kannonfyre
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My old classmate works as a procurement officer for the Ministry of Defence in his home country and recently for my opinion on what production fixed blade knife would make a good standard issue fighting knife for issue to approximately 10K infantry troops.
I'm pretty new to the fixed blade issue myself, having only one x-42 SOG Recondo and a custom bowie but I supppose key issues would be:
Ease of sharpening (no serrated blades)
Corrosion resistance (stainless steel preferred)
Cost (i.e. less than $140)
Length (anything from 5" to 8" for sufficent reach)
Should have a full tang for strength.
Should be able to withstand smashing into a enemy soldiers skull with the pommel.
Did I miss out other vital criteria? What production knife would you recommend for mass issue to groundpounders? Would standard Ka-Bar USMC knives be the solution?
I'm pretty new to the fixed blade issue myself, having only one x-42 SOG Recondo and a custom bowie but I supppose key issues would be:
Ease of sharpening (no serrated blades)
Corrosion resistance (stainless steel preferred)
Cost (i.e. less than $140)
Length (anything from 5" to 8" for sufficent reach)
Should have a full tang for strength.
Should be able to withstand smashing into a enemy soldiers skull with the pommel.
Did I miss out other vital criteria? What production knife would you recommend for mass issue to groundpounders? Would standard Ka-Bar USMC knives be the solution?