Knives in Iraq/Afganistan

deltablade

deltablade

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During the last wars each had knives that became associated with them, like the Kabar, case, and Fairburn-sykes in WWII, randall and sog in vietman, etc
what are the knives being used in our current war in the Middle East?
 
Damn but those multi tools just don't have the same romance of a good Kabar, Randall etc. I just can't see the Duke using a multi tool. :D
 
Too many to name. Every soldier/marine has a different knife. A lot of SOG, Gerber and Cold Steel. Definetly a lot of multitools. I had a few Benchmades.
 
My Son is in the USN serving as a Boatswains Mate. He says that a lot of the Sailors are using Spyderco Endura, Delicas and the Salt line of knives. They are permitted folding knives only unless they are part of a Bording Party then anything goes.
 
MatthewVanitas said:
Leatherman and Gerber multi-tools.

-MV
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Surely there must be many of these in service too...?

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:rolleyes:
 
Unfortunately, the dull ones used to behead helpless hostages have already gotten the biggest exposure.
 
What ever the BX/PX carries is what you see a lot of. Iraq 2004-2006 I saw a lot of Cold Steel, CRKT some Benchmade including autos and Smith and Wesson for sale. I carried a Reeve small Tanto had a 119 and a 110 Buck handy. Left My Randall 15 at home didnt want to lose it to the airlines
 
I know at least one US soldier equipped with a Fallkniven F1 :) and he was very happy with it.
 
Aren't the Cold Steel SRK's supposed to be one of the best sellers for soldiers? Or was that just a rumor started by CS to stimulate more sales?
 
Where I'm at all the marines got issued Benchmade AFOs. Our medics have the benchmade snody autos. Gerber gators, few platoons went in and bought strider folders. So a variety. A lot of units can order whatever it wants for the most part as long as it has an NSN, and then there are ways around not having an NSN.
 
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