These guys have posted some very good and well thought out answers, and in truth I hope I never face a large attacking wild animal with only a knife... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/sad.gif" alt="" /> But if I could pick the Busse blade for the job, the one that came to mind immediately for me was the AK47. Although it's not very practical in some ways, it sure would be nice to have between me and some crazy beast! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />