What is your absolute favorite combat knife?
- Thread starter ronin308
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It'd have to be the Marine Cammilus (US MK-II) fighting knife (think Marine KA-Bar) in it's original hard sheath...
it is an original from Vietman... My fathers best friend brought 3 of them back with him from Vietnam, and he, his son (MY best friend), and I are the lucky 3 to have them... I treasure it greatly...
it is an original from Vietman... My fathers best friend brought 3 of them back with him from Vietnam, and he, his son (MY best friend), and I are the lucky 3 to have them... I treasure it greatly...
Depends
If you’re asking, “which one do you like the best” then a Bagwell Hell’s Belle Bowie or a Randall #12 Confederate Bowie. If you’re asking, “which of the ones you will you have with you when you need it do you like best” then a Camillus Cuda Maxx 5.5. Since I think you are really going after the first idea, the reasons I like it/them the best are for size (I’m in the Bagwell camp, 9 plus inches of blade imparts something extra far beyond a little extra reach), for the false edge (no other style gives a back cut like it will), for the point design in a Bowie style of blade (no other style of point will stab as easily as it will), for the balance (gotta handle it to understand, it feels alive like no other blade I’ve owned or handled), for the grip (on a Bagwell Bowie, the coffin shape feels great in my hand actually prefer it to the Randall grip) and for the looks (come on, does a knife exist that looks better than a Bowie?).
If you’re asking, “which one do you like the best” then a Bagwell Hell’s Belle Bowie or a Randall #12 Confederate Bowie. If you’re asking, “which of the ones you will you have with you when you need it do you like best” then a Camillus Cuda Maxx 5.5. Since I think you are really going after the first idea, the reasons I like it/them the best are for size (I’m in the Bagwell camp, 9 plus inches of blade imparts something extra far beyond a little extra reach), for the false edge (no other style gives a back cut like it will), for the point design in a Bowie style of blade (no other style of point will stab as easily as it will), for the balance (gotta handle it to understand, it feels alive like no other blade I’ve owned or handled), for the grip (on a Bagwell Bowie, the coffin shape feels great in my hand actually prefer it to the Randall grip) and for the looks (come on, does a knife exist that looks better than a Bowie?).
Mannlicher
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Randall #1, 7 inch blade. Simply the best.
Boker Smachete custom micarta handles, replaced Al Mar Smachete (retired).
Carson U2 field 5" brown micarta handles, replaced Randall #15
(retired)
Al Mar Shadow II, Replaced Arbuckles Commander (retired)
SAK Tinker
Constant companions for a few trips into the woods on four contanents.
Cheers,
ts
Carson U2 field 5" brown micarta handles, replaced Randall #15
(retired)
Al Mar Shadow II, Replaced Arbuckles Commander (retired)
SAK Tinker
Constant companions for a few trips into the woods on four contanents.
Cheers,
ts
The Mamba from Blackjack Knives. Unfortunately Blackjack Knives went belly-up, and nobody else glommed onto the Mamba design. 
That was one sweet knife.
LawDog
That was one sweet knife.
LawDog
If I could only have one?http://www.bussecombat.com/
If I could have a second http://www.striderknives.com/
rennaissancemann
New member
Busse Steel Heart II bought back when they made quality knives.
Christopher II
New member
The aforementioned Mad Dog ATAK. Second would be the 4" carry knife I made last year (it still needs scales, though.) Thrid would be anything else handy.
Still, I hate knife fighting.
- Chris
Still, I hate knife fighting.
- Chris