Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Selous's Gear - The Ka-Bar/Becker BK-2

One of my many hobbies is collecting "interesting" and functional knives. Since one of my favorite activities happens to be camping and bushcrafting, I am always on the lookout for the perfect camp knife. One of the best for non-kitchen chores is the BK-2.

Now this is a serious hunk of steel which you can feel in its heft the 1st time you pick it up! This blade is more than adequate for light chopping such as would be needed to build a brush shelter. If batoning your firewood into bite size chunks is required, I have no fear this blade will perform adequately. It has a black coating that protects it from rust, but may make it a bit more difficult to clean if used for certain chores.

The blade is 1095 cro-van steel and it shares the same Grivory handle as it's big brother, the BK-7, and probably the BK-9. The blade is at least a quarter inch thick!! Monster!  The blade measures 5.5 inches long and the knife measures 10.5 inches long overall. It comes with a hard plastic Kydex sheath with a nylon web belt loop that is removeable if you wish to use the integrated lashing slots to attach it to whatever you desire. It can also be purchased with a Heavy-Duty Polyester sheath with front pocket, similar to my BK-7 sheath.


If you prefer a leather sheath, they can be found on evilbay, where I purchased mine. The BK-2 sits deep within the sheath to eliminate a keeper strap.


1095 Cro-Van Steel is an easy to sharpen, plain carbon steel used in knife making. Proven to be one of the most popular steels used in KA-BAR knives. Here is an excellent review on YouTube.


I bought mine from Amazon as it was the best price I could find at the time. It's not cheap at $72.98 (free shipping) but you get what you pay for and it is made in the USA. It now resides in my GHB along with my Mora.

9 comments:

  1. Scout,I have their TacTool. Being in the city a sharp pry bar may come in handy.
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    1. I have looked at the TacTool but I have something along those lines already. I am planning a post on it soon.

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  2. My husband and son have the knife bug and I will admit it is rubbing off on me also. This looks good!

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    1. They would make great Christmas Presents!
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  3. Cool. Perfect size. Something my best friend would really like for his birthday. He camps a lot too. Thanks for the share. Will check it out on Amazon.

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  5. Don't underestimate the BK-2's capabilities in the kitchen. I got a slice of tomato thin enough to see through once, using the BK-2. Was a test to see what I could make it do. Whittled a toothpick with it once, too. Another test.
    This knife can do just about anything the hand holding it can do with knives.

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  6. I really like the Kabar hunting knives. Always carry them for my outdoors survival trip.

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