Knives can be put to use for a variety of apart from cutting vegetables and fruits in the kitchen. It can be used for self defense. A good knife can basically used to cut materials on a daily basis including plastic, nylon, rubber and even thin metal sheets on food cans. The Smith & Wesson homeland security fixed blade knife can be considered one of the most ideal utility tools that you must with you. Mostly these types of knives are used by people who go on adventure trips and hunting trips. This knife is also rust free as it has powder coated finish to it