Super! The "Ka-Bar" I had was a Camillus. Ontario made them, too. Case submitted a prototype in WWII but was not contracted....they are selling a reproduction, right now, of that prototype but the blade, at least, is made by Ontario. 1095.
I have the same knife - USN fiberglass scabbard. It was issued to me and I reported it "lost". It was not new when I got it in 1972 but I don't know how old it is.
Hey Chris, I've watched a couple of your lapping videos and I really appreciate them. I have a couple Dan's Arkansas stones but I also have a set from a lower quality Arkansas Stone Supplier that needs both flattened and lapped. Would you mind going over what all the supplies are that I need. I have some SIC powder and I know I'll need some sandpaper for lapping but I'm unsure specifically what grits to use for each of the different stones of the set (soft, hard and black). I realize that I will want to lap to a certain grit dependent on what I want each stone to finish as. For the most part these will only be used for knives.
Yeah they definitely made KA BARS better back then. You know when they were handmade by people, not machines or robots. Good video bro keep them coming.
I seen this Haitian man use a piece of discarded flat sided concrete to sharpen a rough looking machete to a razor edge. The machete was sharp as a a surgeons scalpel. Then he went on to slice sugar cain like a hot knife through butter.
Yo thank for the video brotha!! It definitely helped!! I have a combat mtech thats basically a ka-bar design but for some reason i was having trouble sharpening it to razor sharp lol I think its because i usually carry a big bowie so it was a little different in shape haha i typically do the diagonal swipes and its always worked but i had to adjust my angle since this is thinner than my bowie lol
I lap all my Arks to 800 grit, and let the difference in the characteristics/type of stone do the work. It's all personal preference, but that works well for me.
Great video! I mentioned it in the last video but my Dad left me his KaBar from Vietnam. It isn't KaBar brand but it is the same thing basically. It was the knife they issued at that time. It has a bent pommel and has been sharpened so much the blade is noticably smaller. He had a USMC replica never used that he left me too. I wish that knife could talk. I'm sure it would have some stories to tell! Awesome video Chris!
That is a knife you want to hold on to. As to the steel, as far as I now, military spec for that knife was and is 1095. But there could be a short amount of time they were using something else for how long it's been in service. I doubt it, though, but you never know.
