kabar 1237

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i just baught a new kabar today, a 1237, from a local army supply store that i buy most of my fighting knives from. i used it today for work instead of one of my usual kabar fighters, before work it would shave the hair off of my arm. i opened up and cut boxes all day long and its still as sharp as it was in the morning, im impressed.

can any one tell me any thing about the kabar 1237 like what year its from and other detials that might be intresting like what kind of metal its made from.

its nice to work with but i think im going to go back to my old kabar fighter because its got a thicker blade and for my kind of work i need something that can open crates of antifreeze and cut threw ducting, wires, hoses, and what ever else i have to cut it with.

on a intresting note a tire trucks bed caught on fire at the dealership that i work with yesterday, i was with several other guys but the truck driver wan panicing and the other guys were laughing saying "uh haha your trucks on fire" luckly it wasent to big when i got to it. using a classic kabar fighter i cut (scooped) the molten part of the bed liner out of the truck and threw the flaiming plastic on the ground before the fire could reach the tires the rest i stomped out. i dont have any hair on my arms and my shoes and work pants are ruined but i saved the truck. alittle later the tire companys owner stoped by to thank me. after the fire department removed all the tires the only thing that was damaged was the paint and bed liner. the fire chief said that given another minute or two the truck and its tires would have been a total loss.
 
The balde steel is 1095, I believe the contract date was around 1943? Not Sure, it was used to replace the Mark 1 because of its weaknesses. it was designated as the mark2, then later in the 60's? it was designated the F/U (fighting utility. Someone please correc tme if I have soem of this wrong, long time since Ive thought of it.
 
i think your thinking of the kabar fighting knife, this knife is a hunting knife with a brass guard and aluminum butt with a stacked and knotched leather handle with plastic spacers.
 
heres a picture of the kabar 1237. its the one on the far right. does any body know what this knife is?

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That's a standard skinning knife they make. They've been making them for years and still do with very little change. If this is a carbon steel model, it is 1095. If it's stainless, it could be 440A or if very recent, AUS-6. Here's a stimilar knife from their line up: http://www.knivesplus.com/KA-1233-KA-BAR.HTML .

The difference between the Mark I and Mark II military knives is many size. The Mark I is a 5" hunter that was issued general purpose utility knife.

The Mark II was meant to be more of a fighter than the Mark I. The Mark II is based somewhat on the old Marble's Ideal.
 
what does the mark 1 look like?

i feel sick about the skinner, i payed 40 bucks for it. o well :yawn: , its still a cool knife.
 
I am blown away by how many misspellings and gramatical errors are present on this forum, use your spell check guys.
 
bmn2011 said:
I am blown away by how many misspellings and gramatical errors are present on this forum, use your spell check guys.
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Well we have to remember not everyone here on the forums is from the US. For some English might be a second, third or fourth language etc :) Either way for my part I'm here to gain knowledge and see all the knives people own from around the world. I can usually understand what the various people are saying and no matter the errors it does not reduce the fun I have reading here on the forums.
 
That'll be about enough of that. Thread closed.
 
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