wow....my military tip broke off...

Thanks for starting this threat, i was a bit shocked to read this.

Of course you never must use a knive as a screwdriver.
But on the other hand, you never know i what kind of situation you can get into.
I have used Victorinox in several ways that can be compared with your example, but it never broke.

For me it is clear that not only the metal used but more the design of the knive (tip shape) makes it easy to break a situation like this.

The name of the knive makes me think about a knive that can be used in
many different situations a soldier can encounter, but i have learned that it is a slicer only.

There is nothing wrong with the knive, it is just makes it clear that you must select the correct knive for the correct situation.

In this case, a Multitool or a Strider or a larger Extrema Ratio Folder would certainly had no problems.

S30V is a perfect steel and Spyderco are great knives, if you use a knive like this correct, you grandson can have it as his EDC later.
 
In defense of the Military, every solder should have at least 2 knives and a multi-tool.

1. A fixed blade at least as good as a "real" Ka-Bar.
2. A folder at least as good as a Spyderco Military.
3. A mult-tool at least as good as a Leatherman Wave.
 
I've been there bro, it sucks.....
I bought a millitary in 1996 (ATS-34 2 screw clip model) I dropped the knife while "playing" with it...the knife fell appoximately two and a half feet on to my tile kitchen floor....also the knife was not locked open, just partially open and the tip broke off......I ended up sharpening the blade and reshaping it...not anywhere near as pointy as new but still functional....
I've also chipped the tip off of a dodo and an old 1st generation delica...the dodo was barely noticeable......the delica lost an 8th of an inch though....
anyway...your not alone
 
i chipped the edge of my aus8 m16 on a plastic screw on a weather shield on the bonnet of my mates car. i got over it. just buy another one and learn from your doings..
 
oneformula said:
yes, i was prying... but c'mon! i was turning a PLASTIC screw on an electric outlet cover... PLASTIC! the blade tip is gone, but the plastic has no mark... i put VERY LITTLE torque on it.... what gives???
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Just sharpen it out and move on, homie...
 
Always carry an extra SAK/Multi-tool AND your knife ;)

Same reason you carry a hammer, wrench, screwdriver, etc when fixing things. :thumbup:

The right tool for the right job ;)
 
A knife is the most basic multi tool. Some prying, twisting, etc should be assumed usage with just about any knife.

Of course, this doesn't mean any particular knife would be infinitely durable under such circumstances. But there is a reasonable expectation of durability under reasonable amount of such usage. Tip damage happens. Particularly with high hardness, high end steels. The example given by the OP I wouldn't consider a particularly dramatic failure. In fat, I'd say it's probably expected of a knife that's actually being used reasonable hard.

If you aren't breaking tips once in awhile, or if you've never twisted or pried with a blade, you are a wuss. Go knifesturbate in private. Leave the forums to actual knife users. ;)
 
I bunged up the tip of my Police, once. It slid of the bed and ended up landing point-down on the metal bed rail. By some miracle, the tip didn't break, it just flattened a little (steel was ATS-55,) A quick session with grand dad's old whet stone got it functional again, but the tip is now slightly rounded. Oh, well. I suppose now, it's much stronger than it used to be.
 
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