The Tomahawk and fighting knife is still used by GIs, and both have accounted for kills by our military, in recent years.
ansel12 wrote:
“The Tomahawk and fighting knife is still used by GIs, and both have accounted for kills by our military, in recent years.”
The Ka-Bar, designed for the U.S. Marines, originally for WW2, is still a goodie-but-oldie. However, the newer BK4 series, which is not a bad knife at all, were you to hold it next to knives of the Colonial era, they are not that far removed. NO crossguards, good solid hilts, and a sturdy blade, with a little ‘character’ thrown in.
(Me? I’m an F-S knife believer, with the Case V-42 a close second. They don’t jam; need neither silencers nor speedloaders; and ‘work’ in all weather environments.)
There are reports from SpecFor Viet vets of a certain tomahawk design, that was employed, then. Now? To me, any ‘hawk’ deserves the same respect, as a loaded firearm.