First Chris Reeve knife

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Stinky Whizzleteats

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Well, I finally bit the bullet and bought a CRK Green Beret which I'm taking with me to Afghanistan.

I have to say that I'm impressed with both the workmanship and the factory edge, and I look forward to seeing what this knife can do.

I know that large knives like these are no longer in fashion, but Soldiers from my area have a history of carrying big knives when we go to war.

I saw a quote on a Civil War Confederate history site that said, "it is very unusual to see a Mississippi soldier without a large knife." This is very true. When we went to Iraq last time, we all carried Ka-Bars, SOG's and all manner of other fixed blades that gave us a big advantage when dealing with the Iraqis, who for some reason gave people with knives a very wide berth.

I figure it's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. I won't be issued a sidearm, so this will serve instead. There's been a lot of talk about infiltration where we're going, so it will be comforting to have this knife as a backup to my M4.

This is my first "high end" knife, and I'm mighty pleased with it, and it's probably going to make me give up my old Ka-Bar after all these years.
 
congrats on your first CRK, and thank you for your service! :thumbup: stay safe out there.
 
I think you made a good choice. Add a multi-tool and your bases are covered.
Stay safe!
 
Thanks for the well wishes, guys!

I have a couple of Gerber 600's that I'm taking with, one for the sheath pouch and one on my IBA.

It looks like that sheath pouch also has room for my DMT folding sharpener, too, so that's a plus.

I really like this knife! It's a big blade, but it feels lively in the hand and seems lighter than it really is.
 
I have one also, and it's probablythe best I own. I'm from Walls, MS...not too far from Hattiesburg. Good luck over there!
 
Good choice on a knife to take oversees with you, you couldn't have made a much better choice. Thanks for you service man!
 
Stay safe and come home! Thank you for your service and do us all a favor. Take some pics of you and the knife and post it.:)
 
You'd better pick up a Sebenza to go in the utility pocket of the GB's sheath. :)

May the GB keep you safe over there. CRK's are good friends to have in rough places.

If you happen to find Bin Laden hiding out somewhere in a bunker (I'm sure he's actually in Pakistan), will you please kick his a$$ for me?

Many thanks for your service, and best to you!

Professor.
 
Congrats and Welcome to the CRK Family

Your Service Is Greatly Appreciated.

Come Home Safe and Sound !!!
 
Hi. CRK is really a good choice. Good luck and take care of yourself out there!
Regards,
Oldřich
 
Congratulations on your first Sebbie, and welcome to the CR family! I guarantee the more you carry it, the more you are going to fall in love with the entire brand. Take care of your schooling first, but I think you'll be back, and this one won't be your last....
 
What the hell kind of military gives a soldier a primary weapon like an M4, with no sidearm...???

-Freq
 
freq18hz said:
What the hell kind of military gives a soldier a primary weapon like an M4, with no sidearm...???

-Freq
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I don't really mind so much; I'm fair to middlin' with my M4 out to about 400 meters, and I'm damn near unstoppable in CQB with it, thanks to all those 3-gun matches I've been going to these last couple of years.

A pistol would be nice to have, but with this Green Beret, I don't feel too bad about not having one. I have other knives for utility purposes.

My battery of knives is going to be something like this:

Green Beret on the belt, w/Gerber 600 in the sheath pouch.
Swiss Army Super Tinker in my pocket.
CRKT M21, Ka-Bar Becker Necker and Spyderco Endura 4 in my black box as spares.

I think I've got all my bases covered.
 
Chris' Green Beret is just an outstanding knife. There are many tough knives and many surgically sharp kinves outh there, but there's just something about this knife. The geometry of the blade grinds - and the whole knife - are about as close to perfect as you can get. The S30V steel is a great steel - it's very easy to bring the edge to hair popping sharp with a few licks on the Spyderco Sharpmaker.

Godspeed to you and your comrades, Stinky. Thank you for all that you do and please come back to CONUS with all your parts. We wish you good hunting - kill many enemies.
 
From what I understand the Iraqi state security forces (Saddam's henchmen) used to use large knives to torture dissidents. I have some other friends who have been in Iraq who have noticed the same fear/wariness of any one with a large fixed blade.

Stay safe and thanks for keeping us safe and free!
 
Congrats on your new knife. Thanks for your service. Stay safe, cover all your bases and come home soon. My utmost respect to you and the rest of the servicemen (and women of course).
 
TLR said:
From what I understand the Iraqi state security forces (Saddam's henchmen) used to use large knives to torture dissidents. I have some other friends who have been in Iraq who have noticed the same fear/wariness of any one with a large fixed blade.

Stay safe and thanks for keeping us safe and free!
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That's the word we had, too. Whatever the case, Iraqis always looked askance at us when we were out and about. I don't think they'd ever seen this many Mississippi country folks all in one place before.

We actually turned out to have a lot in common:

Arabs don't like to get straight down to business. They like to chit chat and socialize for a while, kinda like southerners.

Family honor is very important to both them and us. It's decidedly unhealthy to mess with their wives or children, and so it is with us down here.

They have an old-fashioned sense of honor that isn't too far removed from that of southerners.

Once we broke the ice and treated our Iraqi counterparts with the same respect that we expected of them, they started to see us in a different way, and we got along quite well. The majority of Iraqis want the same things that we all want; A place to live, jobs, good schooling for their kids, etc. Living under a brutal dictatorship for decades did a lot of damage, but there are a lot of Iraqis who are putting it all on the line, up to and including their very lives to make their country a better place. I can get behind that, and I don't mind deploying to help them.

I don't know how things will play out in Afghanistan, but I imagine that a lot of the same considerations will apply, with a few regional/cultural differences.
 
Nice choice of knives! Now you and your crew return in good health. Thanks for your service!
 
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