Military Deployment knife

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I have been enlisted in the national guard. I will be an MP (although for the record I did qualify for SF). I'm looking for a full tang knife with decent resistance to harsh weather. it can be anywhere from 6-8 inches. I would also like the knife to have a molle compatible sheath. -T~G
 
Price would be informative.

Some one mentioned Busse.

Busse Boss Jack was what my cousin took to Afghanistan. He was Marine MP. Desert sand, No choil, tan micarta handles, and a tan Buy Brown Sheath with tech lock. He wore it on his vest. Right shoulder, because he is left handed.

Infi is the steel. Rust resistant. Super strong, easy to sharpen, forever warranty if you unintentionally break it (meaning you don't cut it in half with a torch or something intentional to break it).

Take a look at Scrapyard knives too. Same parent company, same warranty. Great handles (tough resiprine C material is very comfortable). Much lower price point, but super tough.

Swamprat Same parent company. Same warranty. Middle level price.
 
For hard use I have had great experience with the busse and kin blades. If those don't suit you, many makers make knives in CPM-3V. Fehrman knives is also top quality.

In my own personal experience I believe any of the above will exceed your expectations.


Thanks for your service... :thumbup:


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Im surprised nobody has said this yet. As a MP you need to check to see what you are allowed to carry. Every unit is different. My brother and I both constantly carried RC3s and I had a BK 7 in my outside the wire gear. We were both in the Infantry so it wasnt a problem. I just had a buddy deploy with the guard and he was told not to carry a fixed blade.
 
Fletcher.357 said:
Im surprised nobody has said this yet. As a MP you need to check to see what you are allowed to carry. Every unit is different. My brother and I both constantly carried RC3s and I had a BK 7 in my outside the wire gear. We were both in the Infantry so it wasnt a problem. I just had a buddy deploy with the guard and he was told not to carry a fixed blade.
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By who, and deployed to where? I've never heard that one before.

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I'm not doubting you, that's a genuine curiosity.
 
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This question has been asked, and answered, dozens of times on this forum. Spend a week reading the volumes of previous info.

You just enlisted. You have absolutely zero knowledge of what your job will be when you are assigned to your unit. MPs in my units work personal security (checking backgrounds for clearances). The MP unit I spent a year with in Baghdad worked prisons. The last NG MP unit I worked with was doing gate duty at Port Ash Shuaiba. None of those guys need a fixed blade for daily carry, and in two of the units they were specifically banned.

You are not going to deploy for two years, minimum, and at that point there may very possibly be no deployments. Even if your unit has been told they will deploy (which they know 24 months in advance) they are very likely to be cut in numbers or all together. We are expected to be out of Afghanistan in 2014 and they're drawing down. You won't be done with training by then.

You're a Newbee. You can go out and buy a big, honk'en, bad-assed knife and years from now you find it buried at the bottom of a foot locker or you can sit back, get through your training, learn something about the job you're going to do, and make a much more informed purchase.

Good luck.
 
eisman said:
This question has been asked, and answered, dozens of times on this forum. Spend a week reading the volumes of previous info.

You just enlisted. You have absolutely zero knowledge of what your job will be when you are assigned to your unit. MPs in my units work personal security (checking backgrounds for clearances). The MP unit I spent a year with in Baghdad worked prisons. The last NG MP unit I worked with was doing gate duty at Port Ash Shuaiba. None of those guys need a fixed blade for daily carry, and in two of the units they were specifically banned.

You are not going to deploy for two years, minimum, and at that point there may very possibly be no deployments. Even if your unit has been told they will deploy (which they know 24 months in advance) they are very likely to be cut in numbers or all together. We are expected to be out of Afghanistan in 2014 and they're drawing down. You won't be done with training by then.

You're a Newbee. You can go out and buy a big, honk'en, bad-assed knife and years from now you find it buried at the bottom of a foot locker or you can sit back, get through your training, learn something about the job you're going to do, and make a much more informed purchase.

Good luck.
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I did 42 months of deployments in SWA with just a small Boker pen knife, a Victorinox SAK, and a Benchmade rescue hook.
 
The only tool I'd consider at this stage of your career is a good multitool. I was able to get by without one, but many can't.
 
eisman said:
This question has been asked, and answered, dozens of times on this forum. Spend a week reading the volumes of previous info.

You just enlisted. You have absolutely zero knowledge of what your job will be when you are assigned to your unit. MPs in my units work personal security (checking backgrounds for clearances). The MP unit I spent a year with in Baghdad worked prisons. The last NG MP unit I worked with was doing gate duty at Port Ash Shuaiba. None of those guys need a fixed blade for daily carry, and in two of the units they were specifically banned.

You are not going to deploy for two years, minimum, and at that point there may very possibly be no deployments. Even if your unit has been told they will deploy (which they know 24 months in advance) they are very likely to be cut in numbers or all together. We are expected to be out of Afghanistan in 2014 and they're drawing down. You won't be done with training by then.

You're a Newbee. You can go out and buy a big, honk'en, bad-assed knife and years from now you find it buried at the bottom of a foot locker or you can sit back, get through your training, learn something about the job you're going to do, and make a much more informed purchase.

Good luck.
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This is an outstanding, truthful post.

Honestly, consider investing in a reliable multitool at this point.
 
Ive got a leatherman wave. Its a great multitool. However I was looking for a decent fixed blade more specifically, but I will wait to deploy and see what my limitations and restrictions are. Thank you to all who posted, You probably saved me 200 dollars. I've got the recon1 and counterpoint 1 as a folder :D
 
[QUOTE="That Guy";12538904]Ive got a leatherman wave. Its a great multitool. However I was looking for a decent fixed blade more specifically, but I will wait to deploy and see what my limitations and restrictions are. Thank you to all who posted, You probably saved me 200 dollars. I've got the recon1 and counterpoint 1 as a folder :D[/QUOTE]

I would think that the vast majority of people (both military and civilian) would never need to carry anything other than your Leatherman and Recon 1. I'm not saying don't by a fixed blade if you want one, that would be extremely hypocritical of me :D, I'm saying don't buy a fixed blade because you think you need one only to find out you don't. What tasks did you envision requiring a fixed blade for? The Recon 1 is pretty damn tough so unless you're doing something quite abusive to your knife it'll probably have you covered.
 
eisman said:
This question has been asked, and answered, dozens of times on this forum. Spend a week reading the volumes of previous info.

You just enlisted. You have absolutely zero knowledge of what your job will be when you are assigned to your unit. MPs in my units work personal security (checking backgrounds for clearances). The MP unit I spent a year with in Baghdad worked prisons. The last NG MP unit I worked with was doing gate duty at Port Ash Shuaiba. None of those guys need a fixed blade for daily carry, and in two of the units they were specifically banned.

You are not going to deploy for two years, minimum, and at that point there may very possibly be no deployments. Even if your unit has been told they will deploy (which they know 24 months in advance) they are very likely to be cut in numbers or all together. We are expected to be out of Afghanistan in 2014 and they're drawing down. You won't be done with training by then.

You're a Newbee. You can go out and buy a big, honk'en, bad-assed knife and years from now you find it buried at the bottom of a foot locker or you can sit back, get through your training, learn something about the job you're going to do, and make a much more informed purchase.

Good luck.
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Excellent post, quoted in its entirety for truth.

I work with several vets and with a couple military assistance organizations. Not one that has seen combat has ever made it a point to tell me what kind of blade he carried while in combat. When I bring it up, they all tell me that they were told what kind of blades they could carry. Most tell me that they carried a multitool, and usually some kind of folder they could clip to their gear for easy reach.

I haven't yet heard of anyone that carried one of those huge battle knives favored by those on this form. With their gear kit weighing in at about 80 pounds, they didn't want to add another two pounds of knife to it to carry in the intense heat.

Follow eisman's advice and figure out what you will be doing first.

Robert
 
Before you go and it will depend on your unit as mentioned before if you can even carry one, I say go with the tried and true ESEE 3 or the Tak, carry it and use it now while camping or hiking to see how you like it.
 
Fallkniven A1 or A2, depending on price. No MOLLE sheath, but you cound find a compatible sheath on eBay or somewhere. VG10 has very good edge retention and the laminated 420J2 sides are very rust resistant.
 
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