OKC 499, The modern jet pilot survival knife

Hi guys, today we are taking a look at the OKC 499. This is a modern commercial version of the jet pilot survival knife that was adopted by the US just after the Korean war.

[@alanrice39]

The holes in the guard are to tether the knife to the survival vest, primary reason, all survival items are tethered to the survival vest

[@shawndain9606]

I absolutely LOVE your channel. The purpose of the 2 holes in the cross guard is to run some 550 paracord through and lash it to a staff or limb or whatever to make it into a spear. The thought being in a crash scenario a spear could be used to get large fish or even larger game. I have so enjoyed your channel since I found it. You have also cost me a lot of $ making me want new stuff. Keep the videos coming. Thanks

[@pointynotsharp8436]

Thanks for the info, makes perfect sense now

[@stevec5576]

Worked for me real good , viet nam 1967 .

[@FreeAmericaChannel]

An absolute favorite of mine. FYI - a company called MILPAR made these during the Vietnam war 1964-1966, and Utica also made them from 1964-1966. MILPAR also made a version with a cast aluminum handle, those are all hard to find but still out there. This is one collecting rabbit hole I have been down since I was a kid and used my dad's USAF issued knife.

[@pointynotsharp8436]

I'm definitely keeping my distance from them. Otherwise I will end up with 20

[@FreeAmericaChannel]

@@pointynotsharp8436 Twenty at least. I'm pretty sure I have more than that...

[@LurchLures]

I think the 499 mod doesn't have the indents on the blade sides or the top front edge sharpened. Which would both save on production cost

[@MrJoshDoty]

Camillus made them until they went bankrupt in 2007. They lost the military contract mid 1980’s. Camillus where available for sale in regular commercial & military stores until they went under. Classic knife. Warning new OKC’s are hit or miss QC. I can vouch for this as well as a few KZbin videos. I hope they fixed their issues. Regardless it’s still a classic.

[@madaboutmilitaria3630]

Great knives, under appreciated in the collecting scene. Watch eBay I’ve got two cheap recently.

[@pointynotsharp8436]

Great deals on ebay af the moment. I got a Japanese Type 30 trainer for $75 last night

[@madaboutmilitaria3630]

@@pointynotsharp8436 wow, lucky I didn’t see it🤣

[@raphlvlogs271]

do you consider it a bowie knife due the blade type?

[@pointynotsharp8436]

I would class a Bowie knife as a large knife with a clip point. While this knife has a clip point I think it is a bit small to call a Bowie knife. That said, calling it a Bowie style blade could still be correct

[@litsci4690]

Still "pointy, not sharp" . . . unless you thin the edge.

[@noexcuses6727]

You really should know your subject before doing video on it. Some of your info is incorrect on this item.

[@pointynotsharp8436]

Do you have any references you would recommend? I struggled to find good info on these

[@TheBootyWrangler]

Ah yes. One of the shittiest fixed blades that can still be purchased in the modern day

[@huseinfitzpatrick5557]

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