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So the OKC “499” is mil-spec for the USAF? Pilots mostly pay for their gear, at least the officers would. I know the 498 has heavy black paint on the leather handle, which among other details makes it mil-spec, issued to or at least called the “marine combat utility.” Yet what I hear is that in the Army, fixed blade knives over 3” are prohibited in at least one infantry battalion in Afghanistan. The member did not state which one, of course, probably not wanting to risk punishment on next assignment.