ESEE RC 4 in Afghanistan

Mannlicher

Mannlicher

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I recently received word from a friend that is serving in Afghanistan. He is the son of one of my best friends, and is in the Marines.

Not so long ago, I had a RC-4 shipped over to him. He emailed me the other day, to tell me how he was doing, and how well the knife was doing.
He gives high marks for how well it handles chores, opening rations, cutting rope, and other tasks . Sharp, and stays sharp.

This was the 4th ESEE knife I have purchased and sent to friends. I am a firm believer, that no Soldier should be without a GOOD knife. :D
 
I love to hera these types of reports! Love to see our soldiers doing well and using good tools. Tell him to stay safe and come home healthy.
 
Wow that is great. That would be what I'd send to a service member over there...an ESEE-4...plus a couple of SAK type of things, leatherman...etc.

But I just cannot imagine doing service of that nature without a strong, sharp, fixed-blade knife.

Great story Mannlicher! Great thing to do.:thumbup:
 
Mannlicher said:
I recently received word from a friend that is serving in Afghanistan. He is the son of one of my best friends, and is in the Marines.

Not so long ago, I had a RC-4 shipped over to him. He emailed me the other day, to tell me how he was doing, and how well the knife was doing.
He gives high marks for how well it handles chores, opening rations, cutting rope, and other tasks . Sharp, and stays sharp.

This was the 4th ESEE knife I have purchased and sent to friends. I am a firm believer, that no Soldier should be without a GOOD knife. :D
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Tell him Moose says thanks, and come back in one piece, physically and mentally.

Moose
 
HOOAH! Esee is the only blade i would want if i was ground pounding in a hostile enviornment. Should be issued to new recruits across the board imho.
 
Mannlicher said:
I recently received word from a friend that is serving in Afghanistan. He is the son of one of my best friends, and is in the Marines.

Not so long ago, I had a RC-4 shipped over to him. He emailed me the other day, to tell me how he was doing, and how well the knife was doing.
He gives high marks for how well it handles chores, opening rations, cutting rope, and other tasks . Sharp, and stays sharp.

This was the 4th ESEE knife I have purchased and sent to friends. I am a firm believer, that no Soldier should be without a GOOD knife. :D
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Can i be your friend? :D

Nice gesture though, the 4 really is a do anything size knife.
 
Good job, Mannlicher! And I agree, every soldier SHOULD be equipped with a GOOD knife.
 
jocawalk said:
Good job, Mannlicher! And I agree, every soldier SHOULD be equipped with a GOOD knife.
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Too bad Congress doesn't agree. As long as there are Americans in the US, soldiers will have what they need. Rock on guys.

Moose
 
Nicely done. I know my Izula tan with slabs and teklok is carried daily protecting one of my oldest friends in Afghanistan. His axis folder just didn't work properly in the sand, so when he went back I made sure he was properly equipped with some ESEE!

I don't think I'll get it back :D
 
Good looking out for your buddy. :thumbup:

I have a cousin that recently enlisted. I had him check out my 4. Maybe I should set him up with one, or maybe a 3.
 
The 4 is on my short list of things to get. Just FYI, Marines are not soldiers, we are Marines. Common misconception. I was thinking of sending an Izula to my buddy who's training in Japan to go to Afghanistan soon.
 
Ellocomotive said:
The 4 is on my short list of things to get. Just FYI, Marines are not soldiers, we are Marines. Common misconception. I was thinking of sending an Izula to my buddy who's training in Japan to go to Afghanistan soon.
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My boss is a Marine, so I know all about squids, the chair force and whatever derogatory term they use for the Army.......does anybody know? No disrespect to any member of any of the military branches intended......I just hear about all the brawls he'd get in with 2-3 marines vs 5-6 army or navy guys.

The Executive Director of the building I work in was a General in the Army. One day, he was talking to someone in my room about how he was in the army or a grunt at one point, and my boss, the Marine, quickly said 'I'm sorry.' or some other quick-witted insult. It was in good nature, but my boss often insults his branch.

He's got some crazy stories about inter-military fights.....army guys vs navy guys.....marines vs army guys.......marines vs navy guys.......marines vs air force guys........always at bars. Can someone clue me in as to why they fight each other? In the initial mental conditioning process, do they build up their confidence so high that they consider themselves the superior branch and then arguments of that nature (or name-calling like squids, etc....) make them erupt?

To get back on topic, my girlfriend's best friend's little brother is on his third or fourth tour over in Afghanistan/Iraq. I am going to get his number, give him a call and ask him what he's carrying over there. If he doesn't give me a good response, I'll ask him what he'd like and buy it for him. He's a good guy and I want him to come back safely.....he's been over there for a long time and I don't want his luck to run out.
 
obsessis said:
He's got some crazy stories about inter-military fights.....army guys vs navy guys.....marines vs army guys.......marines vs navy guys.......marines vs air force guys........always at bars. Can someone clue me in as to why they fight each other? In the initial mental conditioning process, do they build up their confidence so high that they consider themselves the superior branch and then arguments of that nature (or name-calling like squids, etc....) make them erupt?
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Well it's pretty much too much alcohol and one guy starting it, then the others "backing" him up. I've heard stories about branch vs. branch fights but I was stationed in Cali, and there aren't any soldiers or airmen over there. You are touching on the "influence" as far as who is superior, and we Marines consider ourselves to be the best of the best, and we'll defend that notion. We are constantly being told about the failures of the other branches, and at least in our eyes, they justify it (I':Dm thinking of that issue a couple of years back where two bases lost a nuke, and the continuing story of the Army lowering their physical standards to keep recruits). It's pretty much testosterone, and fighting doesn't equate to killing-Marines brawl with each other all the time.:D It's more of a dick measuring contest (the bar fights) then anything else.

I miss the warrior culture-open carrying a Junglas (although they weren't out then) wouldn't have garnered a second look. If I tried that in PHX I'm sure we can all guess how that would turn out.

Now that I think about it, every fight I remember usually was started with some hippie or kid making a snide, unwarranted comment about the military in general.
 
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My son took the RAT 3 I gave him to Iraq, now I'll have to think about getting him a ESEE 4 to take to Afghanistan next year.
 
Thanks for the answer. My boss has had his two front teeth knocked out as well as others, and had to utilize the 'Grab (Squeeze), Twist, Pull' when getting stomped by 3 to 4 Army guys. The dude emitted a scream he said he'd never heard again and instantly dropped. He thinks he ripped it off.

The physical standards is interesting. I recently read that 70% of 18-24 year olds wouldn't be up to standards for joining the military. Do you know more about this? I think younger kids aren't as physically fit these days.
 
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