What is your favorite military issued knife

[GIRLYmann]

 

[DocJD]

The Ram Dao is another impressive and seldom mentioned sword used in Nepal.

n2s

Nice ! Has not only eyes up front , but also a little hat up top !

 

[Ruari]

British L1A3 bayonet used on the FN Fal Rifle. A nice sturdy bowie-like bayonet.

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n2s

Sorry to burst your bubble on this, but these were really low grade 'bayo-knives' though not as terrible as the SA80 bayonets. They look alright-ish, but not very good as a knife.

 

[deovolens]

It's a little older. A Swiss knife that is also practical.

 

[not2sharp]

I usually have little interest in having a saw-back on a machete. Most of the time, on modern renditions anyway, they don't work well and have the potential to create stress risers. But, when you realize that the pioneer sidearms were instruments of war, it makes a lot more sense. It is better to be prone while silently sawing away a barb wire post, than to stand there hacking away and making noise as you draw enemy fire.

n2s

 

[not2sharp]

We should also consider that weapons systems like rifles or bayonets are often transferred or captured by other nations. So it is common to see official modifications of bayonets.

This is an India modified version of the British 1907 bayonet used during WWII.

n2s

 

[not2sharp]

The US Krag bayonet from around the Spanish American war.

n2s

 

[deovolens]

Another Swiss one, the saw really functions well

 

[deovolens]

A modern one made for members of the French foreign legion
an old one from my grand father (Croix de feu , fire crossers) that were in the first trenches in Flandern, they were called the trench cleaners. Not a lot of them survived: hunger, thirst, no shelter: just rats and mud.

 

[Rostovsky]

It's called a kinjal if that helps.

This is called "bebut".

 

[Triton]

This is called "bebut".

I've never heard that term, but I suspect you know more on the subject than I do. Is there a difference between a kinjal and a bebut?

 

[Alberta Ed]

Kabar Mark 1

 

[Lee D]

Modern repros (vintage M3 prices were more than I was gonna pay for a dust collector)… one because it’s an excellent user and the other just because it’s cool. lol

 

[Zulus]

Genuine KA-BAR 1927-45

 

[Rostovsky]

I've never heard that term, but I suspect you know more on the subject than I do. Is there a difference between a kinjal and a bebut?

This is bebut. Belonging to artillery crews and machine gunners. The long saber interfered with rapid movements, it was replaced by a short bebut. It was in service from 1907-1918 . The classic straight Caucasian dagger is rather an element of the national costume and was in service only with some parts of the Terek and Kuban Cossacks. I hope I wrote it clearly. It's hard to operate with sixteen tenses when you have only three

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[shqxk]

Mickey Ray Burger SnG.

 

[Triton]

This is bebut. Belonging to artillery crews and machine gunners. The long saber interfered with rapid movements, it was replaced by a short bebut. It was in service from 1907-1918 . The classic straight Caucasian dagger is rather an element of the national costume and was in service only with some parts of the Terek and Kuban Cossacks. I hope I wrote it clearly. It's hard to operate with sixteen tenses when you have only three

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You did write clearly, thanks! I'll definitely add "bebut" to my knowledge base. I have to admit I was basing my ID on this: https://www.museumreplicas.com/russian-kindjal

It's not necessarily a good idea to base anything on what a merchant says in their marketing!

 

[TC]

I'm confused.

217 posts and not a single SAK, nor any Randall Made?

 

[Mister Coffee]

I'm confused.

217 posts and not a single SAK, nor any Randall Made?

Has to be Government Issue, doesn't it? Was Randall ever a government contract issue?

 

[TC]

Has to be Government Issue, doesn't it? Was Randall ever a government contract issue?

SAK certainly was as the "Offiziersmesser" dating back to the late 19th.

Randall? Dunno. But they have a number of military patterns and were popular with fighting men. Do astronauts count? And going through this thread there were quite a few I think that weren't strictly gov't issue.

Just figured I'd see a few of both.