Kershaw Military Good/Bad?

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I am interested in this knife. I can't seem to get the site search to work and find any past talk about it. Basically is it worth it to get for a general kick around have in my pack kind of knife. I like the looks and the price is nice as well. Not sure what the steel is. If there are old posts about this please move me along. Thanks for any input. :thumbdn: :thumbup:
 
do u mean the kershaw military boot knife? with multiple carry options?

if so i have one.
it is a decent knife for the price i have no idea what your gonna do with it so can't say the same for you.

its served me well over the past little while although i've only used it for light chores... i'll make sure to take it out this weekend and give it a beating. i'll try to post an update for u later
 
That would be great. I am interested in a light duty knife that I can use as a backup. I sometimes buy on impulse, so I thought I would check it out first.
 
lol welcome to the club.. i to happen to walk buy knife stores and just say... "to hell with it the phone bill can wait" and gorge myself upon knives... what kinda work did u want to do with it and what is your definition of "light duty"??? the more info you give me the more i can test it and provide better feedback

cheers
 
OK I will come clean since I have been outed. :rolleyes: I just saw it on a web page and it looked cool. I was trying to sound like I knew what I was talking about. So to come right down to it, is it a POS and should I forget it. I think it looks nice but, will it hold a good edge?, easy to resharpen? Do the handles come lose after some heavy use or throwing? Not that I intend to throw it but it is a sharp pointy thing and well boys will be boys, it may get chucked a a tree. I like the sheath carry options, but is it comfortable?

OK I think that should do it. Thanks:)
 
This is a reissue of a German made knife in the European style of cutlery. It is a forged integral, meaning one piece, with the handle slabs attached, and less expensive from the Asian forger than the previous Solingen manufacturer.

It is thin bladed and pointy. It will break the tip off if thrown because it is hardened in the upper 50's Rockwell; real throwing knives are spring-tempered in the mid 40's and don't hold an edge. Note: most throwers don't have handle slabs because they break off from the high impact forces.

It's basically a martial design (not martial arts) which offers light weight, durabilty in the field, and good stabbing ability - or cutting your daily bread ration. Good design and a really great price - now. These have really driven down the trading value on the older ones.
 
okie dokie i'll give her a beating this weekend with lots of pics and post back here. till then.

cheers
 
took it hiking with me this weekend.. did some light batoning and it handled well. edge retention i would get 7/10. quick sharpen on ceramic stone brought its edge right back though.. very light knife nice to have on hip. the extra carry options make it nice as well. becareful about concealment laws in your state or province though. i usually have mine clipped to my backback strap handle pointed down to have a quickdraw system in place. the handle is slippery when wet so i solved that problem by wrapping it in some camo grip tape. it was sharp enuf and easy to control to do more delicate work like shave feather sticks to start a fire. over a decent knife for the price

hope this helped cheers
 
I used to own a Kershaw Military and was NOT impressed. The blade chipped on me after a week of light use and Kershaw wouldn't replace it. Not to mention the fact that the blade was pretty dull when I got it, and it didn't sharpen all that well.
 
I haven't a clue as to which production I got, though it is possible that I got a bad batch. Even so, I just wanted to warn others that they may end up with the same problem as what happened to me.
 
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