Kabar butt cap

[jzmtl]

Anyone know if it's made of solid metal disk, or just stamped hollow cap? I emailed kabar but they didn't feel like to answer for whatever reason.

 

[yablanowitz]

Which one?

If you are talking about the classic military sheath knife, all the examples I have are solid disks. If you are talking about one of the many other designs Kabar has made, you will need to be a little more specific.

 

[medbill]

I've used mine as a hammer so I think your safe.

 

[butcher_block]

the ones i have made(nic silver) and the ones i have blueprints for are 3/8 steel disc

 

[jzmtl]

The classic kabar is the one I was talking about.

I thought kabar is not only the name of the company, but the name for that specific design as well?

 

[Tracker2]

I posted a similar question regarding my USMC Kabar a while back as the butt cap not only felt like plastic but sounded like it too when I tapped it with a fingernail. Someone referred me to the hockey mask guy's website to see a destruction test on my knife. At the bottom of the page were the specs on the USMC which stated that the cap was made out of powdered metal.

 

[yablanowitz]

I suppose it could have changed over the years. My newest example is over twenty years old. But somehow, I can't see them replacing the steel buttcap with plastic or anything else that could prove fragile in use.