What is your favorite military issued knife

Didn't read through all of these but the TL-29 commo knife came to mind first. I guess cuz I ccarried one for 4 years.
 
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The Ram Dao is another impressive and seldom mentioned sword used in Nepal.

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1907 Pattern, post WWI bayonet (after the quillon had been discontinued) mounted on a 1942 GRI Ishapore N°1 Mk III* SMLE. 17" blade. A good shooter and the first rifle I owned. A hell of an intimidating piece of steel on the end of it.

Favorite issue blade? Nah. But it fits with the bayonet vibe going on here.

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If the 1907 looks impressive, it should as it was inspired by Japanese swords. But a little over a generation before that, the British were issuing bayonets like this 1879 Martini Henry artillery bayonet which sports a 26" blade. I am putting this here now to highlight the rapidly evolving technology, This bayonet would have seen service in many of the Queen Victoria's "little wars", from, the Zulu wars to the Sudan, to the Boxer Rebellion. . Yet, by the advent of WWI the average bayonet is 10" shorter, and by WWII they would loose nearly another 10" of blade length.


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In contrast, the AK 47 bayonet may seem common, but when first produced during the early 1960s, it was loaded with innovations like the built in wire cutter and the insulated scabbard and handle.

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The Zieg said:
1...Favorite issue blade? Nah. But it fits with the bayonet vibe going on here.....
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Bayonets are interesting in that they only occupy the center stage in warfare for only some 300 years; and, if you look closely at their evolution, they mimic almost the entire know history of edge weapons during that time. Just about everything found itself stuck at the end of a barrel at some point.

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This is one of these most commonly found infantry sidearms. The French Briquet short sword. It was widely produced by France and mimic by other nations like Spain.

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not2sharp said:
If the 1907 looks impressive, it should as it was inspired by Japanese swords. But a little over a generation before that, the British were issuing bayonets like this 1879 Martini Henry artillery bayonet which sports a 26" blade. I am putting this here now to highlight the rapidly evolving technology, This bayonet would have seen service in many of the Queen Victoria's "little wars", from, the Zulu wars to the Sudan, to the Boxer Rebellion. . Yet, by the advent of WWI the average bayonet is 10" shorter, and by WWII they would loose nearly another 10" of blade length.


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I have heard this about the '07 and it makes sense. I also like the bolo bayonet that seems to have come along with the Diggers in WWII. I may have to look into one.
 
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The Victor Tool company produced the LC14 Woodsman Pal machete in the early1940s, and it served at least through the Vietnam War.


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This design is still serving in suburban backyards, duck blinds, and deer stands all over North America to this day! Great tool!
 
...And from other parts of the world....a nice early forged example of a Maasai Seme knife. Modern ones are often just ground from old machete blades

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Early 19th century (1820s?) Chinese Butterfly swords. This is what butterfly swords were actually like, rather than the modern machete-like Wushu martial arts props. The spine at the hilt was about 1/2" thick.

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