[Billthedrill]

K-Bar -- named for a military knife used by SEALs...

< Pedantic mode = ON > The K-Bar was a USMC implement of destruction, issued in WWII and Korea and discontinued afterward. The SEALS use a number of different knives, but the K-Bar itself was only recently put back into limited production after a hiatus of some years. The big complaint against the K-Bar was that its severely clipped tip, while useful for opening C-ration cans, was somewhat delicate for a killing instrument, and caused a curvature that put the tip off the center of thrust. Most old Marines I know would rather be caught without their pants than without their trusty K-Bar... < pedantic mode = OFF >

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[Squantos]

I used a Randall 14 throughout my service career in EOD and I just purchased one for my Little Brother who is a pararescueman (PJ)in the USAF.

I broke way too many K-Bars and Navy Mk-2's going about the business of daily duties . If ya love yer troop give em a Randall which IMHO and experience will be the best thing one can do for their loved one going into harms way.

Stay Safe !!

[Travis McGee]

SEALs issued and used the K-bar knife in a hard gray plastic sheath at least through the 1980s.

The "trusty rusty K-bar" has a very deep association with UDT/SEALs going way back.