Fake kabar?

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clich

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My buddy is a mechanic and found this blade in the trunk of a trade in. Looks like a Kabar but no stamp except for china and stainless on either side. Is it a fake? My guess is hell yes

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Yup, fakebar for sure.

Trot line weight.

Moose
 
Yes, this is clearly fake. Kabar does make a stainless steel knife with the same design as this one however all kabar knifes are made in the USA and have a number under the USA stamp plus the sheath is all wrong. The kabar one also doesn't have a pin on the pommel or fake wood grain. The last difference is the false edge is too short.

Here's a picture of a real one so you can see the difference for yourself.

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I saw a couple of those fake Next Gen wannabe's at the flea market this weekend. $29.99! I picked one up and looked at it and snorted. The guy said it's been a slow weekend due to the weather, I'll sell it for $10. I just laughed and walked away.
 
Wow, how much more fake can it be? They show up on the bay from time to time.
 
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Simple fact is, that the classic 7" kabar design from the 40s is one of the most copied designs; the design is so familiar to people if anyone sees a knife which looks like it, it is referred to as a kabar. I think the gerber mark II, etc was only 2nd to fame of the above design.

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Its not a bad fake bought one off ebay for 2 dollars with shipping. made a good throw away knife for working and gave it to a buddy who said he would of paid 200 for a knife like that (I pointed out that it was a fake and he looked at me blankly 0.0)
 
I have a couple of those from my early collecting days. Looks like a Frost Cutlery flying falcon. My holds a great edge that's hair popping, but it's not a KaBar.
 
ktomes_340 said:
I have a couple of those from my early collecting days. Looks like a Frost Cutlery flying falcon. My holds a great edge that's hair popping, but it's not a KaBar.
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One of the most copied blades in history. Damn right too, you ain't nobody in the knife world, until people start copying your make.

I've had Camillus, Case, and others, but there is nothing like the real thing, baby.

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Moose
 
I have one of these.

I used to stick it in my bag for camping trips, and when someone would ask for a knife, they got the Frost cheapie. I kept my real Ka-Bar to myself.
 
SaturatedShadow said:
I have one of these.

I used to stick it in my bag for camping trips, and when someone would ask for a knife, they got the Frost cheapie. I kept my real Ka-Bar to myself.
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Damn. Good call on that one Shadow. That's a good idea, wish it was me what thought of it. :D

Moose
 
i have the exact same knife, but mine says frost cutlery flying falcon on it (but still made in china)
 
a good knofe has a number on it like my soligen german stag 473. if you have a chinese made knife and it has i think, im not sure a number on the blade for sxample 460 it indicates it was made with American steel
 
spydie fanatic said:
Simple fact is, that the classic 7" kabar design from the 40s is one of the most copied designs; the design is so familiar to people if anyone sees a knife which looks like it, it is referred to as a kabar. I think the gerber mark II, etc was only 2nd to fame of the above design.

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the only knife more copied is the Buck 110.
 
Charlie_K said:
the only knife more copied is the Buck 110.
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A couple of examples:
Schrade 7OT and LB7
Puma Warden, Squire, Duke, et-al
I forget the names/model numbers of those made by Case, Marbles, Frost, Browning, Winchester, Gerber, and other major manufacturers.
And, of course, you have the countless "no name" copies from Pakistan and pretty much any other country you can think of.
 
afishhunter said:
And, of course, you have the countless "no name" copies from Pakistan and pretty much any other country you can think of.
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Yup. One of those was my second knife. First was a SAK. That Pakistani piece of trash broke on me one time. The locking bar snapped when i exerted pressure on the blade while cutting through some wood. Imagine my surprise when all of a sudden the blade came backward and was able to pivot all the way to the rear. I buried that knife in the woods right were it broke so that hopefully nobody would ever get hurt by it. It was a gift from my dad, so i was sad to dump it, but the risk was just not worth keeping it.

Come to think of it, I think the knife had a name that referenced a bear. It was "Brown bear" or something like that.
 
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