Hypothetical - SP10 vs Kabar

[Boberama]

This is just an academic discussion, like the guys who are still arguing cut vs thrust after 150 years of obsolescence.

What would make a better fighting knife?

Ontario SP10 or KA-BAR?



And no, I'm not planning on buying either for that purpose, just like I don't plan on buying a T-34 or a Pzkw III when I post a "vs" thread on a WWII forum.

 

[TwinStick]

Well, i guess my answer would be: it depends. Both have thier good points. It depends on what is important to you. For simply dispatching the enemy, IMHO, the Ka-Bar. That being said, i also feel that the SP10 is a much more HD knife & would not be destroyed as easy in such a harsh enviroment. But the SP10 is 1/4" thick piece of 1095 high carbon steel w/full tang vs the rat tail or much thinner tang of the Ka-Bar. The SP10 is much heavier in weight, thicker, wider & would require more pushing power to dispatch said enemy. But it chops like a beast. It has a super sharp point as well. The Ka-Bar is lighter, faster, easier to carry & quicker to put into action w/stock sheaths. So, as i said, you'd have to make the call. I feel our troops deserve better than the tried & true Ka-Bar or the bayonettes. A Becker BK7 comes to mind. Full width, full tang, made in America, great point & is like a lightning bolt in your hand.

 

[sven56]

Since you don't mention what model Kabar you're refering to, I'm guessing you mean the 1219c2 type, or it's commercial version? The Ontario SP10 is basically a small machete, the likelihood that someone will want to lug it around in the off chance that they will get into a hand to hand situation with it is probably remote.