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- Aug 3, 2012
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For starters I have owned two of each knife listed in the title, and have used and abused them.
I will start with the most famous of these. the Kabar.
Kabar(1095 carbon steel) Built as a fighting knife easy to sharpen, great handling but only so-so in utility needs.
Ontario USAF Pilots knife: (1095 carbon steel)This one was my farm knife for years. I used it for everything from breaking ice, to whittling tomato stakes, clearing an AR-15, threw it to many times to count, cut open bags of fertilizer, cut rope, tape, boxes, and even cut a truck tire off a rim. This knife will take so much dang abuse. Not hard to sharpen at all. I got a newer one and it served me well on a camping trip in the mountains. The saw back on this is mainly for aircraft aluminum but can be used to notch and saw wood if you learn how to use it.
Ontario USN Mk3 knife: Hard to sharpen but basically a crowbar with a blade. The saw back is great with card board. I need to abuse this one a bit more on some things but its freaking solid as a work horse knife so far.
On everyday use. The USAF wins.
On whether the USN knife wins.
On edge retention: The Kabar wins.
Next I want to get a Ontario M9 bayonet and see what its all about.
I will start with the most famous of these. the Kabar.
Kabar(1095 carbon steel) Built as a fighting knife easy to sharpen, great handling but only so-so in utility needs.
Ontario USAF Pilots knife: (1095 carbon steel)This one was my farm knife for years. I used it for everything from breaking ice, to whittling tomato stakes, clearing an AR-15, threw it to many times to count, cut open bags of fertilizer, cut rope, tape, boxes, and even cut a truck tire off a rim. This knife will take so much dang abuse. Not hard to sharpen at all. I got a newer one and it served me well on a camping trip in the mountains. The saw back on this is mainly for aircraft aluminum but can be used to notch and saw wood if you learn how to use it.
Ontario USN Mk3 knife: Hard to sharpen but basically a crowbar with a blade. The saw back is great with card board. I need to abuse this one a bit more on some things but its freaking solid as a work horse knife so far.
On everyday use. The USAF wins.
On whether the USN knife wins.
On edge retention: The Kabar wins.
Next I want to get a Ontario M9 bayonet and see what its all about.