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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2009 23:22:16 GMT
I think, perhaps, that going back to the original statement of Kukri v Kabar is, well, a little erronious, insomuch as it's comparing apples to oranges. The Kabar is first a foremost a stabbing and slicing fighter with some utilitarian functions. The kukri (to the best of my humble knowledge) is first and foremost a chopper and hewer, with utility and fighting ability equally balanced. I'd never take my friend's Kabar to a tree limb, but I'd have no qualms doing so with my Kukri. On the other hand, I'd be hard pressed to use my kukri for something where a little more finesse was needed. To each their own, and in some ways, I think it's kind of dependent on the task at hand. And besides, why not save up and get one of each? That said, I have to agree with Bloodwraith, the Aesthetics (and only the aesthetics) aren't pleasing to me on the Kabar. But again, that's nothing to do with how well it can dispatch a bottle
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2009 5:11:15 GMT
I think, perhaps, that going back to the original statement of Kukri v Kabar is, well, a little erronious, insomuch as it's comparing apples to oranges. The Kabar is first a foremost a stabbing and slicing fighter with some utilitarian functions. The kukri (to the best of my humble knowledge) is first and foremost a chopper and hewer, with utility and fighting ability equally balanced. I'd never take my friend's Kabar to a tree limb, but I'd have no qualms doing so with my Kukri. On the other hand, I'd be hard pressed to use my kukri for something where a little more finesse was needed. To each their own, and in some ways, I think it's kind of dependent on the task at hand. And besides, why not save up and get one of each? That said, I have to agree with Bloodwraith, the Aesthetics (and only the aesthetics) aren't pleasing to me on the Kabar. But again, that's nothing to do with how well it can dispatch a bottle Well said, however I'm trying to figure out what exactly is "wrong" aesthetically with a KA-BAR Tanto or any general KA-BAR knife? It's all black with a solid handle and tanto blade. I think when a person who owns a tactical/survival knife draws it out, they're not going to do it in slow-motion while doves fly in the air and their hair blows in the wind, looking into the distance hoping someone notices their sexy knife. ;D
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Post by randomnobody on Jan 18, 2009 6:25:52 GMT
You mean you don't do that?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2009 19:23:52 GMT
Of course no one does that *turns off wind fan and puts birds back in cages*. But seriously, I think it's mostly because I've always been a fan of historical knife types and so the marriage of the tanto blade to a guard that wide just.... well. You know. That said, I think the original KaBar is very attractive with the Bowie style blade, but again, that's because it fits the profile of the original that it's based on. Now if you were to file the guard down on the tanto, then I'd agree, you'd have a slow-mo, avian flying, swoon inducing knife...
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Post by Kilted Cossack on Feb 28, 2009 1:55:32 GMT
I love my regular, plain ol' USMC Ka-Bar, but (he looks furtively over his shoulder to make sure the ghosts of Teufulhunden past aren't watching) honestly, it's just a knife. Since I served in peacetime, I never got to cut katana blades in half with the Ka-bar . . . but I'm sure it would, dad gum it!
It proved excellent for, among other things: holding a roll of toilet paper; cutting and splicing comm wire; prying loose interesting looking rocks; opening MREs; cutting boot laces that were a tangly, near-Gordian knot; pinning a promotion warrant to a sheet of plywood outside our "hooch" at 29 Palms; and, oh yeah, almost getting me in trouble once upon a time.
During CAX 9/10-95 we went out to 29 Palms for field exercises. At the end of the day, I went to the Warrior Club for a beer and a chili dog. I pure-dee forgot that I had my Ka-bar looped to my web belt under my blouse. After the beer and chili dog, I stayed at a table and read on . . . something. Gibbons? No, I think it was "The Liberators" by a KGB defector named Suvorov. A couple of majors came by and joined me, and waited for me to leave. Finally one asked me what I had on my belt. He didn't like my answers of "field expedient comm-wire splicer" and "second echelon MRE opener." I really shouldn't have said that to a pair of majors, but I wasn't eager to give up my spot near the fan. Fortunately, Lance Corporal Pedrosa walked by, and I deputized him to "take this Ka-bar back to the hooch and properly secure it, pending my arrival." I apologized to the majors and sat there, reading my book, until I'd finished a couple of cups of coffee.
I'm man enough to admit it: I've got a thing for the Ka-bar, and even if it is "just a knife" it's not just a knife to me. Companies all over the world make knives of the same general pattern, and for a reason, too. Before the coming of the Leatherman and other such tools, the Ka-bar, for me, wasn't the RIGHT tool for any job, but it was the right tool for ANY job.
Personally, I prefer the classic look to the tanto/chisel tip, but that's just me. I do prefer the modern synthetic sheath. I hope Desi has years of enjoyment and use from his Ka-bar, as men have gotten years of use and enjoyment out of their knives, which men have carried (pretty much) since they became men. (Or women.)
It's just hard to beat a good utility knife.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2009 5:50:16 GMT
I think that they are a very good blade and work great
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