Army blade set: dig-large blade

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Chicahiro Ishida

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In 1880's, U.S. army and Colonel Rice tried entrenching knives and bayonets.
It was failed, but I feel the idea is right that military equipment must be used many pourpose, as rainwear can be used as tent too.
I feel why failed was it was bayonet.
I think it maybe waste weight to carry both M9 MPBS and E-tool. It is clear that OICW(or FN-F2000) cannot bayonet attack!

Which do you choose, 2010's U.S. Army equipment or what I imagine some exchange:
Almost the same, but gun is the OICW, and no M9 MPBS or other bayonet, army knife, and E-tool(2 E-tool and a handAx-iceAx for a squad).
But I add
* 11" broad thin blade kukri made of stainless steel and G-10 grip, and there is screw hole at gripend to drove subgrip at right angles to front blade, to dig.
* 4"-5"blade allpurpose fixed blade knife :Benchmade Nimuravas ATS-34 or Falkniven S1-BK.(or maybe Spyderco endura or the like is better?)
* Light MPT like Letherman Pulse, toolblade: sellated blade and wood saw, a set of screwdrivers, can/bottle opener, and marine spike(Victorinox type).

I have felt that I can dig with kukuri enough. In some camp, I did.
E-tool can be used only to dig(maybe fighting). But kukuri can dig, knock, and fight much better than M9 MPBS.
Wirecutting is work of MPT.
With the set, only cooking is unhandy, but no cooking in battlefield.
And this is much more light than today's eqipment: M9 MPBS and E-tool for all.

I reckon it maybe better not kukuri but OSS smatchat or broad thin blade bowie, with gripend screw hole to L-style digging grip. U.S. like Bowie very much.

And do you think, Knife is good digging tool, and knife needed to dig?
 
Digging is pretty important to soldiers. A small difference in digging efficiency could often make the difference between getting your foxhole dug fast enough to save your life, and not getting it dug fast enough.

When you look at a wood handle folding e-tool ... it looks so cheap it seems like it ought to be easy to come up with something better if you're willing to spend more money on it. That isn't as easy as it seems, though. The telescoping steel handle is more compact when folded, but it doesn't dig as well.
 
The old wood handled etool was/is a first class fighting implement also. I would take it over a knife in a last ditch situation(in warfare),any time.Just my .02.
 
The only problem with the knife as a digger is it will most likely make it useless to cut later. Rocky ground could cause a bad day for a knife. They are designed to be hard and not used to cut rocks. A better solution would be a lightweight permanent spike on the rifle, a real knife, a lightweight small e-tool that works. I see the great idea of less to carry, but sometimes you just have to do it the way it already is. If you look to other countries, those who can afford it carry basically the same gear. Our troops have carried similar items since there has been an organized military. jmo.
 
I've got a surplus German e toolthat has a folding shovel and pick that are independent and lock at 90 degrees as well as 180. This would be a nasty close quarters weapon with the pick locked at 180 for thrusting or at 90 and swung like a baseball bat. Also you can sharpen one edge of the shovel head and it can be used for chopping or swung like an axe in battle. Considering the power in swinging it, it would not have to be razor sharp to do some serious damage.

phantom4
 
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