Bark River Aurora Vs Bravo 1

The balance of the knife had to be on the first finger. Balance was achieved by skeletonizing the tang to put the weight evenly over the first finger position. The handle slabs had to be epoxied and bolted to and through the blade. All of the Bravo-1 knives have the handle sets attached with bolt sets and they are not removable as the screw slots are ground off when the handles are finished out. The final result is a heavy duty Bushcraft/Survival/Military knife that can stand up to abusive use and keep on going.

I got this knife from Derrick at KSF over a year ago. I like buying from there as the shop is local (within 25 miles – even though they’re actually mostly known for their online store) and the honesty and customer service is outstanding and unsurpassed in my experience. Derrick put this tool in my hand and I was immediately hooked.

Bark River Bravo 1.25 3V

Bark River Have produced over 10,000 of this model and it’s variations. The Bravo 1 Was designed in hand with Representatives from Force Recon and Mike Stewart. – The handles are very Compact so they do NOT excel at sustained use tasks. Your first link is to the SS version of the Gunny rather than the A-2 blade. If I understand correctly the A-2 will hold a better edge, but require a little bit more pm.

Of course, I haven’t gotten one of them completely dull yet, but have been touching them up as I go. The Bravo Micro is a fantastic little S35VN knife, if you ever decide to venture smaller. I don’t know, but I suspect there are other weight reducing adjustment with steel reduction in the light version tangs. I think the BRK&T Gunny is the best bushcraft blade they make. I was prepared to have them remove the ramp on mine, which they do for free, but it surprisingly it doesn’t get in the way, even when gripping up on the blade.

Bark River Bravo 1 vs Gunny

But, in terms of Bark River hallmarks, it is all there–the convex ground blade, the highly contoured handle slabs, and the performance-above-all-else blade shape. If there is a knife that best embodies Bark River it is the Bravo 1. Brkt has so many that would be great at the tasks you describe.

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Bark River Bravo 1 Specs

The specs on their spine are very deceiving. Basically you get a very aggressive cutter but a blade that is a bit more delicate and prone to chipping during chopping. The Bark River Bravo 1.25 in CPM 3V is quite possibly the optimal size and configuration in the Bark River Bravo knives series. With a blade well in proportion with the blade geometry and handle, this knife balances on your index finger making the knife fast and nimble in your hand. Chores from batoning kindling to breaking down and quartering and elk are all in this knife’s wheelhouse. At .217” thick in ultra tough CPM 3V there isn’t a knife task this blade can’t handle.

By that, they mean that the handle, when viewed from above, as a nice swell both in the middle and at the end of the handle. Here, the Bravo 1’s handle, which is carried across the entire Bravo line with a few minor tweaks, is a great example of Coke bottling. And the end result is a supremely workable and comfortable knife in the hand, even after hours and hours of grueling work.

Bravo One, A Naval Special Warfare Armorer

I came across picture of a Gunny Tiger Stripe G-10 at the knives-ship-free website, but then I noticed that it is lacking the thumb stop indicative of all other Gunny versions. The Bravo-1 is used by a lot of civilians but I still feel that the gunny is more practical for most people. If you’re wanting a knife that will do it all and size isn’t that big of an issue get a Bravo 1.

It looks like I have the LT version which to me seems like the perfect blade thickness. There was a whole discussion on tang sekeletization and all that so I won’t get into that here. I mainly purchased it because a lot of people think it has one of the best handle ergonomics out there. I have to say the knife feels amazing in hand and I’ll probably keep it.

Emerson Knives: Combat Tested and Reliable

My EDC is a Benchmade Mini-AFCK that I have had now for a least 10 years. I love it for everyday around the home use, but I do not believe it is quite robust enough for full-fledged outdoors/back-country use. The end result, according to the company, is a knife that is just as strong as the non-LT version with better performance. It is one of the few times we see a knife company use a super steel, not just to add a bullet point to the sales sheet, but to actually capture more performance through better technology. I prefer all of the LT versions of Bark River’s blades. And my friend, general knife master, and owner of American Knife Company, Jim Nowka, raves about the Aurora LT.

Check out Virtuovice’s hunting videos on youtube. Fox River comes out on top after trying out a dozen or more knives, Bravo1 included. I have both, the Fox River is hands down the better knife for processing game.

Bravo 1 A2 Steel

In this subreddit we discuss the development, and practise, of those skills and techniques, the use of appropriate tools, schools of thought and the historical context. The sheath sucks, but the knife is awesome. I modified the handle for a more pronounced finger guard and to remove the blister making butt design. I just want to know what you guys think would be the best for overall camp and bushcrafty knife. I like the way all three look, but I just got a few questions to help me out with picking.

Nice blade but the handle is actually too big for me. That should be a super bushcraft knife. The Aurora is the second best selling knife next to the Bravo 1 in the BRK&T line.

Bark River Bravo EDC or Bravo 1 LT

In my earlier post i was probably poorly inferring that I would prefer a slicer as that is what i would use more. In the Australian bush the wood is often so hard you would get more benifit by having a saw or an axe, i am not sure how one would go with trying to baton the predominatly Eucalyptus wood and i cant really say that I have needed to. At this time I was considering either going 1 size up or 1 size down from the Gunny. It is not really to fill a specific gap, its not as if i dont have enough knives! I am so impressed with the BR knives I simply want more! The Bravo lt is leading by a nose at this point!

BRKT Fox River or Bravo 1?

Unless ALL you’re doing in batoning , I would go with the Bravo LT in 3V. It will do everything the regular Bravo 1 will do, with the same amount of toughness, and be a helluva slicer at the same time. And it will still baton just freakin’ fine. Although thicker knives “split” the wood faster when batoning, some people like thinner knives because it gets through the wood faster/easier, in their opinion. Keep in mind that Bark River knives are designed somewhat with their warranty process in mind.