Open question???

[YagyuShintoRyu]

Why doesn't KA-BAR fkn OWN the market on bayonets, like they used to?

MOFO knife MOFO attachment to Browning MOFO automatic rifle?!

That spells KA-BAR

WHO'S RUNNING THIS COMPANY SUCH THAT YOU DON'T MAKE WEAPON-SPECIFIC BAYONETTES FOR THE WHOLE N.A.T.O. RIFLE ARSENAL?!

1 contract with fnk Southern Pango-Pango, or Burkina Faso > all the TDI knives being boofed in prisons.

Seems like you're paying limp-wristed no-nuts to sit in chairs, and that doesn't win in combat.

Several flavors of the same (basic) bayonet, at a reasonable price, with a focus on non-rifle attachment features (in the name of "customization") , would empower a minimally motivated sales force to sell a 6 figure-house worth of knives every quarter. Fire management, seriously. Otherwise, come up with a new gimmick every quarter or so. -.-

 

[1066vik]

Because kabar never made bayonets?
And military contracts are very convoluted and have extremely low profit margins.

 

[GIRLYmann]

lets take for example, the last completely newly developed
bayonet - the m9 back in the 80's.
( the usmc bayonet is a different story
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OKC-3S_bayonet )
development and bids for something
new seldom happens.
the initial m9 contract award left
loosers unhappy.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arch...bayonet/f85376a9-6e1c-4ad9-a665-501c328d57c6/
anyway the m9 bayonet eventually were
awarded to a couple of different companies
over time.
the last being ontario knives.
this is what it looks like
http://worldbayonets.com/Bayonet_Id...FjAAegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw0bY2GKURXD7cBrOw3cDfgb
in the end its a complicated process
which is better suited to companies
with deep pockets.
its not something to start from scratch
manufacturing capacity is just one
aspect of securing s contract

 

[Danke42]

When I was an Infantry soldier I would have loved to have had a whole rainbow of bayonets to chose from instead of just getting the same one as everyone else in uniform.

 

[YagyuShintoRyu]

I'm really upset about this because that market is RIPE. Every bar, restaurant, and hotel is a low margin business. You make your money on VOLUME when margins are low, which is exactly why outfitting a small country will generate becoup bucks compared to domestic sales of whatever. KA-BAR has a long, proud tradition of excellence in combat bayonets. Today, it's a bargain-basement retailer that often ends up in the discount section. How does that happen if NOT through incompetence?

 

[GIRLYmann]

cutco owns 'em all..
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutco
including what is now today's ka-bar.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka-Bar
which in turn aquired ek knives
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ek_Commando_Knife_Co.
and the on going beautiful chemistry
with ethan becker is solid.
ka-bar has also some spartan knives
added in to its dna
"...Ka-Bar CEO John Stitt said Pineland Cutlery is a “force multiplier” for both companies. “We are excited to work hand and hand with Spartan,” he said. “Mergers, partnerships, and most importantly friendships are something that Ka-Bar has been built on. It is at our core; it is in our values. It is something everyone who has a Ka-Bar story knows....”
https://www.thepilot.com/business/s...cle_d4a8ab2e-b936-11e9-be70-3719620d8db1.html
https://www.knivesillustrated.com/pineland-cutlery-incorporated/
all these things show a corporate hunger for
growth and vision.
as for ka-bar bayonets,who knows?
perhaps.. eventually

 

[YagyuShintoRyu]

OIC they got taken over by a public company, top heavy in management, with a door-to-door sales strategy for kitchen knives?! Story checks out...

 

[DerekH]

OIC they got taken over by a public company, top heavy in management, with a door-to-door sales strategy for kitchen knives?! Story checks out...

You're coming across very confrontational, and there is no reason for that, especially with Ka-Bar. While we certainly appreciate your fervor, there are tons of factors behind the scenes that neither you nor I nor the vast majority of people ever hear about, and that doesn't give you grounds to insult management, especially of a company that has been very good to the knife community and Bladeforums.

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