Thread: Knife as a tool

As a former Marine and former Soldier with a combined total of 21+ years active service I often found myself in the situation your quote best describes. BTW, I love the quote and hope you don't mind if I use it from time to time.
I bought my first KA-BAR back in the very early 80s, why do we only remember the 1st of anything? Anyway, I have since owned and destroyed several KA-BARs simply by abusing them. In their defense I will say, as I often did, if I can't cut someone with it I can damn sure beat him to death. I tried carrying a hunting knife and an Air Force survival knife at different times but always found myself going back to the KA-BAR. To me it just feels right for a field knife. On the down side, I could never keep an edge on any of them. It could have been as simple as trying to put too fine an adge on a field knife or lack of proficiency, regardless the reason I was always tuning it up.
To keep my load light while humping the streets of Mosul I carried a Gerber "EOD" multi-tool, the issued Benchmade auto-opener, and my trusty KA-BAR as the only edged tools/weapons. I was not issued a bayonet, just to answer your question before you ask.
To this day, those would be the 1st 3 things I would pack if I were called out of retirement.

Originally Posted by MickR

I hope you're not breaking any UK (anti) knife laws there Carl!


Mick

LOL of course not we are allowed tools of our trade, or Chefs would be buggered lol.

Originally Posted by straightrazorheaven

LOL of course not we are allowed tools of our trade, or Chefs would be buggered lol.

Ah, but you're not a Chef are you mate?! And I heard your Chefs had to round off any sharp points and corners just in case they may go on a stabbing spree (Not really of course, but I don't reckon that would be too far off in the UK).


Mick