How to Pick the Right Combat Fighting Knife
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That was awesome,thank you very much ///_
Só coisas top 👍
well pointed out...also...the kabar hasnt been around for centuries...decades maybe....certainly not centuries
The “blood groove” is called a fuller (or mor recently “lightning cuts”) just for weight savings. God bless you for your service and sacrifice.
It's called a blood groove
Idk wut to put here ok boomer
@@willwingate5057 OK, punky-pants, you could put "I'se uh idjit, yo boss" which would about sum up your knowledge of knives at this point.. Listen and watch the old guys, try not to act the fool, and you MIGHT with luck live long enuff to become an old guy yourself... FYI it is indeed a fuller, purpose being to both lighten the blade and to strengthen it.. think of it along the lines of a stress-bearing steel "I"-beam in a building.
@@ronalddunne3413 you take things too seriously
Hey, Mr.Ray and Mr.Dunn ! I'll stick to blood groove. Don't care what it really is. I get you, though. It's good to be accurate.
A Kukri covers all aspects of living in the wild. I carried one as a reservist, the same kukri when I went into the Sahara for over a decade and I still use it now when I take off into the mountains.
What brand & model? I’ve been looking for a good one. I bought one from Amazon years ago that was total junk with good reviews..
Is an awesome mix between slashing and stabbing capability. Plus choppy.
@@clydeclemons4728 Head over to Great Gurka Khukuri House... I have close to a dozen of their khukuris. The fit & finish is around a B. I like their designs, they collaborate with other makers and designers, and their blades are absolutely gorgeous, and come with a mirror finish by default. Wait time is only a week or two usually, and their heat treat is great considering they make blades out of spring steal (Benz leaf springs). You can add minor alterations to your order as well, like full tang instead of stick tang, and they'll do it with no extra charge. They still sell a design they produced with help from Jason Knight.
If they're good enough for Jason, they're good enough for me.
Yup... like you said, all aspects of the wild. From the mountains where you are to the Swamps of Central and South Florida where I am. Perfect for both. In a jungle type environment, it's the only tool you that's a must.
cool😊
The secret to the velcro problem is to shout "hey!" at the same time as you open the velcro, thus covering the sound with a sneaky distraction.
I finally found somebody with a bigger knife addiction (“knife problem”, as my wife calls) then yours trully. Congratulations on your collection and thanks for sharing. Cold steel has put out good quality products for a long time.
I was a Staff Sgt in a 19 Delta Cavalry Scout platoon in the 1970s & 80s.
We all carried a Kabar on our web gear and a S&W boot knife as a back up.
You got THAT right about weight, We humped the Large ALICE Ruck sacks maxed out weight & gear .... Thanks for the Video. Im a BIG fan of the Cold Steel items too. I have several now.
Thanks :)
Scouts OUT!
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@@M60gunner1971 11 Delta Cavalry Scout
@@HerbWalker 11B1P Paratrooper
The Tops Moccasin Ranger was made to honor Sgt.Grey Otter of Cherokee Nations as leader of the Cherokee Moccasin Rangers in WWII. This was said to be the style knife he used along with a tomahawk. He later went on to train instructors in hand combat with knives and tomahawks in WWII, Korea and Viet Nam. Great series on Summer of Knives.
Is that why their blades that arent much different to other blades cost 200+?
I'm going to research this thank you
A 'Blood Grove" is a fuller. A fuller is a way of removing weight from a blade but still keep most of its rigidity and helps improve balance. A fuller has been used in many swords and large knives for centuries. Think of it kind of like an I-beam use in construction. Good strength for less weight.
I was sure that someone else would react to the blood groove fallacy. It's a fuller, designed to save weight, improve balance and increase speed of a strike.
Well said.
...very well said sir
I would bet money that the fuller has no actual effects on anything listed. Yes weight is reduced but not enough for anything nut a scale to notice, balance probably exactly the same as without a fuller and speed is probably exactly the same also. It's not like a fuller removes very much metal meaning it doesn't reduce weight enough a human could tell.
@@Appalachianasshole41 on the Busse Gemini it removes about 30g, which is a bit under 10% of the overall blade mass. It will definitely move the point of balance further towards the handle.
Man loving your summer of knives series very enjoyable to see your vast collections of amazing blades
I carry with me a WW2 Ghurkha kukri handed down to me from my father. I had used it for my outdoor endeavors since the 80s. A multipurpose knife and it served me well.
I camp with a Kukri and two No8 Opinels, one carbon steel for general use and one stainless steel for kitchen duties. Those three get everything done but I just bought a BKS sheath knife with ferro rod for $40 from Ukraine. Awesome knife for very little money. As for fighting knives, decades ago I designed and had made a fighting knife, sold several to my students and I seriously doubt any of them, mine included, ever saw any fighting. I stabbed a bloke with a pencil once...
Thank for sharing your experience and opinions!
Appreciate the rundown. Years later, and your video is still informing people. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
I'm an idiot, but I like to make sure a knife is a capable Bushcraft knife before it's considered at all, then whatever it's fighting capability attributes start to matter. I personally would take a bush craft knife over a fighting knife any day if I could only have one
I have actually carried that Kershaw dagger on the far right for about 4 years daily. As a Over The Road Trucker I use it constantly from eating dinner to screwdriver and prying. The sheath is a good one. Never had a problem with retention. I carry it crosswise on the center back of my belt this works great for me. I have been carrying a knife this way for 30 years now.
My favorite is my Cold Steel Outdoorsman (first model made in Japan.) Works as a hunting knife for me!
The cold steel recon scout looks like a small version of the trail master. Great size for my applications. Very practical. Love it.
I served in the military too back in the early 80s and I carried an old school Buck 119 apart from the useless M7 bayonet, haha. Loved your video on combat knives, cheers!
I carry a Cold Steel Kukri and have for the last 30 years, it's a real problem solver.
Knifes which lack guards I put anti-slipp tape on, the typ you find in slippery stairs but I fill the grain with a peice of wood first. (in Sweden the wound you get when you slide you hand over the blade cutting all your fingers is called "a Mora wound" after the Mora knife)
Swedish army doctrine says - One knife per layer. so I also carry a fairbairn sykes, a multitool, a folding knife and a AK4 bajonetter plus my truster Benchmade.
I hate auto correct 🤬
why are knife per layer
@@NikosKatsikanis If you take of your belt and jacket you have another one on your next layer.
Don't forget a pocket diamond sharpening stone or two
Death..I like your style your knife carry philosophy and name. Good on ya all the best to you and yours. Cheers brother.
@@j-rocd9507 right back at ya!
I used to be "mocked" for my kukri, "Death, that's no knife that's a sword" but when they have tried it and used it's always "could I use your kukri, please".
I see you in Valhalla, brother!
Lancero. I used to carry 3 knifes in a long walks in South America junglas, a cheap machete tramontina, a old m9 ( I replaced with a CS Srk sk5 and or ka-bar baker C) and small style dagger (I replaced with a folder cold steel sr1). Travel lite with the right tools.
Awesome video !!
Very interesting !!
One of the best knives video that I have seen in a long time !!!
Nice collection, and thanks for the explanations and context.
Great collection buddy! YOUR favorite knife is exactly the same one that I have that is MY favorite knife!!!!
This was a wonderful review. Thinking back decades in my past, I learned that tools are very important, and it's really good to have a tool that is absolutely up to the task at hand, but what is of more importance is the knowledge and practical skill to use any item in your hand and surroundings appropriately. Knowing the traits of the item (like whether the tool is an impact tool or more appropriate for cutting, and whether the tool is more a cutting tool or a puncturing tool) can be extremely important to the actual use of the tool, and pretty much dictate ones movements in split second actual close combat situations where there are no second chances or tapouts. You have a wonderful selection of tools my brother, great video. Be well.
The correct term for blood groove is a fuller. That story about knives getting stuck is a myth, they are just there to shave some weight off the knife while retaining the strength/rigidity of the blade. Nice collection, thay gemini is beautiful
Thank you for the enlightenment, sir
Recently OKC has changed their SP -10 sheaths that are nylon and molly capable
I have a few knives which could be used as a fighting knife, or as a survival knife and love them so much. Two are knives from Ka-Bar, one from Schrade, one from Gerber, and two from Buck. I don't like partially serrated knives either and the Schrade knife have a recurved blade which is nice for about anything I want to use one for. I carry a folding knife from Gerber in my backpack as a backup tool when I don't have another tool for the task and have to get the job done.
That's a nice collection of knives right there. Great video.
The CKRT little two edge dagger I know somebody that carried one of those in Iraq and he loved it he put it in his boot and that was nice that he always put on his boat he said he would’ve never changed it That was one of his favorites God bless you and your family God bless the world
With all of my cold steel sheaths I cut the plastic of the webbing. Replace it wit a full grain piece of leather the same width of the sheath and copy the top two holes on each side, punch the holes then fix eyelets. You can glue and sew the leather to the corduroy. Then you can use Chicago screw to fix to sheath. By doing this the webbing folds around the top of the sheath. Also if used in combat cover the sheath with a rubber tube, this will deaden the sound if hit. Without, it could be very noisy. This is the same with kydex or any poly sheath.
Very nice
Great collection!
I own a lot of the knives featured here and I will say a lot of the rarer, expensive examples ended up being relegated to collectors pieces because these days I'm likely never going to be able to replace them without paying obscene prices or if I can find them at all (I'm on a 1-2 year waiting list for a Chris Reeves Pacific, for example). I mostly favour single-edged knives geared towards utility or bushcraft but focusing on pure combat options I own; the Prather War Bowie, Buck GCK, Kabar Modified Tanto or the Kabar D2 Exteme fighter are likely what I'd grab out of my collection. If I was to have to settle on only being able to take one single knife in SHTF it'd be a toss up between the ESEE 6 or BK7, although these would not be my first choices from a fighting perspective but can certainly do the job as good as any kitchen knife used in 99.9% of knife fatalities.
Shadowtech makes some great knives as well. I bought the QRT Spear point before it went out of production. The Kabar Big Brother would be good to add to your collection. I have one with the Kraton handle and it is razor sharp. I wouldn't use it for battoning due to rat tang knives being more prone to breaking under impact stress. I have a Colonial Knives Defiant that is full tang and tough as hell for my outdoors knife. I keep a Mora 2000 in all my backpacks for a field knife. The grip on it is fantastic! I have an old M1 bayonet that I use on my boat. It is razor sharp but, gets fish dressing duty. Great video review!
Thank you for your service my grand father was a corporal in the marines in ww2.
The KaBar USMC has "Been around for centuries"? It was designed and produced for use in ww2..
Ka-Bar USMC is centuries, old? 1942 first used USMC.
He probably meant decades
Buck 119 also has been around too.
Figurative speech.
Hey, Mr. Dunne ! Why he said that, I don't know, The design looks like it could've been around in the previous century. Hollywood puts KA-BARS in the hands of Indians in Western movies. In John Wayne's " The Searchers ", the kid that rode with him wore a KA-BAR. It does seem to be a classic design.
Great content thank you for that, I'm now convinced to get a ka bar
I appreciate the hell out of your sacrifice for our freedom man. God bless..... Love the video. Had to sub and like.
Most impressive collection I've seen ..... ohhh rah!
That was a great review Devil Dog. I look at knives in the field in a layer approach. You have your large Swiss Army knife or Camp knife in your pocket. A small dagger type knife with quick access for larger work, and MRE crap. Then you have your main large combat knife that is 6-8 inches with a heavy blade. I have a lot of the knives that you showed. I like Cold Steel too. You narrowed your topic to combat fighting knife which was excellent. Now take the knives that you would use in combat and also for bush craft. Outstanding job on the video. Keep up the great work!!! Semper Fi!!!
Thank you for your service brother, the tops Prather looks like my Bowie I made. I also have a lan cay m9 bayonet knife one of only 200 that were made before other companies help with the contract with the black coating so on, my friend that was in the army gave to me. I recently just made my own knife I need to narrow the tip a little bit but I think it'll suit me well it's my self-defense/survival Bowie knife not finished yet tho but functional until I get the scales and stuff I want to finish it. Along with another couple smaller knifes for smaller tasks. The handle is coated in a thick rubber layer that I can remove once I get the scales I want and finish the handle the rest of the way
Love SOGs, Spyderco folders, and my Buck 110 Hunter Great videos
Very good job making this video. Thank you very much.
Great video, thank you!!
if you put packing foam in the bottoms of the nylon sheaths it stops rattle and a better fit for the knives.
Enjoying your video series. I have to say though, glad you included the Moccasin Ranger from Tops in this particular video as this knife's origin literally comes from combat in WWII and even on our current battlefield. The Cherokee Indian who led the unit the knife is named after wielded the knife this knife is designed after along with his tomahawk against enemies.
I have the skinny GI bayonet, I believe it is the M7. Great video, thank you for your service!
Nice collection man !
Wow what a great collection of knives. Great information.
I still have my original ka-bar but I prefer the cold steel recon tanto. Just got another one with a tan handle. I love it!!!
I picked up a Gerber Strongarm which is durable and a wonderful size and a Ka-Bar D2 Extreme which is a mini sword but perfect size for keeping the distance.
To the uploader, it looks like you like a solid sheath and a solid blade with good coating. Look at the Extrema Ratio Fulcrum for a good field knife that also easily takes the role of a fighting knife.
If you want the extreme you can look at the Extrema Ratio Supressor for a really wicked fighting knife.
Great collection! Okay just a couple of criticisms, the “blood grove” is called a Fuller, it’s to take weight off the blade while keeping its size. The rubber handles while they may offer some insulation it’s for cost saving, manufacturing speed and can offer a comfortable grip and is less prone to weather/water based damage especially over time. All a guard on a knife is for is keeping the user’s hand off the blade especially when stabbing. Last but not least it really doesn’t matter where a blade is made these days as long as it has what you are looking for considering that there is a worldwide standard when it comes to steel quality. Now how a blade is manufactured for quality standards is a different story but if a company offers a comparable product and it is up to your standards, d2 steel is d2 steel etc… if you can find the same exact blade for half the cost at that point you are only paying for a name. I’m not saying don’t do your research, by all means… you just might find the same factory makes the same blade for 4 different companies all with different prices
I love the Ontario raider Bowie it's my favourite large knife.
Nice collection, I have most of those, I like the Ka Bar and have several. I plan to show my Combat knives in some videos down the road. I liked your video.
Very cool
Fullers are historically known as blood grooves or blood gutters, although channeling blood is not their purpose.
A fuller is a rounded or beveled longitudinal groove or slot along the flat side of a blade (e.g., a sword, knife, or bayonet) that is made using a blacksmithing tool called a spring swage or, like the groove, a fuller. A fuller is often used to widen a blade. When combined with proper distal tapers, heat treatment and blade tempering, a fullered blade can be 20% to 35% lighter than a non-fullered blade with minimal sacrifice of strength or blade integrity. This effect lessens as the blade is reduced in length. A blade is said to be "fullered" after the introduction of the groove.
Ultra neat knives right there.
I got the SP10 had an awesome wicked edge work done to mine. The sheath it comes with is 100% fine. That being said the Kydex custom sheath I got for it Is very LOUD. Pulling the huge SP10 out of Kydex makes way to much noise be it in the battlefield or on any hunting trip.
Great video something I never see anyone talk about is the wester bowie my dad had this knife that his friend had in Vietnam killed 2 my dad gone now so its mine it be interesting to hear the history of these western bowie
My knife of choice was a Chris Reeve knife. I especially like the Harsey-designed Special Forces ķnife that is actually presented to graduates of the course. His earlier hollow handle knives are great if you can find them as they are out of production. I have seven of various blade lengths. Then, of course, there is the Randall No. 1. Always a good choice, but I think their wait list is about three years.
Cheers dude,, fantastic review of your collection.😊👌🇬🇧❤️
Glad you enjoyed it!
I served in the Army during the 80's. I purchased the Ontario Brand version of the Ka Bar at the Ft. Benning Book Store. Our Bayonets were kept in the Arms room in banded and sealed Foot Lockers. You were right they were terrible field knives.
Great videos man, I'm really enjoying them! Also... how do you have a "best of" fighting knives video without including the TOPS Wild Pig Hunter!?
The Fuller grooves are a way to lighten the blade without giving up rigidity I believe.
Not sure why it took this long to see your video Good video by the way My favorite fighting knife Cold Steel OSI San Mai love me some CS over 50pcs atm.
London thanks you for this video
Great job brother
Thanks 👍
A small point. Olean NY is pronounced "Oh-lee-anne". Important point: If you plan to fight with a knife, I want a double edged dagger and nothinhg else. In the panic of a knife fight, every slash must hit a sharpe edge. You cannot afford to have 50% of your slashes fall ont a dull edge. Also, in the dark, I want to know that any edge is the sharp edge. I don't need to look or feel.
Yeah agreed. For pure fighting knives, I'll always take my CS Tai Pan or my TOPS pig hunter. Both designs have perfectly optimized a blade for both piercing and slashing.
nice review and you are right the cold steel tanto is a killers knife
Greetings from Nova Scotia Canada, believe it or not....up here there is ALOT of people that carry fighting/bushcraft/survival knives.
& i love these informative videos on knives.
Thanks.
👍💯🤝
Ty
A metal guard on the CS Marauder would be sweet! To be fair, the rubber/plastic one does the job just fine to protect your hand from riding up. Some people might say that it won't protect well against a blade strike to which I response with, "Let's face it, you are NOT going to be fencing with a knife!". On a different note, have you checked out the CS Black Bear machete? CS got their machete guys to basically make an inexpensive fighting bowie.
Excellent video
Budget: Glock Field knife
Classic: Legendary KA-BAR or Ka-Bar Mark 1 Kraton
Midrange: Becker BK7
Top tier: Busee SFNO, ASH 1 ...or make your choice!
High-End: TRC Mille Cuori
I tried hard, to think of any other "Combat knife", that would be a better choice for a real reliable Combat knife, but those are the only I could think of, on each price point category.
Those are readilly available which I consider essential for such list.
Old model cold steel can be fixed. They use to have retention issues i hava a ukw model and i fix it whit the kitichen flame. Good video and thank you!!
You have some awesome knives !!!
The "platoon" knife or Defender 1 aka The Terminator isn't in production anymore and is really valuable among collectors. If you want it tighter drop it in a bucket of water and let it be for an hour. Then pick it up and let it dry, the leather will shrink and get tighter. Apply some leather cream or something like it afterwards.
I bought my first and only Ka-Bar Camp Lejeune NC PX $25 1981 Echo 2/2 that old bayonet was the m7
You may try Extrema Ratio knives. It's an high end Italian brand that makes fighting blades. Super high quality and also expensive as hell, but their design is always gorgeous and truly menacing even if they keep it traditional
Gerber LMF II Infantry, nice vid, nice knives man.
My Cold Steel Taipan and Tops Wild Pig Hunter are the most effective killing knives I've found; the blade design is pretty much perfection for piercing and slashing flesh.
Taipan is saf Specifically Designed for a fighting knife by the knife God Lynn Thompson lol
19:11 - you are right, I couldn't even find it on the internet 😂
I LOVE TOPS KNIVES !!! I HAVE THE STEEL EAGLE 111A TANTO ITS A BEAST OF A KNIVE. 11 INCH BLADE.
ALMOST INDESTRUCTIBLE !!!
The Gerber LMF doesn't have a full tang as stated. That is so the pilots can cut their way out of a downed aircraft and not worry about getting shocked.
November 23, 1942
The Marine Corps adopted the knife on November 23, 1942. The knife proved easy to manufacture, and the first run was shipped Jan. 27, 1943, by Camillus Cutlery Company.
I lost my first K-bar. It killed me. I bought a SOG super bowie. Not very practical. I love looking at it. Wrong handle for a fighting knife. Very cheap sheath. Just got a cold steel recon tanto. Perfect price point. Great size for a fighter. To this day a great knife is still my 119. It's never let me down. Very hard to sharpen. Every couple of years I have a new bevel cut into the blade. Then I do the rest. It's the only draw back to the knife. I bought a SOG jungle warrior as a joke a couple of years ago. One of the worst blades I have ever owned. I would not even cut a Thanksgiving turkey with it. Pure junk. I know it will break if used Very hard. Great video. Thanks.
Check out the Böker Arbolito series of knives.
They got at least 2-3 really interesting designs.
Not the best steel, but it would make sense in the field.
And the "Gigante" is truly a fighters knife. Perfectly balanced. Light and swift. Not a chopper.
Now when C.S is closing in on the Fällkniven prices, the above mentioned makes a lot more sense.
But the Arbolito's is also on the rise pricewise.
Great Vid All Around .
I agree with pretty much everything you said .
Especially when talking about weight .
There are so many big beautiful knives out there that I would love to EDC ... but who wants to carry that extra weight .
Ka-Bar would be my choice .
The original or the D2 Extreme ( I just purchased the plain edge a few months ago ).
That is hidden under my seat in my pickup haha .
( in case a bear should attack me ) .
Stop over sometime .
I’m doing a First Blood Knife giveaway if you or anyone else you know is interested.
Stay well brother veteran.
I carry a gun. Sometimes I carry backup gun as well. I do it different though. My revolver is my primary and my hi cap is my backup. I also carry a knife. A 7 inch Bowie or a assisted opening tanto w a Gerber eab lite box cutter for a backup
Excellent review sir. Very informative and interesting. My brother and father were Marine Infantry. What do you think of the Chris Reeve Green Baret and Pacific knifes? Thank you.
I bought the ka bar 1217. Yes it's a fighting knife. It's turned out to be also a good camp knife an d very good bush craft knife. Would you agree?
Cool. Some knives I've never seen. Good collection.
Thanks 👍
I really like the Buck 119 sharpest knife in the drawer and what a beauty but I cannot carry it concealed. For concealed carry I like the Smith and Wesson Border Guard (I think that's the name) which is a lovely fold out knife that produces a good sturdy blade for many tasks.
The best Gerber tactical/combat knife is the Silver Trident. It is very hard to acquire and for a while was limited to military special ops.
Welcome Home, my Brother!
With tec locks, get a length of inner tube, big enough to go over the sheath and tec lock. It is best if you cut the inner tube long enough to double over. When placed in the gap in the tec lock where you would have a belt the inner tube not only keeps the lock tight to the sheath, it covers the screws, so they can never be lost. It will also tighten the retention for the knife. Especially good when the sheath has not good very good retention. I first tried this with a esee 6 clip, which is 1/8" not 3/16". And it lock the knife in perfect. I cannot shake it out. And i mean shake. Can wezr it upside down and it has never come out. I do this on all knives as the tec lock only fits to one side of the sheath. This way it locks it to the sheath even.
I have a Couple of Ka-Bars and a Cold Steel Recon Tanto. I've used them all for fieldcraft. Although I was a US Marine AND a US Army Infantryman, I've never fought with a knife (trained for it, never had to do it.). But, used these "fighting" knives to chop small firewood, cut 550 cord and C-4. My last tour in Iraq I carried a Boker Applegate-Fairbairn dagger on my LBV. Terrible field knife. Was stolen on my way out of country.
damn, nice collection
I have an Ontario SP10, and it's a great blade. I can throw it and really got a lot of time learning to fight with it. I'm no professional, just lucked out and lived next to a Filipino family and there were always knife fighting training. Especially teaching his young beautifies. My spec 10 has a different and I'd say much better. Oh, Zero Tolerance knives are either tied in, or owned by Schrade knives, which my grandfather used in the military and clear down to a whittling knife. Love their stuff.
Traditionally the Bowie Clip was for disarming your opponent. The knife was held upside-down., using the clip to strike the top of the attacker's wrist, knocking their knife from their hand.
Small correction. It was said off-hand but the usmc adopted the Ka-Bar style knife in 1942. Not centuries ago.
I recommend picking up a Schrade Schf3n, it's a replica of Chris Reeves Pacific $500 high end. I think you will be happy with design and quality of the Schf3n
The best way to deal with coldsteel is to buy 3 of the same knifes you want and then mix and match the best knife with the best sheath. Excuse my run on sentence.