A Navy SEAL Briefly Discusses His View on Knives

The government generally purchases " lowest cost technically acceptable". What constitutes that varies from KO to KO and can be influenced with how you write the technical requirements. I know I do it for a living. I can write up a contract that would require they purchase bananas for bayonets. The killer is when you write up the item the end-users have tested and want and they end up with a banana. I have seen that all to often.
 
A while back someone posted video of Denzel Washington carving a bunch of bandits in a movie with a bolo. Sometimes life parallels art. In the last few weeks, a Gurkha, retired or on leave, was in the news. A gang of _____ with knives decided to rob a bunch of people on a train, and then tried to harm one of the women, in India. He pulled his kuhkri, killed 3, sent the rest packing, some of those wounded, as was he. Probably his plain carbon steel, issue kuhkri. It's not the steel in the blade, but in the man. Think our spec ops people are any different?
 
sharp69 said:
A while back someone posted video of Denzel Washington carving a bunch of bandits in a movie with a bolo. Sometimes life parallels art. In the last few weeks, a Gurkha, retired or on leave, was in the news. A gang of _____ with knives decided to rob a bunch of people on a train, and then tried to harm one of the women, in India. He pulled his kuhkri, killed 3, sent the rest packing, some of those wounded, as was he. Probably his plain carbon steel, issue kuhkri. It's not the steel in the blade, but in the man. Think our spec ops people are any different?
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Said it once, I'll say it again.

singularity35 said:
I kind of don't think that is the point dude. I think that the point some guys are making is precisely just because a trained assasin is not a knife guy, then a knife that is good enough for him might not be a great knife when examined from knife nut standards. Doesn't mean that the credentials of the SEAL is questioned. Some guys just don't think much of his opinion on what a good knife is. Could be that the knife is good enough for covert deanimations and opening MRE's, but isn't worth a dang for bushcrafty or outdoorsy or cardboard breaking down work.
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singularity35 said:
You still don't get it, it's not about the SEAL's skills, it's about his qualifications to pick a good knife. Doesn't matter if it's good enough for him, it probably not good enough for a knifenut. Now if the point were about how good a SEAL is at killing...
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HoosierQ said:
Frankly, I cannot imagine that a Navy Seal's opinion of knives would be any more valuable than just about any one else. I mean a meat cutter, a much less glamorous job, there's a guy who'll have something to say about knives. A wood carver, a north woods guide? Knives. A Navy Seal is going to do the same stuff with a knife as just about anybody else. Now what he does with his rifle, his parachute, and his training, that is going to set him apart!
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Ahh...the voice of reason finally appears. Yes, others (including myself) have tried to say the same already, but you just said it best.
 
Wunderbar said:
Not true. The Colt and Armalite M16's are not the cheapest guns out there. As far as the M9 goes, the only 2 pistols in the run were the M9 and Sig P226. Beretta was able to make them for a slightly lower price. I own an M9 and a Sig P229. Both great guns. If the Gov. wanted to go cheap, they could have bought a bunch of Rugers. I too heard the same BS stories when I was in the Army.
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Sure, when it comes to the weapons, they spend a ton of cash. But other gear, not so much.
 
I never saw a Colt or Amalite M16 in the Marines. I was only ever issued FN made weapons
 
Interestingly enough, I was just in a class run by two Air Force survival instructors (an E6 and an E8). The 6 who ran my half of the course really liked the SRK, saying it was a thick knife and one of the best outdoor knives. They had a bunch of them lying around.
 
You know on the episode of Deadliest Warrior that featured the SEALS, the guy on there said his main knife was a Cols Steel Recon 1 folder...just thought I'd put that out there. I too wouldn't expect to see a folder used as a backup combat weapon but that doesn't mean they wouldn't carry a folder for daily tasks that may not require a 6 inch dagger, idk I'm not a solider. But I thought the SEALS were starting to carry the Winkler field knife?? Assuming they want to drop $400 on a blade
 
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