I have had this knife for over a year now and it has stood up to a lot of outdoor chores. Below is my personal opinion of this knife, starting from the outside and working my way in. The Ka-Bar BK9 Sheath The sheath that a knife comes with is not always a deal-breaker as ...
KA-BAR USMC Fighting Knife Let’s start with the icon — the original KA-BAR. I won’t go too deep into the history of KA-BAR (because I’ve alreadydone that) but a few companies actually made the KA-BAR knife. However, the knives that were made by what is now KA-BAR were alwa...
Over all this is just a great knife and the leather wrap around sheath is great. The smooth black Phenolic handle looks nice, but it can get slippery depending on environmental conditions. The USMC stamp and embossing is a plus. The handle is made of compressed washers of leather with reces...
The Ka-Bar fighting knife was originally designed as a hunting knife in 1898, and would have been considered unremarkable at that time. In 1942, soon after the United States' entry into World War II, American troops experienced the problematic nature of the M1917/1918 and Mark I trench kni...
The knife comes with a gray hard plastic sheath that continues the spacey look of the kit. Unfortunately, it’s not one of theknives that have been to space… yet. If you don’t have a KA-BAR (or even if you already have several), the KA-BAR Space-Bar is a tough user knife tha...
The Grivory handles are ergonomically designed and keep the weight down on this knife. Comes with cordura sheath. In addition to the Ka-Bar fixed blade, be sure to check out the folding knives that are sure to impress at Blade HQ!
Sheath:Leather Knife Type:Fixed Blade Brand:Ka-Bar Model:Becker Kephart Model Number:BK62 Designer:Horace Kephart Country of Origin:USA Best Use:Camp/Hike, Hunting Product Type:Knife Description: TheKa-BarBecker Kephartfixed blade knifeoffers a modern update to the classic Kephart Knife. Design...
The United States Navy soon adopted the 1219C2 design for service, designating it as "US Navy Utility Knife, Mark 2" and "USMC Mark 2 Combat Knife". The first deliveries went to elite Marine units, and by late 1943 the Mark 2 knives had replaced the Marine Raider Stiletto. As ...
The famous knife brand Ka-Bar Knives recently introduced a new utility knife Dog’s Head Utility Knife. The design is based on the legendary combat knife USMC Fighting / Utility Knife. Let’s look at the new blade closer. The developers claim that the new product was designed for those ...
The knife itself has a 5.125-inch 1095 Cro Van blade, walnut handle, and sheath. I can see this quickly becoming a popular knife from the Becker line. KA-BAR TDI Flipper The TDI or Tactical Defense Institute line from KA-BAR and John Benner is another popular series. The line gets its...