Kabar field modification

[jonasrsschnur]

I found a kabar (made by Utica so maybe not technically a kabar?) at an antique store that said it had field modifications. Here are a couple pictures

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I'm wondering why you would cut a chunk out of the back of the knife like that. I suppose it would make it lighter, but it seems like it would really weaken the knife. I'm also wondering if there's anyway to tell if the knife had actually been issued. Thanks

 

[EricV]

Looks more like someone took a grinder to it as a home project of some kind. I'm not sure how a soldier in the field would go about removing that much hardened steel, or why.

 

[Czechmate]

Looks more like someone took a grinder to it as a home project of some kind. I'm not sure how a soldier in the field would go about removing that much hardened steel, or why.

I think alcohol was involved... :foot:

 

[erhodes]

Give a private anything for long enough and they can figure something out. Almost guaranteed that is what happened here.

 

[TravisH]

That's no 'field mod'. Even the bored-to-death private wouldn't put that much work into it.

That's grinder work.

 

[Czechmate]

That's no 'field mod'. Even the bored-to-death private wouldn't put that much work into it.

That's grinder work.

Impromptu coconut cracker mod on the spine?... :thumbup:

 

[zzyzzogeton]

The Utica 1219C2s were made starting in 1961 under the first post-WW2 1219C2 contract granted. They were the last 1219C2s made with WW2 spec bent guard. When Camillus started making them again in 1962, theirs were made with a straight guard.