America's Greatest Knife !? Ka-Bar USMC
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- Today we test what is perhaps one of America's most famous knives. The Ka-bar USMC! Designed in 1942 and still used in 2018 this knife can be called a veteran. Also one of the most requested knives. And today we test it to see if it is suitable for bushcraft and survival. Hold on tight and enjoy the ride!
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DBK, as a retired Active Duty US Marine (not a desk jockey, but a Marine that actually spent years in the field), I loved this video! It was hilarious and I don’t feel this video was insulting or an unfair test. I personally carried this knife and do love it; but I agree that it will not perform as good as other modern day survival knives since the original design was focused on only slashing and stabbing human flesh. I’m a new subscriber and love how interesting you two make your videos; they always make me laugh.
I think it wasn't designed for survival more for defend themselves or kill the enemy with the thin steel
"retired active duty"
@@jester4886 he meant "Active" as opposed to "Reserve". I guess it would have been more proper to say "retired, former active duty"
Funny how you didn’t say 0311
@@DrGurple Because I wasn’t…I was an 0861 which is a Forward Observer (conducts artillery, naval gunfire, and close air support call for fire).
How about comparing knives from different army's from around the world? Would be interesting to see what other countries use. Keep up the good work
*Derek Hellam- GREAT idea- Comparison of Military Knives from many countries! Yes! Hope they read your comment!!*
I wonder how many people have died by getting stabbed by that knife
Probably fuck tons
Used by frank castle himself👍👌
Sold
oii my guy
Love that show
Got my fathers kbar he had on his side when he was in Vietnam going up and down the rivers in the Brown Water Navy. Only 2 things I asked for before he passed. His kbar and the American flag that saved his life that has bullet holes, shrapnel holes and his blood on the silk Flag he, and now I own. That flag was hanging on his boat when they got hit with a mortar, killed everyone but him on his boat, thankfully he was changing the barrel of his gun, when the mortar blew him off the boat into the flag and as his body and flag hit the rivers water the flag had wrapped itself around his body and created a make shift life preserver and kept him afloat and alive. The next boat picked him up little later with the flag and my father said last thing he remember was waking up in the hospital they had there and the flag was given to him with the story about it saving his life and he needed to keep that flag.. that flag is only reason my father, my brother, me and all our children are alive today. So it means a lot to us. Since I was the only one as of now who went thru the military I got his Flag and his K bar. My father lived with shrapnel lodged in his spine for rest of his life from that explosion, yet he was put bk into Vietnam just a few months after that incident.
Amazing story. Thank you for your service, God bless you and your family.
Awesome
The “American” accent gets me every time.🤦🏻♂️not even close but I love it😂
The great knife is made for opening humans and c ration cans
That’s what I always thought the use of a knife was for. Lol
This knife was based on a hunting knife originally created by the union cutlery company back around the turn of the century.
This knife was originally designed to process game in a time when people were smart enough to carry an axe or hatchet as well as a multi bladed folder such as a cattle knife in their pocket.
It's not going to be the best knife for wood craft or abuse in a " survival " situation.
When the USMC adopted it they just wanted a good utilitarian knife that could also serve well for combat use if need be.
It wasn't expected to be able to be hammered through a log like so many today seem to think is somehow the measure of a knife.
...and simple, common sense has now become brilliance. GG, well played.
Well said Tyler.
Many of these people these days have no clue.
Don't even know a bit about surviving in the woods/jungle.
Or else they wouldn't come up with these moron statements.
Fallkniven is a good knife but over rated for the price.
Muscle hammer guy vs Chuck Norris.... That would be epic!
Swamp Valley when muscle hammer guy does push ups he is actually pushing the world down
Muscle hammer guy nailed it again 😂
I Always Thought The Greatest American Knife (as an American) Was A Clip Point Bowie With A Cross Guard.
Thats pretty much the Kabar 1217!!!
Ka-Bar just beats it because of the history and reliability
As opposed to the clip point bowie with cross guard theyre talking about in this video?
@@Jsmith9055 a Kabar is much too small I’m talking about the big civil war era bowies along with the old full tang, stag handled, beast of a blade bowie. Not this toothpick, jk I love the Kabar but it doesn’t quite fit the bill in my opinion.
@@coolhandluke5388 the old Bowie knife is a miracle
Love the USMC Kabar. Used one during my time in the Marines, including a tour in Iraq. No, it’s not the best survival/bushcraft knife out there, and neither was it designed to be one, but it sure is a classic design that withstood the test of time.
Did you use this version or the issued Ontario 498?
Getting a Ka-Bar blade between the ribs is not going to make the receiver of such a stab upset because he got stabbed with an inferior knife.
The greatness of a knife is not found in the hardness of the steel or sharpness of the blade. It is found in the ability to serve the user well, and no other knife has served so many Marines as well as the Ka-Bar (and the Navy and Army equivalent knives that served their own services).
I still have my USMC issued Ka-Bar and I use it more than any other knife I have ever owned (besides my kitchen knives of course). I have a couple of fun little OTF knives, but for really serious stuff, I would take a Ka-Bar over most others. Not that it is the best knife, but it is the knife I know best.
Can you test the buck 119 I wanna see how it would stand up to your tests
Did they test any buck knive?
@@krzysiekzmora1422 idk but I think so
Buck knives are great, but they can't take a whole lot of abuse. Least of all any kind of tip test.
Jesus, there are a bunch of crybabies in the comment section. Anyway, what would you guys say to doing a comparison between the original Ka-Bar and the D2 "Extreme" version? Not predicting it'll be the best knife ever, but I'd be curious how they 2 stack up now that you can finally get a D2 Ka-Bar that doesn't have the stupid partially serrated edge.
The USMC is a utility/fighting knife. Meant for general tasks, as well as combat, the USMC isn’t a bushcraft knife.
I love the USMC, but I will admit that something closer to a BarkRiver Bravo 2 in 3V would make a better survival knife.
Agreed...totally and absolutely.
I have two USMC knives one I won and the other was used in Iraq by family great job on the video editing ladies not the best bushcraft knife but a great fighting knife👍😁
The knife is not a bushcraft...its a fighting knife.
yea, thinner blade is made to meet less resistance with clothes.
it's always a hoot hearing y'all do American accents
the more I think about it, you disrespect this knife by not tip testing it.....took mine out and stabbed a big hole in a piece of wood....no problems 1095 cro van is tougher than you give it credit for. double dog dare you to do the same to yours!
I believe the Cro Van is only in the Becker series.
@@glbwoodsbum2567 it is in the becker knives but also in the knife in question. Some of ka bars foreign made blades are made of stainless.. an inferior material.
It would absolutely survive the tip test due to the fact that deep inside that knife there is apple pie, baseball, the piercing call of the bald eagle, multiple war wining badassery and the blood of the ‘Murican military. Even if it loses it still wins. ‘Merica, fuck yeah!
Comin' again to save the motherfuckin' day, yeah
‘Merica, fuck Yeah!
Freedom is the only way, yeah
😂 -howdy from Texas
Compound Pictures I’m glad I could accommodate 😂
1942, when america sold its soul to the bankers
The first war already did that
My Mora died in a tip test today
:( to all our fallen allies
F
Only the dead have seen the end of war.
Best knife for feathersticking Charlie
As an American, I thank you for this video.
Yeah, me too, but what does being American have to do with anything?
@@johndifrancisco3642 Because it's an American knife
Carthago delenda est Ah, gotchya. Sorry if I came across as nasty. I re-read it so I fixed it.
@@johndifrancisco3642 I feel like you're being sarcastic
Carthago delenda est No! Not at all. I did not know it's an American knife. Sometimes when I type things the meaning doesn't come across right. Why do you feel I was being sarcastic? I do not see it.
I wish Kabar updated the knife's tang a long time ago. They need to make it a little bit wider in the width. It's just too thin as it is. I understand the design was nothing more then a fighting knife and a utility tool at best, but it doesn't hurt to improve the design.
Its always been a *fighting knife* not a survival knife.
Though soldiers need their knife to survive as well
@@DutchBushcraftKnives Exactly
@@DutchBushcraftKnives Cracking open coconuts has never been so easy with the KABAR !
Dutch Bushcraft Knives Sure it can be used as a utility knife, but it was designed primarily with fighting in mind. I could use a karambit to slice an apple or open a box but a less aggressive knife would do the job better.
I was thinking about your criticism of the handle, it’s designed for grip in stabbing, not bush craft.
8 Commies gave thumbs down. Good job guys, this channel is really fun. The -Top Gear- Grand Tour, of knife channels.
I learned my lesson the hard way - the Ka-Bar is NOT designed for bushcraft or survival. It is a fighting knife. I used the Ka-Bar to baton a wrist thick sapling and it bent severely at the tang. I had a buddy who’s USMC and he always said the Ka-Bar could pry open anything, not true. It has a rat tail tang, very thin metal. However, I love the Ka-Bar, I was gifted one for Christmas 09’ and loved the smell of the leather handle.
would love to see this become a series. Like each countries main service knife / most used / popular knife etc
John D I second this motion
I agree
I third this motion (do canada next :) )
I like this idea but as a brit, our ww2 service knife was the fairbairn sykes. I love that knife but i don't think this could stand up to the usual tests
John D, So YOUR the reason I couldn't get my nickname!
So in other words you don't even have a genuine Ka-Bar? get a real Ka-Bar made in Olean New York and then we talkin about a beast of a knife
We got a ka-bar from ka-bar? Dont know how we can get more legit mate!
Dutch Bushcraft Knives Where was it made?
@@bowmaster619letschug6
I'm guessing wherever kabars are made
Christian Williams I'm not hating or trying to be a troll I'm just trying to get some info is all and i know that mine was made In Olean New York and it id's full tang. And so far i do enjoy the channel
i actual have one i dont use it for bushcraft just to have it is all. the knife was design to kill not bushcraft and it shows but awsome video , how about a you guys make another show on another legend a bowie knife
It was the Fighting, Utility Knife. Used for more than just fighting. More designed for fighting, but also for general purpose knife uses.
Hey DBK thanks for another video...do you you guys ever consider doing other tests with the knives? Working in the hunting guide and outfitting buisness were I am out in the bush for weeks and months at a time, I never do chopping/feather sticks/batoning..maybe field dressing, skinning, harvesting birch bark, gutting fish, cutting ropes strings, and carving points/ notches could be some additional regular tests?
I have had my Kabar since I enlisted when I was 19 years old it has never failed me , it’s a fighting knife not a EDC , it’s nice to have around now I’m 45 years of age I did 20 years of service with the 82nd airborne Fort Bragg NC now my EDC is either my folding Buck 871 Ghost Rider or my 11 1/2 long Bowie with deer bone handle or both . I really don’t know what kind of Bowie I have since it’s well over 53 years old ,my dad found it in the woods when he was 14 , it has BOWIE stamped in the length of the blade in big bold letters , all I know that it’s razor sharp & a hell of a knife.
That would be the USMC "Fighting Knife". You kill people with it.
It was the Fighting, Utility Knife. Used for more than just fighting. More designed for fighting, but also for general purpose knife uses.
It's been a year plus since I've been subscribed to DBK.. How have they not blown up into the million subscribers yet? It's legit a matter of time. Their content shits on anything else survival/bushcarft related, including what is televised. And they appeal to an even larger audience with their comedic aspect to their content. Love this channel!
Designed to be a utility/fighting knife and for many years has filled its role with admiration.
Oh my god, the gods finally made a video of the godlike USMC knife. With godlike fitting background music in the intro. Insta like!
Top video you two Dutch guys are the coolest
I wish they would try a fixed blade buck hunter
The ka-Bar is still one of a world’s most Highly purposed knife
Im proud i have one hanging on my shelf
80? I just spent 130 on it!
130 for the big brother version. Is that the one you have?
@@stephengreico2810 no - it's this exact one! Just bought it a couple weeks ago, 130 plus tax
@@stephengreico2810 short in europe is around 120. Normal one 160-170
@@stephengreico2810 still cheap, they shoot for around 350 bucks, my dad got mine for 130 from a surplus store one of the greatest gifts I've ever received from him
@@Chillins23 I just bought one for $90, you'd have to be insane to spend $300 on a ka bar unless it actually served in WWII
rip the men who died protecting us
Maarten made me wince at 1:53 😬.
Ever thought of adding DBK branded band-aids to the merch store? 😂
Thomas Denton
Thomas Denton That was great!
It's a boy ( not Survival Lilly) that actually lives in an austrian small village who actually pryied the Ka Bar beyond tough ( yeah, he managed to crook the handle at some point - due to its "generous" stick tang ) but hey, the tip of the knife actually survived !
Yeah, he also managed to brake the blade banging it again and again into a metal pole - no joke !
So, the Ka Bar - while is not the strongest knife on the planet by any means - it did a decent job on that destruction test though ...go figure !
good in its time but rats tail, no thank you.
Next review a buck 119 special
Legend says, when muscled hammer guy travels he does not take a plane, he rotates the world.
U guys should look at cold steel 4max or SR1
I mean I’m not disappointed as if wasent really designed to be a bushcraft knife, it’s more of a combat knife
Definitely!
th-cam.com/video/2pX0HqtBTyw/w-d-xo.html
Really glad you guys gave this knife some respect, it is an old design but damn did they nail it for the time period. Such a solid blade even being rat tang
Still made in the same factory in Olean, New York state. Can get US Army markings (US ARMY), USMC markings (USMC), US Navy markings (USN), and, US Coast Guard markings (USCG). Don't know why there is not a US Air Force marked Kabar. Should be USAF.
An all leather sheath with the service branch stamp. US Army has the American Eagle, US Marines has the Eagle, Globe and Anchor. US Navy has the same Eagle the is on the Navy's flag. The US Coast Guard has crossed oars with a rescue buoy in the background.
The hilt hand protector has an intentional 8° bend. This added at the factory. If you get a real Kabar you will have that 8° bend. It was wasn't dropped.
There is a full tang that goes though the handle and the steel pommel. Has a think pin that goes through the pommel to fasten. The all leather hand grip is compressed leather. I have never lost my grip with my Kabar.
The story of the origins of Kabar was from a letter from a customer. The guy could barely write so the letter was difficult to read. There was a sentence that was supposed to be "Kill a bear." Most of the letters were unintelligible. So it was written like "K??? A bar." So Kabar was derived from "Kill a bear."
Have had the US Army stamped Kabar for years. A perfect knife.
Its actually sturdier than you think. Its not worth trying to destroy your own knife... But there is a vid of a guy who already tortured his own USMC knife. And it took quite a while to fail tip test
My kabar was my first quality knife I ever got, and I've put it through some hardcore shit. Used as a camp knife for years, thrown it at trees, left it out, just absolutely abused the piss out of it. Still have it, still love it, FYI tho mine is the updated version not the original usmc. (was a birthday present around 10 or so years ago in middleschool from my parents) literally the knife that got me into knives
Mikkie actually looks pretty good in that hat. Anyway, around here I've seen many people carry their Ka-Bar USMC around town as an EDC. It's overkill, but hey, Americans love their Ka-Bars. :P
Deserves respect as it was carried by a breed of brave men the world will never see again, who liberated these two guys grandparents. Let’s not forget the magnitude of that.
Urban Jungle facts 🙌🙌
Canadians did that. Probs same knife tho
I don't think anyone has, Bud.
This is the first time a knife review made me this emotional; the soundtrack, film quality and acting was... perfection. I thank you greatly for this.
I got mine for $15 with serrations. Don’t buy it with serrations. It sucks. It sucks so bad that I took an angle grinder and ground it down to a flat edge. No reason to put serrations on a knife.
how and why did u bye a ka-bar usmc for $15
@@booben_0659 probably a yard sale
the serrations are only on the bottom 1/3 so that was kind of pointless. you will regret it one day
@@Pillowpetlover the bottom third of the knife gives you the most control when cutting. I don’t regret it at all. In fact it’s far more useful
@@booben_0659 sporting goods store close out sale
Everyone knows the usmc is the dollar store general of the military. Navy has SEALS. Army has SF including Delta, and rangers. Usmc has the movie Full Metal Jacket-joke!
Tell me you never served without telling me. Half the seals are Marines you idiot. Every Rifleman in the Marine Corps is special forces the entire branch, our schools are a year long whereas other branches are weeks. Marines can go into any school of other branches, not vice versa. You have zero idea what you are talking about.
and the mini series generation kill!
Would it be a better feather sticker if you had sharpened it your way?
yeah
One of the most famous, not one of the greatest.
This was a great video, I think any real knife lover knows that knives are designed with a purpose in mind, the kabar is a fighting knife that can be sharpened to razor sharp levels but by no means is it a prying tool or a survival knife. It's good for cutting, stabbing, and ok for chopping and batoning but not really ideal for bushcraft tasks. It's like a hunting rifle vs an pistol, two very different purposed weapons that could technically fill in for eachother in some instances but it's not ideal.
“final impetus came from the War Department, which had identified the need for a multi-purpose knife suitable both as a fighting knife and as a utility knife”, it’s intentional so your wrong
My recommendation is the Cold Steel Finn Wolf because you might find it a folding knife you enjoy.
It is a very iconic knife I wanted one when I was a kid even now I still like the look of it
Have you guys done a video doing a comparison of a quality knife vs an identical knock-off?
Well shit knife that Mikkie has is a knock off. Most knock offs use 440a steel which is much worse. Also the rat tangs often break much too soon
You guys should have done more I have both the usmc and the big brother ka bars and they have never let me down and I chop cut and pry with mine for years now ......shame on you for not taking this more serious......love ur channel by the way keep up the good videos
this ka bar is a combat knive not survival knive.
well, unless you consider surviving combat...
I like sharp things
Didn't know my Ka bar had the potential of deflecting bullets and breaking coconuts...?
Any knife has a purpose. This knife has a purpose: kill people. It's not made for survival, it has not to resist to nature and hard use. It has to kill people. And it has to cost the less possible in order to equip as many soldiers as it can. A military survival knife useful for bushcraft is much more like a Fallkniven F1.
>kill people
Not really. It's a multi-purpose design based on pre-war hunting knives. If you want a kiling knife, take a look at F-S. If you want an alternative multi-purpose knife, check NR-40 or NKVD knife by Vacha-Trud factory
Almost nobody is killed with even handguns in war, let alone knives.......... It's a utility knife, and soldiers will tell you that. Knife fighting went out of style after WW1
@@tm1182 think as you wish. In WWII there where many episodes of hand to hand combat and even in Vietnam war. It's not like anyone is going around with a knife in the hand to kill an enemy, but when you are on the ground, you have finished your ammo, lost your rifle or attacked by an enemy at close distance, having a combat knife can save your life. A multipurpose knife has nothing to do with a knife like this, which is not comfortable nor effective for any everyday activity. A multipurpose knife is much more like a Fallkniven F1.
When I was 12, I broke the tang in half lightly hitting a board. Junk I say, needs a full tang design, then we got something worthwhile...even in 1095...
Yup!!! Utility knife is no bushcraft knife.
LMAO the bullet deflecting scene xDD
I love this knife with all my heart . owned several and even the big one. Sharpens easily and keeps an edge ok. Leaves a hell of a blister on the thumb .
Guys the Ka Bar USMC is a Fighting Knife not a Bushcraft Knife. It fills the role of slicing and piercing flesh
Ya , i can tell you it is made for that because i use it for fighting . When we do investigations i always wear it on me .
Beat me to it. That’s not what it was made for.
@@Hertacles ya dont know you history .
Its a mix for a utility and fighting knife. You can get better utility or fighting knives but this is a mix of the two
Wasnt it mainly used as a utility knife? It probably opened more ration cans than japanese during the war. The dedicated fighting knife of that time was the m3 trench knife among other dagger like designs I think.
DO THE COLD STEEL SR1..I'm sure it will be the toughest folder you've tested
How about cold steel 4max is better then sr1
I know you guys probably have read your wiki on this, (and also know wiki isn't the best "source" for information), but I found some interesting things about this knife. Nothing serious:
(Also - I carry Ka-Bar every day, as a civilian, and have it as my main "full tang" knife (also why the fuck didn't they just full-tang it??)
1. The umbrella corporation (not zombies) for Ka-Bar is Cutco "the World's Finest Cutlery". So Americans eat their enemies, right? Fine.
1b. Key People listed for cutco is Jim Schitt Sr. (That's the serious Schitt, if you didn't know) - and with a revenue of 200 MILLION dollars, of course he is.
2. The term Ka-Bar comes from an alleged story of a man in the 1920s who had used one to kill a bear after his rifle jammed. He wrote to the company about their great knife saving his skin... but only some of the text was legible. So... of the words "Kill a Bear" only a few letters could be clearly read: K... a b.ar..... (You can't make this shit up) (Also this wouldn't be the first American who can't read or write, before they're old enough to be dispatching bears.... God Bless Mr'rika.... right?)
I am a shitty journalist (as opposed to a good one) so I've gotten about half way through the wiki and will now (like a lazy shit) tune back into your videos... which might be more entertaining if only about as intelligent). I just thought I might pop in and tell you these things.
Hilarious.
Love your show guys. Keep it up (and yes I saw your 'quit' video. Suck it up buttercups. The world needs you now).
Much love.
haha i love that story! if it's true it would be a bloody amazing story of getting a name
Not great for feathersticks?!? Was it even sharp??? because of its slim profile I am able to make the finest feathersticks with a Kabar.
Everything in the end is pretty relative, so compared to knives with more ‘convex’ like grinds do a much better job at feathersticking than a v-edge
It was designed as a Combat/utility knife,no more no less.
My old kabar had no problems with a tip test, but it was military surplus. I'm pretty sure it was hardened tool steel, not some flimsy reproduction. I'd love to punish whoever stole it.
The 1095 used in modern KA-Bars isn't "some flimsy reproduction" lol.
Why don't you compare it to another knife in same category either same price range or same 1095 steel not a $300 knife that we know is proven to do more and cost as much as an entire crate of kabars!!!
Okay, I've had my Kabar since he early 80's. Back when it had a nice brown powder coat, plus the swedge or false edge is extremely sharp. As for chopping and battoning, this knife was NEVER meant to do that. It is after all a Combat/Utility knife. I've carried mine on many hikes. I've used it to cut food, cord, leather and nylon webbing. It does all those very well. Remember its a Combat/killing knife first and foremost.
My first was from the 80's as well, I miss that one. I bought one back in 2012 and it sucks in comparison, plus it came from the factory about as sharp as a butter knife.
Even though this video was hella silly, as an American, it kinda gave me a strong sense of patriotism (mainly the music) and the chills to boot xD nice video hahaha
Yeah but I should change the design for the better, I feel like kabar just stopped making improvement to their company, they just count on their military contract to survive...
Oleum Camino I agree, having the kydex handle seems to have improved the strength of the standard kabar knives(if you don’t know what I am talking about, look up some kabar destruction tests, you will find most of the leather handled kabar break at the blade-handle intersection, and that is a very bad thing! Because you suddenly have a very unusable knife!) I then looked up the destruction tests for kydex handled kabar, they break on the blade, that is good because even though only half a blade is left, it is better than no blade). The standard kabar does not have a lanyard hole, that could be useful, the knife still has a rat tail tang, but I guess you could say that is just to save weight, but if you look up the Glock trench knife on TH-cam, that thing uses some Glock polymer and it only has a tang no more than 2 inches long, but it is hell of a beater knife(probably because the polymer is so damn good). I always like kabar knife, ever since I first saw it 17 years ago as a kid. But I don’t think they have caught up with the tactical market today, they don’t make a lot of good tactical folders or small fixed blades that are anything unique like the old kabar knife, look at Benchmade, Spyderco or Emerson, the world had changed but kabar is pretty much the same, their steel is still 1095, d2, and only recently they started to play around with s35vn. I think they would not still have a business today if not for their marine combat knife model...
Oleum Camino yes buddy I agree many things you said, but I know as I continue to reply this thread it will turn into one of those arguments that never ends. So I intend this reply as my last come backs, haha. I agree with the following: yes 1095 is cheaper, particularly given the knife is for military usage; yes it performs well given the role of fighting; yes it is a good general utility knife too, yes the rubber handles had made it better, yes d2 is the upgrade that people had been waiting for, yes if something works you should not change it... Now where I have to politely disagree is that I was talking about kabar as a company, not just the kabar marine combat knife. The combat knife could use some changes like I previously mentioned(lanyard hole, stronger tang, etc) but as I can imagine, trying to modify a design that is a military contract could be hard. Ok so what if kabar keeps the marine knife design but also come up with other more modern knife designs for people looking for something a little special? But kabar did not seem to make an effort to transit into the tactical knife market that boomed in the recent 20 years. Benchmade and spyderco sure make a lot of knives, but they are good knives, not crap knives like many gerbers(not all gerbers are bad by the way). Not getting with the market trend is what causes big but traditional companies to be left behind, sometimes broke. To give you an example, the colt's manufacturing company once had a prestigious position in the gun making world, throughout ww2 to early 1980s, but they felt too confident with their position and rather stopped innovation, particularly in the civilian's gun makert, a few other mishaps later, foreign small arms companies overwhelmed the market and colt's once prestigious position is no more.(my story here is rather summarised and can lack in detail but I hope you see my point here). As of today I can hardly recognise any guns designed and manufactured by a home grown US gun company, because of the same reason. That is just what I think. I always like these kabar knives, but I do fear IF some day the U.S. government no longer wants Kabar knives as a standard issue and cilvians mostly have already got the combat marine knife, their business would be in danger. Just take a look at their current catalogue, can you find anything else that is as well designed or awesome as the almost 100 year old design? I don't think so...
Greg Medford has produced a ‘modern’ take on the USMC fighter which answers almost all these weaknesses (except it’s S35VN, not 3V). Problem is, with what it costs and it’s rarity in Europe (I have one of only two in Europe as far as I know), nobody in their right mind is going to torture test it....
Yeah test that thing on flesh
I think you guys would've been impressed if you actually tested the knife instead of playing with it
They did tho
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I’m Aussie but I love the shit out of this knife, I need one like this. The style, the handle, the blade, the blade length, everything.
I scratched the Kabar itch before Christmas. Really wish I hadnt, it is quite frankly a horrible knifelike object. Get a Peltonen M95 instead.
JensMHA ok I’ll check them out, I am picking up a gerber strongman tommorow so I’m excited about that
Ignore JensMHA, he's a moron.
Jaaa, eindelijk de KA-BAR! You guys rock!
Lot of butt hurt FUDDS over some entertaining skits, yeah no shit it's not meant to be a bushcraft knife. However in a survival situation it needs to be able to accomplish those tasks adequately. Bunch of 40 year old wannabe military dads getting mad over having fun in a video. Man up.
I love all the Americans getting triggered in the comments because they played around with the knife instead of accuracy testing it
Betcha half of em ain’t even in service, but I’ll sleep well tonight knowing that they are making sure, that the Europeans make videos that review the Ka-bar to their own proper standards.
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I'm not even into knives but these guys make me start to love it, bloody good shit man
Can we see the “glock perfection” combat knife?
Didn't the Ka-bar have a stacked leather handle?
Yes.
Now do a Buck 119
If you "break in" the handle by using it, getting it wet with water, and perhaps blood the leather becomes a lot grippier than when the original finish is on it. Even then most of the grip comes from your fingers ending up in the grooves of the knife.
Hello dbk could I send you a knife that I made you you guys to test
Lmao I thought this was a real commercial for the knife until you started parrying bullets with it 😂
I agree with your findings, but the Ka-bar is primarily a fighting knife. It's sturdy enough to manage most tasks but it is meant for cutting tendons and perforating lungs.
the mk1 model was more of a survival knife in design
Can we get just a compilation of Muscled Hammer Guy’s shenanigans?
Should have done the tip test . . . . . I have 2; the one you reviewed and one with the Kraton handle . . . . gets grippier when wet . . . the Kraton one has held up under every tip test . .. yours would not have had a problem . . . .great vid!