Fullrs: Not many knives with fullers out there.

[J. Doyle]

I doubt the aesthetics of a USMC fighting knife were much of a consideration when it was adopted.

I doubt they put extra thought/work into it to get it a couple ounces lighter.

Probably thought it looked scarier.

 

[ferider]

The Zieg reminded me of this old one: two fullers …

 

[EngrSorenson]

I know that putting "fullers" into rifle barrels (i.e., fluting) reduces weight while keeping the barrel just as "stiff" (or even stiffer, I forget) than it is in its unfluted condition.

I don't think, and I could be wrong, but I don't think that removing material in any way shape or form makes anything stronger. Like an I beam, they remove material and shape it to maintain rigidity and load bearing capabilities but it's not actually stronger than a solid piece. It is more efficient in terms of strength to weight ratio in some cases though.

Fluted rifle barrels provide an optimized rigidity vs. weight solution and increases heat exchange between the barrel and the air. It also reduces the thermal mass and thus the amount of firing required to get the barrel up to thermal equilibrium. Ya know, for you sub MOA 1000 yard sharpshooters out there.

I’m not sure it matters one iota for your average shooter though. I’d rather have the mass of a solid barrel to help save my bony shoulders from the recoil.

Fuller in a big knife though? Sure thing- why not?

 

[DocJD]

I doubt the aesthetics of a USMC fighting knife were much of a consideration when it was adopted.

IMO , an impressive martial display has always been an important part of warfare , both for morale building and to intimidate the enemy .

 

[Kraken Tactical Edc]

 

[jfk1110]

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Nice job

 

[jux t]

My only problem with fullers is when I have to share the hide-a-bed with him.

 

[RocketFoot]

I like a good fuller even if the only purpose is pure aesthetics!

 

[mmyron1]

 

[eveled]

my 2 favorite knife brands Buck uses lots of fullers, Randall doesn’t. I just now realized that. So I guess that is proof I dont have a preference

 

[Boattale]

IMO , an impressive martial display has always been an important part of warfare , both for morale building and to intimidate the enemy .

Of course. How do you rate the impressiveness of say an M3 trench knife? Which was a contemporary of the USMC fighting knife.

 

[J. Doyle]

Of course. How do you rate the impressiveness of say an M3 trench knife? Which was a contemporary of the USMC fighting knife.

So you agree that it WAS for aesthetics. Alrighty then.

 

[Maroco]

Love fullers!!

 

[Boattale]

So you agree that it WAS for aesthetics. Alrighty then.

You can win if it's that important to you. Now let's talk about the aesthetics of M1 Garand.

Edit: actually now that I think about it, I couldn't disagree more. Are YOU more afraid of a knife with a fuller than the same knife without a fuller?

 

[tltt]

On the 1219C2 / Ka-Bar development, it was designed based on a Ka-Bar hunting knife that they were making that already had the fullers built in. The main design work came from a handle redesign that cheapened production, gave it better grip, and, after a another redesign, made it stronger (i.e. - the switch from a screw pommel to the pinned pommel).

A lot of military field knife design 40's - 60's was based on guys looking at their hunting knives and then tacticalizing them. For instance the famous SOG knife was Ben Baker looking at his Marble's knife he had since boyhood, and then at Randall knives, and then drawing up his own version based on things he like about them. And the Jet Pilots Survival Knife was really a tacticalized Marble's Ideal.

 

[The Zieg]

It can be both aesthetic and operational: Even Jo Bob waling on a railroad spike over the coals in his backyard will look at his work with an artistic eye and say, "Now that looks good." I don't think a crafter can completely separate the two.

 

[killgar]

Wait, so you mean fullers aren't for "redirecting blood spray when de-animating Taliban fighters"!?!?

Oh the lies Dark Ops. The dirty, dirty lies .


For those who don't know, Dark Ops was a super-duper-tactical-Klingon knife brand that used over-the-top ridiculous marketing. Like the example I provided, an exact quote. They used to be a running joke here years back.


I like the look of fullers, I think they give a knife a little more "personality". I don't like all of them, but some. Like the one on my Wilson Tactical Model 25. And if they lighten a blade that would otherwise have been a bit too "blade heavy" (which I don't like), then so much the better. I've come to prefer lightweight fixed-blades.

 

[Kraken Tactical Edc]

Nice job

Thank you

 

[ferider]

Alright, I admit it, I know what you are talking about . This one is in the mail to me as we speak. 16.2" OAL, 26.7oz (!).

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"Drawing inspiration from the historic Marine Raider bowies of World War II, (The V44X) pays tribute to the iconic V44, which saw significant action in the South Pacific jungles."

Here you go, new fuller in the house:

 

[Richard338]

Here you go, new fuller in the house:

Those fullers are both milled. The upper example is the type of fuller I like the least. "hey guys, we bought a mill". A flat straight slot with round ends the shape of the cutter. The CPK is also milled, but has plunges at the ends and isn't flat along the groove. My favorites are like the Jason Knight example where it's very organic, curved along its length and varying in depth and width.