Posted: 7/12/2006 4:41:51 PM EDT
| Thank you guys for all you do over there.Please forgive my ignorance. My sonn-to-be son-in-law has enlisted in the Marines.He already knows he is going to end up in Iraq.I am a deputy sheriff,and use a Cold steel recon tanto.I would like to,as a Christmas present,get him a good knife.My dumb questions are- Do the Marines still issue K-bars? Should I get him a medium(4-5 in blade) or large(6-7)?Folder or fixed.Folder is smaller to store,but you have to open it.Fixed is larger,but good to go.Any help to an 'almost marine' is greatly appreciated. |
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as a general practice the Corps only issues kabars to Marines who get pistols only like comm guys, officers etc. riflemen get bayonets but mostly everyone else just buys their own. i got one given to me as the honor grad from SOI but i chose to buy my own and have a bought a few over the years. you cant go wrong with a kabar! other popular knives among jarheads include cold steel SRK SOG government model Gerber LMF Glock field knife SOG 5th special forces bowie and the Busse's and their ontario copies. |
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The Marines are doing away with the K-Bar and everyone will be issued the new multi purpose bayonet. (My unit has already done this). But that thing is Huge and not real practical to carry around. I suggest 2 knives for him. A nice folder to keep in his pocket and then a medium sized fixed blade for on his web gear. I carried a CRKT folder with a tanto blade clipped inside my trouser pocket and on my pistol belt (padded blackhawk) I carried the SEAL Pup which I think is a great knife. (just enough knife and solid) Most of the time on the FOB's you don't carry all of your gear around, just weapon with a mag and with a folder he'd always have a knife handy. When he heads out of the wire he'd have the fixed blade on his gear. |
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+1 SEAL PUP is the perfect size - not too big or small. BTW -- GET him the good GARBER MULTI tool just like he said.. good to have BOTH. But get them as a GIFT -- Give to him after he returns from BOOTCAMP. He has no need for them now or until he comes home. If he trys to take one with him to BOOT - it will taken from him as CONTRIBAND.. |