[SandRat]

Jon Carpenter, owner of Trapper Jon's Knives, displays two sharp-edged tools used during World War II. On the left is a spax which is still used as a breakout instrument on larger aircraft. On the right is a theater made knife using a bayonet built by a soldier. (Mark Levy-Herald/Review)

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[SandRat]

The Cutting edge of ground combat.

[indcons]

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[Ciexyz]

btt

[HairOfTheDog]

This thread seems an appropriate place to plug Hobbit Hole knives :~)

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[MadJack]

I still have my Kabar from 30 years ago. I've chopped brush, dug holes, opened c-rats, cut wire, and a myriad of other things with that old clunker. Not as fancy as some, but still a great knife.

[SkyPilot]

Camillus knives have a great legacy of supplying combat knives as well.

Poor old company is on hard times right now (union labor trouble).

Gerber knives are the absolute best in my opinion.

[Dumpster Baby]

I have a knife made by my father on Guadalcanal. I don't remember what the steel blade used to be, but the laminated handle was made of discs of plexiglass, aluminum sheet metal, and brass sheet metal taken from a Japanese Zero fighter and its 20mm cannon shells. The cast aluminum parts of the handle were made from melted Zero aluminum, and molded in plaster molds with plaster given by a Navy corpsman. In the pommel a small picture of my mother's face was inserted and sealed in with a small disc of Zero plexiglass.

That's a keeper.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

My Favorite Blade Is Fixed On My Battle Rifle ;0)
My Ol'Jar-Head Buddy Bought Me A Kabar At The Gunshow ;0)
My Mom Brought Me Home A Swiss Officers Mod. ;0)
My P-38 Will Still Open My Supper ;0)
(it's got a blade) ;0)

[T Wayne]

Neat thread!

I still have the knives I brought back from 'Nam but have recently (well really not so recently) been bitten by the handmade/custom knife bug.

There are some guys out there making some really fantastic blades.

BTW, my tagline also applies to knives!!

[stevio]

I guess a lot of us gun guys take the knife for granted. My favorite right now is the Columbia River K&T "Carson Design" M16-03Z. Next time I'll opt for the serrated back edge and hardened steel model.

[Lancer_N3502A]

Cold Steel Trail Master

[Jack Hammer]

Cold Steel, SOG are both wonderful. Randalls, of course, are wonderful - my favorite. Personally, I'd put in a word here for Marble's knives; top quality blades with very handsome presentations at a reasonable price. Check 'em out if you get a chance.