Knife for Afghanistan

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I'm currently awaiting deployment and looking for a fixed blade with a 6" to 8" blade. Not really worried about price as long as its under $650. I have my eye on a few Randalls, Fallknivens, Bark Rivers, and Busse knives. 100% open to suggestion. Just looking for a good hard use fighting/survival knife.
 
I looked at the bk-7 for while and saw some rather impressive video reviews on it. The only thing i'm not a fan of is the finish
 
I would focus on a PlayStation or Xbox. If you really want a knife I would buy a good multitool first. For a full size knife the old standby kabar works good enough. I have a TRC M-1 in Vanadis 4 Extra that I would probably take. Whatever you do decide on I would recommend keeping the bulk and weight at a minimum.
 
I recommend you "Cold Steel Recon Scout" ,its very durable with well balanced overal steel O1, balanced stainlessnes, easines to sharpen ,toughness and edge retention.



But for fighting (Killing) "Cold Steel Recon Tanto" would be better due to its geometry less weight thus more slashing speed in fight but can be worse than Recon Scout in processing wood but wait...trees in Afganistan ? )))))
 
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a few older threads on exactly this topic, but others here have already summarized it:

keep it on the lower price end, since there is a risk of theft & loss
multitools are your friend ;)
if you've already trained in actual knife combat, and want one of those, it's really hard to argue with a lower price fairbairns style kabar - the "Ek Model 4" - you should be able to get them near $100, and they'll sharpen up on river stones or ceramic mugs if needed
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here are some threads:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/best-knife-for-army-ranger.1619582/
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/question-for-military-or-ex-military-personnel-soldiers.1417429/
 
Slayer_12114 said:
I'm currently awaiting deployment and looking for a fixed blade with a 6" to 8" blade. Not really worried about price as long as its under $650. I have my eye on a few Randalls, Fallknivens, Bark Rivers, and Busse knives. 100% open to suggestion. Just looking for a good hard use fighting/survival knife.
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I have the Winkler spike and it is a fantastic blade. Not quite 6” though.

Winkler certainly will have something that fits your needs and they give great military discounts!

https://winklerknives.com/

Be safe.
 
eisman said:
Kabar's suck.
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I'd wager it's more that you just suck at using 'em. ;)

Get something you won't mind carrying around, and something you think you'll actually use.

Get something that will sharpen up with little effort.

Get something you won't be all busted up about if it vanishes into thin air and you never see it again.

That's all I got for you. Probably not a lot of help.
 
Ontario spec GenII SP43
Blade Length: 7.9"
Overrall Length: 12.9"
Blade Material: 5160 High Carbon Steel.
Blade Hardness: 53-55HRC.
Handle Thickness: 0.19"
Handle Material: Kraton.
Weight: 10.6 oz
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Ontario Next Gen SP1
Overall Length: 14.5"
Blade Length: 7"
Blade Material: 1095 High Carbon Steel.
Blade Hardness: 57-59HRC.
Handle Thickness: 0.19"
Handle Material: Kraton.
Weight: 10 oz
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Ontario FF6
Overall Length:13.125"
Blade Length:8.00"
Blade Thickness:0.19"
Blade Material:1095.
Blade Hardness: 57-59HRC.
Handle Material: Kraton.
Weight: 13.5 oz
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Inexpensive and tough.
 
A Busse would be my choice but like others have mentioned it would probably/surely get ganked sad to say so you should try to keep the price down whatever you choose and Thank you for your service sir:thumbsup:
 
Not a whole lot of knife fighting going on in Afghanistan, but if you want something for "general use" I think you'll get the most use out of a Leatherman. The "Wave", "Rebar", and "Supertool" are all worth a look. For heavier duty stuff I have found no better soldiers knife than the J-P Peltonen M95. Tough as nails, very well made, fairly light weight, and on Lamnia.com there are several sheath options. I have the M.07 (slightly smaller, but same basic design) model and use/carry it regularly and absolutely adore it.

I would avoid super high end stuff since it seems the nicer the knife the more likely it is to get stolen, lost, or damaged.
 
A Busse family knife would be a great compromise ,Swamp Rat Ratmandu would be an excellent choice. Rubber handled knives give me pause for durability reasons in harsh environments; fuel,deet,heat and abuse can make them fail pretty easily. As a younger man I loved my Kabar but for the weight and ergonomics I would pick many other options.
 
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