KA-BAR Photo Thread - Post Your Ka-Bar Knife Pictures Here

The local shop where I buy my KA-BARs had this beauty in their store during my last visit & didn't bother telling me about it. I found it on their site yesterday & was at the shop early this morning. This modified Tanto is absolutely stunning IMO, beautiful shape. Scary sharp btw..

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Tanker 1/66 said:
Ya got me TheArab TheArab I ordered a 1266 today. Your pic put me over the edge.
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You'll love that knife, congrats!

Pay attention to the sheath, some reviews mentioned that sheath dulls the knife from a single use. That did NOT happen to mine when I tried it on, but I imagine it could happen over time.

Oh & thanks for the mention!
 
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zanussi01 said:
Found some Ka-Bar pics I thought I had lost due to extortion bucket.
Some pics may have been posted before,cant remember.
Either way,hope you enjoy them!
New 1217 I rehandled a while ago.
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D2 goodness,have done a few like this.
I really should knock out a few more of these!
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1219C2 Guard marked Camillus
Rehandled with new leather washers.
Sheath is a newly made reproduction a mate knocked up for me just for this knife.
(Hope the mods let this one go through to the keeper even though it is not a Ka-Bar)
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do you make your own guard or buy them someplace ? I would like to try this
 
Hi Caine, I'm sure I replied to your question when you first asked,but no worries.
I actually make these guards from scratch using brass bar.
Cut a piece of 3/4 inch by 1/4 inch thick about 2 and a 1/2 inches long.
For a single finger guard,you just make it shorter,the steps are the same.
Drill and square out the tang slot.
Make sure you put a little taper on the front of the tang slot at the top and bottom.
(Hard to see in this pic,but it is there.)
This is so the guard will slide all the way up to the blade,and reduce the stress riser effect.
Yes these do have a radius on the blade/tang junction,not much,but it is there,despite what many may think or say.
(The radius on the D2 version is far more substantial.)
These pics are of the actual knife in the top pic.
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Assembled and glued up,starting the rough shaping.
All done by hand using files and rasps.
The rear of the guard is done first,then make everything else flow into that.
This is the way I saw the guys at Randall Made do them,only they use bench mounted grinders and slack belt sanders.
I do them the way 'ol Bo did them in the beginning,by hand.
Each handle is different,I could not make two exactly the same even if I wanted.
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Shape the front of the guard to follow the curve of the rear.
Take your time,no rush.
Rough sanding using strips of 120 grit backed with masking tape.
After this step,sand using lighter grits and wet/dry 1200/1500 to remove scratches,polish the guard and pommel,good to go!
I also removed the powdercoat,but that is up to you.
Post some pics of your project when you can,and if you have any queries dont hesitate to ask.
Hope this helps.:thumbsup:
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