Ever broken a Kabar?

[jmoore]

....if so - how? Did it snap at the blade/hilt junction (as most internet pics show), or at the blade tip? Prying/levering? Twisting? Batoning? Taking out a sentry with a kidney thrust??????? :)

TIA

john

[SeriousStudent]

Blade/tip.

I lost count of how many times I walked a new Pvt/Pfc 0331 down to supply, and some wretched asshat slid a busted Ka-Bar across the counter. They would do it without pulling the blade from the sheath, and every damn time I pulled out the knife to make sure it was serviceable, it had a busted tip.

So yeah, none of my serious use knives are Ka-bars. Do I own one for nostalgia's sake? Yep. But when I was a lowly enlisted swine, I carried something else in the field, and the Ka-bar stayed in my wall locker for inspections. I usually carried a 5" Randall on my deuce gear.

[Ben Diss]

Blade/tip.

I lost count of how many times I walked a new Pvt/Pfc 0331 down to supply, and some wretched asshat slid a busted Ka-Bar across the counter. They would do it without pulling the blade from the sheath, and every damn time I pulled out the knife to make sure it was serviceable, it had a busted tip.

So yeah, none of my serious use knives are Ka-bars. Do I own one for nostalgia's sake? Yep. But when I was a lowly enlisted swine, I carried something else in the field, and the Ka-bar stayed in my wall locker for inspections. I usually carried a 5" Randall on my deuce gear.

Curious when that would have been that they were issued? Serious question. I was 0351 in the 80's and had to buy my own.

[daddyusmaximus]

Yes... but I was using it to baton firewood. Still think they are a good knife for the money, I'm just willing to spend more for better now.

[Straight Shooter]

Lent one out when I, too..was an 0351 in early-mid eighties...came back broken about 2" down from hilt. Never did understand how..was miffed.

[CRAMBONE]

Curious when that would have been that they were issued? Serious question. I was 0351 in the 80's and had to buy my own.

We had them in the armories, but they were never issued.

[SGTMAJ]

Bent the hilt on a couple and broke the tip on one wised up when I made Cpl. and had Randells and Striders and left the Kbars in the armory after that.

[mack7.62]

Broke about 1/2" off the tip throwing it at a plywood hooch door, it stuck in many times before it broke, it was a Kabar but at the time you could buy them for around $20.

[Guns-up.50]

Curious when that would have been that they were issued? Serious question. I was 0351 in the 80's and had to buy my own.

I was in as an 0331 from 04-08, they only really issued them to 0331s in my co. But they were totally unserviceable, and not as common as the new bayonets.

[Fordtough25]

I've got my FIL's from his time in Vietnam and mine from the mid 90's, have worked up many deer with both. I will admit that I too carry an Esee or my gerber lmf ii these days as I don't care if something happens to them. I will also say the ka bar from the early 60's and '90's look a bit different.