Why no military / combat knife forum?

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I'm sure it's probably been asked several times but...why not? It would also be nice to see a military / combat knife thread in the individual sales section of the knife exchange.

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Because there's really nothing that makes them different than any other fixed blade, and because many companies who make them already have their own sections.
Why not just start a thread about it.
 
The question of modern military and Government service issued knives comes up every so often. One common theme is the nature of actual issue knives, with the exception of special commissions (such as a small unit having a special run made by a specific maker) most knives issued are commercial off the shelf models ranging from mid-size fixed blades to multi-tools.

Over a 21 year Navy career I have been issued many knives and tools and they all have one thing in common, they are the easiest to procure, mass-produced items out there. Benchmade, Emerson, SOG and Gerber for the most part.

Also note that very few units issue fixed blade knives regularly. More often it is a folder and/or a multi-tool.
 
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spykez said:
Go prac tac, I guess.

The knife you fight with (last resort) is the one you have in your hand.
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There should definitely be a combat knife forum (meaning mainly a soldier's knife that is at least capable of fighting), focussed on the knives themselves, their history and their design. And I don't mean strictly issue knives, since so many are private purchase...

Prac Tac is mostly about defense/fighting, and who thinks they know best about that... Since the actual experience of knife fighting is, shall we say, rather limited, a forum more oriented towards the military-carried knives themselves would be welcome...

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Gaston444 said:
There should definitely be a combat knife forum (meaning mainly a soldier's knife that is at least capable of fighting), focussed on the knives themselves, their history and their design. And I don't mean strictly issue knives, since so many are private purchase...

Prac Tac is mostly about defense/fighting, and who thinks they know best about that... Since the actual experience of knife fighting is, shall we say, rather limited, a forum more oriented towards the military-carried knives themselves would be welcome...

Gaston
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If you're an old soldier then give us your opinion on what a good fighting or combat knife would and should be. Most old soldiers here carried some sort of multi-tool and a folder and neither to my mind make all that great of a fighting knife.

I'm an old soldier that runs rages for some of Americas elite soldiers and while some carry "fighting" knives most have a folder or small fixed blade just tucked in somewhere.
 
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Gaston444 said:
There should definitely be a combat knife forum (meaning mainly a soldier's knife that is at least capable of fighting), focussed on the knives themselves, their history and their design. And I don't mean strictly issue knives, since so many are private purchase...

Prac Tac is mostly about defense/fighting, and who thinks they know best about that... Since the actual experience of knife fighting is, shall we say, rather limited, a forum more oriented towards the military-carried knives themselves would be welcome...

Gaston
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Aren't all knives capable of being used to fight? And aren't the vast majority of military carried knives things like Gerbers from the PX and Leathermans?

So are those going to be included in this proposed forum also?

Are hollow-handled Rambo knives going to be included as well, even though they are rarely if ever military carried?
 
navman said:
The question of modern military and Government service issued knives comes up every so often. One common theme is the nature of actual issue knives, with the exception of special commissions (such as a small unit having a special run made by a specific maker) most knives issued are commercial off the shelf models ranging from mid-size fixed blades to multi-tools.
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An argument could be made for something devoted to "historical" knives originally commissioned and issued by governments for their armed services.
 
Hickory n steel said:
Because there's really nothing that makes them different than any other fixed blade, and because many companies who make them already have their own sections.
Why not just start a thread about it.
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spykez said:
Go prac tac, I guess.

The knife you fight with (last resort) is the one you have in your hand.
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Gaston444 said:
There should definitely be a combat knife forum (meaning mainly a soldier's knife that is at least capable of fighting), focussed on the knives themselves, their history and their design. And I don't mean strictly issue knives, since so many are private purchase...

Prac Tac is mostly about defense/fighting, and who thinks they know best about that... Since the actual experience of knife fighting is, shall we say, rather limited, a forum more oriented towards the military-carried knives themselves would be welcome...

Gaston
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Hey guys, he's asking why there's no subforum for these kind of knives in the Exchange, not in the discussion forums.

Jack_Burton said:
I'm sure it's probably been asked several times but...why not? It would also be nice to see a military / combat knife thread in the individual sales section of the knife exchange.

Just a trial balloon :cool:
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My answer to that is simple: all military/combat knives fit into the categories already set up in the Exchange, thus making this kind of sub-forum unnecessary.
 
KingMC said:
Hey guys, he's asking why there's no subforum for these kind of knives in the Exchange, not in the discussion forums.



My answer to that is simple: all military/combat knives fit into the categories already set up in the Exchange, thus making this kind of sub-forum unnecessary.
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I see it as he is asking for both. An exchange category is completely unnecessary. A discussion forum could be fun but I can easily see it turning into prac tac filled with wanna be Rambo mall ninjas. It would need some very restrictive rules and constant moderation to be of any value for the intended purpose.
 
You guys....oh, stop.
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