I can't get my hands on a camera so bear with me. For 1 year plus my only knife which I carried was a Case Peanut. The first one I took with me was stolen by the doc at the BAS in Camp Liberty (Iraq). I received several others by folks back home and stuck with my original YHCV version.
With this I was able to take care of ALL my needs both at the FOB, and in sector (although everyone made fun of me for it). This included everything from opening mail to cutting wire, to dressing out critters. I once even cut up a tire for a local.
It worked beautifally for everything. All you had to do is THINK what you want to do then carefully proceed from there. I will admit something in the form of a smaller stockman would have been a better choice but once everyone said I wouldn't be able to go for a deplyment without something bigger, I decided to be stubborn and keep only this.
As it is I learned quite a bit of blade geometry, learned that although it feels funny in hand the 18 series stockman would have been far superior. Althouh I have no use or love for a clip blade and prefer a spear the 18 clip (turkish?) is superb. I came to this conclusion after I got back and my kid brother got me a 6.5318 CV then used it on my dad's first red fox.
The CV blade held up even tho I have toxic sweat, all you got to do is take care to wipe it off before bed (I used alcohol occasionally) then once a week oil the blade (not just the joint) with food grade mineral oil.
If I went camping or for small game, I wouldn't hesitate to use the is as it WILL work no doubt. To keep it fom fall out of our ACU pockets I just carried my hanky over it, the same as I do now with my new stockman.
My list of items always on me while there: peanut, p-38, sears 4 way screwdriver, cheap sears pocket stone, zippo, k&m matchcase, compass, 50' twine 25' 550cord, electric tape watch, hanky arc aaa flashlight
My list here at home: stockman, stone, lighter, twine, p-38, 4 way sd, watch, hanky arc aaa flashlight.
It's gonna take a while to get used to carrying my new knife after all this time with my peanut, but that's a different story.
With this I was able to take care of ALL my needs both at the FOB, and in sector (although everyone made fun of me for it). This included everything from opening mail to cutting wire, to dressing out critters. I once even cut up a tire for a local.
It worked beautifally for everything. All you had to do is THINK what you want to do then carefully proceed from there. I will admit something in the form of a smaller stockman would have been a better choice but once everyone said I wouldn't be able to go for a deplyment without something bigger, I decided to be stubborn and keep only this.
As it is I learned quite a bit of blade geometry, learned that although it feels funny in hand the 18 series stockman would have been far superior. Althouh I have no use or love for a clip blade and prefer a spear the 18 clip (turkish?) is superb. I came to this conclusion after I got back and my kid brother got me a 6.5318 CV then used it on my dad's first red fox.
The CV blade held up even tho I have toxic sweat, all you got to do is take care to wipe it off before bed (I used alcohol occasionally) then once a week oil the blade (not just the joint) with food grade mineral oil.
If I went camping or for small game, I wouldn't hesitate to use the is as it WILL work no doubt. To keep it fom fall out of our ACU pockets I just carried my hanky over it, the same as I do now with my new stockman.
My list of items always on me while there: peanut, p-38, sears 4 way screwdriver, cheap sears pocket stone, zippo, k&m matchcase, compass, 50' twine 25' 550cord, electric tape watch, hanky arc aaa flashlight
My list here at home: stockman, stone, lighter, twine, p-38, 4 way sd, watch, hanky arc aaa flashlight.
It's gonna take a while to get used to carrying my new knife after all this time with my peanut, but that's a different story.
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