The White River Firecraft FC7 is the largest knife in the Firecraft series, a heavy-duty blade built for real survival situations. Designed by Jason Tietz and made in the USA by White River Knife & Tool in Fremont, Michigan, it earns its place as a chopper while still handling smaller camp, hunting, and backpacking chores with ease.
The FC7 carries a 7 inch blade ground from .200 inch stock, a full foot long overall at 12 ounces. That weight and thickness let it chop limbs, split wood, and baton through rounds, while a deep finger choil keeps your fingers off the edge when you choke up for finer work. It is the heavy hitter among our bushcraft knives from White River.
A notch atop the spine is built for striking a ferro rod, and one comes with every Firecraft. A polished stainless steel divot set into the Micarta handle scale works as a bearing block for a fire bow, giving you a friction fire option alongside the rod. Between the two, the FC7 covers fire starting from sparks to embers.
White River builds the FC7 in CPM S35VN hardened to 59 to 60 Rc, with the toughness to take chopping impact and the edge retention to keep working through a long weekend. Micarta scales hold a sure grip in wet conditions. Our guides to knife steels and handle materials go deeper on both.
The FC7 ships in a Kydex sheath, and a separate Firecraft 7 leather sheath is available for traditional carry. It is guaranteed for life with free sharpening. For a more compact survival knife, step down to the FC5 or FC4, or compare the White River Ursus.