Lets compile list of SF/Military knives that are actually used by such units.

aquaman67 said:
Check the black class Benchmades. Every one that has an NSN (National Stock Number) is in the Military supply system.

I was issued a Benchmade 9100 AutoStryker in Iraq in 2006.
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Were you a batboy? My buddy got the same knife issued right around the same time
 
I find it weird that this question comes up all the time, it doesn't have any purpose that I can ascertain.

That said, I spent some years assigned to a couple of special forces units in the 90's, 2/3 SFG(A) and 1/10 SFG(A), and all the high-speed low-drag halo-scuba-ninja-killers I worked with carried a random assortment of stuff, often nothing anyone would be impressed with. Gerbers, Bucks, SOGs, multi-tools, lot's of SAKs, and only the occasional nicer knife.

That said, if there were some standard that every spec ops guy took when he went on a mission, what would it matter? Are people looking for the right tool for their next raid on a compound in Pakistan where a terrorist leader is hiding? Besides, just because the military used it, it wouldn't mean it was the best option. If the guy who ran point on the Bin Laden raid carried a junky Emerson, does that make it somehow a better knife? I had a CQC-7B that closed as easily as a SAK when you put pressure on the blade spine when it was "locked"--but a SEAL carried one on the Bin Laden raid, so they must be great knives, lol.
 
evilgreg said:
I find it weird that this question comes up all the time, it doesn't have any purpose that I can ascertain.
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It has a purpose. People want to use the same knives as the high speed secret squirrel spec ops guys do. So they wanna know what those knives are.

Unfortunately, that purpose is pointless, since coming up with a comprehensive or official list is impossible.

Heck, it would be awesome if everybody who graduated High Speed Secret Squirrel Spec Ops School was given a specific knife. I'd want one of those. How awesome would that be!??!

But they are not.
 
And of course there are the other problems:

1) If a manufacturer says its knife is for or used by or designed by some special forces something or other....it probably isn't;
2) Special Forces doesn't mean "knife nut." Those guys are perfectly happy with their Gerbers from the PX; and, last but not least;
3) Having a "special forces knife" adds nothing to one's tacti-awesomeness. Its like saying buying a Ferrari hat makes you an F1 driver.
 
marcinek said:
And of course there are the other problems:

1) If a manufacturer says its knife is for or used by or designed by some special forces something or other....it probably isn't;
2) Special Forces doesn't mean "knife nut." Those guys are perfectly happy with their Gerbers from the PX; and, last but not least;
3) Having a "special forces knife" adds nothing to one's tacti-awesomeness. Its like saying buying a Ferrari hat makes you an F1 driver.
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I did not start this thread to provide a definite answer to the question what specific knife is used by such units. its about making a list about such knives, since a lot of people just want to know about them. its just info gathering and its not suppose to make people think that using such a knife makes you automaticly a commando. if someone wants to add to the lsit of knives, perfect. but please, if you dont have anything to contribute to this thread and prefer to talk about its usefulness or lack of it, dont post anything. its not about people or units, just about the knives, knives that are used by such undividuals or are supposedly used by them.

thank you.
 
Konz81 said:
..., just about the knives, knives that are used by such undividuals or are supposedly used by them.

thank you.
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If we are going to include knives that are "supposedly used by them" we are going to have a pretty big list. Just about every manufacturer claims to make knives used by Special Forces.
 
Almost everyone wants to know things like "what knife did the seals use in the bin laden raid?", well one had a winkler if i am correct. others want to know which knives are prefered by the military, because they think that if the military use them, they must the pretty tough. also, a lot of knives that are made with the military in mind, even if they are never widely adopted by them and used only by a few are actually pretty decent blades.
 
Konz81 said:
Hello everyone.
I have been collecting knives for over 15 years and it all started thanks to a movie night where i watched 2 specific movies. Sly's Rambo and Arnolds Phnatom Commando. Since then i have been hooked on knives especially SF/Military Knives. But the thing is, there is no specific, for example, Navy Seals knife that they are issued or use on mission. Most "Operators" use whatever works best and is avaliable at the moment. Still, i would like to, with your assistence, compile a list of knives that are 1. actually beeing used by Special Operations Units, 2. where made with those units in mind and 3. are supposedly condoned/approved by them. Not just US but world wide. I would like to start with a few. Dosnt matter if custom or not. If you are a SF Soldier, Seal etc, please be so nice to state what you carry and the reason why.

1. The Chris Reeve Green Berets Knife / Yarborough. Made for those who finish the U.S. Army Special Forces Course
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Those are the only knife that nowadays they all have.Never have I known one to take it across the pond,to important to lose.
Other than that the knives they carry will be up to the individual.
 
Just because a knife has an NSN doesn't mean anyone in the military actually uses them, it merely means they're available.

I know a few SpecWar guys and what knife they carry doesn't seem to be very high on their list of priorities.
 
Guys in my country's armed forces (and some security forces' special units) order knives from this company: http://www.cuchillosyarara.com.ar/knives_cuchillos/ In my opinion they are very rough and poorly made, and I wouldn't own one, but they are tough and affordable.

I'm not in the military, but I've worked alongside army and navy units in UN peace keeping operations (as a translator and coordinator hired by the UN) and thanks to some help from a local distributor I bulk ordered SAKs and the guys liked them a lot.
 
Id mention MISSION KNIVES, but every time there is one of these MIL knife threads and I mention MISSION, someone comes out of the woodwork for some reason asking in a very insistent way: "Do you have any proof..., well do ya, huh...huh!!??":D



Incredibly funny (.....if it wasnt a bit tragic, that is):p
 
As it's been said already .now a days soldiers will go out and buy their own knives.issued knives are not that common these days .
 
This knife will be used by Australian soldiers completing the upcoming hand to hand combat course that has just received army approval. It is not issued at this stage (available by private purchase) but the course is designed by Paul Cale ex 2 Commando to integrate the knife and sheath system into the syllabus.

Knife by us, sheath by TIE Tactical
 

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evilgreg said:
I had a CQC-7B that closed as easily as a SAK when you put pressure on the blade spine when it was "locked"--but a SEAL carried one on the Bin Laden raid, so they must be great knives, lol.
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I had one like that too. It was returned and replaced with a properly functioning knife that locks up like a bank vault.

It's not hard to find a bad example of anything (knife, car, dishwasher, etc.). It doesn't mean that the brand, design, or product are all bad.

To confirm the authenticity of the knife, The Daily Caller contacted Ernest Emerson, the famed weapons expert who designed and created the knife.

Emerson told TheDC that he gave the knife to Owen, saying that Owen should “see that this serves a good purpose.”

“I placed the knife into his hands,” Emerson told TheDC. “He is known to me. … [The knife] is real, and it is his knife that was carried on the mission.”
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I'm guessing that he didn't just give that guy a knife, and gives them to everyone in certain units. I'm not sure if they use them because they are free, or because they are good knives. I do know, from experience, that Emersons are well thought out knives that perform well no matter what.
 
MatthewSB said:
I had one like that too. It was returned and replaced with a properly functioning knife that locks up like a bank vault.

It's not hard to find a bad example of anything (knife, car, dishwasher, etc.). It doesn't mean that the brand, design, or product are all bad.
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Hey, I like your line of thinking. It makes excellent sense but then I handled a pile of other Emersons and discovered questionable lockup on a bunch of them. My buddy's beloved Roadhouse has vertical play, his two other Emersons lock up reasonably well, but both look like they were assembled by the blind and mentally handicapped.

But time heals all wounds, so when I realized that the CQC-7 was available in normal edge grind I said "I like the basic design, maybe they don't suck now". So I walked into a knife store and handled a few CQC-7V prestige knives, all had different lockup. One was so early it could be blade-wobbled open. Another was sticky, and the lock bar went almost to the far side of the tang ramp. I'm not going to buy junk just because a SEAL carried one on the Bin Laden raid, that's all I'm saying.
 
evilgreg said:
I find it weird that this question comes up all the time, it doesn't have any purpose that I can ascertain.

special forces units in the 90's,AND 80s

carried a random assortment of stuff,


-but a SEAL carried one , so they must be great knives, lol.
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They carry whatever they want.
Local purchase frequently.
CARRY WHATEVER THEY WANT.
 
I know a couple SF vets. Neither of them know or care about knives beyond "it works". I'm pretty sure their EDC blades cost a combined total of about $50.
 
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