Multipurpose survival tool

A hand held and manipulated tool comprising an elongate, generally flat plate having an arcuate cutting edge extending substantially from end to end thereof, said plate including a generally straight edge in opposed relation to the cutting edge, a generally longitudinally straight guide member along the straight edge and including a rounded external surface to engage the palm of a hand of a user, said plate including a plurality of longitudinally spaced, finger-receiving openings in spaced relation to the cutting edge and guide member thereby enabling individual fingers to cooperate with the plate openings and combine with the guide member to form a handgrip for securely holding the tool during use, said cutting edge including one length portion having a smooth bevelled knife edge extending from one end of the cutting edge and a second length portion having a sawtoothed edge extending from the other end of the cutting edge, said knife edge being substantially longer than the sawtoothed edge, said openings having their centers arcuately arranged and substantially equally spaced from the arcuate cutting edge, a second guide member spaced from the guide member along the straight edge of the plate and in parallel relation thereto, each of said guide members projecting laterally from both surfaces of the plate and facilitating gripping engagement of the tool, the endmost openings being disposed longitudinally outwardly of the ends of the second guide member whereby the fingers received in the endmost openings can engage the surface of the plate outwardly of the ends of the second guide member to stabilize the plate with respect to the hand of the user when using the tool in a manner that forces are exerted along the length of the cutting edge.