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blixxx

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Achtung!

I come from a bloodline of US Military veterans dating back to WW1. I myself am a very proud veteran of the US Military. So I love things Militaria.

Although it may seem to many of you that I am the expert on Military blades, unfortunately I am not. Please provide us with information on US Military issue blades. The only ones I know of are the Ontario 6145, and KA-BAR USMC.

Also would like to know other countries Military issue blades, except for the "Srbosjek", I don't need to know about that sadistic blade.

Thank you comrades.
 
I'd love to give you an answer but I don't know much about military issue knives. I know many men carry Emerson's, spydies, striders and others on duty, but nothing about military issue blades, sorry
 
My dad was in the Air Force and he was issued a Benchmade AFO I. Some time later, his squad was given Griptilians. Both knives were solid black with serrated blades
 
Well there are the WWI trench daggers that are pretty cool, bayonets of all types, the Marine Corps Ka-Bar of course, the M1, M2, M3, on up to the M9A is the current issue I believe, then there are all the smaller issue knives for special divisions. The V42 for the First Special Service Force, the SOG knife of Vietnam, the jet pilots survival knives and Marine Raider's Stiletto just to name a few.
 
There are literally dozens of military issue knives - Just some of the WW2 ones I know of (obviously not a complete list) -

First, the grand-daddy of them all, IMO - the 1219C2 - which is also known as the "WW2 Kabar", made by Kabar, Camillus, Remington PAL, and Robeson-Suredge, from 1942 to 1945, with Camillus, Utica, Conetta and Imperial for VN era and Camillus and Ontario after that, and the enigmatic MSI from 1983.

Then there is the USN MK1, a 5 inch blade version - by Kabar, Camillus, H. Boker, Colonial, Robeson-Suredge, Remington PAL, and Geneva Forge;

the WW2 Army "Quartermaster" knives - the Case 336Q6 and the Cattaraugus 225Q.

The WW2 US MK3 fighting knives - Utica/Kutmaster, Imperial, H. Boker, Camillus, Remington PAL, Aerial, Case, Kinfolks, Robeson-Suredge.

Various other knives used extensively but either purchased via non-procurement contracts (the Western G46-6s and G46-8s,often ordered by military units but never officially contracted by the War Department.) or private purchase at the PX (Western L77 and L58 as examples) for military use during WW2, - EGW, Tryon, the KABAR Commando - 2 versions, Camillus had a few. The DIX fighting knife - similar to the M3 but not the same.

Then from WW2 on for US bayonets - the M1 (10 and 16 inch versions), M4, M5, M6, M7, and the current version M9.

The TL39 utility knife.

During VN, the Kabar 1207/1208/1209 and Western W49 bowie were private PX purchases for use in-country.

Those are the ones I know about. I'm sure there are others. :D
 
polaris500 said:
My dad was in the Air Force and he was issued a Benchmade AFO I. Some time later, his squad was given Griptilians. Both knives were solid black with serrated blades
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I think since the modern military uses knives we carry today is pretty badass.
 
Ontario makes modern versions of a lot of those military knives, and in fact, some of their knives are still military issue, such as their ASEK Pilot's Survival Knife. If you want an M3 trench knife, or a pilot's survival knife, or a USN-1, you can get them from Ontario as well. Most of them fall under their Spec Plus lineup.
 
blixxx said:
Achtung!

... Please provide us with information on US Military issue blades. The only ones I know of are the Ontario 6145, and KA-BAR USMC.

Also would like to know other countries Military issue blades, .....
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You are talking about many 10s of thousands of knives, tools, swords, bayonets and variants, covering a large number of individual areas which are vast and complicated studies in and of themselves. If you are willing to learn, then you are going to have to take it in far smaller bites.

n2s
 
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