CUTCO KA-BAR Knife Review and History

[icybear21]

I own the goddamn knife. WHAT!!

[RaysRepair]

Nice Review Brian,Do you have link to were i could get one online?

[briansmobile1]

@RaysRepair I had to order mine through a Vector Marketing guy.

[RaysRepair]

@briansmobile1 Oh Alright...Yea I was just wondering because I have a pretty big knife collection myself and It would be a nice add.

[icybear21]

@RaysRepair Where do you live I can hook you up. I'm a sales rep.

[RaysRepair]

@icybear21 Im In Morris County NJ

[Stillwater38728]

I just bought this knife a couple weeks ago I cant seem to get it as sharp as I like it but its a good knife keep it in my vehicle.

[briansmobile1]

@Stillwater38728 Cool

[srissy007]

I went ahead and bought a Ka Bar as per your rec.

I love it!

[briansmobile1]

@srissy007 Hope you like it.  Check out nutnfancy for how to use it for survival/camping etc.

[wolfy9005]

I prefer the Fairbairn-Sykes "Fighting Knife". Then again it is a different type of knife, being a dagger primarily designed for fighting, rather than having a utility use too. Fine tip to get in between ribs, inside of throats, all the good stuff.

Because lets face it, in modern times you're more likely to need to cut a shoelace with you knife than stab an enemy to death with it, and so it is more tailored towards utility.

[briansmobile1]

@wolfy9005 Sounds like reasonable. Like you say this is a good utility knife too. It was designed to fight with, but also be able to pry open ammo boxes and sardine cans etc.

[shmorpie]

Nice review Brian. By the way, the city these knives are munfactured in is pronounced

"O-Lee-ann", NY. Not "Oleen".

[briansmobile1]

@shmorpie ha ha! That's exactly what Moosepiesandwich says! Well I did quite a bit of homework and now I've even MORE schooled. Thanks ; )

[Goregoon]

This knife is Dexter approved ✔

[briansmobile1]

@Goregoon XD

[thepopeis1]

Automotive repair and knife reviews SWEET!!!! if only you did gun stuff.......

[briansmobile1]

@thepopeis1 Are you serious? I do a TON of that.... I just don't post a lot of it. I have one on grabbing a Glock and some on target shooting.

[utubehayter]

Gurkha/Gorkha troops (they serve in bunch of different national armies), use Kukri as their fighting knife.

[09victoryrc]

Made in USA !

[srissy007]

Great video. Thanks!

[Downeast1100]

Great review and great knife. I was issued one when i was in the marines, couldnt ask for a more durable weapon. Thanks Brian, realy enjoyed the vid, as usual LOL

[bustfer07]

how does it do after reshaping it ?????

[beefystik]

I have no idea why that posted so many times, it kept telling me 'error, try again'... sorry man...

[beefystik]

I LOVE history, as I feel we often learn more from our mistakes than our successes. That said, I love that you often send me off in search of more knowledge, even though I have plenty of homework from college. Keep up the tangents Brian, and thanks.

[beefystik]

I LOVE history, as I feel we often learn more from our mistakes then successes in general. You have a way of sending me off to learn more about stuff, and even though I'm still finishing college, I love the extra homework. I learned a ton about diesel history thanks to you. Keep up the tangents Brian, and thanks again.

[ncrdisabled]

I love Sharade knifes I live right down the street from the factory that closed a while back I cried that day as I worked there on off for extra money . I was at the auction and bought the display glass that had 1 of every knife ever made including Brass knuckles ww1 and ww2 knifes to some great hunting knives . I was working at the time making over 60k a year paid 2500 for it . Sold most after I became disabled to keep my house . There are some of the old guys still making them here local.

[briansmobile1]

@ncrdisabled Hopefully you got some good enjoyment/pictures and if not you still got some good memories.

[tacdriver22mk2]

look up the spyderco mule team series based on different steels like cpm s30v m390 cpm s90v etc

i would bet money that with something like s90v or m390 you could skin and butcher conservatively at least one elk (i haven't tried it but prob 2-5 of course as long as you dont chip it out or stick it in the dirt to eff up the edge) and still cut phone book paper (much more difficult than regular paper cause its more delicate) and probably double that for regular paper

and its true stainless

[tacdriver22mk2]

@tacdriver22mk2 this is due to carbide forming elements like vanadium in the steels matrix and on a similar principal to some Damascus when you cut the less wear resistant elements get pulled away leaving a "working" (still by most peoples standards amazingly sharp) edge of the carbides

from what i understand they are in a crystalline like arrangement leaving micro serrations that for the most part will last practically for ever

[briansmobile1]

@tacdriver22mk2 I saw that rope video- impressive for sure!

[AdirondackNY]

I bought a Ka-Bar knife from a Snap-On dealer 25 years ago and I would recomend them to anyone. the Cutco company tries to get collage kids to sell them as door to door sales. when my daughter wanted a job with this company I told her she was nuts and had to explane to her what would happen if a collage girl knocked on the door with a suitcase full of knives. I think Stephen King would have craped his pants if he herd me talking. needless to say she never went but they make great knives.

[briansmobile1]

@AdirondackNY DAMN! I shouldn't have watched Tucker and Dale vs. Evil.  That just brought up all kinds of imagery.

[MikesFitnessGoals]

I've had mine since 1977.. Semper Fi

[briansmobile1]

@MikesFitnessGoals Right on! That's a significant year for me. ; )

[Moosepiesandwich]

This review is a cut above.... Locally the name of the city is pronounced "Oh-Lee-Ann". Happen to have a WW 2 USMC KaBar and find it remarkably versatile. Thanks for the detailed historical information.

[bubbyamg2]

I love my Ka-bar. very quality steel makes it harder to sharpen but the edge lasts for ever. i can shave hairs with mine.

[briansmobile1]

@bubbyamg2 Impressive

[bubbyamg2]

@briansmobile1 i hate to tell you this but i got it for $60

[briansmobile1]

@bubbyamg2 You can get them for $50 with free shipping. There's many different kinds available.

[anyheck]

I think you may appreciate Made by Hand / No 2 The Knife Maker on vimeo number 31455885

[briansmobile1]

@anyheck I've seen that and I DO like it!

[ladygodia]

That knife will match my M60 perfectly!

[briansmobile1]

@ladygodia Hells ya!

[Ripped4lyfe]

I want one!

[TRcustomengineering]

sweet!

[integraz32lover]

My brother works for Cutco!!!!!!!!!

[briansmobile1]

@integraz32lover Get him to hook you up!

[integraz32lover]

@briansmobile1 YEAH