can the legends still cut it?

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bladelover30

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in every knife collection there are knives that have a certain celebrity. knives such as the gerber mk2 or the fairbairn sykes classic dagger.

my question for the forum is this. can these knives still cut it today. i mean by this are they still good choices or are they best left to the history books?

Any thoughts?
 
How many big deer were skinned with obsidian? We've come a long way with metallurgy but our ancestors got it done with less than S90V. The older knives are still fine for many tasks they just tend to wear out sharpening stones quicker!
 
I'm sure the gerber mark 2 and the fairbairn-sykes dagger are just as good for stabbing people now as they were when they were invented.
 
Depends on which ones you are talking about. I doubt anyone out there really USES an FS or an AF dagger.

But I'm sure more deers have been skinned by a 110 and more soldiers are carrying a kabar than any other knife model ever created.

It's like asking whether old model guns are still viable. Most aren't, but we still see a thriving market for 1911's, 30-30's and to a lesser degree, SMLE's and mosin nagants
 
res1cue said:
Depends on which ones you are talking about. I doubt anyone out there really USES an FS or an AF dagger.

But I'm sure more deers have been skinned by a 110 and more soldiers are carrying a kabar than any other knife model ever created.

It's like asking whether old model guns are still viable. Most aren't, but we still see a thriving market for 1911's, 30-30's and to a lesser degree, SMLE's and mosin nagants
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all true ands everyone knows i love the ka bar. although i have to ask would anyone choose them still. would you pick one of those or a more modern offering?
 
bladelover30 said:
would you pick one of those or a more modern offering?
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Yes (defacto knife nut answer) :D

And personally I like both of them, and I don't see them as mutually exclusive, I own them for different reasons. Knives (and guns) made with high tech modern materials are great, because they have been engineered with the best technology available to make a high performance product. But oldies have time and experience and a history of reliability that you cannot ignore.
 
bigmo66 said:
The older knives are still fine for many tasks they just tend to wear out sharpening stones quicker!
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holy crap, how many people are you stabbing which would cause "wear out sharpening stones quicker"? :)
 
res1cue said:
It's like asking whether old model guns are still viable. Most aren't, but we still see a thriving market for 1911's...
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Are you saying 1911's aren't viable:eek:

I suggest you beg for forgiveness from the Gun Gods and buy a 1911 in JMB's honor, REPENT SINNER!!!:D

The old designs are still good, there have just been improvements in design and steel since then, go with what ya like:thumbup:

-sh00ter
 
sh00ter01 said:
Are you saying 1911's aren't viable:eek:

I suggest you beg for forgiveness from the Gun Gods and buy a 1911 in JMB's honor, REPENT SINNER!!!:D

The old designs are still good, there have just been improvements in design and steel since then, go with what ya like:thumbup:

-sh00ter
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Ok I just said 5 hail colt's, and rubbed holy smokeless powder on my hands.. am I okay?

And no, I worship 1911's.. somehow I am 2x as accurate with them than any other handgun
 
Staring at a U.S.A. Made Schrade Sharpfinger on my desk as I type. Classic knife that could still gut & skin a deer - or a lot of other outdoor related tasks.
 
That's the same as asking if that 3000 year old sword can still do the job it did 3000 years ago...

The answer is yes it can, and just as well as it did it back then.
 
res1cue said:
Ok I just said 5 hail colt's, and rubbed holy smokeless powder on my hands.. am I okay?

And no, I worship 1911's.. somehow I am 2x as accurate with them than any other handgun
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You should be good:thumbup::D:thumbup:

-sh00ter
 
And what is wrong with the 1911 or the Ka Bar? I still carry my Gerber Guardian I got in 1982, no complaints about it.
The .30-.30 has killed more deer and other animals than almost any other gun past or present. Because a design is old does not always mean it is obsolete.
 
will62 said:
And what is wrong with the 1911 or the Ka Bar? I still carry my Gerber Guardian I got in 1982, no complaints about it.
The .30-.30 has killed more deer and other animals than almost any other gun past or present. Because a design is old does not always mean it is obsolete.
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Between that and the .03-06 that would cover one heck of a lot of deer and other game and that's mostly in the US.

In other Countries the 7mm was extremely popular for taking game in India and Africa and other countries.
 
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I would venture to guess that as long as baby boomers are still around and hunting, the Buck 110 is still likely one of THE knives out in the field. It isn't one hand open or equipped with a pocket clip, but the darned thing works well for its intended purpose.


I would venture to guess that the basic SAK hasn't changed much over the past few decades, either. It's far from obsolete!
 
i love my mosin nagant, cheap too. i buy knives for their history sometimes. I want a cqc7 bc of the popularity of benchmade design and the emerson name. to be honest i would never carry it. maybe the mini, but its just not what i like to carry but it is what i like to collect
 
Of course they would be good choices, sometimes even better than what is available today, knives or guns. Availability might be a factor, or cost, but the classics are classics for a reason.
 
An entire fighting philosophy is built on the knives you mentioned, if its good enough for them, its good enough for me.
 
This 40 year old little guy cuts and works as well as ANY new knife!

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Ankerson said:
In other Countries the 7mm was extremely popular for taking game in India and Africa and other countries.
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More game has been taken in Africa (and probably India) with a 303 than anything else! :) (Although these days the 7.62 X 39 has taken that over.........)
 
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