Dive and Kayak knife

[dks]

I do not have any of the knives you mention. The one you link seems affordable enough. It does not have a point, so it is not for stubbing, which can be a good or bad thing, depending on the potential use.
Also make sure the handle size is suitable for the user.

[eamo]

[TonySal]

There's the MORA Rescue knife:

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there is and thats an option. I'll have a closer look at the mora thanks Firiki

Ha was gonna say Mora but I didnt want to give newbie advice-  love the pooch avi- miss my guy....

[Grant Lamontagne]

Just because you are not as established here as some other folks might be doesn't mean your experience doesn't count!  This is a forum, if folks didn't want to know other people's perspectives then they wouldn't ask for it here!   

Don't ever feel like you need to hold back here- we all appreciate suggestions!

Def

[eamo]

There's the MORA Rescue knife:

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there is and thats an option. I'll have a closer look at the mora thanks Firiki

Ha was gonna say Mora but I didnt want to give newbie advice-  love the pooch avi- miss my guy....

don't get me wrong, i love my moras, but, this model didn't suit my needs. In the end i went with a Palm equipment folding knife, because -
a) was cheap
b) it folded away and sits inside a special pocket on my PFD

not opening the debate about fixed vs folding, or inside the PFD vs outside etc, simply, i do not have the experience to argue one way or the other. Grant however, is our resident Kayaking expert.

and, re my little puppy, thank you he has grown a good bit since i took that photo.

Just because you are not as established here as some other folks might be doesn't mean your experience doesn't count!  This is a forum, if folks didn't want to know other people's perspectives then they wouldn't ask for it here!   

Don't ever feel like you need to hold back here- we all appreciate suggestions!

Def

totally seconded, i was a newbie a short while ago. You can learn a lot by lurking, you learn much much more by participating.

[TonySal]

There's the MORA Rescue knife:

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there is and thats an option. I'll have a closer look at the mora thanks Firiki

Ha was gonna say Mora but I didnt want to give newbie advice-  love the pooch avi- miss my guy....

Same here, your avi is exactly my guy! 

[eamo]

so, finally picked up a dive knife for my daughter for Christmas. I selected a mac coltellerie shark #9 with a blunt tip like in the link. Why this one ? Well, it was affordable, it's a first dive knife she can upgrade as her needs change, it was cheap at €17 and I compared it against an NRS co pilot and despite it being less then 1/2 the price of the NRS i prefered the cheaper one - better scabbard for a start.

http://www.mac-coltellerie.it/en/product/179/_shark_9_pt.html

[Grant Lamontagne]

That's a fine looking knife!  I might have to check into one of those myself!

Def