I hate talkin S#$@ on kabar, but i'm not surprised. I tested a RAT7 and USMC side by side and there is no comparison. RAT7 all the way. plus my friends Kabar Mule folded when it shouldnt have and left him with a nasty scar. Kabar is a legend, but there are better outdoor tools nowadays IMO.
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Ka-Ooops. EDU: how to fubar a KaBar
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Great story Jack!!!! :thumbup:
Where'd ya get that sheath for it? Wanna sell it??
that's the sheath that came with the RAT
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I'm not displeased at all with it. That said though, I picked up the RAT for $70 which is a deal IMO. And close to what the Kabar costs. So its no contest for me.
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RR,
Check out that guys test of the Buck Nighthawk. http://www.knifetests.com/page20.html
I pretty much had this look on my face ==>
,while watching the videos. Unreal how much abuse the Buck takes. Definitely worth watching. Chris
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Yeah, comparing a $50 USMC Ka-Bar against at least a $100 RAT7... real fair. Of course it's going to fail in comparison. Not saying that price is synonymous with quality, but it's an understood thing with Ka-Bar and Ontario you get what you pay for, and that is a lot for the money.
Now, compare a Ka-Bar Impact, or a D2 Ka-bar, or something a little bit more fair, you might have a better competition.
To a relative knife newb, it seems like Ka-Bar is what most "survival", "wilderness", and "combat" knives are compared against.
And as for the bent knife, go carve that canoe!!!
Now, compare a Ka-Bar Impact, or a D2 Ka-bar, or something a little bit more fair, you might have a better competition.
To a relative knife newb, it seems like Ka-Bar is what most "survival", "wilderness", and "combat" knives are compared against.
And as for the bent knife, go carve that canoe!!!
While I wouldn't call them a slicer, I used my kabar as my one-and-only kitchen knife for almost a year in my first apartment. Worked great, don't think I sharpened it more than once or twice, and I know I sent it through the dishwasher at least a few times!
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the wife raises hell when I do that. Like it's dirty or something. My knives are much cleaner than the crap we have for kitchen blades.
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I'm not comparing anything. And I was perfectly happy with the kabar.
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um.... wash the kitchen knives?
a few of us in the household use our outriders or edc fixed blades i made in the kitchen. Doesn't bother anyone, but for work we do have some good kitchen blades. Worth having, and worth teaching people how to use them!