Rambo Survival Knives

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Slyvester Stallone played the iconic role of John Rambo in the popular movie series that spanned the 1980’s to into the new millenium. What most people may not realize is that the series was actually based on a novel written by David Morrell in 1972.

In the first movie in the series, First Blood, we become acquainted with former Green Beret, John Rambo who is played by Sylvester Stallone. After serving in Vietnam, John Rambo suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and cannot handle living in a civilized society. After being asked to leave a small town in Washington by the Sheriff, John Rambo has flashbacks from his time in Vietnam and sets out to get even. After the first movie in the series, a number of other movies are made including; Rambo First Blood Part II, Rambo III, and Rambo, which was made as recently as 2008. The good news for Rambo fans is that there’s yet another movie in the series currently in pre-production, called Rambo V which started production in 2008.

Throughout the movie series, John Rambo is often seen carrying a large survival knife. In the earlier movies, Rambo often used a large, hollow handle survival knife, with a serrated edge. After the movies were made, it created a large demand for knives of this type and they were often called Rambo Knives as the popularity of the movie increased. As the movie plot progressed, John Rambo lost his knife and had to fashion one out of a truck leaf spring. This resulted in a fixed blade knife that resembled a machete. These types of knives are often referred to as Rambo IV Knives.