Ka-Bar Marine Combat full review and analysis

Ka-Bar Marine Combat full review and analysis | Knife reviews by Ice

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@jadenephrite 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your video. Regarding 10:23, the name "Blood Groove" is a misnomer and its purpose is not designed for exsanguination. Instead its real name is called the "Fuller". The Fuller on a blade improves its strength & rigidity while also increasing its surface area through a cross section and reducing its weight. For example, a steel I Beam has improved strength & rigidity over that of a flat solid bar. Similarly corrugated sheet steel is stronger & more rigid than flat sheet steel. Some swords even have double fullers for improved strength & rigidity while also making them lighter.

@stephenvanboening2147 4 жыл бұрын

Man your reviews are outstanding. Id like you to review falkniven, cold steel demkos and others. Your perfect for this

@berrylee6787 Жыл бұрын

That blade saved my life MANY times. Mine is a quality blade but never had a seratted blade. Mine stamped USMC IN 1945. IT HELPED DIG FOX HOLE AND TRENCHES. HINT..... FROM THE TIP OF BLADE TO MIDDLE OF TANG, CUT A NOTCH AND YOU CAN GET 200VYARD GUESS FOR FIREING M16 A2. sniper taught me that. Slepted between many Marines. Semper Fi. NEAL APOLLO BEACH FLORIDA

@minhhaiayuni1524 4 жыл бұрын

How much..!!

@Maryland_Kulak 2 жыл бұрын

The issued Ka-Bars didn’t have serrations. That’s just a recent option for the civilian market.

@ricev7071 5 жыл бұрын

Contractors are more likely to use Sog but Navy Seals use the Kabar 1245 Black Tanto. The ridges on the Sog cause friction when used in combat for stabbing. The Blood groove on the Kabaris called a fuller and it's there to reduce a small amount of weight so that the knife is well balanced not for suction purposes which is the most absurd thing I have ever heard and is simply not true, ask any veteran or any violent convict. I find the Kabar to be a very great knife. I have a USMC 1217 Kabar which I use to cut wood and it's still holding up great. I also have the 1211 which is better than the stacked leather handle and slightly smaller on the handle because there is no plastic spacers on the 1211 but the same 7-inch blade. The 1245 Black Tanto is just a weapon of war but still a great utility knife. Whether hiking or camping, this knife is awesome but I won't baton wood with it even though it is capable of doing so. our forefathers never batoned and is a useless activity when you're in the woods surrounded by wood!!! It really is and it causes more wear than normal use.

@okanoganforest 10 жыл бұрын

Very nice review. I couldn't agree more on the bushcraft issue. I use a Mora, a Becker B-k2 and a hand forged H&B Tomahawk in the field for Bushcraft. Great information over all.

@icemanreed 10 жыл бұрын

Mora for the fine, Becker for the tough, and a Tomahawk for.. well, everything else! Haha you sound like my kind of bushcraftsman. And yeah there are so many people out there who take a legendary **combat** knife into the wilderness to perform **bushcraft** tasks and wonder why it failed. Had to set that straight. Thanks very much for the comment and support!

@tokr72 10 жыл бұрын

The leather washers are super compressed and resin impregnated. If maintained, they are incredibly tough, as evidenced by some vintage kabars. It's leather, so some TLC is required. It has to be oiled occasionally and extra waterproofing helps. The leather handle darkens over time and with oil application. Mine is a deep dark brown. The grip is on these one of a kind, like an medieval sword, comfortable, and smells great. The kraton handles are good too, very grippy yet comfortable. ,But when they get chewed up, they look beat up forever, and the aesthetic character charm is absent. These knives can handle a lot if one knows how to use it wisely, bushcraft included. Great Review. You gave the blade a thoughtful informed review.

@icemanreed 10 жыл бұрын

They are great working knives, no doubt. Brilliant geometry and design, and made of a legendary steel. My schtick with the handle though is that while it retains its function quite well through hard use, there are many other handle materials and constructions that retain a presentation grade aesthetic with much less maintenance. But I agree, I love the smell of the oiled leather handle washers and sheath. Really adds an extra dimension to the knife. I think they can handle many of the tasks of bushcraft, but some of the powers it can encounter in bushcraft are just too much for a combat design. For me, after seeing so many broken Kabars, I would only feel comfortable using it for the finer side of bushcraft. For that, I have my much lighter, nimbler and cheaper Morakniv Classic. Thanks, I appreciate your comment and view!

@ernestwalden3894 4 жыл бұрын

Both knives are sweet but I'm not a fan of serated blade. Guess it be ok if I was in a knife fight. But I'd pull out my 357 mag before my knife lol. But dad allways said bring a gun and a knife to a knife fight lol.

@bobbyboldy 8 жыл бұрын

Excellent thorough video.

@icemanreed 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@9SS94Cr 10 жыл бұрын

I believe the blood grooves on knives are a carry over design feature from sword fillers. On swords, filler will reduce some of the weight but not mainly for cutting weight for the whole knife but adjusting the balance point. Another theory is It may also make the sword harder to bend so it can deliver better thrusting power. On knives this feature serve little to no purpose other than cosmetic. The suction theory you were talking about was a myth too, unproved and to be honest not really believable. So many fighting knives don't have fillers, and if there is really such a thing of live tissue suck knife inside, how come butcher knives around the world don't have fillers? It will be interesting to make a comparison test about the filler myth.

@icemanreed 10 жыл бұрын

That is a possibility that it's carried over from sword designs, however the structural benefit would be much greater if the fuller extended further down the length of the blade. The suction theory is a long shot, I definitely wasn't saying that's what it's for, however the reason butcher knives don't have fullers is because it uses different parts of the blade in different actions; a combat knife that could theoretically experience suction to flesh would be used in a stabbing manner. I don't think anyone believes there's an issue with suction when slashing because it leaves a trail of material extending from the back of the spine, thus eliminating a closed pocket. A butcher knife is never used for stabbing. In fact, many of them don't even have tips, so it would be pointless to give them fullers. Also, I think it's more about the nature of skin, seeing as it's at the surface of the wound and would be what's holding the air in; a butcher knife never deals with the skin of an animal. I'd say the most reasonable theory for the fuller would be weight reduction and balance adjustment.

@KingofallKings106 3 жыл бұрын

That is not a blood groove you no nothing go on there site and read about them when you make comments on something you know nothing about it makes a ass out of you. Word of advice don't take about something you know nothing about.

@Revelation1316 Жыл бұрын

Disagree. It was a utility knife. The design was taken from farmers. Its basically a scaled down Bowie knife for manufacturing similicity and to save weight. We used it for years as a hunting, utility bush knife to which it excelled. Pushing the lie the knife was just a fighting knife just gets the knife banned in so many countries! Sure it could be that but what knife cant!

@theplasticdesert2408 6 жыл бұрын

Several companies were contracted by the US military to make this style of knife and United Cutlery who made the Ka Bar knife (that’s just what they called their version) was one of the smaller suppliers of knives.

@ricev7071 5 жыл бұрын

It's Union Cutlery. And Kabar was the second-largest producer of the mark 2 knives. Camillus was the first.

@bluegrasssurvival9423 6 жыл бұрын

You do not have to baton through logs in the first place. You make a wedge using the knife THEN use that wedge to split logs. Also the thicker the blade the harder it is to do Bushcraft task because it doesn't cut very good. Cody Lundin manages to survive no problem with a rat tailed tanged Mora, and if he can accomplish that then people should be able to survive with a USMC Knife no problem. It's all about skill and technique guys, not having a big slab of quarter inch steel that weights several pounds that you have to carry around. Learn proper techniques and you can do a great many things with your tools without having to abuse them.

@jonathangarzon2798 5 жыл бұрын

It's not about technique it's about the survivability of your tools which are near impossible to manufacture out in the trail and even a slight chance of structural failure is unacceptable. I love the knife don't get me wrong, but making excuses for a simple fix issue with a design is not a good thing bro. The material needed to make it a full Tang would be barely noticeable in terms of weight. And everybody would pay extra if this was full Tang. I know I would. As for it being to thick for Bushcraft that's something one can definitely get past with technique in the even of an emergency. A broken knife not so much.

@George-nx5lo 5 жыл бұрын

@bluegrass survival What are yo talking about, how are you going to drive a wooden wedge into a piece of wood, give me a break, not 1 video of anyone doing this for a reason , you obviously have never done it

@mercifulone7065 4 жыл бұрын

@@George-nx5lohere's a video of it. Wedge batoning starts @ 4:05 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHu2Yoabpa2ippI

@ryszardmilczarek1466 5 жыл бұрын

Super prezentacja. Bardzo rzeczowa i merytoryczna.Pozdrawiam.

@thelonepainter4760 4 жыл бұрын

I have water stones. Can I sharpen this knife with those stones?

@leighton5608 5 жыл бұрын

That blade doesnt have a scratch on it. How can you review a blade you havent used

@ryanhamley4161 4 жыл бұрын

Some people never leave their apartment

@ernokiss405 7 жыл бұрын

I would ask you, why does (original) ka-bar's blade stands a bit forward (offset), and not in the middle of the crossguard? In case of other type ka-bar knifes (short ka-bars), the blade stands normal in the middle of the crossguard. What can be pros and cons of this offset?

@Mister_Ess 2 жыл бұрын

I noticed this off-set on my real kabar and on my knock off doesn't have this.

@MrVegasTube 7 жыл бұрын

center piece is called a "welt"

@whitwavenger 4 жыл бұрын

First off, K Bar (capital K) is a brand name. However, kabar small k) is a blade type, and simply a variant of the classic Bowie style. and it was produced under Government contract during World War 2, including Case, Camillus, Utica, and, of course, K Bar, among others. It was considered strictly a Marine issue knife, and if any Army or Navy personnel were caught using one, it could be confiscated, Other service personnel either bought their own knives at their own expense, or fabricated them using whatever material was available. It wasn't until after WW2 that personnel other than Marines could carry them.

@Iamthedudeman00 8 жыл бұрын

Great and honest video man, love it!

@ryanhamley4161 4 жыл бұрын

DOITNOW00 yeah Your wife thought so Get back in the kitchen dude

@MariahSyn 8 жыл бұрын

Were serrated blades not considered illegal when it came to the rules of war? I only ask because I own a non-serrated version. I guess it is more of a history question than anything. :) Okay so I googled, there are treaties which seem to put serrated blades and bayonets in the same realm as hollowpoint ammunition. They are supposed to cause "unnecessary damage and suffering"

@icemanreed 8 жыл бұрын

+Mariah Sinclair (Mariahsyn) Thanks for the info Mariah! Never knew that about serrations, although I find it kind of comical :P That given the kinds of weapons used in WWII, they actually took the time to worry about a knife being serrated! I suppose it does make sense on the basic level that both fine and serrated will eliminate the threat, but one takes much longer to heal. I know that one from experience, about a year ago I cut myself really deep in 2 spots with the same stroke of the same partially serrated knife. The serrated cut took 3 months to seal and heal, the fine cut took roughly 1.5 weeks. Still kind of funny to me though that they'd write about it, given that the damage difference between a fine and serrated knife is negligible compared to that of a rifle, landmine, grenade, etc. Thanks for the comment and info!