long.
So, like buying "magnum"-sized condoms, let's be honest with ourselves and decide how much knife we really need. The knife itself is extremely well made and truly has many great accessories. Like Fungus, I'm pretty amazed at what you get here for the price at which you get it. No, you're not getting surgical steel. However, this blade will put up with years of use and abuse with proper care, and it's definitely not falling apart on you anytime soon. In the hands of someone who knows what he or she is doing and respects the blade, this could be an invaluable tool and could absolutely help a person survive in a wilderness environment.
In the hands of someone who doesn't know what he or she is doing and/or doesn't respect the blade, we're talking about losing fingers. Or worse. And no, I'm not kidding.
Bottom line -- awesome knife, great extras, but BIG. Just make sure you want/need this much knife!
For the Price, it's more than worth it!! November 15, 2007
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
If you want a decent survival knife without breaking the bank, this is for you.
The blade is heavy, comes sharpened fairly well, and even the typically redundant saw-teeth have a good edge on them. I am by no means a small person, so this knife works well for me. It may be a bit too big for others.
The handle and handguard are METAL. Yes, it adds to weight, but it's not going to be as prone to cracking during lateral blade movement as a plastic/kydex/playdoh/etc handle would be. Also, the tang appears to go halfway through the handle, right up to the hollow for the fishing gear. There is a small hole through the side of the handle that looks to be part of the mounting of the handle to the blade, however, it is the same diameter as the cordage that attaches the sheath to your leg, and could be used for lashing the knife to a pole for use as a spear.
The knuckle guard is metal and is removable by unscrewing the compass pommel, sliding the bottom of the guard to one side, and then sliding the guard down the blade. Good construction on this point...the guard won't come off unless you want it to.
The compass actually works and the housing is all metal. Weighty, but it won't break from side impacts. The 180 degree azimuth on the side of the blade is actually carved/lasered/nibbled in, not just painted on.
In the handle is a sealable tube. Inside that are a couple of fishing hooks, weights, a bit of line, matches, and a spare scalpel blade in antiseptic packaging. On the side of the tube is a listing of the alphabet in morse code.
The sheath is a kydex scabbard inside of nylon, can be worn on the belt, and can be fastened to the thigh with the provided cord or, you can replace the cord with paracord/shoelaces/etc.
At this point, the knife "might" be worth the price, but it's the extras that more than cover the cost.
In the three pouches on the sheath, from top to bottom, we have the following:
Pouch #1:
The famous P38 can opener. Probably the most kickass pocket item from WWII before the Zippo. Nothing else in this pouch, but there is a little room if you want to add on.
Pouch #2:
Snakebite Kit: contains a scalpel blade in an antiseptic package with a vial of iodine and a cloth tournquet, packaged inside of two heavy rubber suction cups. It also actually contains instructions for what to do in case of snake bite. Might swap the iodine for anti-venom, but overall, I'd keep it the way it is.
Flashlight: it's rather cheap, but if you're in the dark, it's better than nothing. Takes one double-A battery (not included). Typical "twist clockwise to turn on" action. Not the one pictured; I got a black one with a yellow lanyard. Will probably swap this for something a little more reliable.
This pretty much fills Pouch 2, but if you trade out the light for brighter LED model, you might gain a little wiggle room.
Pouch #3:
Stainless steel animal snare: good length with a decent gauge wire. Definately a keeper.
Whetstone: cheap and rather coarse. Would probably ruin the finish on the blade and I would definately trade this out, but in a pinch...who knows?
There's a little room left over for extras in Pouch 3, but that pretty much does it.
Conclusion:
It's well worth the price. I'd say that if you wanted one to go from the box to the outdoors, this would probably be the best bet. While there are things that i will change out, there is nothing on it that I would say is garbage/worthless....except maybe the whetstone.
The pouches are large enough to provide custimization of your gear, but small enough to keep from overloading. Most of the gear provided is great(compass, snakebite kit, animal snare, fishing kit, can opener) and the few things that would need to be traded out aren't "total" crap (flashlight, whetstone) they just provide the basics of what you would need.
It's not "MOLLE" compatible and it's not ambidexterous, but it does more than what you would need it to do. If you're a lefty, you're already used to working around stuff made for righties.
Lastly...IT'S ALL METAL!! No plastic to break if you lose your footing and smack into a tree. It's going to be there for the long haul.
For $40.00? BUY IT, BUY IT, BUY IT!!
Heck...Buy and extra for the missus...and one for the truck.
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