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Posted: 2/8/2021 7:29:45 PM EDT
https://www.bladehq.com/item--Ka-Bar-Mark-I-Tactical-Knife-w--9595

Anyone have one? Do you like it?

For some reason I'm totally enamored with getting one.

Plan on using it as a utility everyday knife.
Link Posted: 2/8/2021 8:21:58 PM EDT
[#1]
OST
Link Posted: 2/8/2021 8:28:11 PM EDT
[#2]
The USN Mark 1 was intended to be a utility knife.

This was basically a military version of the "standard" small hunting knife made by most knife makes before and after WWII.
The Navy decided they needed a bigger knife and adopted the USMC type knife as the USN Mark 2.

The Mark 1 makes an excellent utility knife today just like it did in WWII.
There are more modern designs and certainly more modern steels, but it's hard to beat the Mark 1 for the price.
The 1095 steel was used in both the Mark 1 and Mark 2 and is still used in today's USMC knife.
It takes and holds a good edge, and is very durable.  It will rust, but that's a matter of taking care of it.
The knife you linked to has a far better sheath then the original Mark 1 and 2 leather, and is probably a little better then the later Mark 1 and 2 fiberglass bayonet type scabbard.
The synthetic rubber handle will be far better then the original stacked leather handle and will give a better grip.

So, you can easily do worse.
Link Posted: 2/8/2021 8:51:25 PM EDT
[#3]
Good info, thanks.

It just has a look that says, "Use me." I like knives like that.
Link Posted: 2/9/2021 6:31:37 PM EDT
[#4]
I have one and like it well enough.  Its not as grippy as I would prefer and I believe it is a rat tang so I dont use it for really hard use tasks.  It does have a neat heritage and the size is great for overall camp/land chores.
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