Looking to get a USMC short.
Do Jow Forumsommandos have any experience with USMC Ka Bars? I mean I know you do, I just want to hear it.
USMC Ka Bar experiences?
Sebastian James
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Andrew Thomas
the tang succ it's good for small camp work and to stab people
Adam Martinez
I have this that I used to wear in an ankle holster while pulling jumpmaster duties. It cut pieces of cotton and nylon well when I needed it to.
They come dull as shit, but hold a good edge once sharpened.
Jacob Rodriguez
I got a short a couple of years back it holds up to regular use well enough when outdoors but yeah they are blunt af when you get them, just dont use it as a hammer and it wont break
Also get the hard sheath if you dont plan to conceal it
Easton Ross
I have owned several. I carried one while in the army infantry.
The bad. They are known to snap where the handle meets the blade. The tip of the blade will break off on you if you use it as a knife. It's not the best choice for carving or kitchen/camp cooking prep. The pommel will get loose and come off if you use it as a hammer. The gaurd is in the way for many small tasks.
The good. It is a good blade to have on you if you are in a fight. It looks good. It feels good in the hand. It is a decent all around knife. It can take a fair amount of abuse. Once you have one, if you are without one you will want another. You can pick up a used ww2 or Vietnam issue for about the same as kabar sells them for new.
All around it is a solid Jack of all trades but master of none belt knife.
Jason Bell
Get it.
You can buy more expensive knives but not necessarily better knives
Also, if you fuck up a $50-$60 ka bar. It is easily replaced
Try general fuckery with a $200.Fallkniven
Sebastian Martin
They're good knives but just don't throw them at all, the guard will bend a bit if you do so.
Easton Lee
This is the dogs head. It was designed as a camp knife. If you have those pesky knife laws that consider design. It has a modified gaurd for grip issues.
Jordan Torres
Bought one from the BX when I got to my first training command. Won't hold an edge for shit.
Cameron Hill
I've had one since I was a kid and used it for general bushcrafty shit when I got started doing that. It's not great for anything in those terms but it IS passable for most things with the exception of batoning, which it isn't really designed for and I don't do often anyway.
That said, it's fun to use and if I broke mine I'd get another. The Navy deck knife style that Ka-Bar also makes is probably more practical for most chores (because it's not huge) and has the same stacked leather feel.
Knives as weapons isn't my thing so I can't comment there.
Hudson Cooper
Mark 1 navy knife is the smaller knife you are talking about. What people call the "kabar" is the mark 2 navy. Also made by several others during the war. I believe you can still get them from a couple other manufacturers.
Sebastian Cox
Its 1095. It holds and edge just fine. It's not going to be comparable to S30V in edge retention.
Jackson Collins
Yeah that's the one.
Thomas Martinez
This is my short kabar after probably 8 years of moderate/heavy use. I've stopped carrying folding knives entirely in favor of this knife for the last 3 years (when appropriate to be in public with a belt knife, which is pretty often because I live innawoods and no one give a fuck around here.) Great little handy knife would recommend. Its significantly more convenient then carrying the full sized 7" kabar, something I did regularly in my mid teens because I was edgy like that.
Jacob Watson
In my experience the pommel has been perfectly durable. I've used this knife to drive nails in a pinch and the pommel is still as solid as the day I got it.
Carson Martinez
Can you tell I like kabars?
Hudson Wood
It's a common problem that has been well documented.
Wyatt Bennett
Maybe more of a problem with the leather handled ones? idk
Ryan Perez
What are you using this for? If it's for a general use camping knife, maybe go for something else. It's fine but you could do better. If you want one for collecting or LARPing in the woods, go all out and get the full size with leather handle and leather sheath.
Jeremiah Price
>teleports behind you
Evan Diaz
I don't know how I feel about this...
Lucas Garcia
Get the Glock knife.
Alexander Hall
they actually make this? where do i buy?
Andrew Barnes
Elijah Phillips
Jaxson Diaz
Samuel Smith
Samuel Russell
Gavin Jones
www.budk.com
Cooper Thompson
Can my Jap copy of a Jet pilot survival knife play?
Kayden Edwards
If only it werent shit
>brainless steel mallninja b8
Zachary Sanchez
Good if you buy the version not made by americoids. The original construction is subpar.
Carter Green
you will trigger poorfags with this, user.
Dominic Moore
I'd by ER stuff if their handles weren't autistic
Angel Russell
How many ERs do you own?
Benjamin Wright
Spoken like a true crayon eater.
Caleb Garcia
>Has money
>Cannot buy reading comprehension
Nathaniel Brown
>doesn't know what a rhetorical question is
>yet thinks he is allowed snide remarks
so sad
Thomas Carter
All of it. That's how much retard is in your post.
David Lewis
yeah a mora is as good don't let him tell you otherwise.
Caleb Lopez
you can't judge as long as you haven't tasted
Parker Wright
find an old one with the full tang
Jose Adams
Get yourself a traditional knife, like a Hudson Bay or a Kephart.
Easton Rodriguez
Kephart is a decent basic design. Hudson bay is more a camp/butcher knife in my opinion.
Ethan Reyes
Of course. But the thing is I love this blade because its around 100g and thats so little when carried around for a long time
Liam Cruz
Fucking truth. Tang breaks easily, edge is so-so, and barely holds itself for long.
Your double done dubs ignores the fact that crayons are tasty as shit and most restaurants will gladly give you some for free.
Thomas Nguyen
yeah, I use a 1211 for most generic camp & fire stuff
have the tanto as well