Reddit reviews KA-BAR 1259, Short Fighting/Utility Knife, 1 4" Serrated Edge with Kydex Sheath, Black
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Sport Type: HuntingModel: 1259; Weight: 0.38 lbs; Sheath: Glass-Filled NylonEdge Angle: 20 Degrees; Steel: 1095 cro-van;Blade Length: 5-1/4"; Overall Length: 9-1/4"Grind: Flat; Handle: Kraton GKnife Made in the USA
Given the job and the terrain I'm imagining this is more of a general-abuse knife (ie, "sharpened pry-bar") than a dedicated cutter. Accordingly, I'd try not to spend a fortune on it.
Though they're not serrated I'd be inclined to get a couple of these (~$26 on Amazon) which are designed to be cheap abusable knives for this situation. If there's lots of prying to be done an interesting option would be to get a Breacher Bar, plus a sheath for it (such as this one but currently out of stock), wrap the handle with paracord and pair it with a decent folding knife (such as the RAT 1) for actual cutting.
Other usual suspects:
http://www.amazon.com/KA-BAR-Fighting-Utility-Serrated-Sheath/dp/B000BSZDP8
http://www.amazon.com/Ka-Bar-Short-Tanto-Point-Serrated/dp/B001EIALK6
http://www.amazon.com/Ka-Bar-Short-Fixed-Blade-Knife/dp/B000JMEWBC/ref=sr_1_5?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1334972468&sr=1-5
(NB: with the Ka-bars make sure you get 1095 carbon steel not 440A stainless.)
http://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-Kraton-Handle-Concealex/dp/B000BSY9AS
Or, for something rather smaller maybe an ESEE 3.
Edit: Just remembered the Glock 78 - again it's on the sharpened-pry-bar side of things and sheath and retention are probably better than most of the options above. (It's a proper Glock product and not just some random company that's licensed the name (I'm looking at you, Smith and Wesson) and IIRC is issued in the Austrian forces.) Available in black, olive green, and sand colours. There's also a saw-back version (the Glock 81 IIRC) but I'd recommend against that.
This. I cant tell you how many of my friends and family show me their "cool" looking garbage Chinese folding knives they got at a gas station or flea market. Just because it looks cool and aggressive does not mean it will actually do anything at all.
I tell people, if you're looking for a decent entry level knife, you cant go wrong with a Buck Bantam series. They're great for about $20 and are far better then most of the crap I see people with.
If you're looking to spend a little more, KABAR now makes smaller versions of their knives that you can get for around $45 on amazon.
It comes with a nice hard sheath and will probably last forever.
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