The KA-BAR Story

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The KA-BAR Story

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Interesting video, cool they named it from someone killing a bear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnjlE-wP4dY
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That was good. Thanks!
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I just got through watching that. Excellent!
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Very good and informative. Thank you. I carry one in my get home bag in both vehicles.
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Thanks for putting that up! Olean, NY is not far from our cabin in PA just outside of the city the Case factory is based. Great history up there.

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Bought one for my son. I have Bowie style in other steels from other manufacturers. A Bowie style with a good steel is a great knife for fighting or survival.
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Very interesting makes you glad to own KA-BARs.
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Good video, I have always been interested in the design.
John Nowill of Sheffield makes a combat knife, supposed to be for the Israeli military, it is a similar design to the KA-BAR but a lot of reviewers of the knife say "just buy a KA-BAR"
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i'm gonna make me a K-Bar (type of knife) when I get the forge back online. can't afford not to . . .
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Glad ya enjoyed the vid, might as well post some pics of knives.
Bought this one a few years back, made by United Cutler, it has a thick sheath.
Bought another today on ebay that was made in 1970 and marked KA-BAR on the blade.

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I remember seeing a movie where Robert Mitchum played a USMC Corporal stranded on a Japanese occupied island with only his KA-BAR and Deborah Kerr for company.
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Yep cool knives, the one i pictured is a knock off made in China and why i bought another today that`s made in the USA.
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Pretty neat!
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My Ka-Bar is a wannabe;

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I've picked up a few over the years but this one is my favorite and has a good story.

I'd bought my first house in the early '90s and there was an auction a couple blocks away one summer afternoon. I stopped by since there were some old tools advertised. About halfway through the auction they brought up a couple of Ka-Bars. I bought them both for $20 each if I remember right. Took them to work the next morning and showed them to my dad. Turns out the house belonged to his high school shop teacher who was an LST skipper in the Pacific. I gave him the one that was in really good shape and kept the other. The second one had a story carved into the scabbard.
On the front, below the USN are the initials along with Kathy + Tim 1944.
On the back is even more. Tulagi, Guadal Canal, Pearl Harbor.
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The Navy marked knife is actually one made by the PAL Knife co. Well used but well cared for too.
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Super nice jb and great story thanks for posting that. 8) 8) :)
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Wow! Awesome. For me, with all the years and the loss of all our WW2 vets, the stories are as priceless as the artifacts.
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Got the USA made KA-BAR today, she`s a beauty. :)

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Never knew how shiny and clean Kabars could be! One of 1st things i do at gunshows is look at bayonets and combat knives..
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I have the Dogs Head model. Had the regular but it was stolen.
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I seen those also but i couldn`t pass up the 40 buck price on this one, new. :)
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Great thread! Thanks Pitchy and Jason.
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