The perfect fighting knife is a .357 Magnum with a 6" barrel, and a tiny chrome knife inlayed in the walnut grips.
The perfect fighting knife is a .357 Magnum with a 6" barrel, and a tiny chrome knife inlayed in the walnut grips.
The pessimist complains about the wind;
The optimist expects it to change;
The realist adjusts the sails.
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Just a thought, how long have the Marines used the KBar? Sounds like a good choice to me.
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The Marines "adopted" it in 42..... So 74 years...more or lessOriginally Posted by radforest
I was just wondering what year the USMC replaced it with the OKC Bayonet?
Distribution began in 2003.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OKC-3S_bayonet
Why is it that all the good toys got distributed years after I ran out of service time?????????????
All we got were leftover WWI-WWII-Korean conflict items, even the chow??????????
This knight also be something you could be interested in.
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http://www.gerbergear.com/Activity/D...nife_22-01874N
Perhaps a simple upgrade?????????
I'm not a huge fan of Gerber knives, however, yea just make sure your picking a knife for the right job bud.
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Not to ask you to reflect, but would it be of any interest if I mentioned that bud was prerequisite course before this Old Frogman was allowed into USMC 1st Division rifle training? (Old Skool 8541 secondary USMC MOS) Some might have 17 prior to 1987, but all the TEAM's got disbanded in 83, although you are quite right to caution me. But I think I was once able to wield a proper knife. Even if it was long long long ago on Continents far far away. JMHO.
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If you owned an SRK and liked it, but want a Ka-Bar, maybe you'll like the best of both worlds...
https://www.knifecenter.com/item/CS3...ray-ex-handles
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Me-"the one that's in your pocket."
Him-"I don't have one in my pocket."
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That's a really good recommendation in my opinion alaskabushman. Got to give you a little rep for searching out a truly workable compromise. BZ
Thanks, but I've been a Cold Steel fan for many years, I didn't really do much research...
Does look like a serviceable knife.
There ain't too many problems you can't fix with $500 or a 30-06.
Him-"Whats the best knife for survival?"
Me-"the one that's in your pocket."
Him-"I don't have one in my pocket."
Me-"Exactly."
That handle looks slippery. Is it?
The pessimist complains about the wind;
The optimist expects it to change;
The realist adjusts the sails.
- William Arthur Ward
It's a specialty knife Walking Tree, it's not designed to adhere to the hand like a normal cutting knife. It's more like a miniature foil and held in a firmer grip while stabbing. So when compared to today's rubber like coated knife handles, it will be slippery. It can be knurled (preferred) for brown/saltwater retention, or you could dip it in one the multitude of rubber like tool handle coatings but that will detract from it's primary purpose.
Back when they first started making them the handle was textured like sand paper.
The serated portion was done in a more fine pattern too.
The blade was also angled from the handle about 11 degrees so it would clear the ribs and slide up to the heart if you stuck it just below the sternum or under the short ribs in the back.
It was pretty much a single purpose sentry removal tool and difficult to use as a utility knife. Wound up being more a collectors item than anything.
If you didn't bring jerky what did I just eat?
Also the hand guard is there to keep the hand from sliding forward when stabbing hard.
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