Newbie; Military Fighting Knives

Technically, the Ek knives aren't military knives. They were popular private purchase knives by soldiers from WWII on, but were never issued to troops by the military. That said, you have a really good start on what could turn into a VERY fine collection. Good on ya...
 
justjed said:
Technically, the Ek knives aren't military knives. They were popular private purchase knives by soldiers from WWII on, but were never issued to troops by the military. That said, you have a really good start on what could turn into a VERY fine collection. Good on ya...
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I was going to say exactly the same thing.
Nice knives for sure, I'd love to find one at a yardsale or something.
 
It's kinda sad, (but I do get it) that the general military doesn't even teach knife fighting anymore. Even standard U.S. Army infantry training is very minimal of any actual knife training.
Rangers and beyond get a bit of basic tactics and defense maneuvers, but it's all so minimal in today's (US) army. Shoot, they dont even issue knives to (most) soldiers any more...

Nice collection btw. Just need a few Applegate's and a KaBar Marine fighter and you're all set :cool:

Darrel Ralph 18xray is a nice knife as well.
 
Strat 9, I don't know when you got out, but Combatives is mandatory training, with higher levels available. And I have several knives I was issued, although they're not "fighting" knives. Almost everyone I met in the sandbox had some sort of a knife, but most had a sidearm as well as their main weapons and frankly, I'd rather shoot someone than mix it up.

Back to the OP, there are several very big military knife collectors here. Look in Bernard Levine's forum and you can find a lot of info. Same with some simple searches.
 
strategy9 said:
...Shoot, they dont even issue knives to (most) soldiers any more....
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The military has seldom issues knives. There are issued military knives that arise around the world from the trench warfare of WWI and WWII, but for the most part knives are usually a personal item procured by the individual soldiers.

n2s
 
eisman said:
Strat 9, I don't know when you got out, but Combatives is mandatory training, with higher levels available...
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I got out in '08, and yes combatives was fun. I already had a boxing/kung-fu/street&bar fight background when i enlisted (I was a late bloomer well in my mid 20's with a chip on my shoulder when I was a brand new private), and I took some extra curricular jiu-jitsu off base in my spare time. But never had a single knife "issued" to me. Still got my E-tool and wet weather gear, even got a pair of Bellvilles around still, but not a single knife was ever issued to me as an infantry grunt.

On the flip side, my brother was EOD, and had a nice kabar issued to him... smdh?
 
Wow, what a collection! Wish I had a room to display, but I’m stuck using a bunch of footlockers. Ive made an effort to downsize some and got rid of a lot of commercial production knives and foreign military and am trying to decide how to focus. U.S. Military knives, of course but as a broad category, its unending. Do you collect anything specific (manufacturer, style,era)? Or do you just collect what you like?
 
Nice collection. I once read that without a focus/goal a person is an accumulator not a collector. Looks like you are collecting.
 
Horsewright- You're absolutely right (wright?). I have a random assemblage of knives purchased solely because I like them, and no "theme" or other purpose behind them. I consider this an accumulation of knives, and never refer to it as my collection. Others have made this same point both here and on other forums.

Having said that, there's nothing wrong with accumulating knives, is there? After all we're in this because we love knives, plain and simple.
 
I was issued a Gerber Multi tool. I still have it today. We had an arms room filled with bayonets, but they don’t mesh well with tanks. :)
 
Miss.t said:
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I dont have a collection of blades .... just an eclectic bunch most of which I sort of stumbled upon. Here some of them;

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Miss.t said:
View attachment 957468 View attachment 957469 Newest buy. How could I say no? Made by Imperial 1961. Wrong scabbard and a dive knife, but I liked it.
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I like it too.

If you ever decide to go after issued folding knives, the Camillus "Demo" knife would be a good place to start. You may also find it listed as a Scout, Field, or Camp knife by civilians. Manufactured by more than one company, they are highly collectible.

There are others to collect also. The US military has been known to issue switchblades to paratroopers and black handled electrician knives to commo specialist.

As for myself, the military knives that I collect are US bayonets and Swiss Army issue Pattern 61 folders. I do have one M3 Trench Knife but, I would not call one a collection.
 
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