Knife spotting in war coverage

Rev. Pete

Rev. Pete

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American and British warriors are getting the job done in Iraq with courage and skill. I know they are not there for our entertainment, but it is interesting to me as a knife collector and former soldier to see how they have choosen to equip themselves. I have been watching the news coverage and finally got a glimpse of a knife today. A US paratrooper was using a knife to do something to his weapon. (The reporter's commentary implied that the soldier was cleaning mud out of his weapon but this seems farfetched). The knife looked like a folder with a distinctive handle. I am going to guess Strider SnG. It was only a fleeting shot, so I'd like other opinions if you see the same clip on CNN. Has anyone else spotted knives being used by the troops?

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Saw one clip of a troop making some kind of adjustment on a mortar with a tactical looking fixed blade, 4-5" tanto.
 
I saw one remove a fixed blade from his chest to cut something. The sheath was an inverted kydex vertical sheath. It looked to be about the size of a Gryphon M10.
 
The shot of the paratrooper using a knife to clean some mud out of the crevices looked more like a Bob T. design if custom or possibly a production knife. I caught the general outline, but could see enough of the detail. Good shot though.
 
Twice now I have seen the same squad commander speak to the news crew and he has a Busse NO upside dow carry on his LBE.

Sort of feels strange having the same interests as a hero. Dont you think?

BTW Rev.Pete, dont forget the Aussies havin a play in the sand...;)
 
I saw a clip about the Navy Seals before they secured a couple oil fields. One of the guys was sharpening the edge of an interesting fixed blade combat knife (about 5") with a leatherman multi tool's file. I think it wasa leatherman based on the profile of the file but the handles were black. I though that was interesting.
 
There was an interesting clip on Fox News of a soldier using a knife to cut down a large picture of Saddam just after troops took one of the port cities in the south (Um Qasr?) Knife was not identifiable though.
 
In Time magazine, there's a shot of a special forces guy with a large bowie type knife on his belt behind his right hip. It was in a brown leather sheath, brass guard, and a stag handle. The stag looked kinda reddish with a fine texture like European stag, so I'm guessing it was a Muella or some European made knife.
 
Originally posted by Mustang
I saw a clip about the Navy Seals before they secured a couple oil fields. One of the guys was sharpening the edge of an interesting fixed blade combat knife (about 5") with a leatherman multi tool's file. I think it wasa leatherman based on the profile of the file but the handles were black. I though that was interesting.
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Leatherman made a black version of the Supertool, I have one.

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www.knifecenter.com still has some, according to their site.
 
There was some footage during the first or second day of the war of 5-6 guys grouped around looking at each others knives. One was a KaBar USMC and another guy who seemed rather proud of his but I couldn't quite make it out - contoured black handled large fixed blade.
 
Originally posted by stripey357
Leatherman made a black version of the Supertool, I have one.
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Thanks for passing that along. I was wondering about that. Now all Leatherman has to do is make a black version of the WAVE! Now that would be cool. Is your supertool still stainless?
 
Mustang- I've got a black coated Supertool as well, and yes, it is stainless. The coating is quite durable; I've had mine for years, and the the coating still looks great, even after hard use.
--Josh
 
Originally posted by Bladeswinger
I saw a guy on the news and I swear he had a Swamprat. I could tell by the handle.
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I couldv'e sworn I saw a guy carrying one also. It is very possible ;):D:D
 
Originally posted by Eric Isaacson
I couldv'e sworn I saw a guy carrying one also. It is very possible ;):D:D
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I bet it is very very possible! ;)

I wish I could have seen that...:eek:
 
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CAPTION: Tank crew member, Lance Cpl. Shawn Hicks, from Kingman, Az., of the 3rd batallion 4th marines regiment uses his knife to clear branches that are blocking the view out of his tank on the road linking to Baghdad near the city of Ad Diwaniyah in central Iraq, Friday, March 28, 2003. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
 
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