What is your favorite military issued knife

[not2sharp]

Ontario M11 EOD knife.

n2s

 

[not2sharp]

Continuing our virtual tour. This is the Parang Lurus used in Java. This one has handle and scabbard plated in silver and has a "meteorite" (damascus) blade.

Here is a more typical example


n2s

 

[not2sharp]

Russian knife no. 1 (????)

A nice design, and an interesting video, where safety seems to come second.

n2s

 

[dirc]

lmao - that guys voice - the english dub speaker is like out of a bad b movie - lol

 

[not2sharp]

lmao - that guys voice - the english dub speaker is like out of a bad b movie - lol

He sounds like Stick Man from Cold Steel.

n2s

 

[GIRLYmann]

Russian fleet knives

Multipurpose knife NVU. Photo Zonwar.ru In the armament and supply of various units and units of the Russian Navy consists of a number of knives for various purposes. Knives of one type or another can be used by combat swimmers, ship crews or military personnel of coastal units. V

en.topwar.ru

 

[not2sharp]

One of the more interesting weapons from India. The Haladie was a type of left handed dagger.

n2s

 

[not2sharp]

French Foreign Legion knife

n2s

 

[Bob Denman]

Can I vote twice?
Once for the Smatchet...
Once for the USMC Ka-Bar...
(I have my Dad's Korean War model...)

 

[Bob Denman]

Here's a picture of the Smatchet...

 

[not2sharp]

US 1917 cutlass.

US Navy training cutlass

n2s

 

[GIRLYmann]

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Originally developed for an elite military program, this dive knife can do it all. Shop the 112SBK-BLK H20 N680 Serrated Die Knife today!

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[not2sharp]

Here is a WWII Ka-bar (Union Cutlery) military dive knife.

n2s

 

[deovolens]

Russian Speznatz

 

[The Grendels]

I so hated having to include that thing in my kit.

 

[Zulus]

Polish Paratrooper Forces knife WP-D wz. 65

 

[not2sharp]

Polish Paratrooper Forces knife WP-D wz. 65

An early shroud cutter

n2s

 

[not2sharp]

This was an experimental variant of the large WWII jack knife. The saw has been replaced by a folding shroud cutter.




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[Zulus]

An early shroud cutter

n2s

More like rescue paracord cutter
Such knife was mounted on second parachute

 

[bdcochran]

I had to think long and hard. Have many model military knives. Forced to make a decision, it would be the ka-bar Navy Model 2. Size/potential conceal-ability, weight. Adding some thoughts. For ME, an acceptable knife blade size is in the range of 5 - 5.5 long. I have longer military blades and shorter military blades. My thought is that if the knife is too bulky or too heavy, I might not carry it.

I do modify some of my knives and change sheathes. I was thinking only about stock offerings. You could hand me and a lot of guys on the board the modern version of the old Ontario 499 survival knife and we would could easily transform it into a great knife with a great sheath. However, it would not be stock issue.

My mentor wanted saw blade Glock knives. A great knife. However, he had a professional sharpening job done to change grind. So it is not stock. I took pre-saw blade models and put them in non stock Spec-Ops sheathes without changing the grind. Again not stock then. And, I even got the same Glock model (no longer offered in the US) after production was purportedly terminated. So, again, not available.