What's the most carried blade among "Operators"?

The only people I know who get into knife fights on a semi-regular basis are gang members in Chihuahua and Texas. It's probably a more valid sample group than the military for fighting knives.
 
Talked to the Bellsouth Operator.

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But it was made by Dark Ops and has a blood fuller so no Al Qaida body fluids will mess up your clothes as you give them a manicure.
 
I worked in a knife shop not far from a military base. Ocassionally, there were training seminars or whatever they are called. Inevitably a bunch of guys would come in and buy some knives.

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An "alleged" SEAL carried a SEAL Pup believe it or not. He said, it worked just fine for all his needs.

I am sure guys came in, said they were OPS guys and probably not. Then the reverse some came in low key and were. Who cares?

What is all the mystique about? OH, I am an OPERATOR. :jerkit:

The most courageous people to me are people who stand up for what they believe in. The James Bonds sometimes kill those people, NOT HEROIC IN MY EYES.
 
It's one of those things that go like this...."If I tell you, I will have to kill you"

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Looks like there's still a lot of people that think SOF types know more about steel than others. This isn't true, as a general rule. Some choose to research and teach themselves, but this isn't a subject tought in any school I've been to, or that my buds have been to.

Here's a breakdown of one team:
Fixed blades:
Sog Seal Pup
Sog Recondo
Randall 1
Randall 14 (Both Randalls belonged to the same guy, 2nd Gen. SF, and he only carried them on one or two operations iirc. Definitely not edc)
And that's in on a 12 man team. The rest carried an Issue M-9 bayonet, or more often than not, no fixed blade.

Folders: all team members carried a folder
EKI CQC-7 (later stolen and replaced with a waved Mini Commander)
Dalton Chevron (guy bought it at a flea market along with some home shopping channel specials, and didn't even know what he had)
BM 9050, SF issue auto folder
Spyderco enduras or clip-its for everyone else on the team

Multitool: in order of preference, everyone carried one
leatherman supertools
leatherman Wave
Gerber

The Delta guys carried KaBars, or Cold Steel SRKs, if they carried at all. Usually just tucked away in a BOB or something.

SBS guys carried SAKs and Leatheman tools, I didn't see fixed blades.

3 Commando mostly carried their issue bayonets.
The Commando Recon guys carried Puma and other Spanish type combat knives.
Keep in mind that Brits don't have the culture we have, and can't take their knives off post, if they are allowed to have them at all. Also it's probably difficult to get a quality combat knife shipped to their house. I don't think they get paid as much as we do, either.

The "civilians" carried MOD MK Vs, probably because Dieter was on their team. Bennies of hiring a knife designer, I guess. Again, these mostly occupied space in BOBs.

Some other cool knife I've seen in the field are the Bud Nealy PICK, and MOD MK I auto, but these were issued, not purchased.

I've since upgraded from the Pup to a Fehrman Peacemaker, and rotate a Busse Natural Outlaw and a CRK Neil Roberts in and out as belt knife. The other guys can't be taught. They'll carry their M-9s, it at all.

Either sharp steel just isn't as important as it once was, or it's not as appreciated as it once was. I've got 20+ months in bad places, and have yet to sharpen a large fixed blade overseas from having used it that much. Guys see this and say that big knives aren't necessary anymore. Well, I didn't use my gun very much either. Should I leave that home too?
 
JWBirch - Your response should be stickied, considering how many times questions like this are asked.

4 yrs with 2/187 Inf as a Medic - Spyderco SE Delica, later replaced by a Emerson CQC-7 in my pocket. Spyderco Remote Release on my Right LBV strap. Gerber Multi-Tool on my belt, rotated with a SOG MultiTool. Only fixed blade that stands out was a inexpensive Spec Plus Air Crew Survival.
 
As far as folders I've seen more spyderco than anything else because they're selling more models than ever at the PX and at decent prices too.
 
Well I know Strider says that its a long wait for orders right now as most of what they make is going to the sandbox...
I hear lots of guys are fans of the DB, EB & their folder (that things freakin huge!)
 
I would hazzard a guess that the Buck 110 Folding Hunter has been at the top (or near top) of the list for the past 40 years. The main reason being that Bucks are generally the best blades available in out of country PXs and BXs. Buck is also well known for very fast warranty work for their military customers.
 
Oh man this thread has lots of funny stuff in it. That being said, I havn't come into contact with many SF guys who know much about knives. I always bring a few sharpening systems with me when I am TDY to help the other guys sharpen their knives, and I mostly see issue stuff. The Gerber tool, SOG paratool, Gerber Gator, and a few BM autos. I am probably the only guy that carries a Strider, and even though there is an NSN for them, most havn't heard of them. I did meet with a guy last summer who had a MOD CQD strapped to his interceptor vest, but he didn't buy it. He said it was given to him by a friend. I am sure there are a few guys who know thier stuff, but there arn't mant. SF have many other things on thier mind other than "What cool knife can I carry".
 
Why don't you just call and ask? It's the 0 on your telephone. Ask what knife they are using on wrong numbers.
 
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Gringogunsmith said:
It's 2006.
I think iPods are the most popular " weapon"
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Haha! That's for real! If you wanna send a troop $300 worth of something to make him or her happy for a year in a hellhole, an Ipod would be the bomb!
 
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