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I just had a look at Zu bladeworx which does the Australian military knife. The Nomad which I think is similar? (Billed as the civilian version of the military issue knife)
Retails at about $550. In A2 steel.

Now of course that is priced for fan boys. And I hope the army gets it cheaper. But that is a lot for a knife.

But I still think there is value in a knife being a symbol as much as a tool.

People get behind that sort of thing.
 
I an watching this thread with a lot of interest as I used to do government contracts and purchasing while in the military and for the feds when I took a break from the law enforcement field.. When I was active duty, I was responsible for purchasing a lot of different equipment purchases and also had to do the specificiations on these items as they were organizational preference.. In the case of field equipment such as knives and other items, there is an RFQ ( request for quotes) submitted to the different vendors via the defense contracting agencies of each branch of the military.. A lot of the units who had specific job requirement would put out the specifics on the government solicitation page and if requested each company who was interested in the process of the request would submit products that met the specifics for the unit solicitating the product.. Examples would be submitted for testing and the contract would be awarded to the winning company.. In the federal government, the lowest price doesn't always win the contract as it depends on the testing criteria and the quantity requested.. A lot of the time, on the initial contract, the quanity requested would be for a set amount and then each subsequent contract would be released to the winning contractor.. That is if there was not any protest which means that the contract would go back under review and either the contracting officer or the legal department would and could change the bidder or just cancel the contract and modify it to cover all the specifications of the requested item.. This process can be followed with the recent replacement of the Beretta 9mm pistol which was issued to the military (outside of special operations) where several firearm manufacturers submitted their products for consideration and the possible issue of the contract.. In case you don't want to go this route, the Beretta was replaced by a pistol from Sig for the replacement of the military mass issued pistol
 
junglefighter said:
I an watching this thread with a lot of interest as I used to do government contracts and purchasing while in the military and for the feds when I took a break from the law enforcement field.. When I was active duty, I was responsible for purchasing a lot of different equipment purchases and also had to do the specificiations on these items as they were organizational preference.. In the case of field equipment such as knives and other items, there is an RFQ ( request for quotes) submitted to the different vendors via the defense contracting agencies of each branch of the military.. A lot of the units who had specific job requirement would put out the specifics on the government solicitation page and if requested each company who was interested in the process of the request would submit products that met the specifics for the unit solicitating the product.. Examples would be submitted for testing and the contract would be awarded to the winning company.. In the federal government, the lowest price doesn't always win the contract as it depends on the testing criteria and the quantity requested.. A lot of the time, on the initial contract, the quanity requested would be for a set amount and then each subsequent contract would be released to the winning contractor.. That is if there was not any protest which means that the contract would go back under review and either the contracting officer or the legal department would and could change the bidder or just cancel the contract and modify it to cover all the specifications of the requested item.. This process can be followed with the recent replacement of the Beretta 9mm pistol which was issued to the military (outside of special operations) where several firearm manufacturers submitted their products for consideration and the possible issue of the contract.. In case you don't want to go this route, the Beretta was replaced by a pistol from Sig for the replacement of the military mass issued pistol
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Sounds like Canada, whose military took ten years ( :rolleyes: ) to decide on a new rifle for its Arctic Rangers.
 
The worst knife I think I ever had issued to me by Uncle was the USN MK 3, (I believe), in the late 80's, as part of the equipment our SRT was provided.

I gave it to Fred Perrin while visiting him in Paris and told him to have fun with it.

What a piece of junk it was. The best knives were the Swiss Army Knives, multi-tools and maybe an inexpensive Gerber, or Benchmade.
 
Looking at Atlantic Diving Supply's website, they sell lots of brands so it could be anything.
It is interesting to see though, I knew since OKC closed up shop that they were going to have to make a move to something else to replace a significant amount of blades and bayonets they were procuring from them.
 
Blues said:
The worst knife I think I ever had issued to me by Uncle was the USN MK 3, (I believe), in the late 80's, as part of the equipment our SRT was provided.

I gave it to Fred Perrin while visiting him in Paris and told him to have fun with it.

What a piece of junk it was. The best knives were the Swiss Army Knives, multi-tools and maybe an inexpensive Gerber, or Benchmade.
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was it one made by ontario with the weird ugly and thin tipped curved clip point? did it have the saw back spine too? ive seen so many slight variations of this knife over the years..the more modern regular clip point i find the best lookin of the bunch.
 
jbmonkey said:
was it one made by ontario with the weird ugly and thin tipped curved clip point? did it have the saw back spine too? ive seen so many slight variations of this knife over the years..the more modern regular clip point i find the best lookin of the bunch.
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Yep. That's it.

And duller than a brick.
 
Blues said:
The worst knife I think I ever had issued to me by Uncle was the USN MK 3, (I believe), in the late 80's, as part of the equipment our SRT was provided.

I gave it to Fred Perrin while visiting him in Paris and told him to have fun with it.

What a piece of junk it was. The best knives were the Swiss Army Knives, multi-tools and maybe an inexpensive Gerber, or Benchmade.
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Blues said:
Yep. That's it.

And duller than a brick.
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Heh, I picked up one of those from a bucket at a gun shop. The salesman said they were knives issued to the Navy SEALs and I figured it was worth a try at $30.00. After playing around with it, all I could think was how angry I would be if I was issued one of those and forced to use it. Thick, soft, and dull piece of junk.
 
oldmanwilly said:
Heh, I picked up one of those from a bucket at a gun shop. The salesman said they were knives issued to the Navy SEALs and I figured it was worth a try at $30.00. After playing around with it, all I could think was how angry I would be if I was issued one of those and forced to use it. Thick, soft, and dull piece of junk.
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Precisely.
 
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