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style="padding-right:1em">Used by</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">War in Afghanistan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Production history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Designed</th><td class="infobox-data">23 November 1942</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Manufacturer</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Camillus_Cutlery_Company" title="Camillus Cutlery Company">Camillus Cutlery Co.</a></li><li>Union Cutlery Co.</li><li>Pal Cutlery Co.</li><li>Robeson (ShurEdge) Cutlery Co.</li><li>Ontario Knife Co.</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Produced</th><td class="infobox-data">1943–present</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Specifications</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Mass</th><td class="infobox-data">0.7 lb (320 g)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Length</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">11<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">7</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> in (30.16 cm)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Blade length</th><td class="infobox-data">7 in (18 cm)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Blade" title="Blade">Blade</a> type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Clip_point" title="Clip point">Clip point</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Hilt" title="Hilt">Hilt</a> type</th><td class="infobox-data">Stacked leather washers</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Scabbard" title="Scabbard">Scabbard</a>/<a href="/wiki/Scabbard" title="Scabbard">sheath</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Leather (USMC) or plastic (USN)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Ka-Bar</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="/eɪ/: 'a' in 'face'">eɪ</span><span title="/./: syllable break">.</span><span title="'b' in 'buy'">b</span><span title="/ɑːr/: 'ar' in 'far'">ɑːr</span></span>/</a></span></span>; trademarked as <b>KA-BAR</b>) is the contemporary popular name for the <a href="/wiki/Combat_knife" title="Combat knife">combat knife</a> first adopted by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a> in November 1942 as the 1219C2 combat knife (later designated the USMC Mark 2 combat knife or Knife, Fighting Utility), and subsequently adopted by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> as the U.S. Navy utility knife, Mark 2.<sup id="cite_ref-Walker_01_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker_01-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ka-Bar is the name of a related knife manufacturing company, Ka-Bar Knives., Inc. (formerly Union Cutlery Co.), of <a href="/wiki/Olean,_New_York" title="Olean, New York">Olean, New York</a>, a subsidiary of the <a href="/wiki/Cutco_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Cutco Corporation">Cutco Corporation</a>. </p><p>Although Ka-Bar Knives, Inc., currently makes a wide variety of knives and cutlery, it is best known for the Ka-Bar Fighting/Utility knife, which has traditionally used a 7-inch (17.8 cm) <a href="/wiki/SAE_steel_grades#Carbon_and_alloy_steel" title="SAE steel grades">1095</a> <a href="/wiki/Carbon_steel" title="Carbon steel">carbon steel</a> <a href="/wiki/Clip_point" title="Clip point">clip point</a> blade and leather-washer handle. The <a href="/wiki/NATO_Stock_Number" title="NATO Stock Number">National Stock Number (NSN)</a> is 1095-01-581-9100. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ka-Bar&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the United States' entry into <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, complaints arose from Army soldiers<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Marines<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who were issued World War I–era bronze or alloy-handled trench knives such as the U.S. <a href="/wiki/Mark_I_trench_knife" title="Mark I trench knife">Mark I trench knife</a> for use in hand-to-hand fighting. The Mark I was expensive and time-consuming to manufacture, and reports from the field indicated that the knife's large "brass-knuckle" fingerguard handle made it difficult to secure in conventional scabbards while limiting the range of useful fighting grip positions.<sup id="cite_ref-Walker_NG_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker_NG-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another criticism was that the Mark I's thin blade was prone to breakage when used for common utility tasks such as cutting wire or opening ammunition crates and ration cans.<sup id="cite_ref-Walker_NG_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker_NG-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A final impetus came from the War Department, which had identified the need for a multi-purpose knife suitable both as a fighting knife and as a utility knife, while still conserving metal resources.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Marine Corps authorized limited issue of a fighting knife with a <a href="/wiki/Stiletto" title="Stiletto">stiletto</a> blade design, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Raider_stiletto" title="United States Marine Raider stiletto">Marine Raider stiletto</a> designed by Lt. Col. Clifford H. Shuey, a Marine Corps engineering officer. Shuey's pattern was essentially a copy of the <a href="/wiki/Fairbairn%E2%80%93Sykes_fighting_knife" title="Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife">Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife</a> with altered material specifications designed to reduce dependence on scarce metals. The Raider stiletto was initially issued to elite Marine forces, including the entire <a href="/wiki/1st_Marine_Raider_Battalion" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Marine Raider Battalion">1st Marine Raider Battalion</a> commanded by Colonel <a href="/wiki/Merritt_A._Edson" title="Merritt A. Edson">Merritt A. Edson</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-ALEX_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALEX-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Paramarines" title="Paramarines">USMC 1st Parachute Battalion</a>, and to Marines of the <a href="/wiki/2nd_Marine_Raider_Battalion" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd Marine Raider Battalion">2nd Marine Raider Battalion</a> commanded by Lt. Col. <a href="/wiki/Evans_F._Carlson" class="mw-redirect" title="Evans F. Carlson">Evans F. Carlson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RIL_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIL-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Raider stiletto was primarily a thrusting (stabbing) weapon. The Marines of the 1st Raider battalion found it to be well designed for silent killing, but of little use for any other purpose, and too frail for general utility tasks.<sup id="cite_ref-ALEX_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALEX-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After their first combat, many Marines in the 2nd Raider Battalion exchanged their Raider stilettos for No. 17 and No. 18 Collins general-purpose short machetes (<span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">machetes pequeños</i></span>) purchased with unit funds.<sup id="cite_ref-RIL_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIL-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Collins machetes,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which superficially resembled a large <a href="/wiki/Bowie_knife" title="Bowie knife">Bowie knife</a>, were also issued to some Army air crews as part of the Jungle Emergency Sustenance Kit of 1939.<sup id="cite_ref-RIL_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIL-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the absence of suitable official-issue knives, a number of Marines deployed for combat in 1942 obtained personal knives by private purchase, usually hunting/utility patterns such as Western States Cutlery Co.'s pre-war <i>L76</i> and <i>L77</i> pattern knives, both of which had 7-inch (180 mm) Bowie-type clip blades and leather handles.<sup id="cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Western States L77 was stocked at the San Diego Base Exchange at the onset of the war, and knives of this pattern were carried by many Marines in the <a href="/wiki/1st_Marine_Division_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Marine Division (United States)">1st Marine Division</a> as well as by <a href="/wiki/Marine_Raiders" title="Marine Raiders">Marine Raiders</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2nd_Marine_Raider_Battalion" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd Marine Raider Battalion">2nd Marine Raider Battalion</a> commanded by Lt. Col. <a href="/wiki/Evans_F._Carlson" class="mw-redirect" title="Evans F. Carlson">Evans F. Carlson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ALEX_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALEX-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In response to a specification requesting a modern individual fighting knife design for the U.S. Marines, ordnance and quartermaster officials requested submissions from several military knife and tool suppliers to develop a suitable fighting and utility knife for individual Marines, using the U.S. Navy Mark 1 utility knife and existing civilian hunting/utility knives such as Western's L77 as a basis for further improvements.<sup id="cite_ref-Walker_01_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker_01-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Working with Union Cutlery, USMC Colonel John M. Davis and Major Howard E. America contributed several important changes, including a longer, stronger blade, the introduction of a small <a href="/wiki/Fuller_(weapon)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fuller (weapon)">fuller</a> to lighten the blade, a peened pommel (later replaced by a <a href="/wiki/Hilt#Pommel" title="Hilt">pinned pommel</a>), a straight (later, slightly curved) steel crossguard, and a stacked leather handle for better grip.<sup id="cite_ref-Walker_01_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker_01-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The blade, <a href="/wiki/Hilt#Guard" title="Hilt">guard</a>, and pommel were <a href="/wiki/Parkerizing" class="mw-redirect" title="Parkerizing">Parkerized</a> instead of the bright polished <a href="/wiki/Steel" title="Steel">steel</a> of the prototype.<sup id="cite_ref-Walker_01_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker_01-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The design was given the designation of 1219C2.<sup id="cite_ref-Walker_01_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker_01-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The knife used a thicker blade stock than that of the USN Mark 1 utility knife, and featured a clip point.<sup id="cite_ref-Walker_01_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker_01-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After extensive trials, the prototype was recommended for adoption.<sup id="cite_ref-ebs_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ebs-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Marines' Quartermaster at the time initially refused to order the knives, but his decision was overruled by the Commandant.<sup id="cite_ref-rott1_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rott1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rott2_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rott2-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rott3_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rott3-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Marine Corps adopted the knife on 23 November 1942.<sup id="cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ka-bar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Ka-bar.jpg/170px-Ka-bar.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="279" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Ka-bar.jpg/255px-Ka-bar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Ka-bar.jpg/340px-Ka-bar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="366" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>A traditional Ka-Bar knife and leather sheath of unknown age</figcaption></figure> <p>The knife proved easy to manufacture, and the first run was shipped 27 January 1943, by <a href="/wiki/Camillus_Cutlery_Company" title="Camillus Cutlery Company">Camillus Cutlery Company</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the U.S. Navy became disenchanted with blade failures on the USN Mark 1 utility knife, the latter service adopted the Ka-Bar as the US Navy Utility Knife, Mark 2.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Marine Corps in turn re-designated the Ka-Bar as either the USMC Mark 2 Combat Knife, or simply the Knife, Fighting Utility. In naval service, the knife was used as a diving and utility knife from late 1943 onward, though the stacked leather handle tended to rot and disintegrate rapidly in <a href="/wiki/Seawater" title="Seawater">salt water</a>. </p><p>The Marine Corps issued Ka-Bar fighting utility knife throughout Marine forces, with early deliveries going primarily to elite formations. In late 1943 the Ka-Bar replaced the Marine Raider stiletto in service, a change welcomed by the Marines of Col. Edson's 1st Raider Battalion, who found the Raider stiletto ideal for silent killing but of little use for anything else.<sup id="cite_ref-ALEX_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALEX-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the knife went into large-scale production, the Marines issued the Ka-Bar Fighting Utility knife to reconnaissance and engineering units and to any Marine armed with the <a href="/wiki/M1911_pistol" title="M1911 pistol">M1911 pistol</a>, <a href="/wiki/M1_carbine" title="M1 carbine">M1 carbine</a>, <a href="/wiki/M1918_Browning_Automatic_Rifle" class="mw-redirect" title="M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle">BAR</a>, or crew-served machine gun (rifle-armed Marines were typically issued a bayonet). Marines were often issued knives with "U.S.N. Mark 2" markings when Navy-issued Ka-Bar knives were all that was available.<sup id="cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1944 the Ka-Bar knife was issued to virtually any Marine in the combat branches who desired one, and was in use by Marine Corps close combat instructors for training new recruits.<sup id="cite_ref-SLE_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SLE-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike the prior Marine Raider stiletto, Marines were taught to use their new knife primarily as a slashing weapon in the initial phases of <a href="/wiki/Hand-to-hand_combat" title="Hand-to-hand combat">hand-to-hand combat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As its new name implied, the "Knife, Fighting Utility" was designed from the outset as a dual-purpose knife: it was both an effective combat knife and a utility tool, well-suited to the type of jungle warfare encountered by Marines in the Pacific theater.<sup id="cite_ref-SLE_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SLE-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This dual-purpose design resulted in some initial criticism of the pattern as being less than ideal for knife fighting, but combat experience of returning veterans as well as reports from the battlefield dispelled doubts about its combat effectiveness.<sup id="cite_ref-SLE_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SLE-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the Second World War, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps continued to use the Ka-Bar Fighting Utility knife. In addition to military contract knives, the knife was produced for the civilian market, and the pattern enjoyed some popularity as a general-purpose hunting and utility knife.<sup id="cite_ref-JK_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JK-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Manufacturers_and_the_"Ka-Bar"_name"><span id="Manufacturers_and_the_.22Ka-Bar.22_name"></span>Manufacturers and the "Ka-Bar" name</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ka-Bar&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Manufacturers and the "Ka-Bar" name"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Camillus Cutlery Co., the first and largest manufacturer to supply the knife, produced over one million with "Camillus.N.Y." on the knife's ricasso with the branch of service (USN or USMC) which on later knives were moved to the crossguard.<sup id="cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Besides Camillus, the Union Cutlery Co. (Kabar), Robeson (ShurEdge) Cutlery Co., and PAL Cutlery Co. produced the MK2 knife under military contract during World War II.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the end of World War II, Utica Cutlery Co., Conetta Cutlery Co., Camillus, and, around 1980, Ontario Knife Co., all produced the knife under contract for the U.S. military.<sup id="cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1945 to 1952, Weske Cutlery Co. of Sandusky, Ohio, purchased leftover and overrun parts from wartime knife contractors and assembled them for commercial sale, polishing out manufacturer and military markings, and fitting them with ungrooved leather handles.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though <a href="/wiki/W._R._Case_%26_Sons_Cutlery_Co." title="W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co.">W. R. Case</a> made two prototype Ka-Bar knives as part of a contract submission in 1942–43, no contract was ever awarded to Case for the production of the knife. In 1992, Case released a modern commemorative version of these prototypes, the Case XX USMC Fighting Utility Knife. The Case knife is manufactured for Case by Ontario Knife Co.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The originator of the KA-BAR trademark, Union Cutlery Co, began using the name in 1923,<sup id="cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._143_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shackleford,_Steve_p._143-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> having received a letter from a fur trapper who had used the knife to kill a wounded bear which attacked him when his rifle jammed.<sup id="cite_ref-How_KA-BAR_Got_Its_Name_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-How_KA-BAR_Got_Its_Name-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="A complete citation is needed. (May 2023)">full citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> According to company records, the letter was only partially legible; "ka bar" could be read, as fragments of the phrase "kill a bear".<sup id="cite_ref-How_KA-BAR_Got_Its_Name_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-How_KA-BAR_Got_Its_Name-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Freeth_2005_32_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Freeth_2005_32-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rott1_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rott1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rott2_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rott2-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rott3_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rott3-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1923, the company adopted the name Ka-Bar from the "bear story" as its trademark.<sup id="cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._143_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shackleford,_Steve_p._143-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-How_KA-BAR_Got_Its_Name_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-How_KA-BAR_Got_Its_Name-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1923, the KA-BAR trademark was used as a <a href="/wiki/Ricasso" title="Ricasso">ricasso</a> stamp by Union Cutlery Co. on its line of automatic <a href="/wiki/Switchblade" title="Switchblade">switchblade</a> pocket knives, including the <i>KA-BAR Grizzly</i>, <i>KA-BAR Baby Grizzly</i>, and <i>KA-BAR Model 6110 Lever Release</i> knives.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company produced about 1 million knives with the trademark on the ricasso.<sup id="cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1944, Marines began referring to the knife as the "KA-BAR", regardless of manufacturer.<sup id="cite_ref-SLE_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SLE-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The popular designation of the knife may also have resulted from contact with Marine Corps close combat instructors in San Diego, who used the name when training recruits.<sup id="cite_ref-SLE_18-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SLE-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To capitalize on the popularity, Union Cutlery changed its name to Ka-Bar Cutlery Inc. in 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Service">Service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ka-Bar&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Defense.gov_News_Photo_051221-M-8530M-046.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Defense.gov_News_Photo_051221-M-8530M-046.jpg/220px-Defense.gov_News_Photo_051221-M-8530M-046.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Defense.gov_News_Photo_051221-M-8530M-046.jpg/330px-Defense.gov_News_Photo_051221-M-8530M-046.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Defense.gov_News_Photo_051221-M-8530M-046.jpg/440px-Defense.gov_News_Photo_051221-M-8530M-046.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2048" /></a><figcaption>In USMC service in Iraq, 2005</figcaption></figure> <p>Ka-Bar makes <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">Navy</a> versions along with <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">USMC</a> versions.<sup id="cite_ref-Walker_01_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker_01-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are the same as the Marine version except for different initials at the bottom of the blade and different symbols on the sheath. Marines today often treat the blades, <a href="/wiki/Hilt#Guard" title="Hilt">guards</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hilt#Pommel" title="Hilt">pommels</a> with non-reflective black spray paint to reduce reflected light and give them additional protection against saltwater corrosion.<sup id="cite_ref-Walker_01_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker_01-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Ka-Bar, its 1095 Cro-Van, a moderate carbon and low <a href="/wiki/Chromium" title="Chromium">chromium</a> steel alloy, allows the blade to hold an edge very well. The "1095 Cro-Van" steel<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> used in the blades of contemporary Ka-Bars has a <a href="/wiki/Indentation_hardness" title="Indentation hardness">hardness</a> of 56–58 <a href="/wiki/Rockwell_scale#Scales_and_values" title="Rockwell scale">HRC</a>, while the guard and pommel are made from <a href="/wiki/Sintering" title="Sintering">sintered</a> 1095 carbon steel. Besides use as a fighting knife, the Ka-Bar has proved useful as a utility knife, for opening <a href="/wiki/Tin_can" class="mw-redirect" title="Tin can">cans</a>, digging <a href="/wiki/Trench#Military_usage" title="Trench">trenches</a>, and cutting wood, roots, wire, and cable.<sup id="cite_ref-Walker_01_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker_01-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1995, a version was released with a stainless steel blade, synthetic handle, and synthetic sheath marketed as "The Next Generation".<sup id="cite_ref-Walker_NG_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker_NG-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of June 2012 the "Next Generation" models have been discontinued. In 1999, Ka-Bar released the "D2 Extreme" version of their fighting knife, coming with the same synthetic handle and sheath that was produced with the "Next Generation", but also a blade made from D2 tool steel for extra edge retention and slightly better corrosion resistance than 1095. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ka-Bar&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Raider_stiletto" title="United States Marine Raider stiletto">United States Marine Raider stiletto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M3_fighting_knife" class="mw-redirect" title="M3 fighting knife">M3 fighting knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OKC-3S_bayonet" title="OKC-3S bayonet">OKC-3S bayonet</a></li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ka-Bar&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output 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href="#cite_ref-Walker_01_1-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon 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.citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFWalker2001" class="citation book cs1">Walker, Greg (2001). <i>KA-BAR: The Next Generation of the Ultimate Fighting Knife</i>. Boulder, Colorado: Paladin Press. pp. 13–20, 77. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-58160-120-4" title="Special:BookSources/1-58160-120-4"><bdi>1-58160-120-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=KA-BAR%3A+The+Next+Generation+of+the+Ultimate+Fighting+Knife&rft.place=Boulder%2C+Colorado&rft.pages=13-20%2C+77&rft.pub=Paladin+Press&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=1-58160-120-4&rft.aulast=Walker&rft.aufirst=Greg&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKa-Bar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387_2-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387_2-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387_2-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387_2-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._387_2-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Shackleford, Steve (ed.), <i>Blade's Guide To Knives And Their Values</i> (7th ed.), Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-4402-0387-3" title="Special:BookSources/1-4402-0387-3">1-4402-0387-3</a>, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4402-0387-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4402-0387-9">978-1-4402-0387-9</a> (2009), p. 387</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Petzal, David E., "The 20 Best Knives Ever Made: The Jar-Head Favorite, Ka-Bar Marine Corps Fighting Knife", <i>Field & Stream Magazine</i>, Vol. CXIII, No. 2 (June 2008), p. 73: "The USMC 1219C2 was first manufactured in January 1943 by the <a href="/wiki/Camillus_Cutlery_Company" title="Camillus Cutlery Company">Camillus Cutlery Company</a> of Camillus, New York".</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ww2.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=16050,DATABASE=objects">"Knife – U.S. Knife Model 1918 MkI Trench"</a>. Springfield Armory Museum – Collection Record</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Canfield, Bruce N., <i>U.S. Infantry Weapons of World War II</i>, Lincoln, Rhode Island: Andrew Mowbray, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-917218-67-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-917218-67-1">0-917218-67-1</a>, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-917218-67-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-917218-67-5">978-0-917218-67-5</a> (1994).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFShackleford2010" class="citation book cs1">Shackleford, Steve (5 January 2010). <i>Blade's Guide to Knives & Their Values</i>. Krause Publications. p. 387. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4402-0387-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4402-0387-9"><bdi>978-1-4402-0387-9</bdi></a>. <q>In addition to use by elite Army units such as the Rangers and U.S. airborne forces, some Marines serving in <a href="/wiki/Marine_Raider" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine Raider">Marine Raider</a> battalions during 1942 and 1943 carried U.S. Mark I trench knives.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Blade%27s+Guide+to+Knives+%26+Their+Values&rft.pages=387&rft.pub=Krause+Publications&rft.date=2010-01-05&rft.isbn=978-1-4402-0387-9&rft.aulast=Shackleford&rft.aufirst=Steve&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKa-Bar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Walker_NG-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Walker_NG_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Walker_NG_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Walker_NG_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Walker (2001), p. 77</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCassidy1997" class="citation book cs1">Cassidy, William (January 1997). <i>The Complete Book of Knife Fighting</i>. p. 47. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-87364-029-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-87364-029-9"><bdi>978-0-87364-029-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Complete+Book+of+Knife+Fighting&rft.pages=47&rft.date=1997-01&rft.isbn=978-0-87364-029-9&rft.aulast=Cassidy&rft.aufirst=William&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKa-Bar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Blending Metals to Arm Our Fighting Men", <i>Popular Science</i>, Vol. 142 No. 6 (June 1943), p. 104: "Demands for a modern fighting knife eventually resulted in adoption by the US Army of the <a href="/wiki/M3_fighting_knife" class="mw-redirect" title="M3 fighting knife">M3 trench knife</a> in 1943."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ALEX-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ALEX_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ALEX_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ALEX_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ALEX_10-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAlexander2000" class="citation book cs1">Alexander, Joseph H. (January 2000). <i>Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II</i>. p. 67. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-55750-020-7" title="Special:BookSources/1-55750-020-7"><bdi>1-55750-020-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Edson%27s+Raiders%3A+The+1st+Marine+Raider+Battalion+in+World+War+II&rft.pages=67&rft.date=2000-01&rft.isbn=1-55750-020-7&rft.aulast=Alexander&rft.aufirst=Joseph+H.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKa-Bar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-RIL-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-RIL_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-RIL_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-RIL_11-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Rila, Carter, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.usmilitaryknives.com/cr_commentaries_4.htm">"Military Myths and Misconceptions #3: The Little Machetes"</a>, <i>Carter's Cutlery Commentarires</i> (2005), retrieved 23 July 2011</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Rila, Carter: "The Collins short machetes were commonly referred to by the 2nd Raiders as 'Gung Ho Knives'."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ebs-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ebs_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSledge2007" class="citation book cs1">Sledge, E. B. (2007). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/witholdbreed00ebsl/page/21"><i>With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa</i></a></span>. New York: Random House. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/witholdbreed00ebsl/page/21">21–25</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-89141-919-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-89141-919-8"><bdi>978-0-89141-919-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=With+the+Old+Breed%3A+At+Peleliu+and+Okinawa&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=21-25&rft.pub=Random+House&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-0-89141-919-8&rft.aulast=Sledge&rft.aufirst=E.+B.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fwitholdbreed00ebsl%2Fpage%2F21&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKa-Bar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-rott1-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-rott1_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rott1_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRottman2006" class="citation book cs1">Rottman, Gordon L. (2006). <span class="id-lock-limited" title="Free access subject to limited trial, subscription normally required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/usmarinerifleman00rott"><i>US Marine Rifleman 1939-45: Pacific Theater</i></a></span>. London: Osprey. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/usmarinerifleman00rott/page/n33">32</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-84176-972-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-84176-972-1"><bdi>978-1-84176-972-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=US+Marine+Rifleman+1939-45%3A+Pacific+Theater&rft.place=London&rft.pages=32&rft.pub=Osprey&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-1-84176-972-1&rft.aulast=Rottman&rft.aufirst=Gordon+L.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fusmarinerifleman00rott&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKa-Bar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-rott2-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-rott2_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rott2_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRottman2007" class="citation book cs1">Rottman, Gordon L. (2007). <i>FUBAR: soldier slang of World War II</i>. London: Osprey Publishing. p. 67. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-84603-175-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-84603-175-5"><bdi>978-1-84603-175-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=FUBAR%3A+soldier+slang+of+World+War+II&rft.place=London&rft.pages=67&rft.pub=Osprey+Publishing&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-1-84603-175-5&rft.aulast=Rottman&rft.aufirst=Gordon+L.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKa-Bar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-rott3-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-rott3_16-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rott3_16-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRottmanDerrick_Wright2008" class="citation book cs1">Rottman, Gordon L.; Derrick Wright (2008). <i>Hell in the Pacific: The Battle for Iwo Jima</i>. London: Osprey. p. 46. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-84603-335-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-84603-335-3"><bdi>978-1-84603-335-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Hell+in+the+Pacific%3A+The+Battle+for+Iwo+Jima&rft.place=London&rft.pages=46&rft.pub=Osprey&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=978-1-84603-335-3&rft.aulast=Rottman&rft.aufirst=Gordon+L.&rft.au=Derrick+Wright&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKa-Bar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Trzaska, Frank, "The USN Mark 2", <i>Knife World</i> (August 2006): "The original specifications designated the knife as the 'Fighting Knife Mark 2'."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SLE-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-SLE_18-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SLE_18-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SLE_18-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SLE_18-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SLE_18-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSledge2007" class="citation book cs1">Sledge, E. B. (2007). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/witholdbreed00ebsl"><i>With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa</i></a></span>. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/witholdbreed00ebsl/page/21">21–22</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-89141-919-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-89141-919-8"><bdi>978-0-89141-919-8</bdi></a>. <q>We were introduced to the Marine's foxhole companion, the KA-BAR knife.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=With+the+Old+Breed%3A+At+Peleliu+and+Okinawa&rft.pages=21-22&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-0-89141-919-8&rft.aulast=Sledge&rft.aufirst=E.+B.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fwitholdbreed00ebsl&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKa-Bar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>MCRP 3-02B: Close Combat</i>, Washington, D.C.: Department of the Navy, Headquarters United States Marine Corps, 12 February 1999: "Marines use slashing techniques to close with an enemy. Slashing techniques distract or damage an opponent so Marines can close in."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">C. B. Lister (ed.), <i>American Rifleman</i>, Vol. 92, No. 1 (January 1944), p. 26: "Not an ideal fighting knife, it is nevertheless a highly effective weapon in jungle fighting, and, too, a sturdy tool in time of need for digging a fox hole or for opening a can of <a href="/wiki/C-ration" title="C-ration">'D'ration</a>  [<i><a href="/wiki/Sic" title="Sic">sic</a></i>]."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-JK-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-JK_21-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKertzman2007" class="citation book cs1">Kertzman, Joe (2007). <i>Sporting Knives: Folders, Fixed Blades, Pocket, Military, Gent's Knives, Multi-Tools, Swords</i>. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. p. 69. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-87349-430-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-87349-430-4"><bdi>978-0-87349-430-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Sporting+Knives%3A+Folders%2C+Fixed+Blades%2C+Pocket%2C+Military%2C+Gent%27s+Knives%2C+Multi-Tools%2C+Swords&rft.place=Iola%2C+Wisconsin&rft.pages=69&rft.pub=Krause+Publications&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-0-87349-430-4&rft.aulast=Kertzman&rft.aufirst=Joe&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKa-Bar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Shackleford, Steve (ed.), <i>Blade's Guide To Knives And Their Values</i> (7th ed.), Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4402-0387-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4402-0387-9">978-1-4402-0387-9</a>, p. 387: "Cattaraugus, Case, Western, Kinfolks, and others made huge numbers of 6-inch (150 mm) <i>225Q Quartermaster</i> utility knives for the USN Quartermaster Department for opening and closing wooden crates; these knives are sometimes erroneously identified as Mark 2 Combat or Fighting Utility knives."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Trzaska, Frank, "Rumors and Urban Legends", <i>Knife World</i> (March 2002)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Shackleford,_Steve_p._143-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._143_24-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Shackleford,_Steve_p._143_24-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Shackleford, Steve (ed.), <i>Blade's Guide To Knives And Their Values</i> (7th ed.), Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4402-0387-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4402-0387-9">978-1-4402-0387-9</a>, p. 143</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-How_KA-BAR_Got_Its_Name-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-How_KA-BAR_Got_Its_Name_25-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-How_KA-BAR_Got_Its_Name_25-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-How_KA-BAR_Got_Its_Name_25-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110205182610/https://www.kabar.com/name.jsp">"How KA-BAR Got Its Name"</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Freeth_2005_32-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Freeth_2005_32_26-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFreeth2005" class="citation book cs1">Freeth, Nick (2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/madeinamericafro0000free/page/32"><i>Made in America: from Levis to Barbie to Google</i></a>. St. Paul, Minnesota: MBI. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/madeinamericafro0000free/page/32">32</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7603-2270-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7603-2270-3"><bdi>978-0-7603-2270-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Made+in+America%3A+from+Levis+to+Barbie+to+Google&rft.place=St.+Paul%2C+Minnesota&rft.pages=32&rft.pub=MBI&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=978-0-7603-2270-3&rft.aulast=Freeth&rft.aufirst=Nick&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fmadeinamericafro0000free%2Fpage%2F32&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKa-Bar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"The legend of KA-BAR", <i>Field & Stream Magazine</i>, Vol. 83, No. 6 (October 1978), p.154</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Erickson, Mark, <i>Antique American Switchblades</i>, Chapter 22: "KA-BAR, a trademark of Union Cutlery Co., Olean, NY", Krause Publications, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-87349-753-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-87349-753-8">0-87349-753-8</a> (2004)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Green, Michael, and Stewart, Greg, <i>Weapons of the Modern Marines</i>, Zenith Imprint Press, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7603-1697-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-7603-1697-X">0-7603-1697-X</a>, <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780760316979" title="Special:BookSources/9780760316979">9780760316979</a> (2004), p. 19</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kabar.com/glossary">"Glossary"</a>. <i>kabar.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 July</span> 2016</span>. <q>1095 Cro-Van Steel – Easy to sharpen, plain carbon steel used in knife making. Proven to be one of the most popular steels used in KA-BAR knives.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=kabar.com&rft.atitle=Glossary&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kabar.com%2Fglossary&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKa-Bar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kabar.com/knives/detail/30">"Full-size USMC KA-BAR, Straight Edge"</a>. <i>kabar.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butcher_knife" title="Butcher knife">Butcher knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butter_knife" title="Butter knife">Butter knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caidao" title="Caidao">Caidao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheese_knife" title="Cheese knife">Cheese knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chef%27s_knife" title="Chef's knife">Chef's knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleaver" title="Cleaver">Cleaver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_knife" title="Electric knife">Electric knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fillet_knife" title="Fillet knife">Fillet knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grapefruit_knife" title="Grapefruit knife">Grapefruit knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lame_(kitchen_tool)" title="Lame (kitchen tool)">Lame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mezzaluna" title="Mezzaluna">Mezzaluna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parmesan_knife" title="Parmesan knife">Parmesan knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pizza_cutter" title="Pizza cutter">Pizza cutter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Splayd" title="Splayd">Splayd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_knife" title="Steak knife">Steak knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomato_knife" title="Tomato knife">Tomato knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_kitchen_knife" title="Japanese kitchen knife">Japanese kitchen knives</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deba_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Deba bōchō">Deba bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maguro_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Maguro bōchō">Maguro bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakiri_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Nakiri bōchō">Nakiri bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santoku" title="Santoku">Santoku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sashimi_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Sashimi bōchō">Sashimi bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udon_kiri" title="Udon kiri">Udon kiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unagisaki_h%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Unagisaki hōchō">Unagisaki hōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Usuba_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Usuba bōchō">Usuba bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yanagi_ba" title="Yanagi ba">Yanagi ba</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other <a href="/wiki/Knife" title="Knife">knives</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aircrew_Survival_Egress_Knife" title="Aircrew Survival Egress Knife">Aircrew Survival Egress Knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athame" title="Athame">Athame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butterfly_knife" title="Butterfly knife">Balisong/Butterfly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballistic_knife" title="Ballistic knife">Ballistic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballpoint_pen_knife" title="Ballpoint pen knife">Ballpoint pen knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayonet" title="Bayonet">Bayonet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boline" title="Boline">Boline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolo_knife" title="Bolo knife">Bolo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boot_knife" title="Boot knife">Boot knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowie_knife" title="Bowie knife">Bowie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cane_knife" title="Cane knife">Cane knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceramic_knife" title="Ceramic knife">Ceramic knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clip_point" title="Clip point">Clip point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_knife" title="Combat knife">Combat knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_(knife)" title="Commander (knife)">Commander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corvo_(knife)" title="Corvo (knife)">Corvo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CQC-6" title="CQC-6">CQC-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deba_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Deba bōchō">Deba bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diving_knife" class="mw-redirect" title="Diving knife">Diving knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drop_point" title="Drop point">Drop point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairbairn%E2%80%93Sykes_fighting_knife" title="Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife">Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerber_Mark_II" title="Gerber Mark II">Gerber Mark II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ginsu" title="Ginsu">Ginsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golok" title="Golok">Golok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gravity_knife" title="Gravity knife">Gravity knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guna_(knife)" title="Guna (knife)">Guna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hacking_knife" title="Hacking knife">Hacking knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higonokami" title="Higonokami">Higonokami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_knife" title="Hunting knife">Hunting knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Husa_knife" title="Husa knife">Husa knife</a></li> <li>Ivan's Knife</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacob%27s_ladder_(knife)" title="Jacob's ladder (knife)">Jacob's ladder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karambit" title="Karambit">Karambit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kard" title="Kard">Kard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirpan" title="Kirpan">Kirpan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitchen_knife" title="Kitchen knife">Kitchen knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kukri" title="Kukri">Kukri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laguiole_knife" title="Laguiole knife">Laguiole knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machete" title="Machete">Machete</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mandau_(knife)" title="Mandau (knife)">Mandau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marking_knife" title="Marking knife">Marking knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Misericorde_(weapon)" title="Misericorde (weapon)">Misericorde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mora_knife" title="Mora knife">Mora knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Multi-tool" title="Multi-tool">Multi-tool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navaja" title="Navaja">Navaja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neck_knife" title="Neck knife">Neck knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nontron_knife" title="Nontron knife">Nontron knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opinel_knife" class="mw-redirect" title="Opinel knife">Opinel knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palette_knife" title="Palette knife">Palette knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pantographic_knife" title="Pantographic knife">Pantographic knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parang_(knife)" title="Parang (knife)">Parang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penknife" title="Penknife">Penknife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penny_knife" title="Penny knife">Penny knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pesh-kabz" title="Pesh-kabz">Pesh-kabz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pirah" title="Pirah">Pirah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pocketknife" title="Pocketknife">Pocketknife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phurba" title="Phurba">Phurba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Putty_knife" title="Putty knife">Putty knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puukko" title="Puukko">Puukko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rampuri" title="Rampuri">Rampuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resolza" title="Resolza">Resolza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabatier" title="Sabatier">Sabatier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sami_knife" title="Sami knife">Sami knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SARK" title="SARK">SARK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scalpel" title="Scalpel">Scalpel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seax" title="Seax">Seax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sgian-dubh" title="Sgian-dubh">Sgian dubh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharpfinger" title="Sharpfinger">Sharpfinger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheath_knife" title="Sheath knife">Sheath knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiv_(weapon)" title="Shiv (weapon)">Shiv</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sliding_knife" title="Sliding knife">Sliding knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smatchet" title="Smatchet">Smatchet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SOG_Knife" title="SOG Knife">SOG Knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Straight_razor" title="Straight razor">Straight razor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strider_SMF" title="Strider SMF">Strider SMF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Survival_knife" title="Survival knife">Survival knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Army_knife" title="Swiss Army knife">Swiss Army knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Switchblade" title="Switchblade">Switchblade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taping_knife" title="Taping knife">Taping knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Throwing_knife" title="Throwing knife">Throwing knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trench_knife" title="Trench knife">Trench knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tumi" title="Tumi">Tumi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulu" title="Ulu">Ulu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utility_knife" title="Utility knife">Utility knife</a></li> <li>Verlängerungsmesser</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrior_knife" title="Warrior knife">Warrior knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wedung" title="Wedung">Wedung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-Acto" title="X-Acto">X-Acto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yarara_Parachute_Knife" class="mw-redirect" title="Yarara Parachute Knife">Yarara Parachute Knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yatagan" title="Yatagan">Yatagan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dagger" title="Dagger">Daggers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anelace" title="Anelace">Anelace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Applegate%E2%80%93Fairbairn_fighting_knife" title="Applegate–Fairbairn fighting knife">Applegate–Fairbairn fighting knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_toothpick" title="Arkansas toothpick">Arkansas toothpick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BC-41" title="BC-41">BC-41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bagh_nakh" title="Bagh nakh">Bagh nakh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balarao" title="Balarao">Balarao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baselard" title="Baselard">Baselard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bichuwa" title="Bichuwa">Bichuwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bollock_dagger" title="Bollock dagger">Bollock dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinquedea" title="Cinquedea">Cinquedea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dha_(sword)" title="Dha (sword)">Dha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dirk" title="Dirk">Dirk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ear_dagger" title="Ear dagger">Ear dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emeici" title="Emeici">Emeici</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fac%C3%B3n" title="Facón">Facón</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Nail" class="mw-redirect" title="French Nail">French Nail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunong" title="Gunong">Gunong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_dagger" class="mw-redirect" title="Hunting dagger">Hunting dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jambiya" title="Jambiya">Jambiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jile" title="Jile">Jile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabutowari" title="Kabutowari">Kabutowari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaiken_(dagger)" title="Kaiken (dagger)">Kaiken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalis" title="Kalis">Kalis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katar_(dagger)" title="Katar (dagger)">Katar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khanjali" title="Khanjali">Khanjali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khanjar" title="Khanjar">Khanjar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kris" title="Kris">Kris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunai" title="Kunai">Kunai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liaoning_bronze_dagger_culture" title="Liaoning bronze dagger culture">Liaoning dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_I_trench_knife" title="Mark I trench knife">Mark I trench knife</a></li> <li>Microtech Jagdkommando</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parrying_dagger" title="Parrying dagger">Parrying dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poignard" title="Poignard">Poignard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pugio" title="Pugio">Pugio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Push_dagger" title="Push dagger">Push dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rondel_dagger" title="Rondel dagger">Rondel dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seme_(dagger)" title="Seme (dagger)">Seme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shobo" title="Shobo">Shobo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sica" title="Sica">Sica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stiletto" title="Stiletto">Stiletto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tant%C5%8D" title="Tantō">Tantō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Raider_stiletto" title="United States Marine Raider stiletto">U.S. Marine Raider stiletto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V-42_stiletto" title="V-42 stiletto">V-42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoroi-d%C5%8Dshi" title="Yoroi-dōshi">Yoroi-dōshi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Manufacturing" title="Manufacturing">Manufacturers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aitor_Knife_Company" title="Aitor Knife Company">Aitor Knife Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Mar_Knives" title="Al Mar Knives">Al Mar Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Tomahawk_Company" title="American Tomahawk Company">American Tomahawk Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aritsugu" title="Aritsugu">Aritsugu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benchmade" title="Benchmade">Benchmade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B%C3%B6ker" title="Böker">Böker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buck_Knives" title="Buck Knives">Buck Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camillus_Cutlery_Company" title="Camillus Cutlery Company">Camillus Cutlery Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cattaraugus_Cutlery_Company" title="Cattaraugus Cutlery Company">Cattaraugus Cutlery Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Reeve_Knives" title="Chris Reeve Knives">Chris Reeve Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chroma_Cnife" title="Chroma Cnife">Chroma Cnife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clauss_Cutlery_Company" title="Clauss Cutlery Company">Clauss Cutlery Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cobray_Company" title="Cobray Company">Cobray Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_Steel_(company)" title="Cold Steel (company)">Cold Steel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_River_Knife_%26_Tool" title="Columbia River Knife & Tool">Columbia River Knife & Tool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisinart" title="Cuisinart">Cuisinart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cutco" title="Cutco">Cutco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dalian_Hanwei_Metal" title="Dalian Hanwei Metal">Dalian Hanwei Metal</a></li> <li>Dexter-Russell</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ek_Commando_Knife_Co." title="Ek Commando Knife Co.">Ek Commando Knife Co.</a></li> <li>EKA</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emerson_Knives" title="Emerson Knives">Emerson Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F._Dick" title="F. Dick">F. Dick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F%C3%A4llkniven" title="Fällkniven">Fällkniven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FAMAE" title="FAMAE">FAMAE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiskars" title="Fiskars">Fiskars</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gerber_Legendary_Blades" title="Gerber Legendary Blades">Gerber Legendary Blades</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F%C3%BCritechnics" title="Füritechnics">Füritechnics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glock_Ges.m.b.H." title="Glock Ges.m.b.H.">Glock Ges.m.b.H.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Schrade" title="Imperial Schrade">Imperial Schrade</a></li> <li>Ivan's</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ka-Bar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kershaw_Knives" title="Kershaw Knives">Kershaw Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KitchenAid" title="KitchenAid">KitchenAid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korin_Japanese_Trading_Company" title="Korin Japanese Trading Company">Korin Japanese Trading Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyocera" title="Kyocera">Kyocera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leatherman" title="Leatherman">Leatherman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mad_Dog_Knives" title="Mad Dog Knives">Mad Dog Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marble_Arms" title="Marble Arms">Marble Arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medford_Knife_and_Tool" title="Medford Knife and Tool">Medford Knife and Tool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microtech_Knives" title="Microtech Knives">Microtech Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morseth" title="Morseth">Morseth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muela_(knife_manufacturer)" title="Muela (knife manufacturer)">Muela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murphy_Knives" title="Murphy Knives">Murphy Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OLFA" title="OLFA">OLFA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Knife_Company" title="Ontario Knife Company">Ontario Knife Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opinel" title="Opinel">Opinel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randall_Made_Knives" title="Randall Made Knives">Randall Made Knives</a></li> <li>Ranz Cuchillos</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%B6sle" title="Rösle">Rösle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabatier" title="Sabatier">Sabatier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shun_Cutlery" title="Shun Cutlery">Shun Cutlery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slice,_Inc." title="Slice, Inc.">Slice, Inc.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SOG_Specialty_Knives" title="SOG Specialty Knives">SOG Specialty Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spyderco" title="Spyderco">Spyderco</a></li> <li>STI Knives</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strider_Knives" title="Strider Knives">Strider Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiers_Issard" title="Thiers Issard">Thiers Issard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TOPS_Knives" title="TOPS Knives">TOPS Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tramontina" title="Tramontina">Tramontina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victorinox" title="Victorinox">Victorinox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._R._Case_%26_Sons_Cutlery_Co." title="W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co.">W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Walther_GmbH" title="Carl Walther GmbH">Carl Walther GmbH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wenger" title="Wenger">Wenger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Knife_Company" title="Western Knife Company">Western Knife Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilkinson_Sword" title="Wilkinson Sword">Wilkinson Sword</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W%C3%BCsthof" title="Wüsthof">Wüsthof</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoshida_Metal_Industry" title="Yoshida Metal Industry">Yoshida Metal Industry</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Global_(cutlery)" title="Global (cutlery)">Global</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zero_Tolerance_Knives" title="Zero Tolerance Knives">Zero Tolerance Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zwilling_J._A._Henckels" title="Zwilling J. A. Henckels">Zwilling J. A. Henckels</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Knife_making" title="Knife making">Knifemakers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rex_Applegate" title="Rex Applegate">Rex Applegate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Black_(blacksmith)" title="James Black (blacksmith)">James Black</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Brown_Jr." title="Tom Brown Jr.">Tom Brown Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackie_Collins" title="Blackie Collins">Blackie Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Nelson_Cooper" title="John Nelson Cooper">John Nelson Cooper</a></li> <li>Jack W. Crain</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Emerson" title="Ernest Emerson">Ernest Emerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Fisk" title="Jerry Fisk">Jerry Fisk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Harsey_Jr." title="Bill Harsey Jr.">Bill Harsey Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phill_Hartsfield" title="Phill Hartsfield">Phill Hartsfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gil_Hibben" title="Gil Hibben">Gil Hibben</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Lile" title="Jimmy Lile">Jimmy Lile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Loveless" title="Bob Loveless">Bob Loveless</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_F._Moran_(knifemaker)" title="William F. Moran (knifemaker)">William F. Moran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Onion" title="Ken Onion">Ken Onion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Osterhout" title="Ralph Osterhout">Ralph Osterhout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bo_Randall" title="Bo Randall">Bo Randall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Reeve" title="Chris Reeve">Chris Reeve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._G._Russell" title="A. G. Russell">A. G. 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