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Ka-Bar KnivesThe Ka-Bar is the most famous knife in Marine Corps history. Beginning its service life as hunting knife, legend has it the name came from a letter received by the Union Cutlery Company from a fur trapper. In barely legible scrawl, the fur trapper thanked the company and wrote that he had been forced to kill a wounded bear with his knife, which he indicated by writing "k a bar." The company then changed the name of their hunting knife to Ka-Bar. The Ka-Bar was chosen from a hunter's catalog in 1942 as a replacement for knives then in Marine Corps service. It had been decided these were unsuitable for the demands of duty in the Pacific. Although Marines carried a variety of knives during the Second World War, the Ka-Bar was destined to become the most widely used and the most popular. As a result, it was retained in service after the war.
The Ka-Bar enjoys a simple, tough design that has made it synonymous with the Marines who use it. The knife is still in service today. Modern Marine Ka-Bars are now manufactured with a tool steel blade and a synthetic handle. The Ka-Bar has gone on to inspire imitators, even within other branches of the US military. The M-9 Bayonet of the US Army, which is that service's the basic knife, is based on the Ka-Bar.
While knives like the Ka-bar design has been made by a variety of manufacturers over the years, the Ka-Bar company is still in business and making a variety of hunting, tactical, and commemorative knives today. A Ka-bar type knife will cost between $65-90, depending on the manufacturer.
Ka-Bar knives, a truly American knife. Made In The USA.
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