WEAPONS OF THE WORLD: Folding Knives Replace Bayonets

StrategyPage.com ^ | January 10, 2004 | Mike Perry

[Travis McGee]

Don't rub it in.

[dcwusmc]

Agreed. I liked the old 18" bayonet that they had in WWI and early WWII... the Springfield bayonet, I guess. I want one for my Garand at some point... The bayonet they gave me when I went in-country in '69 was about on a par with that mickey mouse mattel-toy excuse for a rifle they handed me. When I was at Parris Island I carried an M-14. When I got to Camp Gieger ('67) for infantry training, I got to carry the Garand. At New River, after school, I had a 14. Then I went to Staging Bn at Pendleton and had my first experience with the M-16 abortion. Mine would NOT cycle after firing. For each round I had to MANUALLY cock the thing and eject the spent brass. I told the armorer about it and his words were, "Live with it." Real cool piece!

[Destructor]

Thank you for your service to your country! I deeply regret the way that the veterans of the Vietnam War were treated upon returning home. So, I wanted to thank you right up front! I am honored to talk to you.

I own a Garand myself. A short barreled, Tanker model, 30-06 with the 8-round clip. I love the Garand and it's fun to shoot, but my service rifle was the M16A2, and M16A3. Colt did manage to make improvements to the subsequent models, so they weren't anything like that old "jammin' Jenny" that you remember. However, the M16A2s and A3s would jam up when introduced to sand, or extreme mud. The M16s still pale by comparison to the M1 Garand!

[spunkets]

"There is no edged tool as useful in the woods as a machete.

Here you go, the weed wacker. Cuts hay, trims trees, hedges, driveway overhangs, go through brambles as fast as you can walk. Goes through 3" boxwood in one swipe. Anything bigger just needs a few more wacks. Need to shave some bark off those logs, or do some shaping? Weed the sweetcorn, pumpkin patch, or around the tomatoes? Some swipes, or a simple slip, tuck and lift is all it takes.

Worried about banging into those nasty ole rocks and wreckin' the blade? With the Q&T 4340, R_c63+ edge backed by it's R_c32 bulk and it's genuine shock absorbing pine handle, no problem. The razor sharp edge needs touching up maybe once a season, a little more if you're wackin' mostly rocks.

It's quiet too and comes with it's own pine wrapping. Quiet's a drawback though if you're tryin' to disuade a carjackin', or something similar, because it don't go buzz, or make any loud noises. If he's already inside though, you can impress him if you take the door off with it.

[yarddog]

It looks interesting. I like the idea of the full tang too. Also just like an old Mauser rifle, hard on the outside, soft on the inside. Just the thing for toughness and strength combined.

BTW a carpenters hatchet cuts much better than the traditional woodsmans hatchet.

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Lone Wolf Knives Harsey Tactical

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Chris Reeve - Bill Harsey "Yarborough"

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Al Mar SERE 2000

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Spyderco Military

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More knife pics ping....ooh, a knife thread!

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Randall Military Knives

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A= Randall Model 1

B= Randall Model 15

C= Randall Model 14

Randall Made Knives

[RIGHT IN LAS VEGAS]

This scares everyone I show.

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Microtech LCC D/A

[Squantos]

My Anti Carjacking last ditch mods are based on this combination.....let your imagination figure out what I did...:o)

Stay Safe

[Tijeras_Slim]

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[yarddog]

My imagination is not that good.

Is there an ejector seat button hidden in that Hurst shifter?

[Travis McGee]

I'd like to hear from anybody on this forum who has ever been in a knife fight, used a knife for defense, stabbed someone etc. It's all theory to me....