Marine Combat Knife

stephensee

stephensee

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Hello,

Does the blade of the CAMILLUS 7" Fighting Utility Knife [also know as the MARINE COMBAT KNIFE] is grinded by stock removal, or stamped by a drop-forging press? The groove seems to be stamped.

Thank you,
Stephen.
 
I'm going to take a stab (no pun comments, please :) ) at this, if I'm wrong someone please correct me.

The blades don't have the tell-tale signs of blanking, and they definitely are not drop forged. More likely they are profiled using a laser cutter and then ground via stock removal method using CNC grinders. The groove more likely is either ground in or maybe milled.
 
Dexter: what's the difference between grind and milled?
 
Gotcha Dex....
:p

Stephensee,
Thanks for the interest! The #5684 Marine Combat Knife, is first blanked into rough shape and then cold forged into final shape to include the blood grove.

Thanks for coming by the CAMILLUS forum!
 
Hi Will Fennell and thanks.

Does the edge of the blade is also cold forged before being grinded?
 
Stephensee,
The forging process puts in some of the bevel, but all the blades are final ground on our automated grinding equipment. Is there a particular aspect of this process that you are heading towards? is there something specific I can answer?

Thanks for the interest!
 
:)

Yes..., there are a few words that are a little difficult for me to understand.
Ok, I'm going to try to explain (with my wonderfull english language... Hic!) what it is not very clear for me :

You said : "The #5684 Marine Combat Knife, is first blanked into rough shape and then cold forged into final shape to include the blood grove." and "The forging process puts in some of the bevel, but all the blades are final ground on our automated grinding equipment".

OK, but before the final ground, does the cold forged process is solely apply on the groove of the blade, OR, also, both apply on the groove AND, on the edge before the final ground (of the edge) on your automated grinding equipment? Before being grinding, does the edge (the "V" of the blade) is a little cold forged?

Stéphen.
 
Originally posted by calyth:
what's the difference between grind and milled?
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IMHO grinding is done with stone or particulate abrasives and milling is done with cutters, typically made of metal.

Another distinction can be drawn on what moves and what is fixed. Does the workpiece move into the cutter/stone or does the cutter/stone move into the workpiece? Using this differentiation, I would say milling is when the workpiece is fixed and the cutter/stone moves into it.

That's my opinion and worth what you paid for it. ;)
-- Greg --
 
Does the final shape of the blade include cold forging the "V" of the edge before to be grinded?
Or does the edge is only grinded with stock removal?
 
As a retired soldier, I can tell you that everyone should have one of these. They are very inexpensive for their value. I carried both custom knives and Camillus Combat/Utility's (I won't insult them by calling them the generic name "kabar"), and felt well equiped.

Bruce Woodbury
 
I know that these wonderfull knives are war horses imo. And that's the reason why I'm so interesting with their building process.

Great regards,
Stephen.
 
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