I belonged to the Spanish special forces and I used that knife in 1990 and 1991, it was a very demanding use in the mountains and during the maneuvers, today it still works perfectly, it has a very hard metal and it has hardly suffered any wear being sharpened I have 24 knives and it is my favorite.

i had this knife when i was a kid in the 90s and i remember it was decent, so i was glad to see the video.

You know, I feel it is a balance. If you want to chop with a knife, get a real heavy one. If you want a general knife get this. If you want survival stuff also, and make use of them, this could do. But why always go hardcore? Then an axe would be fine or an Extrema Ratio Ontos.

You can't beat the Aitor knives made in Spain. I bought a mall hunting Aitor knife. For hunting small game. Like rabbits. I paid about 40 some dollars in Costa Rica back in 1991. Great spanish sólid steel 440. The polished steel blade doesn't fade away that easily.

Took mine through a deployment in central America 6 months its here with me

Aitor...best knife...i use the jungle king 1 for outdoor and bushcraft....heavy duty quality...the jungle king 2 with camouflash is my collector knife....but i wanna buy a used jk 2 for bushcraft use...i love this hollow handle knife....kind regards from Germany...

ese cuchillo ya lo tenia yo por los años 80, un buen cuchillo,

I remember these from years back, its a decent knife as emergency survival which i believe its intended, it takes a beating for the handle, carry a Silky Saw , best Ive found , or pull saw in handle, its designed to cover you a couple of days

That’s an epic knife dude, from Spain. Legendary

Due to the nature of my job, my wife bought me a Aitor Jungle King II "made in Spain." That was back in 1981. I have used my Jungle King II in many different environments for over 34 + years. I suggest that if anyone out there wants to buy a JK II? Try Ebay and only buy the one made in Spain (if possible). The JK II made in China is not the same quality, and the sheath does not have all the perks that come with the Spain made original. I must say that I always carry a second knife or hand axe with me when I am out for a 3 to13 overnighters stroll in the wilderness.

Maaaan this knife was my Dream when i way a Kid but there was no Chance to get one because of the Money but who knows maybe next Time i buy me one just for fun 😁 Greetings from Germany 😉

that's a survival knive! The reason why it designed to had a hollow grip, so you could attached it at a stick, pole or whatever and voila! you had a spear now..

I’ve had my Aitor Jungle king 2 when I was a kid, pretty dang tough knife, I think I paid around a 100+ at the time still going strong although I favor bushcraft knives for camping now. I had to crack up when you said 20 dollars.

hi mate. you should really look after that. it's an origonal mark 1 JK2. they are very rare now. they are now remade by pielcu. you can tell by the serrations. great video .

Aitor is awesome knives maker. In 40 years nobody know the first case of a broked blade (the hollow handle issue is just a mith). Is going to fail just with a chinese copy crap but not with a original Aitor brand. The saw work, you can see a lot of videos on youtube, but your tecnique mmmmm 🙄. This knife desing if for what it is, is not a bushcraft knife, so of course is not going to be the best for feathersticking using your thumb on the blade. Any way, nice video and really nice knife (around $160 by the way). Another thing, if your knife is from 80's is going to have more colectable value. The factorie Aitor, changed to Aitor/pielcu and this Aitor (the knife you have) is going to be better and a nice piece to colectors so far, you have a great knife in every single way. (sorry for my english). Bye!!

Hi from France, my Aitor Commando saw works on dry wood .

Can't imagine where you'd get an AITOR JK2 for 20 dollars. They have always been betw. 100 and 200 dollars. Possibly a counterfeit?

U have no idea how Lucky you are having this beast...Acero español.

Lile style sawback actually works very fast to .75 inch, so going around can break 3 inch, and you can push on it with thumb or baton. Re-sharpenable in the field as well.

Take care of ur fathers knife also Aitor still makes that knife and it was not inspired by the Rambo movie at all also Aitor knives r hard to rust and r very tough ... And r tested by using a diamond punch to test for toughness and the saw works perfect but u have to use a toothbrush and knock of the saw dust

great! ty batoning

In the Indonesian military this knife is actually part of the emblem for the Raider battalions (I guess other militaries call them rangers) 😂😂

No way it's 20$, if it's that cheap it's fake. Aitor company has changed hands a few times but it still uses THE SAME machines and patterns to make the jungle king model, with a few changes, such as the saw pattern, the extra knife, or the content of the kit inside the handle. ISIS had a bunch of fake aitor lookalike knives poorly made in china, the real ones are almost 200$ and extremely well made just as the ones in the 80's Pd: Watched the full vid, I want to add that the saw actually works if you know how to use it (vertically and with a little side to side wiggle once the knife is buried too deep into the wood), it's not going to break because of the lack of a full tang, if you really tried to break it it would fail sooner at another spot. Also, there should be another knife inside the sheath to do detail work.

Hollow handle knives have a bad reputation due to those crappy Rambomania products. Good knives, well designed & engineered are very solid & reliable. Aitor hollow handle knives are awesomely abuse resistant.

lol 20 buck maybe 8 years ago now there going for 120 bucks on ebay it was a cool knife when those hallow tube knive came back into fasion a few years ago but everyone iv owned that wasn't the buck version broke on me but i heard this one was great

Aitor. Made in Europe. Why surprised that it is quality? And it is not a carbon steel either.

your welcome mate. treat yourself and get an aitor commando. they are so much better in the hand.

Why would you use main blade for kindling... There should be another blade for that.. inside of the sheet..

Oh you got review on this knife too.

hi why you not show the othere knife come whit this in the cage can us like a arpon and bushcraft and open sodas is in the sheath whit the mirow and the othere things

Have u ever notice that the knife never rust or tarnishes ?

I noticed you put this video up about 3 years ago. Have you used the JK II since then? If so, how much and how well has it held up? Also, a note about the saw back: A buddy of mine used the saw on his knife just for making notches for field builds and for creating sawdust to be used as tinder. But yeah, for felling anything bigger than a thin branch they're pretty useless.

ok... i'll give my opinion on both the Knife and the review you performed: The review: nothing wrong with what you did, it is good to see someone batoning a knife that might or might not hold, in order to know if it can perform or it will break. I do appreciate your job in that aspect, moreon since it is an item you received from your grandfather. But you overfocused a LOT on bushcraft and a survival knife might be used in a bunch of other tasks. I'm not a personal fan of the saw, but those are there because you can cut dry wood but also aluminum fuselage and steel sheets. live wood it is best cutted by stretching the branch to a side and then using the knife's edge to perform some oblique cuts. The knife: i have to admit as a knife lover that i would love to have an Jungle King in my collection, sadly these are very expensive knifes for what they are in my country so it is out of the question. The knife by itself its a good knife, well balanced and pretty well constructed given the fact of being a hollow handle knife... BUT... the sheer concept of a hollow handle survival knife it is controversial and old. It might somehow work if the build quality is very good, but the gain on the objects able to be carried in a small waterproof container are too little to be considered as a reasonable tradeoff. A custom handle could fit those extra little stuffs (if they are even necesary to begin with) and the knife would retain his strenght. That's why all the "survival knifes" moved on from that 80's concept (which was really influenced by Rambo films) to a stronger blade "full tang" but less gadget aproach... in which i have to say that "batoning" it is very very very overestimated as a task for a knife... since that specific task can be performed with a rock, or a wood cradle and there are better tools for dealing with wood anyway like an axe or a saw

The knife that you have is the first AITOR JK2s that were manufactured in the early 80s, it is not like the ones that are manufactured now that are rubbish compared to these old ones. It is not a cheap knife at all, the only thing you may not like is the saw but today that model and the JK1 (manufactured in the 80s not today models) are the best hollow handle knives. I have the same model (in black) that you have shown in the video, from the same years but totally new without using it, the one I use is with the JK2 with normal edge, not the black one that I have for collection, and still working!!! it is not cheap at all, 20 dollars? WTF !!! check out my old youtube channel survival4ever and you can see the knives

$20? How about 150 Euros!

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I have original 80's jk2, i know its genuine as i was with my dad when he bought it in spain in 80's, he's been dead 7 yrs now and that knife lives on my bedside cabinet, i love it but its never been used so stays here, would only use it on a burglar to rip him open 😉😉

dude, what i can see is that you try to make it look as crap when it's not. don't know where you got an original AITOR knife for 20 dollars, for a start. the saw is not meant to cut wood but to make notches, anyhow for the saw length you could better brake the branch and it would be far much easier. i can bet that knife is the best of hollow handles and with some practice you can make a decent feather stick, as a matter of facts I did it. this blade is a well designed well made piece of cutlery and believe me when I say that the Spanish have been fighting wars for thousands of years, they know something about blades...ask the british.

this is an old aitor jk2 made in 80's, beautiful knife. Today aitor-pielcu is a great piece of shit

Not the same what u have is an Aitor jungle-king 2 what u see in a magazine of BUDK those r the knock off's u can tell if u have a real a real Aitor have a spring in the handle plus if u remove the spring u should be able to see a clear type of hard glue or plastic that holds the blade in place and makes it water proof also at the front of the blade there usually a small pin mark older models my not have then those knives r given out to certain armies that's how u know if it's the real deal it seems that ur father new what he was doing !

Did I just watch you baton rotten soft wood? lol

Inspired by Rambo movies... 😂😂 It's more likely that Rambo kinfe got inspiration from this knife... Aitor is old and reputable company.. Aitor Jungle King is military issued for Spanish special forces..

That saw is meant for aluminium... Not for wood...

20bugs????

You wronged that knife. Give it to a real woodsman.

20 dollars? cheap knife? impossible! It must be a fake or something (originals are between 100-200 euros).

that's a survival knive! The reason why it designed to had a hollow grip, so you could attached it at a stick, pole or whatever and voila! you had a spear now..

that's a survival knive! The reason why it designed to had a hollow grip, so you could attached it at a stick, pole or whatever and voila! you had a spear now..