If you own and regularly use a survival knife, Combat Fighter Review perhaps whilst hiking or hunting, you will appreciate just how robust and versatile these knives are. However despite the fact that they are designed to withstand a high degree of hard, regular use, with a little regular care and maintenance they will continue to give years of faithful service.
The simplest form of survival knife care is keeping your knife clean. If available wash your knife in running water and dry thoroughly, either in the sun, by using moss or leaves, or a cloth which you have brought with you for this purpose. It is important that the knife is dried well to keep it rust free. Never leave the knife to stand in water for any length of time for this reason also. Whilst cleaning your blade you can also examine it for any nicks or burrs that will need attention.
Don't forget to clean and treat the handle at the same time. This will depend on the material that the handle is made from- a rubber handle will need no specialized cleaning but wood handles will need to be treated with linseed oil, a leather handle with a proprietry leather cleaner and bone handles need to be washed and dried well in water, but never soaked.
