America’s Army needs a new knife ASAP.. Ka-bar Vs Glock 78

[@andresgamba1478]

The KA-Bar hasn’t been issued to marines for a long time, the standard issue “knife” for the USMC is the OKC-3S bayonet. As an infantry marine, I think bayonets are mostly a waste a weight in a modern kit so I just carry a Leatherman and a Winkler Woodsman or Blue Ridge Hunter. As a side note, I’d love to see you guys put a Winkler to the test!

[@Bluelightbandit]

I'm planning on getting a Winkler soon. He's actually a local in my area.

[@clintwestwood3539]

If it’s US made, it’s always shit quality 😂

[@andresgamba1478]

@@clintwestwood3539 So if it can’t survive getting smacked by a bat it must be shit quality. Would you survive being smacked by a bat? Apparently the decades worth of marines, soldiers, sailors and airmen who swear by their Ka-Bars means nothing. These tests are always fun to watch and I’m a huge fan of DBK but one should keep in mind many of these tests don’t really reflect real world use. And also remember, they’re testing these knives in a Bushcraft context, the Ka-Bar is an ancient design and was not designed as a Bushcraft knife, the fact it performed this well against a far more modern design is quite impressive to me.

[@Captain_Cinnamon]

heard the same from a green beret. just get a folder and call it a day

[@Omniseed]

@@andresgamba1478 they're actually just kinda mediocre in today's world. Cool, neat, historical, serviceable enough, but they are far from the best option for either their intended role or any other. The fact that they served people well throughout the 20th century is quite irrelevant to its rankings in the current market for people who can buy whatever knife they want

[@douglasblaydes7801]

My brother spent 21 years on active duty. I bought him a Randall 15. You can get carbon or stainless. I got him stainless. It served him well. Oh, he also had a Microtech auto. Money was not a limiting factor - I love my brother and wanted him to have what i consider the best. Thank you to all who have served regardless of branch!!

[@fjb4932]

A good brother . . .

[@jeffschroeder4243]

The Kabar is a great knife!! You yo-yo’s always want some new age shit that is never as good as the original. Get over yourselves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@williamcade5795]

Gave my Grandson a Randall-23 when he went to Afghanistan. Wanted him to carry best

[@douglasblaydes7801]

@@williamcade5795 I know of the Model 23 - nice knife!! As you said, Randall is simply the best and has been since WW2. Take care.

[@sbagwell98]

99% of Marines or Army just cannot afford to pay $350 for a good knife. That said, K-Bar fighting knives have slayed hundreds of thousands of American Enemies. WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq,,Afghanistan, etc....and Marines travel with the navy, so essentially have sliced,diced,cut stabbed Evil American haters everywhere on planet earth. I guess this why everyone compares their knives with the mighty K-Bar.For the price it does the job it was made for. Mine is over 40 years old and I can shave with it.Then clean fish, dress a deer, keep it oiled and sharp, it will last a lifetime. Semper Fi

[@ReneC77]

While in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan, I also carried my Glock 78. It’s a damn good rugged knife and never let me down. Good shit guys! Keep it coming! Take care!

[@david6920-r6z]

Nothing like a good strong combat utility blade

[@Art99935]

kosovo bosnia iraq Lebanon Afghanistan ever carried a glock 78. Buy in a german PX in kosovo 30euro.. Is my favorite knife for service because is light and slim.. Perfect on the plate carrier.. Belt... In the backpack.. The simplicity of the seat makes it portable in any position... And the steel allows you to resharpen it anywhere with a stone and a piece of leather

[@david6920-r6z]

@@Art99935 great advice thanks

[@Art99935]

@@david6920-r6z To cut ropes.. Boxes and other things I have always used the leatherman blade... The glock knife is excellent for combat... But above all as a lever.. For forcing doors.. Lifting nailed boards which you can do with just a few knives ! And it happens often in our work

[@david6920-r6z]

@@Art99935 great info thanks. Must be strong indeed to force a door with a Glock knife. Thanks

[@WheelchairGunfighter]

I was in the US Marine Corps. Nobody used a Kabar other than guys who didn't know any better. Most guys used a CRKT folding knife, because it was the best pocket knife you could buy in the store on base. Personally, I deployed to Afghanistan with an old style Grayman Pemburu, the one with double bevel convex grind. It was perfect for my needs on that trip, and it took more abuse that I can possibly describe (partly because I didn't know better back then). See? It's hard to say "this knife is good for military," because the vast majority of guys in the field have no clue how to use a knife or what it can do for them. They just end up abusing them as pry bars and scrapers, and many even think that's what I military knife is supposed to be. So honestly, the best knife for most military guys is something cheap and tough. Seriously, most military guys don't even know how to sharpen a knife. Almost nobody even takes a knife sharpening tool with them to combat, because they don't know how to use it. For those that do know how, any good harder use bushcraft or non-gimmick survival knife would do just fine as a military knife. A good multi-tool will have far more use though.

[@farstrider79]

Nobody seems to know how to sharpen a knife anymore. They think they need a "sharpening system" Or they think they have to ship it back to the manufacturer to have it sharpened.

[@inspired4more]

I'd argue to the contrary regarding knife knowledge among the average marine, at least from my experience. But you are right that the majority are well served with a simple pocket knife or Muliitool. Mostly because that's what you have on you most of the time. I don't know anyone who walked around with a bayonet on the hip. It stayed on the gear rig or in the gear bag. That's an issued item, and you pay well more than it's worth to replace if you break it.

[@WheelchairGunfighter]

Realize, I'm not talking about guys with experience. Most field Marines have maybe had one deployment if any at all. They don't know what they need or what a knife can do for them, because they don't have much in the way of field-craft skills. A knife is for opening MREs 90% of the time. They just don't know that scraping carbon off a barrel with the edge of your knife is bad. They don't know that using a knife blade as a pry-bar to wedge open a stuck ammo can is bad. They think that's what a "good" knife is for. And, if they take a "sharpener," it's one of those V-notch drag-through sharpeners that wreck your knife. I took a kit of DMT diamond stones that I had assembled for my needs to Afghanistan, and I ended up sharpening everybody's knives because they noticed their knives got worse when they used the drag-through types. I'm just offering observations. I'm not an expert, and I especially wasn't at the time, but I knew what I was doing to a degree. But, it's a fact that I used my ultra-course stone more than anything else, because every day I had to re-profile a knife. Guys would break tips of knives every day from prying with their knives or even using them as hammers. If there is anything I could contribute to the USMC infantry, it would be a week long course of basic, basic field-craft and knife use, not even bushcraft or survival stuff, just how to use basic tools like axes, shovels, and knives and how to make a good camp site.

[@IndianOutlaw1870]

I would think you would want both a lightweight folder and a fixed blade, not one or the other.

[@WheelchairGunfighter]

@@IndianOutlaw1870 well, in an ideal world. But, military guys are already loaded down with kit. They carry a wreck-your-body degree of weight as it is. Maybe back at base, sure. But, most guys already have some kind of pliers-based multi-tool that has a knife blade. That's sufficient for cutting cord, tape, and food packaging. So, the real question is about the larger do-most-things fixed blade for outside the wire.

[@user-ko3vg7fc7o]

When I was in the Army, I carried an old M-7 bayonet for doing knife stuff. It never failed

[@kevinmorrice]

know a guy in the royal marines, he carries a custom made fairbairn sykes dagger, in his words "if it aint broke, dont fix it"

[@championsgaming1]

@@kevinmorrice hes not wrong in terms of combat still and insane knife

[@kevinmorrice]

@@championsgaming1 its so reliable its even the sas logo

[@EIABEAAA]

The m7 is like the glock fm78 a great knife

[@BaconSlayer69]

Better than the k-bar

[@willtrax71]

I’ve had my issue Kabar since 1991 and it’s still a great Knife for just about everything from opening Mail to building a shelter lol.

[@eliteknowledge7298]

Man, you really need to change things up! 😆 You can do that with a shovel, if you really wanted! But it can be more fun you know? 😂

[@willtrax71]

@@eliteknowledge7298 lol nope.!! I do have others though but that Kabar has been places. I want to get the Glock also. Stay safe Guys

[@asablue1016]

⚔️ You got it right brother! These so called woke warriors are brand name everything. Here's your brand name Gerber baby rations kids. 👶🧸 😄 😁 😅 😂 🤣

[@SpacemanXC]

My uncle served the same time as you and they gave him an m7 that he wasn't allowed to keep. So I bought him one for Christmas.

[@willtrax71]

@@SpacemanXC that means so much my friend it really does, right on…..

[@DarkPhoenixTSi]

When I was in the Army we were issued M9 Bayonets, of which mine was an older model made by Buck Knives. Beast of a knife. I still had a Gerber Gator folder as part of my kit.

[@focusonthefocus]

My dad showed me his issued Gator and I really liked the grip. Great knife overall!

[@DarkPhoenixTSi]

@@focusonthefocus Probably one of the most comfortable folders ever made.

[@baobo67]

Buck means quality. Would love one of those self opening 110s but illegal here, Cheers

[@ronaldwells4427]

All of Gaston Glocks tools are worth having along; e tool, knife, pistol. He's successful for good reason!

[@augustus63]

Glock 78 all the way 👍

[@Omniseed]

For such a crude tool I kinda like the 81 better. Sawbacks aren't great for knives but a saw edge is fantastic for making improvised shelters or even creating a new exit through hard material

[@aaronrush3058]

nope

[@xRadioactiveAngelsx]

The Srk is best for price

[@CameronLestagez]

srk has a small tang, will break easily

[@SpacemanXC]

Who has an Aug though? We all have AR's. So we actually need the okc 3s

[@keganwallace8753]

I've got both and they both sit in a shoebox full of other knives. I take them out and play with them every once in a while. Cool blades 👍🏻

[@miketranfaglia3986]

Same here---neither one is especially useful in everyday life, but I like both! Also, I have a Chinese knockoff of a Glock knife in stainless steel; nicely made, exact copy, holds an edge at least as well as the original. If I ever do take it camping it, won't rust. Of course, none of these knives ever leave home, so none of them ever rust anyway.

[@matthewsbernier]

I'd be curious to see a vintage KaBar up against a modern one. As a sharpener, I can feel the difference between old and new Kabar steel.

[@TheModernSurvivalist]

Old Kabar is stilll 1095, probably a bit softer heat tratment closer to 55 HRC. At least based on what I see in my WW2 era Ka-bar.

[@matthewsbernier]

@@TheModernSurvivalist I bet the blade is softer, but more than that, I wonder if modern ones omit the extra step of differentially tempering the tang and ricasso to be softer, and therefore not snap.

[@RexApplegate]

The mark 2 was made by a whole bunch of companies for ww2, and even today it's not just cutco making the pattern. I can say this, my vintage camillus mark 2 is softer and ground thinner than my modern cutco kabar mark 2. Both are highly capable but neither are bushcraft knives.

[@varnellhopkinsiii6863]

I use both while I was in the Natl. Guard. I was good either way, but I gravitated to the Ka-Bar. I was in a field hospital and used the knives for just about everything to include driving small tent stakes and digging small rain trenches around my individual tent. The steel butt on the Ka-Bar meant I could hammer with it for small projects without going to find a hammer or e-tool. The sawback on the Glock was an advantage on digging around roots and notching small limbs. If one were to modify the butt of the Glock with a steel bolt, it would probably win out.

[@brandoncrosss2327]

My cousin was in the army for the past 12 years and his current knife he uses for absolutely everything is the cold steel recon scout in cpm 3v

[@Shooter11B]

In the Army, there is no issue knife typically (sometimes the M9 Bayonet). We got "issued" from the RFI or Rapid Fielding Initiative, or civilian items purchased off the commercial market like tools, sunglasses, goggles, etc. So, many units picked things they decided were appropriate for their needs. We saw A LOT of multi-tools like Gerbers and Leathermen, and Gerber knives in various forms. We were also allowed to carry personal knives so it was the soldiers' choice at that point. I carried Cold Steel and Spyderco pocket knives, RAT-1, etc. Plus several fixed-blade knives attached to my Load Bearing Equipment and Armor. I also carried a knife attached to my shin because the Infantry has to look cool, lol.

[@yigarok]

I’ve been telling you guys to do the Glock knife for over a year and finally you’re doing it in two videos in a row excellent. I personally think the Glock knife really is the perfect military field knife because it’s cheap enough to replace extremely durable big enough to fight with light weight an added benefit is unless you’re familiar with the knife people don’t know how to take it from the sheath so people can’t steal it from you and stab you.

[@cbwelch4]

The blade needs more belly for slashing. I got one because it was cheap but like the Strongarm better.

[@lodder3157]

Having used the glock knife, it's not the best (like soft steel) knife. But you also shouldn't look at it as a knife, but as a pry bar with an edge that's good at stabbing. Because that's what it was built for.

[@Ve-suvius]

Yeah, I've had many Glock knives. Most of them have very soft steel. And the tip test in the video, don't know, I've done it many times, and it bends extremely easy. And then when bending it back, not perfectly, you have an s shape in the tip. I value the tip higher in the Ka-bar having tested those also.

[@Ve-suvius]

I also had a few glock knives that I even couldn't get an edge on. Those were in the minority. Still not a fan of the glock knife. It's overrated. When stabbing hammer grip the hand slides forwards. Slick handle. But that can be countered with ranger bands. As I did with the Buck 120. Makes a huge difference.

[@Nebolo]

Finally DBK thursday 🙌🏽

[@chadachwilliam5515]

As a former marine, the K bar is a key survival item. I do agree it’s time for a redesign though. I have made a few knifes and I think I have a good design but I lack the equipment. Good luck finding a better design than I got. Semper fi earthlings

[@sabasaba1818]

Which knife do you reccommend the most ?

[@chadachwilliam5515]

@@sabasaba1818 I would rather not say until I get it perfected. Unfortunately I will probably die first.

[@miguelpimentel8539]

You guys always do a great video thanks for the honesty

[@JohnMelland]

I WAS U.S. ARMY, GENERATOR MECHANIC PLUS. WE HAD THE NEWLY RELEASED M-9 BAYONET, REPLACING THE OLD ONE. ATTACHES TO THE M-16A2 WE WERE ISSUED. WE USED THE NEW M-9 FOR PARADES AND CEREMONIES. LASER SHARPENED AND DESIGNED NOT TO STICK IN BONE! THANK YOU FOR SHARING! AWESOME VIDEO! 👍🏼👨‍✈️👍🏼

[@michaelburke5481]

i carried the the glock for five years in the Canadian forces even though we where issued a very good bayonet eikhorn solingen . glock just seemed easier to carry around

[@andymetcalfe7060]

Later in the year Spartan Blades and Kabar are collaborating to bring out a USMC in MagnaCut, would like to see a test on that!

[@jessr.2490]

Will making it in Magnacut resolve the USMC’s tang strength deficiencies without widening it and adding weight to the blade? I don’t know enough about that blade steel to speak to its strength and temper.

[@ayjay359]

Bullshit ! Really ? 😂

[@cearealkiller5956]

Seems like it would be expensive by military standards

[@collinb.8542]

​@@cearealkiller5956 well its probably not going to be issued of course lol.

[@jhonrutger3508]

they did it was made with magnacut and still broke.

[@gsteixner]

I miss the skits you guys used to do, dressing up like Oden, the knife fairy, etc. Still watch everything you put out though. Keep up the content! Please review something by Adventure Sworn, White River, or LT Wright. Thanks!!

[@Owens_Racing]

Love to snag me a 78. I’ve had an 81 for while. When I expended my knife collection. I wanted a cheap but hood fixed blade for my battle belt. Research basically said this was the best bang for the Buck and reliable. Since I’ve gotten into Esee knives as they imho are more ergo to work with in the woods. However I don’t look down on my Glock knife one bit. This video reminded how great they are and I sent links to both videos and Amazon to a few friends.

[@larrymc4373]

Was issued the Kabar when in the USMC in the 1980s but never used it for anything besides digging holes in the ground. Carried a Buck 110 folder and used that for things a knife is used to do.

[@jessr.2490]

For the life of me I cannot understand why Kabar doesn’t release an updated version with a much more robust tang, similar to the Cold Steel Leatherneck SF. I freaking love this design as long as the knife is strong enough and the grind is right. This is where I take issue with Cold Steel’s design, bc they have inexplicably decided to use a hollow grind instead of a proper sabre grind, or even a flat, which is what they used to do on the Leatherneck SF. Also, to both Kabar and Cold Steel: incorporate a freaking lanyard hole at the bottom of your handles! Seriously! Make the strong leatherneck thickness tang design with a proper saber grind and lanyard hole, and you guys will watch your sale of this design go through the roof!

[@puddintame6310]

I wish I'd snatched up one of the flat-ground Leathenecks when it first came out.

[@jessr.2490]

@@puddintame6310you can still find some for sale on eBay; I don’t think the flat ground models were in D2, though.

[@johnperetore151]

Because the BK7 is the robust version

[@Leightr]

I also carried an M7 that I had cut the barrel ring off of for my field knife. When I was in the (US) army (late 90s to early 00s) they could still be had in a surplus store for around $10. They are fairly stoutly built though I doubt the steel is anything special. I would love to see you guys do a review of one. We were issued the M9 bayonet for the Bosnia deployment but they made us turn them in to the armorer after a few weeks because too many guys (who had apparently never handled a knife before) were playing with them and cutting themselves. Almost everyone also carried a Leatherman or a Gerber multi-tool. I made a little side money sharpening knives for guys in my unit and just from my observations the Leatherman tended to hold up a bit better in the field. We encountered the Russian army there as well and one of the guys in my unit traded one leatherman for an entire Russian uniform, fur hat, boots and all. I was sharing a camp with the Swedes for a time and they all had basic Moras as a utility knife. Also, their (the Swedes) guidon (unit flag) , instead of being a two-section pole with a bit of vaguely spearhead shaped gilded pot-metal at the end, was an actual ash spear with an actual steel spearhead that just happened to have a flag tied to it.

[@abstractapproach634]

I switch between an M9 and and a smaller kabar, why cut the bayonet mount? Even without a rifle it gives you a great purchase on the blade.

[@Maryland_Kulak]

Knives I carried in the US Army infantry: Ka-Bar M7 Bayonet M9 Bayonet Cold Steel Kobun Navy Mk 2 Dive Knife (when diving) Ontario RAT-3. Different no-name folding knives Spyderco Delica 4 Different multi-tools Leatherman Wave was the best. I think the best knife was the Cold Steel Kobun. It was a good bushcraft tool, and a good fighting knife and very easily concealed as a boot knife or belt knife.

[@Maryland_Kulak]

Also I could tape the Cold Steel Kobun to the shoulder strap of my rucksack or LCE inverted and it would stay in the sheath.

[@Maryland_Kulak]

Correction: US Navy Mark 3 Dive knife

[@nekokyun]

US Guard (Army) here~ The KA-BAR is authorized for use, however I don't see them often. I see the M9 Bayonet and personally bought knives more often. Ontario Knife Company (OKC) also seems pretty common.

[@TheBeatenPaths]

Up until a few years ago the Canadian Navy used Grohmann Knives. Wicked good knives.

[@itsawonderfulknife7031]

Canadian here. I can attest to that fact. I own a Grohmann (#1 D.H. Russell Belt knife design). Absolutely amazing in everything I’ve put it through.

[@michaelburke5481]

i was issued that also field engineer knife

[@TheBeatenPaths]

@@michaelburke5481 I'm not familiar with that model. The navy got the Yachtsman I believe.

[@TheBeatenPaths]

@@michaelburke5481 I'm not familiar with that model. The navy received the Yachtsman I believe.

[@guycalgary7800]

Very cool , thank you for the info

[@pennsyltuckyreb9800]

Marines aren't issued the Kabar anymore. It's been the Ontario Knife Company OKC3s bayonet since the early 2000's.

[@AW-hg3pc]

as far as i know the dutch army uses the m9 or m11 produced by diemaco to accompany the diemaco rifles. Not in the armed forces myself but i have quite the collection of bayonets. The dutch army definitely uses a victorinox multitool tho. Would be cool if you could test an M9, never wanted to risk my collection piece but it feels rock solid.

[@marcjohnson4385]

Giving away my age but when I was issued my Ka bar it wasn't for splitting wood opening cans it was for something else all together

[@kurtschlichting1903]

Have a k- bar from WW2 still sharp . A great knife.

[@alainbelso]

The Glock at first glance looks like a bayonet. I looked into it and it can be used as a bayonet.. I guess for bushcrafting, that's kind of useless but in a military application, that can be very useful. The steel being a little softer probably helps it not break when stabbing things. Better to have a bent bayonet than a broken bayonet.. They both look cool in their own way. Thanks for doing the comparison video. Cheers!

[@ayjay359]

The Glock knife is made for use as a bayonet for the Austrian Rifle STG 77 ( Steyr AUG ) Its balanced to be a throwing knife as well. It was designed by the Austrian special forces.

[@derunwissende147]

In the Army im using a Cold Steel ak-47 Fieldknife. The most people dont like the thin handel but it fits nice under the velcromagpouches of a platecarrier

[@JohnDoe-kv2iu]

I've seen one claim that the USMC now issues the "Ontario Knife 498 Marine Combat Knife, 8180" and another claim that they issue the "Ontario 8-inch US Marines OKC-3S Bayonet - 6504" . . . both of these knives use 1095 carbon steel with a hardness rating between 55 and 57. Would be interesting to see how they compare in these tests.

[@championsgaming1]

The kabar uses 1095 cro van tho

[@The4cp]

They stink. My friend was in the Marines during the change over. He hated it. Got a Cold Steel Leather Neck clip point.

[@andresgamba1478]

It’s the OKC-3S bayonet, never heard of the other one much less seen it issued

[@pennsyltuckyreb9800]

It's the OKC3s bayonet. I was with 2nd Marine Division 2005-2009.

[@XShadowAngel]

@@The4cp Eh? I love my OKC-3S.

[@madtownangler]

Most of my friends that were in the military didn't use the KaBar. They had a list of knives that they could carry and they got whatever was coolest. The ones that used KaBars usually had someone else buy it for them as a gift. One guy I know of carried his dad's old KaBar that he used when he served

[@heathdouglas2695]

The US army currently uses the M9 bayonet I think you'll find that it's a different animal from the USMC Ka-Bar

[@evansmith2279]

Like others in the comments, when I was in the Army we had the M9, the Ka-Bar hasn’t been used in nearly 80 years. I also carried, at different times, a Leatherman super tool, Gerber Gator and a Benchmade folder the model I no longer recall. Near the end of my time I carried a SOG Government on my LBE for a deployment in Bosnia.

[@johnperetore151]

It was also used in Korea & Viet Nam. That’s not 80 yrs

[@sixgunsymphony7408]

I seen alot of Ka--Bar knives carried in Iraq and Afghanistan. Another popular knife was the Air Force Survival Knife. Both were for sale in the PX for low cost.

[@matthewdancik5515]

At Shot Show last month, Spartan Blade Company announced they are working in conjunction with Ka-BAR to release the USMC in Magnacut and it will be with a beefier, thicker blade stock to boot... So this will undoubtedly change the game for the USMC prowess... and also the cost, but.... it will rock!!!

[@velazquezarmouries]

If you can find one you might want to try a yarara tanto2 Wich is a beast of a knife and the official knife of the argentinian army

[@david6920-r6z]

Hey guys. Most excellent review. I really appreciate a robust combat utility blade and the Glock sounds like great value for money. Cheers Dave 🇳🇱 🇳🇿

[@paulcooper6048]

I’ve had a Glock 78 since they were first available years ago. It’s my favorite knife.

[@DenisHauser]

I love the Ka-bar USMC.

[@BaconSlayer69]

It’s junk

[@Gunni1972]

I was totally expecting Mikki to waive that firesteel, and shout "Expelliamus"🤣

[@DG-mi2mc]

Wat leuk, ik heb net de Silky Saw bestelt en dacht even een review op te zoeken, kwam jullie review video tegen van 6j geleden, dacht ga ffe kijken of deze heren nog bezig zijn, en kijk hier, dezelfde setting, dezelfde kerels, dezelfde passie! Ik volg dit kanaal absoluut! Wou dat ik het al langer had ontdekt! Goed bezig!

[@shadeshiest22]

Can you PLEASE make a video on how you personally use the Ken Onion Worksharp belt sharpener? Like what grind angle you like to use for certain knives, belts/grit finished edge, holds/passes technique? I have a hard time getting angles right going from thin kitchen knives to thick bushcraft knives, or taking a factory V to convex or getting the apex perfect across the entire edge length of knife… Then maybe go into stropping techniques to finish? I bought the belt sharpener from watching your videos(like a lot of people I’m sure), it’s just something new to me I haven’t mastered and I don’t want to destroy anymore knives/belts trying to master it

[@outback8370]

I have found both to be good knives. The glock seemed to be harder to sharper. If I was picking the new knife I would choose the Mora Garberg or the cold steel SRK.

[@napalmholiday9708]

Nice video on the glock 78. Tried getting a glock 23 to be shaving sharp, but it just wouldn't take an edge. Oh well.

[@charlessalmond7076]

I think the 40° bevel is too thicc to be optimal.

[@ctrboy2002]

I am a marine and I never saw the K-Bar in use. It was only a decorative piece. If you could aquire a WWII K-Bar I would be interested in those results. In training we had a M-7 banette but we were never issued one.

[@Spaeckli]

I'm in the swiss army and bought a Terävä Jääkäripuukko with a Boltaron sheath. amazing knife and looks sick attached to my blackhawk holster

[@jofner1]

Like my dad said some time ago "Außer zur Jausn würd i immer zum Bundesheer-Feidl greifn!"

[@dtester]

I'm pretty sure the Kabar USMC has not been issued in the US military for a long time now. As much as I like it for it's history, I know it's not the toughest knife for abuse with it's thin tang.

[@vector-man5407]

I had a Ka-bar and it broke while batoning in the weak spot, blade went flying. Thankfully Ka-bar is fair about their warranty, after 2 weeks i got a new one.Bacz when i bought it the leather model was around 80-90€, a reasonable price. Now it’s nowhere near a good deal.

[@firestorm8471]

Are we talking Utility knife or fighting knife ? Major difference here. I have NEVER been able to get an edge on a Glock that I would deliberately take to a fight. That said, A MODERN 1219C2 is the same. My main fighter is/was made by Camillus. My actual Ka-Bar is retired. It did it's job and brought me home. But it has a story that gives it sentiment. Suffice it to say that it was ISSUED to me by my MOTHER before the BEIRUT, LEBANON conflict in 1983. The blade still has blood stains , some mine, some not. Thus it's retired status. I then acquired an older Camillus that has been within arms reach of me every since. The newer KA-bars simply would not take an edge that met my standards. A utility knife and a combat knife are difficult to get into one blade.

[@2.wahlmesser10]

Oh the next knife will be from UG-Tools... I'm looking forward to it. Many Thanks.😊

[@1VC4U]

If you can get one, a review of a military issue ontario M7 or M9 bayonet would be great

[@HoboForHire]

In 2011 I was in Afghanistan and carried the same glock knife. The reason I carried it was a family member who was in Vietnam had to use a knife in a few fights and he found that having a a thin blade that can fit between ribs easily and not get stuck in bone is best. This is the main reason I chose to carry the glock knife, that and that handle and blade would be very low maintenance and I could just wash it with water bottle after being in a turret all day or on patrol/climbing mountains and stuff

[@AlcoholicWarfare]

US Army rarely issues knives. But when they do its typically the M9 Bayonette. We generally buy our own knives to use, my preferred is the Benchmade Nimvarous

[@josephnoll2754]

In the army, we used bayonets unless personal purched- I used a SOG Seal Pup and a Leatherman. Folding knife, I used an issued benchmade Griptilian or personal bought Spyderco bill, none serated H1. The salt series held up better in tropical climates. Many soldiers bought ESEE knives after SERE. I like Mora knives for bushcraft. I own k-bar quartermaster, Glock 78, spanish muela etc.

[@BladeObssession]

I think the Marines should replace the Kabar with the Cold Steel Leatherneck because it's more similar with a much thicker tang.

[@MrVegasTube]

Cold Steel SRK is another worthy choice. Nice video.

[@johncarry5989]

Let's be honest, the main reason to buy the Kabar is because it looks like the sexiest knife ever produced. I have one and what I like about it, is it fits and feels great in the hand, nice and balanced and I think it works really well for chopping wood because of it's length and it has a bit of weight behind it. Also I really like the notch at the end of the handle. You can use it as a hammer. It might not be the strongest knife in the world but if you don't mistreat and abuse it, it will last forever.

[@MrJankert64]

when i was in the army!! i did nothing, play cards pick my nose, and scratch my ass. carry a victorinox. just want you all to know....... ps: great vid guys as all ways.. greets from the Netherlands....

[@actionjackson1stIDF]

One of the most dangerous things to soldiers in every army of every country is boredom. So as long as you pick your nose then scratch your ass in that order you are fine. However, doing it the other way around could leave you with a nasty smell in your nose. 😵

[@MrJankert64]

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[@Orphican]

Outside of extremely specialized units in very rare and specific circumstances the U.S. military pretty much uses multi tools and folding blades. I was never issued a bayonet but I used my Gerber almost daily. So much so multiple tools broke and I replaced it with a much more capable Leatherman. Large fixed fighting or survival blades were at best novelty items for a few guys.

[@ThomasRonnberg]

I had a nepali khukri, original Gerber LMF, Fallkniven small knife thing, butterfly knife, and a couple other things.

[@ozarkmountainranger4201]

My US military issued knives Navy Seabees - M9 Bayonet Riverines - Gerber Strongarm EOD - Benchmade Niravmus

[@MrGunBunny13]

The US Army issued me a switchblade from Benchmade. It was a nice knife. I also carried a Ridgerunner Montana Toothpick but that was just a personal choice.

[@andrewanderson4372]

I got my brother a Ka Bar for his birthday. It's what he wanted, and it is still a great knife. That being said I might get him a Glock 78 for Christmas

[@joominatore6527]

US vs Finland next please, my dear gentleman

[@wowismygame]

I carried an Ontario Knife Co. Bayonet in the Marine Corps

[@phraksis]

Could you test the CAC® knife? Really intereested in seeing what a official military knife that happens to be a folder can do.

[@martinerhard8447]

"Knifemaker got into an accident"...wait are you talking about UG-tools?

[@powersww1reset]

Hogue, I imagine

[@BlackMapleMFG]

You must do a PART 2 with the current US ARMY issued M9 bayonet

[@1911acolt1]

D-Dutch B-backyard K-knives

[@dannykerby9580]

My duty fixed blade is a Benchmade Nimravus, for a folder in my pocket I carry a Gerber 06 Auto in S30v.

[@blackcobra6501]

I’m a U.S. Marine and can say that nobody uses the ka-bar anymore. It’s more of a ceremonial knife nowadays.

[@delababouin2]

In Greek army we use Gerber Lmf. I wish you can make a video with that and trust me, it's not like strongarm, is more tough

[@scottfergusson8411]

Retired Marine here… Glock 78 all the way !!!

[@sombra6153]

I used to carry an original straight back Gerber BFM. What I knew about knives at the time was enough to be dangerous. Wasn’t exactly good for fine work, but chopped wood well and the point didn’t break off instead. Still, I should have bought the Randall #1 next to it on the shelf that afternoon an Ranger Joe’s in Columbus. I have been tempted several times to buy a Glock knife but had heard it was hard to sharpen. Also I haven’t seen one without the saw teeth for a very long time. I have a Camillus K-Bar copy that has been decent for what it is.

[@randyinscoe5780]

I have carried both, in my time, I now use a seal pup in my opinion it is more versatile than either and damn near indestructible

[@nicholasroberts8805]

I’m in the marines and I’m a dork so I carry the Kabar D2 on my war belt but I do also carry a folder. The kabar is useful for bush craft stuff but in garrison I stick with my folder.

[@edl653]

The KA-Bar is about 2-1/2 times (on Amazon) but that is because of the "Brand" and the leather handgrip is a little more expensive to make. It has been a long time since it was an official military knife. The design is a quickly mass producible one that could do a lot of things but not the best at anyone thing. There were so many made during WWII that they military had stockpiles of the knives that lasted for over 20 years. - The correct modern comparison is the OKC-3S.

[@WinWithBNB]

1:07 destroyed America with that 😂

[@czgunner]

Fun video. Lots of energy! Very entertaining. I was in the Army 2002-06. I wasn't issued anything but the M9 bayonet. We all bought our own knives. Isn't that Ka-bar more of a fighting knife than a field knife?

[@nirfz]

Well, the FM78 is too, just look at its geometry. Thing is, anything sounding as martial as fighting knife would not go well with the german speakers since WW2. At least here in Austria we would probably not have even got one if it would have been called fighting knife. And so it is called field knife... For most of us the main use was tightening and loosening of the blank fire adapter. The adapter is screwed into the muzzlepiece of the rifle and has a slot in which the back of the blade fits. And the handguard of the knife also is shaped for it to be easy.

[@Sanchito209]

When I was in the Corps the kabar was more of an icon seen at ceremonies promotions and retirements. Nobody really used one. At the time Gerber one handed multi tools and your average pocket knife was used. Of course we all had bayonets but mine never got used. Others may have had a different experience.

[@sixgunsymphony7408]

There is no real knife culture in the USA like there is in some other countries. It would be good if public schools replaced useless ballgames with martial arts for the athletic programs as students get rigorous physical fitness training and gain useful skills for the world as adults.

[@brianwinters5434]

In the US army in the 1970s I used a 9 inch bowie from a us knife maker.

[@ChudActual]

The army’s unofficial knife is the gerber strong arm.

[@The4cp]

I'm begging you try the Cold Steel Leather Neck clip point. I need to know if it beats the Kabar.

[@mariaconcepcionrodriguezhe2850]

Its way better. Looks better too. I think joe x has a video on it. Probably anything is better than a kabar, a knife that you can bend with your hands.

[@Marcus-hq9iw]

It would be nice to see a comparison of these 2 knifes doing what they are meant to do. Slashing and stabbing flesh in a fight. That is the only "test" that means anything. Based on the KA-BAR blade being wider, I would assume it would be more lethal.

[@BustinBenny]

The US Army uses the M9 bayonet made by Ontario Knife, I would love to see a review or side by side with the Ka Bar.

[@jackekdahl395]

So... when are you boys testing the Buck 119? That would give some folks a stroke.

[@Swisswoods]

Hi, great videos as always, but as a knife nut / collector the comparisons are funny, I have both anyway ... which I guess might be common ... but yes, I do still like the Glock .. great job...😊

[@k.n.v.b1113]

Great one boys thank you 🤛

[@riccisknife8006]

stunning tests again, bravo👍👍👍

[@blueeyegi]

The Army uses the M9 bayonet. I bought a buck M9 many years ago, now I can use the bayonet lug on my AR-15 for home defense.

[@phillipmargrave]

Cold steel master tanto is what wee need.

[@chogmack5822]

I wait for the videos on Thursday like a kid on Christmas. Would still love to see a tops cut 4.0!

[@JasonChatz]

i own a glock 78 and after A LOT of hardwood processing, stil no rattle. it's a legit beast, absolute vfm ! my only complain is that it's difficult to sharpen properly and have a razor edge..

[@asz3337]

When I was in the Austrian army we were actually forbidden to sharpen them. Probably because everyone who DID try ended up grinding half the knife away trying to get a proper edge on the bloody thing... 🤣 I occasionally pull mine through an any sharp, a little work on a 400 stone and (at least forme) that's easily sharp enough to accompany me the next few sorties through the woods. I did successfully sharpen it with a flat river stone too several times though. Not razor sharp but certainly good enough.

[@Leightr]

I found the Glock knife in a junk store with no sheath for about $15. I made a PVC sheath for it and now it lives in my truck toolbox.

[@alexmaier7796]

I can cut onions with mine...