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Got to get some posts in so I can join the Krew...
I think one of the things that sets Ka-Bar apart from many of the other manufacturers is the variety of styles that they produce. A great many manufacturers really focus on one or two basic styles of knives, which enables them to be really, really good at. Ka-Bar seems to find talented designers and manufacturers to collaborate with and produce really good knives that cross a broad spectrum of styles.
Of course, there's the BK&T line...the products that brought to BladeForums in the first place.
Then there is the Johnson Adventure knives that fit into a similar niche, but includes folders as well as a bit of whimsy (perhaps a bad term...the recurves make them different...).
They also have the Mule and Dozier folders...heavy and medium weights depending on how you roll.
And for the lovers of traditional slip joints or fixed blades, the Dog's Head line.
I'll do a thread on the machetes and zombie-related stuff in the near future, but the one glaring hole in this thread is the traditional Ka-Bar stacked leather combat utility knife... I have bought one before, but it was for a friend of my son who was shipping off with the USMC. I suppose I should get my own to commemorate my service in the Army.
So, is there more variety in the Ka-Bar lineup than most other manufacturers, or is it all in my head?
I think one of the things that sets Ka-Bar apart from many of the other manufacturers is the variety of styles that they produce. A great many manufacturers really focus on one or two basic styles of knives, which enables them to be really, really good at. Ka-Bar seems to find talented designers and manufacturers to collaborate with and produce really good knives that cross a broad spectrum of styles.
Of course, there's the BK&T line...the products that brought to BladeForums in the first place.
Then there is the Johnson Adventure knives that fit into a similar niche, but includes folders as well as a bit of whimsy (perhaps a bad term...the recurves make them different...).
They also have the Mule and Dozier folders...heavy and medium weights depending on how you roll.
And for the lovers of traditional slip joints or fixed blades, the Dog's Head line.
I'll do a thread on the machetes and zombie-related stuff in the near future, but the one glaring hole in this thread is the traditional Ka-Bar stacked leather combat utility knife... I have bought one before, but it was for a friend of my son who was shipping off with the USMC. I suppose I should get my own to commemorate my service in the Army.
So, is there more variety in the Ka-Bar lineup than most other manufacturers, or is it all in my head?
