The Other Army Knife

I think it would make a great Cub Scout knife for the kid. It was mine and I loved that thing. I thought I could kill a Bear with it. haha. Although now a days, I would chose a good Victorinox over that , like a Farmer or some sort.
 
allenC said:
That was a great review of a no-so-great knife.
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Buzzbait said:
I hope that maybe somebody can chime in as to how well the Schrade and Ontario versions are crafted.
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I got to handle 2 of the Ontario versions last week, both of them had the same problems.

The main blade backsprings were a little weak, but all the other tools were almost impossible to get out without breaking your thumbnail. Fit was sloppy and there were gaps between the metal layers and one knife I swear even seemed lopsided like the layers were not properly lined up during assembly.

At $40.00, they are kidding themselves.
 
I got one of these issued in my mess kit when I first enlisted. Im sure I still have it in storage somewhere. Fairly easy to sharpen and could take a beating. Decent little puttering around knife.

Thanks for this thread...when I make it back to the states Im going to go find it and give it to my son.

I appreciate it.
 
I have something similar - looks like a a US military pocket knife, but is not marked US on the scales. It has "USA" stamped on the large blade tang and "CanOpener Pat-Pend" on the can opener tang. It would have been made sometime in the early to mid 60s. Is this the same knife made by another contractor?

Here's a pic. It's on the right, along with a couple other old knives that came with it:

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I don't have one, but don't they have an (reputation) issue with the back spring breaking after 4-5 years of use?
 
Hey thanks for the review! I haven't seen or heard about one of these for a long time. I live in the west coast and you simply don't see them here as much as you do on the east coast I guess. However, you reminded me that I actually have one! A friend gave it to me a long, long time ago as a trade for something I can't remember. Anyway, your review sparked me to get up and go dig it out and finally I found it buried away in some box in my closet. Dated 1969. It will now accompany me in my pocket for the next week or two. Thanks and enjoy the pic!

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The awl is interesting in that it is not a flat piece of steel, or one with a bend like a Swiss Army knife. The 1760's awl is actually concave on one side, and convex on the other. And for some odd reason, the tip is rounded instead of being pointed.
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I have a suspicion, perhaps from an FM, that the awl maybe intended for pushing blasting cap sized holes into explosives through their packaging.

Perhaps this is why it is he unusual shape.
 
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