The Knives I Carried Into Combat - US MARINE VETERAN

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  @lawdog490 · 3 years ago · pinned

  Great video John, thank you for your service, and the two knives I bought from you are still as sharp as the day I received them. I an not an expert on the building of a knife, I went on personal recommendation of a couple of cops that have your knives. A friend of mine looked at one of the knives, (he is a knife guy, I am a gun guy), and he is telling me about the steel you used, thickness of the blade and the edge, and asked me who made it, and that he was very impressed, I thanked him for the technical info,( which really meant nothing to me), but the fit and feel of the knife in my hand, and your Kydex sheath won me over. Keep up the good work and Semper Fi.

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• UN

  @UnicornMeat512 · 3 years ago

  Every unit has their knife guy. The knife guy never changes.

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• JI

  @jimmywyatt4144 · 3 years ago

  I carried a knife in Iraq and I used it alot opening MREs and cleaning my finger nails

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• JA

  @jackhenry290 · 3 years ago

  I love veterans talking about knives they used.  Thanks man 🇺🇸

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• TA

  @tantoi10man · 3 years ago

  &quot;The recon guys, we would........ they would.&quot; &nbsp;<br><br>He suddenly remembered he wasnt supposed to talk about that little chapter of his life 😂

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• RI

  @richardhatt6541 · 3 years ago

  Army here. I deployed with a Camillus CQB1, CRKT M16z, Seal SOG 2000(I gave to my gunner) and as a team, we all got Cold Steel SRK which served me well.

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• VT

  @vtxdaryl · 2 years ago

  Brought back some old memories from Vietnam. Broke the tip off chopping blocks of ice in the field, I was a Combat Infantryman, I used a file that we carried to sharpen our Ontario Machetes to round off the blade. The Puma Bowie was a great addition to my issued bayonet, that I never used and we never fixed bayonets. I still have the original leather scabbard that is rotten and held together with twine. It is a classic sheath. Later I carried a solid black knife similar to the Marine Corps K-Bar knife, I still have it in the old Puma Bowie knife scabbard, truly amazing combination to see. Leather doesn’t last in a wet environment like Vietnam. Enjoyed your knives.

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• DA

  @DanielleBalasty · 2 years ago

  Knife people can be found about anywhere but they are absolutely irreplaceable. I&apos;m a knife chick and the quality, versatility, weight, balance, and how well your blade holds an edge are absolutely vital. Thank you for your service!!!

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• TH

  @theun4giv3n · 2 years ago

  British here. Ontario machetes are excellent. Solid.

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• WA

  @wamps3370 · 3 years ago

  Instead of Ka Bar-------Cold Steel Leatherneck-much more robust with big tang. &nbsp;Sheath is much better too.

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• UB

  @ubaldoperrone9958 · 2 years ago

  Am a marine vet from Vietnam Nam 1966-1968 was with 1/4 4th marines.i carried a bo Randell model 1 combat .I still have it today.great vid my brother

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• DI

  @DisdainusMaximus · 3 years ago

  The M7 bayonet was introduced in 1964 and it wasn&apos;t made for the ALICE system, but for the M1910 system, at that point the M56 webbing was in use.

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