Any One into Ka-Bar Knifes?

[Donn]

Had one in-country, gave it away when I came home. Bought one several years ago and picked up the 5" model recently. There's new technology that's probably better, Randall is for sure. For what they cost, they'd better be. That said, my Ka-Bars have never let me down.

 

[standerson]

I have a couple of those in the hard sheath stamped "USN". One is always in my backpack.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Don, My SF Buddy carried a KaBar.
He wore a BAR ammo belt with shoulder harness.
The KaBar was carried upside down on the lefthand strap.
While in the field, he never removed the BAR belt and his M-16 was always within reach.

 

[rock doc]

No history with this one. It's a model 02-1212 that I picked up at Cabela's a few years ago with my Cabela Points. It has 7" partially serrated clip-point blade. I wanted it just because I may run out of ammo when the zombies attack.

 

[JOBYT]

Kabar

An old theater modified Kabar with modified Boyt43 sheath.Wish these things could talk.

 

[Elroy]

I've got a couple of Ka Bar knives, but I prefer the shorter Navy Deck knife, most commonly made by Pal

I can only assume you're referring to examples like this





If I may ask Sir, in your opinion, what would a knife in this condition be worth ?

 

[bigsteve113]

I use the full size and the smaller one a lot for camp chores.

 

[Seraphim]

Bought this new in 1979 - a model 1209. The handle is a black wood finish - the wood is in good shape but needs re-attaching

 

[Seraphim]

On the blade:

 

[Seraphim]

And it's obviously seen a lot of use over the past 36 years.

Needs sharpening...

 

[Seraphim]

Here's one which shows the wood handle - not mine. The wood on this one appears a bit lighter.

 

[Marshwheeling]

The electrical tape works for me.

 

[Seraphim]

I couldn't find the old cloth style of electrical tape - offered a much better grip

 

[eveled]

We call that tape friction tape, try a sporting goods store in the hockey section.

 

[eveled]

I can only assume you're referring to examples like this

Close but not quite like that one, the knives I like are the navy MKI knives, the ones made by Pal are stamped RH-35, One like yours stamped RH-50 is a Boy Scout knife, yours is pretty badly worn, not worth a lot. Still a handy knife, made from a good piece of steel.