An Army Ranger's Lifetime Career in Knives
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Playing off of "Coch's" and Dorr's videos, retired Army Ranger Dave Steinbach shares his knife collection and talks about the knives he's used in his career.
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Bro’s blood pressure is ‘yes’.
😂
Very scary
Is that why his cheek is super puffy
Ha! So Dave was the "Knife Guy" in the Platoon! I was "Harmonica Guy" in mine!
I was the "spend all my money on gear" guy.
I’m a harmonica guy myself. What did you play while in the service?
I was the General store in my platoon. Slim jims, beenie weinees, cigarettes and dip. I ran out things one outing & said never again.
The fact that Dave is simultaneously a bad ass former Ranger and a humble wholesome dude is pretty awesome. Great addition to the group, love it Dave!
No reason at all why those two virtues would be incompatible, quite the contrary. It's a matter of honorable character.
Most times the guys who talk big ain’t sh1t
The nice ones are the real ones
2:25 Blackjack AWAC
2:50 Handmade knife
3:19 Unknown
3:50 Schrade Old Timer Guide-master
4:21 Boker 512
4:48 Spartan Blades CQB Tool
5:25 Abraham and Moses AM-2
5:45 Western L66 D (Thank you, Charlie Z.)
6:15, 7:02, 7:29, 8:15, 8:45 Dan Peters custom knives
9:42 Buck Omni Hunter 10PT and 12PT
10:10 Schrade 1ELK
11:05 Schrade Hunting Heritage Collection
11:34 Benchmade Adamas
12:33 Gerber Propel Auto
13:00 Casselman knife (sold with various logos and brands on it)
13:36 Custom made push dagger
14:02 Microtech UTX-85
14:33 Custom knife (same maker from push dagger)
15:20 Pro-Shot Sermon Knife and Tool for 5.56mm
15:48 Cudeman Knives
16:15 Gerber LMF II
16:40 SOG Stingray S6 (Thank you, Reece De Jong)
17:10 Custom knife
17:45 Benchmade 7 Hook Knife
If you recognize the ones I didn't or if I got something wrong, please let me know!
5:45 seems like an (Old ) W.R Case leather hunter
5:45 looks like a Western L66 I grew up with a Western F39.
@@Oozy9Millimeetah It looks very similar but I think Charlie below has it right, I think it is a Western L66
Anyone know what kind of sharpener that was?
@@b-radfrommalibu It's a Chef's Choice Edge Select 120
man, I love these knife collection videos, so interesting and entertaining
bee urself
Mystery knife @5:25 is an Abraham and Moses AM-2. An offshoot of Geissele Automatics (trigger and rifle manufacturer), A&M is their foray into knifemaking. D2 steel, very durable design. I'd speculate you probably got it through the AMU; Geissele's products are used by all the services' competition teams.
I really enjoy these ‘lifetime of…’ vids. Cool to see how kit and mindset change over time. Guns, knives, boots and such. I remember when if was cool to have an AF Pilot Survival knife mounted upside down on your LBE strap.
At the end of Vietnam “the” knife all Rangers and EOD carried was the Buck 110 Hunter! It was the Ranger Instructor knife and always sold out at Ranger Joes.
Great choice
I carried mine on reserves for years.
Finally replaced by a multi tool and Spyderco Endura.
This is growing to be one of my top favorite channels
RLTW
I started trying to forge a knife in KAF Afghanistan in our clam shell. During one of my deployments some of the RANGER's had ordered a full setup to forge knives. One of your guys was using an MRAP leaf spring to forge his version of the V-44 Bowie knife.
good to see Dave again in the videos
Great job here from someone that likes/loves knives as much as we all do but doesn't bother to get caught up in the picky terms for the knife world. His focus is using them not collecting them even though he has a nice collection that has added up over the years to tell a story of his life. That chef's choice sharpener is great for most knives, that flat ground, kitchen type flat are the best in that, when the knife has thick sides and changing angles to deal with, it can rock around in there and not work well, no one sharpening system is great for everything. I like how his focus is on sharp, or not. serrations can be sharpened easily with a round ceramic rod. Try to maintain an edge instead of sharpen it. If you often strop blades while still sharp, they will stay sharp. Don't let them go dull and continue to use or you will then need to sharpen and that's a different job that requires skill and expertise that is more involved than just learning to keep them stropped for a razor edge sharpness. For kind of sharp, or sort of sharp, anyone can get that done and if you blade is flat, like most of his are, that electric one can work fantastic.
A great collection . I got into knives young and loved to throw them and a hatchet. I carried both in the 60's in combat.
It's really interesting to see the difference between this, and knife specific channels. There's basically no folding knives, and definitely ZERO unused knives. I love it. Use your shit!
If you want to know the most efficient way of doing something have a lazy person, do it. You have some really cool friends. Nice Collection Dave!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
That green handled old timer is probably the best knife ever made
Such a great series on gear! All of the presenters bring such unique background to everything. Great work as always!
I’m a knife person, nice collection, the stories that go with particular knifes is what’s nice
As another knife guy, listening to an army ranger talk about tip up carry being the correct pocket clip orientation warms my heart. I'll never understand the tacticool tip down guys.
The angry ginger looks to be based off of the Kukri knife from Nepal.
Neat collection.
Love these knife collection videos on so many levels
Nice to see Dave back. With the knives of course! I can't wait for the other melee weapons. LOL
Great video! I'm a gun and knife enthusiasts myself. It's always cool to see what other people with your experience have,carry, use, like. Etc...
It is always a competition, who you’re competing against is the variable. Great collection and thanks for sharing
Thanks Dave for sharing these with us👍🏼
Thanks for turning me on to Dan Peters Custom Knives. I'll be adding at least a few to my collection.
You will it go wrong!!! Tell him I sent you.
The awac, is a blackjack all weather all condition, knife. Also my first ever real knife. I lost it outdoors and found it 15 years later. It had been run over by a bush hog and disc many times. I sent it back to bark river. Mike Stewart started blackjack then bark river. I talked to him on the phone about the knife, he was great. They fixed it and sent it back with a new sheath, free of charge.
I ❤ love KNIVES with it's Blades having hollow designs .
So glad to see Dave on here. From Rangers to Seals, such a great wealth of REAL WORLD information.
The Benchmade Adamas is my favorite folder. IIRC, for every one sold, a portion of the sales was contributed to the Ranger Assistance Foundation. The older Adamas line were all named after Ranger Battalions. The one you had was model number 275. The fixed blade was 375.
I like the Adamas series as well, with examples of the auto, manually operated folder, and the fixed blade. The blades stay sharp, and are very stout.
“ he put me in the army “ said a lot. Thank you guys for serving, y’all life choices gave my life choices.
That old timer with the green rubber handle has been my best friend for years
Great knife collection. The best part is that you actually use them. Thanks for sharing, and Thank You for your Service 🗡️🗡️👍🏻👍🏻⚓⚓🇺🇲🇺🇲
Background stories on your knives are great. Thanks for sharing.
Nice collection. I always prefer a tool that has a story and you had one for nearly every one. I also understand about having your Grandfathers knife too. I made sure I got all of my grandfathers knives when he passed away a few years ago and I cherish every one of them.
Hell yeah bro. One of my favorite knives I have, that actually rides on my PC, is made by Boker. Solid knives
The micro tech was the coolest there
My best knives are the: cold steel G.I. tanto, eese 3, RAT 1, eese 5, and mora garberg. Each is different and specialized for particular tasks, but the garberg would be the multitasker
The proper position for the pocket clip is tip side up. The way you positioned the clip is the way folding knives with pocket clips should come.
I have one i got from my dad. From the '50s or '60s and still new condition.
Really love the collection & especially the stories & memories to go with them. Goes to show what has worked for each owner. Thx for sharing.
Yes, more please! We like all that cutty/pokey stuff!
When I was in the 1st 75th, I carried a Randall.
That first knife with AWAC on the blade is probably a knife made by Blackjack. The 'AWAC' is an acronym that stands for "All Weather All Conditions." I think these were made by Mike Stewart out of Sandvik 12c27 or 14c28. They were given the rubber/kraton handle to keep the user safe from any threat of electrocution from their knife hitting a live wire. Great collection and great stories!
You are correct except the handle is micarta. Still an insulating material. According to Arizona Custom knives only 1000 were made in the 1990s.
My first knife was same as your Grandpa's.........I'm also a country boy. I was so happy to see my knife pop up! Still have it too. Tip got broke, reground it, keeps a good edge. It is priceless to me. It sits in a drawer with my Dads first knife beside it.
Can you tell us more about angy ginger's craftmanship.He seems an interesting guy to know about.He produced knives that never went dull...Man that is an achievement in itself.
I have 50 knives (folding and fixed), and I don't have any of those.
Where's your Rambo knife? Get a Harbor Freight Gordon Survival Knife and you're good. I keep one in my truck -- sealed in the package, but I have to keep another knife just to open it. So I also keep an Ontario RAT II, Mora Pro-S, and a Walmart $5 fixed blade (who wants to have just one?). I carry a Victorinox Huntsman, which is the knife I use the most. You should get a Victorinox Ranger.
That knife that was your grandfather’s, I used to have the same one. Might even have been MY grandfather’s for all I know about it. Like the previous knife you showed in the collection, I was going through my old box of firecrackers and fireworks one day and there it was in the bottom. No idea where it came from, whose it was, but it was a nifty little Kabar skinner just like yours. Same sheath and everything. If I’d had the same memories associated with it, I might not have sold it, but here we are. Great collection, by the way, and very nicely presented!
Thank you for sharing this amazing collection 🫡
My recruiter never lied to me either! He asked if I wanted to be airborne? I said, Does that means I get to fly? He replied, well, hell yea you get to fly!! Was a bit nieve! Wound up loving it, becoming a Ranger, great times!!!
7:07 “ I’m not a metal-ologist, but it was made of unobtanium.” One of the best moments.
Omg I haven’t seen one those old timers in 15 years I loved that knife wish I still had mine
All the knives I own, and it's a beat up old swiss army knife that gets 90% of the use. Love to see other folks collections
I have that same green handled old timer. Been my camp knife for years, I’ve batoned the sh1t out of it and it runs and runs. Love it.
Thank you for your service. Growing up I would always see my dad clean his guns and knives . My dad would go hunting back then when I was kid. Well I got into knives. I like knives. I have a knife that was made by a blacksmith. Got a buck knife.
That first one is a Blackjack Knives knife!!! Been looking for one of those. Great knife!!!
Nice start!
The knife your recruiter buddy made for you reminds me of a fairbairn sykes commando knife but miniaturized.
Knife man here !!! I've had different ones but I have some away others left behind...long story but I have new ones now. It's surprising how sharp some edges could be are according to case ,some can actually shave your forearm hairs but these cuts your budget more as well lol
I remember a one with a c shaped handle & a short blade but YIKES it can shave only it's blade size made it less risky. It was probably 4 inches total roughly.. I remember someone said that it was"no good for defense" ...but the scratch (I say ) it was expensive for it's length and all and shaved my forearm...
Everyone always said I’d lose interest in knives once I got some guns, but that hasn’t happened even a little bit. They’re far more useful day-to-day as a tool than a dedicated weapon but they can also be used as a highly effective weapon if needed. That and they’re fun to collect/play with/look at as art pieces, I just love knives!
I really like the Bark River STS-5 combat knife, they also have a STS-7 if you prefer a longer blade, made of 154CM steel with a convex grind & edge.
Great approach to knives - collection is very practical! Perfect tools, not like some new fancy knives that will break during first job.
Sounds like you just buy shite knives of they break
If you like that green one, check out the "Civivi fixed blade"!!!!!!
I've actually got that same knife your grandfather gave you. My grandfather gave me his. It's still razor sharp. He used it cleaning fish everytime we would catch a mess
So people know , the difference between what we call Damascus steel now and real Damascus is quite extreme. What knife makers say is Damascus is actually pattern welded steel . Pieces of metal that are put into a sealed crucible with vents , a carbon source and a nitrogen( often these are the same material,like leaves from nitrogen fixing plants ) source to prevent heat oxidation. The crucible is heated until dull cherry red and then it's pounded into a homogeneous bar . The crucible is ground off and a blade is made , then dipped in acid to show the layers . Often layed out In a decorative pattern . Damascus steel requires wootz iron ore, available from only one location in Turkey . It is made into a crucible steel, with specific methods to get a specific result. When done correctly, it ends with a very tough high carbon steel with natural layering from iron carbides that formed in the steel from process. No layering needed,no acid wash needed . The carbides are super hard , the edge once sharpened stays sharp from them. Carbides are metalic-ceramic compounds that tend to form as microscopic beads ,but not always.
If anyone is interested,I can give links to both an academic paper and video on the eventual reproduction of true Damascus steel which was a lost technology for a very long time.
“Did Coch sign it?”
“I didn’t have enough cash.”
😂
I watch you regularly brother I’m an old Ranger from the third and 75th
Very cool collection, sir! And that sharpener looks like something a pro chef would use. 👍
That it a really great collection of knives you have there and it was a really great video. When I was in Viet Nam I carried the Puma White Hunter and it has remained my most favorite knife, used it for two tours. Still use it today. Thank you for your service.
His grandfather's knife looks to be a Western made Shark, fighting knife from WWII.
I love the Old Timer knife, made by Schrade. Here is what Wikipedia strates about Schrade: "In July 2004, the year the company celebrated its 100th anniversary, the factory in Ellenville was closed. The Schrade name was purchased by Taylor Brands LLC, who continue to manufacture products under the Schrade brand as well as Old Timer, Uncle Henry, Imperial & Smith & Wesson knives. Production is now in China."
Sad, but a common enough tale.
SOG too...went to China a while ago. Thankfully we still make SOME semi affordable knives tho. Way better quality than China mystery steel anyways!
Bad Ass video one of my most Prized posessions is a Buck knife my dad took with him to Korea and Vietnam. Almost never leaves the safe.
dave gonna sit and clean all those knives while saying "this is my knife, there are many like it, but this one is mine"
Nice collection. I'm right behind you, as all I need is "just one more" Thanks for the video. RLTW!
Love seeing so many old school “hunting” knives, vs. tacticool. Love practical tools.
Nice job sir, thanks for sharing!
I have a legit knife collecting problem. I'm running out of space.
Some highlights:
Boker - Rangebuster, Urban trapper.
Otter - Mercator Large Brass.
Ka-bar - fighting knife (obviously).
SOG - Tech Bowie, Super Bowie, Pillar, Terminus XR.
Ontario - RAT 2.
ESEE - Izula II, Avispa, ESEE-4, ESEE-6, Junglas.
Condor - Australian Army Machete, Bush Slicer.
Fallkniven - S1x survival knife.
Bark River - Bravo Tope Recon.
TBS - Boar.
PKS - Kephart XL.
TRC - Apocalypse, K-1S.
LionSTEEL - M2M, Bestman BM2 slipjoint.
Made from kits:
Enzo - Trapper 95 with rosewood scales.
Casström - Lars Fält Knife with blue micarta and orange G-10 liners.
Had a good time watching this video. It's great that some of our most serious dudes don't take themselves too seriously. Thank you for your outstanding service.
I have a good collection including from Survive Knives and Busse,... but my 3 knives that I call "soul taker" designs are:
1. BPS knives model HK2. Made in Ukraine, well priced. Killer. Probably the best soul taker design out there. Used right now by their military in war.
2. Entrek Knives Ranger. Made by Ray Ennis. He's getting old and hardly makes any more knives, so I try to never use it. American made of course.
3. Tops Knives Missile Strike. Great American made knife.
Carry Strong! Thank you both for your service!
LOVE that your knives have handguards! Definitelygreat fighting knives!
i have had a Boker for years!! very well made knife.. thanks for sharing with us!!
Good Morning
Merry Christmas
Thank You for your service.
Peace and Blessings to you and yours.
Amen
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
16:42 totally agree. Out of way more knives than I can count.. my all time favorite is the little Spyderco Dragonfly. I have about 6 of them in various steel and handle materials going back into the 90’s (iirc) and the old stainless steel handles.
Definitely want to see more of this sort.
Thank you for your service.
Love the collection.
That grandpa knife my dad had the same one my favorites of all time
Those "clothes rippers" help out when you are searching Haji and need to cut his dress off. Haji has a tendency to tence up when you reach for him with your knife and it can get ugly. W/ the ripper his dress just falls away and he doesn't know anything except he just got caught concealing whatever (usually porn the local government would execute him for having).
What is the 3rd knife and where can I find it please?
That Benchmade adamas is a workhorse
Thanks! I appreciate this type of content.
Thank you for your service.
Great content across the board. Knives are always COOL
All this Damascus makes me miss my setup I used to have a Bowie sized knife that was Damascus steel hand a tanto edge instead of a regular point. Had a Damascus steel balisong that matched it. They got stolen out of my car a long time ago. Miss that setup.
My knife collection is far from yours. But I liked knives som much I started making them. Only problem is i don’t have one of mine in the collection lol. Thanks for sharing your collection and the stories behind them. Thank you for your service.
I love the most the one which is unknown 3.19
the adamas is a great pick, it's a super reliable brute of a folder👌👍
i can also recommend the recon 1 from cold steel, but be sure you get one of the older versions with the coarse g10.
What is the name of the knife (black with black kydexsheath) after the bootknife.🤔
For the leather sheath. They took veg tan leather get it wet and molded it to the blade. Its called wet molding. Leather is a great material
Thank you for sharing your experience ! Lots of cool stories and down to earth critiques.
Looks like everyday life with these, as tools, show that sometimes, it's not about the size, and other times, it is. TY!
Dorr is so entertaining!
Thanks for the link to CCW safe. I’ll be signing up today!
Great guy and amazing knife collection... im super nuts about knives and sharpening... but his approach seems very practical and super surprising that sharpening system worked as well as it did.. this is the type of guy who could do a lot with just case trapper in his pocket..