Top 5 Fighting Knives Vietnam War Collectors Look For - Rare & Valuable Blades of the Vietnam Era
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- Опубликовано: 4 авг 2024
- In this video I lay out my opinion on the top 5 rare and collectable knives of the Vietnam war. This list is subjective but I think it provides a good overview of desirable knives to look for. Many of these knives were used by elite units throughout the war including LRRP's, MACV SOG, and SEALS. Feel free to leave any comments or questions down below!
Link to the SOG Knife Video: • Vietnam Era MACV SOG F...
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**EDIT: The Randall #1 is a knife, not a dagger!
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Let me know your favorite knife of the Vietnam era! Thanks for watching y'all!
My favorite is the sog. The us airforce survival knife isnt very good knife. I have one and they just seem to be cheap. It deffently wouldnt be my go to. I have the sog 2. 0. And the super bowie both are great knives but then again they wasnt cheap.
Agreed!! In 1965 I purchased a Randall Model 14 while on my way to Vietnam - I paid $25 for it, and waited (maybe?) two weeks for delivery from Orlando, FL to Okinawa. In 2003 my older son carried that knife during his service in the Iraqi War.
i never owned a bo randall , but i still have my gerber mk 2' since 1980' and quite a few other top of the line combat blades and my edc is my
emerson cqc-7' and im a happy camper because most of my blades are way over 20'plus years old and well seasoned well worked and still look great
Video deserve more views
My favorite would be the buck 119, 120, 122 and 124. In the era they were made by hand to a very high standard. They were popular for private purchase and some units issued them.
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Back in the mid 1970’s, I had a 1970’s Gerber Mark II, and a Camillus Pilot knife Dated 1969.
Had no idea what they would be worth today, or I might have kept them.
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Great vid !!!
Great video, the Randall Model 1 is the All Purpose Fighting Knife (perhaps the best fighting knife ever made), and although it has a top cutting edge, it is not a dagger. The Model 2 is the Fighting Stiletto, the famous dagger that along with the Model 1 were produced since WWII. These two first military models can be found with 6, 7 or 8 inches blades. The Model 14 Attack (7 1/2" blade) and 15 Airman (5 1/5" blade) were introduced in 1954 and the Model 18 Attack- Survival in the 60's.
My mistake - I realized I called it a dagger right after I uploaded the video lmao! Thanks for the info! I plan on doing more research and making a better video discussing Randall knives in the future. Appreciate you watching and sharing the insight!
i have a 5th special forces sog knife dak fakuta maker....forgive my spelling......i know a marine who fought in iraq that has the extremely rare sog sf plum knife.....he was given that knife by a bad bad recon marine who fought in vietnam 3 tours......the recon marine told the guy....this knife saved my life in vietnam it will save yours in iraq......carry on.
Carried a Randall mod.14 serving with 10thSFGA in Beirut 83/84. That knife got a lot of attention from the Lebanese. That's when I decided it would be part of my escape barter if needed.
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Used to work w and old Vet he claimed to have loved his Cheetah knife any info on these all I can find are the pocket ones is this what he was referring too maybe ???
Could he have meant Puma? Very popular west german made knives back then!
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I was just looking for a good military grade (preferablyy USMC) grade knife. That"s all!
Where’s the John styrker video?
I think, for the money, a USMC Ka-bar is tough to beat. It will do about anything you can need a knife for.
KA-BAR was right on the edge of being on the list! I was debating on putting it at the #5 but went with the pilot knife instead. If I do a “top 5 fighting knives of the 20th century” it would certainly be included. Thanks for watching!
Randall's are overpriced wall hangers.