First of all let me say thank you! Not for shouting me out I'm appreciative of that I really am but thank you for taking up the cause!!! That means more to me than anything in this world. I have said repeatedly this is not my cause but our cause!!
Secondly thank you for the shout out! I am truly humbled beyond measure anytime I go to a TH-cam channel and hear my name. Not only my name but always really really beautiful things said it's humbling. And I ,my friend ,and truly honored
A true measure of a man is one who has fought their own demons and is willing to help others fight there's...you deserve it and more, my man..don't mention it brother...
Incredible job my guy!! I'm at work but just wanted to let you know soon as I'm off I'll be on this. Watched the first cpl minutes to get it in my history and I'm legit blown away!!
Thirdly I've got to say this is the best damn knife review video I've ever seen! From cinematography to overall review just a really really well done video! I'm going to share it on my Facebook page. And with videos like this you'll be blowing up soon
Awesome Scab, understand I took it up because I really admire you for using the platform to do good things, your a real, genuine, good person my man( your wife as well), I like the hell out of ya....and thankyou for the compliments, it means alot, yes hopefully I can meet my first 500 mark soon...finally I have always felt strongly about our brothers and sisters in arms way...its so great to be able to publicly thank them on this platform...thanks for leading the charge my good man!!!
Only a couple minutes in amd am already super impressed. Excellent job dude. Your passion for cinematography shows. I had no idea where their name came from. Very cool.
I love this knife. It feels so amazing in hand, kind of becoming an extension of my hand. This was an awesome video... so slick and polished. Well done good Sir.
@@JoeSteel1 I have been very careful to insert and withdraw “dragging” the spine. I have 2 cold steels though that are always dull due to lousy secure ex sheath they use, also glass re-enforced.
That's a dam shame as the sheaths are really solid nice looking pieces...wish this wasn't the case, but I think we have to take great care in replacing the blade into the sheath
@@JoeSteel1 Gonna be real careful. I’d like to get kydex sheaths made for all 3 knives. Might send them down to Wyatt Hines and let him do his thing. Again I wanna say how wicked good your vid was brother....tv quality.
Matt, thanks so much for saying brother..gotta say, don't mean to toot my own horn, but I've been doing cinema and photography all my life and have really produced some amazing pieces and images, and have gotten many thousands of compliments through plus 30 years...but getting my work appreciated spending time doing a hobby I have a passion for is really something special...hope that doesn't sound arrogant..just proud...means alot really..thanks man..
@@JoeSteel1 I really enjoyed the story of the Ka Bar name. VERY interesting! I've always liked Ka Bar but this particular knife, really got my attention. Now all I can do is watch videos about it till it gets here and, I'm pretty glad I saw yours!!!
Yea thanks Adam..its a great thing to be able to use the platform to express things I feel strongly about and convey my humble appreciation along with showing some really cool steel craft...gonna get back into form soon with my sword reviews...waiting on a piece hopefully by next month...thanks for watching
Very nice Joe! Been looking at this on for a bit. My Preacher should be here in a week or two, after that I think I will purchase this one. Great, great content. You are more informative than the History channel. Cheers
Really your too kind, I hate being in front of the camera it's a tough thing for me to do...I have behind the lens all my life...lol...thankyou shredder fam..you guys are role models to us all!
I have the Ka-Bar model 1245 Tanto 8", and it's the knife that's meant to compete with the Leatherneck. Purely a combat knife.....I can see no other purpose for it. As of right now, if society melted down, this would be my go-to Urban Combat Knife. But I'm definitely going to get this Modified Tanto and replace it with that. Before I got my Fox Knives 598 fixed blade Karambit, the 1245 Tanto had the sharpest tip of any knife I've ever owned. It is absolutely needle sharp, and you can see the tip glitter. That Karambit however completely smashes it out of the water in the sharp department. But it's a far different knife design and not really comparable except for sharpness. If you get a chance to review any of the Fox Knives Karambits, I highly recommend you buy one and review it. The 598 is the only fixed blade model they make (to my knowledge), and I like it that way. Certainly nothing wrong with the folders though. Quality knives with good steel and terrifyingly sharp!
Wonderful commentary my friend, thanks for sharing, been wanting to preview a karambit and Fox has some nice models, never pulled the plug as my states knife laws are very strick, but I'll get one for review one day, agreed on the kabar for a good replacement as a self defense only knife, it's a sweet model, I would recommend a different sheath though, thanks for watching
My pleasure, so glad I was able to present this to you. I am so sorry to hear of your losses, this channel along with many others in this community are striving to raise awareness to #22aday and we are raising money to donate to the mission 22 cause among others, via a raffle at the end of the month..
I want the EK Commando with the Walnut handle but they're sold out. So right now for Christmas I had to settle with the D2 extreme straight edge, attachment system, and a patch.
Sadly my only kabar so far is my kabar hobo knife (yes, that's a thing, lol), but you are really putting me in a kabar-buyin mood with this excellent breakdown/review. Love your style, production, and knowledge sharing brother. You deserve WAY more subs, and they'll be coming I bet. Anyways, keep rockin out these awesome vids, and wish me luck...goin kabar hunting! 🔪🔪🔪 ~dan
Daniel what can I say, I'm humbled thanks for your fantastic commentary...so much appreciation...Its a company with some interesting history and felt it needing my cinematic flavor...thanks to Kabar for allowing me to use their docu..knives and swords have so much historic presidence in general...want to keep that as part of my videos...Kabar has wonderful pieces...for fair prices, so many great knives to choose from...enjoy your search...glad you enjoyed it, treat yourself my friend
Would be interesting once you refine the edge to do some testing with sheathing and re-sheathing then putting it through the sharpness meter and see. And to my knowledge a larger Bowie is designed to be front heavy to be a effective chopper. If the POB is close to the handle it would be more of the fighting knife genre and not an effective chopper. Just my 2 cents. Loved this video brother!
Yea that's a good idea..was thinking about doing a follow up like that to see if the edge diminish is apparent in time...The Bowie..great if that's the case then yes it will be a great chopper...heavy stout tough SOB...LOL...Thanks Karl, Glad you like...hopefully Scab sees it. he sometimes misses my videos...lol
@@JoeSteel1 he said he has to re sub me just about every day. The TH-cams keeps unsubbing him to my channel. So this might also be happening with you too. I will share your vid to his Facebook messenger.
Until David Bowie came along, everyone pronounced Jim Bowie's name as BOO'-wee, as it would be pronounced in Louisiana, where he spent most of his life.
Hey, the Bowie is suppose to be heavy. It was meant to break a sabre. You hold it with the spine down, so you don't damage the edge when blocking a sabre slash. Also, when stabbing, the edge is up and cuts out and up as it is withdrawn. 🙂 native Texan and Army vet, I have read a little on the history and use of a Bowie knife. Though I'd share.
I just bought one of these, and *I love it!* Except... regarding the sheath, I want to ask Kabar, *"What happened?.."* It is *terrible!* - You ab-so-lute-ly can-not get a fighting grip while sheathed; and that stupid Kydex flappy part where the belt frog rivets on, has a sharp edge of its own - taking a rather nasty chunk from my middle finger knuckle. I get what they were doing trying to pirate off of dive knife design, but they really should have paid closer attention to the source material designs, including hilts. Dive knives often have narrow finger areas, with wider backstrap hilts, specifically so you can grab it with gloves on, and still use the button locks. That doesn't work well with the Kabar trademark mostly-round oval hilt. That flap is just... awful design. I reckon I'll carve my own sheath. But for this price... I shouldn't have to.
yes thanks for commenting....they dropped the ball on the sheath...cause it falls in the tactical line of knives....but the blade is the highlight of this piece...new sheath can be made...but for the $$ could have been better executed
@xanderparkNot a matter of complaining friend but just to point out what is right in front of you, I will speak about the good and bad on any piece I am able to hold.
Companies today have been improving the kydex sheath, I have been seeing much better designs from WTG, but this will always be an argument back n forth, as far as the convenience over the effects, thanks for watching 👍
First of all let me say thank you! Not for shouting me out I'm appreciative of that I really am but thank you for taking up the cause!!! That means more to me than anything in this world. I have said repeatedly this is not my cause but our cause!!
Secondly thank you for the shout out! I am truly humbled beyond measure anytime I go to a TH-cam channel and hear my name. Not only my name but always really really beautiful things said it's humbling. And I ,my friend ,and truly honored
A true measure of a man is one who has fought their own demons and is willing to help others fight there's...you deserve it and more, my man..don't mention it brother...
Incredible job my guy!! I'm at work but just wanted to let you know soon as I'm off I'll be on this. Watched the first cpl minutes to get it in my history and I'm legit blown away!!
Thanks brother follow up with me lata...have a safe good day my friend
@@JoeSteel1 on it for sure
great knives.
Thank you my friend, glad you enjoyed it, I think the Bowie is your style!
Thirdly I've got to say this is the best damn knife review video I've ever seen! From cinematography to overall review just a really really well done video! I'm going to share it on my Facebook page. And with videos like this you'll be blowing up soon
Awesome Scab, understand I took it up because I really admire you for using the platform to do good things, your a real, genuine, good person my man( your wife as well), I like the hell out of ya....and thankyou for the compliments, it means alot, yes hopefully I can meet my first 500 mark soon...finally I have always felt strongly about our brothers and sisters in arms way...its so great to be able to publicly thank them on this platform...thanks for leading the charge my good man!!!
Only a couple minutes in amd am already super impressed. Excellent job dude. Your passion for cinematography shows. I had no idea where their name came from. Very cool.
Wow...you watched this early Eric...sorry for the lenght just alot info, I needed to cram in...lol....yea its a super cool history on KaBar...
@@JoeSteel1 actually got the notification on time for once. No need to apologize. Nothing wrong with a long video.
Think I might try and carve a proper saya for mine.
@@JoeSteel1 check this dudes video out. Proves beyond any doubt that those sheaths dull blades. th-cam.com/video/ryxoEKFTyFA/w-d-xo.html
@@erichusayn yea the way you use your Knife that would probably make better sense for you, would love to see how that looks
I love this knife. It feels so amazing in hand, kind of becoming an extension of my hand. This was an awesome video... so slick and polished. Well done good Sir.
thanks Matt gonna do some more tests on the sheath....have you had any noticeable issues with the edge dulled when replacing into the sheath?
@@JoeSteel1 I have been very careful to insert and withdraw “dragging” the spine. I have 2 cold steels though that are always dull due to lousy secure ex sheath they use, also glass re-enforced.
That's a dam shame as the sheaths are really solid nice looking pieces...wish this wasn't the case, but I think we have to take great care in replacing the blade into the sheath
@@JoeSteel1 Gonna be real careful. I’d like to get kydex sheaths made for all 3 knives. Might send them down to Wyatt Hines and let him do his thing. Again I wanna say how wicked good your vid was brother....tv quality.
Matt, thanks so much for saying brother..gotta say, don't mean to toot my own horn, but I've been doing cinema and photography all my life and have really produced some amazing pieces and images, and have gotten many thousands of compliments through plus 30 years...but getting my work appreciated spending time doing a hobby I have a passion for is really something special...hope that doesn't sound arrogant..just proud...means alot really..thanks man..
What a GREAT VIDEO!!! I just pulled the trigger on this knife and now I'm binging on Ka-Bar's 1266 video's... Again Joe, great video!
Jorge thank you kindly, awesome, your gonna love it, a really nice momento from a legendary company, thanks again for your support 🙏
@@JoeSteel1 I really enjoyed the story of the Ka Bar name. VERY interesting! I've always liked Ka Bar but this particular knife, really got my attention. Now all I can do is watch videos about it till it gets here and, I'm pretty glad I saw yours!!!
I'm the same way my friend, these knives are infact our big boy toys, can't take the boy out of the man,😆
Just started watching. Damn man very well done! Ok back to the show!
Karl I love his Swords of Northshire videos .
Great video man. Your videos have a little bit of everything, and a lot of passion for the community and the causes you support.
Yea thanks Adam..its a great thing to be able to use the platform to express things I feel strongly about and convey my humble appreciation along with showing some really cool steel craft...gonna get back into form soon with my sword reviews...waiting on a piece hopefully by next month...thanks for watching
@@JoeSteel1 Cant wait to see it, I'm waiting on my new piece as well.
#22aday
We stand with you brother!
Came here on Scab’s recommendation. Subscribed for the high quality review & videography. Excellent.
Thanks friend, means a great deal to me...hope you enjoy the content 😀
Very nice Joe! Been looking at this on for a bit. My Preacher should be here in a week or two, after that I think I will purchase this one. Great, great content. You are more informative than the History channel. Cheers
The modified tanto is just a very sleek rendition tactic version of such a classic Kabar fixed blade, glad to own it...Much appreciated BD, lol...
So very well done and so very well-spoken brother!!!!
Really your too kind, I hate being in front of the camera it's a tough thing for me to do...I have behind the lens all my life...lol...thankyou shredder fam..you guys are role models to us all!
@@JoeSteel1 well your doing a good job man!!
I have the Ka-Bar model 1245 Tanto 8", and it's the knife that's meant to compete with the Leatherneck. Purely a combat knife.....I can see no other purpose for it. As of right now, if society melted down, this would be my go-to Urban Combat Knife. But I'm definitely going to get this Modified Tanto and replace it with that.
Before I got my Fox Knives 598 fixed blade Karambit, the 1245 Tanto had the sharpest tip of any knife I've ever owned. It is absolutely needle sharp, and you can see the tip glitter. That Karambit however completely smashes it out of the water in the sharp department. But it's a far different knife design and not really comparable except for sharpness.
If you get a chance to review any of the Fox Knives Karambits, I highly recommend you buy one and review it. The 598 is the only fixed blade model they make (to my knowledge), and I like it that way. Certainly nothing wrong with the folders though. Quality knives with good steel and terrifyingly sharp!
Wonderful commentary my friend, thanks for sharing, been wanting to preview a karambit and Fox has some nice models, never pulled the plug as my states knife laws are very strick, but I'll get one for review one day, agreed on the kabar for a good replacement as a self defense only knife, it's a sweet model, I would recommend a different sheath though, thanks for watching
And btw, I LOVE my Marine Raider Bowie! I like your taste in knives lol...
All American classics, Thanks again and happy you enjoyed my videos
Thanks for the lessons own three kabars lost too many friends from 22 a day
My pleasure, so glad I was able to present this to you. I am so sorry to hear of your losses, this channel along with many others in this community are striving to raise awareness to #22aday and we are raising money to donate to the mission 22 cause among others, via a raffle at the end of the month..
I want the EK Commando with the Walnut handle but they're sold out. So right now for Christmas I had to settle with the D2 extreme straight edge, attachment system, and a patch.
Great choice as a replacement my friend thanks for watching dude...happy holidays 😀
Great looking knife! #22aday!
thank you much appreciated..thanks for watching
#22aday keep up the great work!
Thank you my friend, much appreciated
Great knife review!
Thanks my man..means alot
Love the story. Scab is great. #22aday
Thanks "rusty" appreciate that
YES Scab is the best, really good people in this community
Carl Ruger recommended your channel to me and now I am subscribed! :-) hello! Do I sound like old time radio!?
Thank you for the Sub friend...glad to have you on board...
Just ordered it!! Can't wait! #22aday #BladeAddict
your gonna love it
the best review I saw, I ordered one. In Europe the price is 115 euros minimum
Much appreciated friend....hope you enjoy it, it's a really beautiful piece, please sub if you would be so kind, thanks for watching
Sadly my only kabar so far is my kabar hobo knife (yes, that's a thing, lol), but you are really putting me in a kabar-buyin mood with this excellent breakdown/review. Love your style, production, and knowledge sharing brother. You deserve WAY more subs, and they'll be coming I bet. Anyways, keep rockin out these awesome vids, and wish me luck...goin kabar hunting! 🔪🔪🔪
~dan
Daniel what can I say, I'm humbled thanks for your fantastic commentary...so much appreciation...Its a company with some interesting history and felt it needing my cinematic flavor...thanks to Kabar for allowing me to use their docu..knives and swords have so much historic presidence in general...want to keep that as part of my videos...Kabar has wonderful pieces...for fair prices, so many great knives to choose from...enjoy your search...glad you enjoyed it, treat yourself my friend
Would be interesting once you refine the edge to do some testing with sheathing and re-sheathing then putting it through the sharpness meter and see. And to my knowledge a larger Bowie is designed to be front heavy to be a effective chopper. If the POB is close to the handle it would be more of the fighting knife genre and not an effective chopper. Just my 2 cents. Loved this video brother!
Yea that's a good idea..was thinking about doing a follow up like that to see if the edge diminish is apparent in time...The Bowie..great if that's the case then yes it will be a great chopper...heavy stout tough SOB...LOL...Thanks Karl, Glad you like...hopefully Scab sees it. he sometimes misses my videos...lol
@@JoeSteel1 he said he has to re sub me just about every day. The TH-cams keeps unsubbing him to my channel. So this might also be happening with you too. I will share your vid to his Facebook messenger.
@@Katana-Karl Shit thats strange, don't understand what's the issue with YT there?
I see a book of Natori Ryu behind you...
Yes you are right my friend..The book of Samurai..fundamental samurai teachings...very interesting book of extreme discipline
Watching at work and my manager walks by and says you sound like Joe Rogan...
the comedian? yea same bald head...lol
@@JoeSteel1 she was talking about just your voice. Lol didn't even look at my screen.
My marine son who spent 2 years in Afghanistan
Bless him 🙏 ❤️
Until David Bowie came along, everyone pronounced Jim Bowie's name as BOO'-wee, as it would be pronounced in Louisiana, where he spent most of his life.
Yes that has been my pronunciation moving forward thanks for commenting friend 👊👊👊🙏🙏🙏
Boa tarde seus vídeos são muito bons mais colocar uma tradução aqui para nós do Brasil vocês aí nos EUA tem mais recursos eu sou apaixonado por facas
Gracies Amico
Hey, the Bowie is suppose to be heavy. It was meant to break a sabre. You hold it with the spine down, so you don't damage the edge when blocking a sabre slash. Also, when stabbing, the edge is up and cuts out and up as it is withdrawn. 🙂 native Texan and Army vet, I have read a little on the history and use of a Bowie knife. Though I'd share.
Thanks my friend, God bless, thank you for your services
Can someone please educate me on what that black flag means and represents?
I'm not quite sure of what black flag you speak of?
I just bought one of these, and *I love it!* Except... regarding the sheath, I want to ask Kabar, *"What happened?.."*
It is *terrible!* - You ab-so-lute-ly can-not get a fighting grip while sheathed; and that stupid Kydex flappy part where the belt frog rivets on, has a sharp edge of its own - taking a rather nasty chunk from my middle finger knuckle.
I get what they were doing trying to pirate off of dive knife design, but they really should have paid closer attention to the source material designs, including hilts. Dive knives often have narrow finger areas, with wider backstrap hilts, specifically so you can grab it with gloves on, and still use the button locks. That doesn't work well with the Kabar trademark mostly-round oval hilt. That flap is just... awful design.
I reckon I'll carve my own sheath. But for this price... I shouldn't have to.
yes thanks for commenting....they dropped the ball on the sheath...cause it falls in the tactical line of knives....but the blade is the highlight of this piece...new sheath can be made...but for the $$ could have been better executed
Lol you complain a lot
@xanderparkNot a matter of complaining friend but just to point out what is right in front of you, I will speak about the good and bad on any piece I am able to hold.
these friggin fiberglass sheaths always ruin edges. kbar screwed up following in cold steels footprints w this garbage. hate it.
Companies today have been improving the kydex sheath, I have been seeing much better designs from WTG, but this will always be an argument back n forth, as far as the convenience over the effects, thanks for watching 👍
Great review. Did you say this knife is full tang? I assumed it would be a rat tang like the other kabar USMC knives
Well it's a little beefed than a rats tang, so definitely not full but a rat tail tang either...and Thanks, but for its purpose it's good enough