Ka-Bar Combat Kukri knife

Unboxing review of the Ka-Bar: COMBAT KUKRI Knife. 1095 Cro-Van steel, black rust prevention coating, rubberized Kraton G handle, pinned Full-Tang construction. (Polymer lined, Molle compatible, nylon sheath). 13.5” inch overall, 8” inch blade. 4.5” inch handle. 1/8” inch thick. Weight: 0.9 lb. - Rockwell Hardness: 56-58. Made in USA

[@BAAMRanch]

I like mine, finish almost completely worn, dinged, rusted and kept in the truck to hack weeds around barbed wire fence

[@thesovietonion4671]

Looks like a badass knife, saw this on their site and fell in love, definitely gonna purchase it in the future.

[@jendamakak3799]

This Is amazing kukri knife.

[@JoeDoomsday]

Its pretty good

[@tomritter493]

Great kabar .never used one but it looked great

[@JoeDoomsday]

I just took it to a cook-out and split some small pieces of wood & some fat wood,... did a couple notch cuts & plenty of feather sticks. It's still sharp, & looks almost new. It performed really well. better than I expected. I smacked it into a log several times also,... it bit deep.

[@Wildwestwrangler]

@@JoeDoomsday also if you clean it up it does well at kitchen duties

[@JoeDoomsday]

@@Wildwestwrangler ,... I could see that.

[@wargriffin5]

What model of backup knife can the smaller sheath hold?

[@JoeDoomsday]

Maybe the KABAR 5699 ZK or the KABAR Beker Eskabar ,… I would go with the: KABAR 5599BP
Adventure® Piggyback®

[@Wildwestwrangler]

The guard comes like that

[@JoeDoomsday]

I kinda figured. it's a great blade.

[@Wildwestwrangler]

@@JoeDoomsday yes it is!!!

[@SouthernShodan]

Were you able to find a replacement sheath that was any better?

[@JoeDoomsday]

No

[@LegionTacticoolCutlery]

#22aday!

[@LegionTacticoolCutlery]

Hey Joe! How’s it going brother!!!

[@JoeDoomsday]

hello. doing fine. how are You?

[@turtlewolfpack6061]

Don't count on the buttcap for hammering, years ago Kabar switched to a powdered steel casting for those and they have been known to fail.

[@JoeDoomsday]

Figures

[@turtlewolfpack6061]

@@JoeDoomsday still a good, reasonably priced knife in a good steel. Honestly, I haven't ever had any Kabar fail no matter if it was made in Taiwan or the USA.

[@JoeDoomsday]

@@turtlewolfpack6061 ,… me either. All my KABAR blades hold up extremely well.

[@davidgiles9751]

I'd call this a light duty camp Kukri more than anything else - a practical backpacking Kukri. However, calling it a combat Kukri is more of a marketing term than an accurate description of it's actual capabilities. Having said that, it's way more practical for 99% of the intended users vs. a larger Kukri design.

[@JoeDoomsday]

Ya. I agree. I think they wanted the Kukri design,… but wanted to keep the size & weight down,… It had to compare with the KABAR, USMC Fighting knife so that a soldier would want to carry it.

[@quickcuts3000]

unlike full sized kooks, this one has a piercing tip, ie it can stab. plus the smaller size is a positive tradeoff for cqc. without a doubt this would be a devastating combat weapon in the right hands. "combat" is a wholly representative description. you can stab, slice, but still easily remove limbs in a single movement like a much larger weapon. all kooks have great shearing power, and this smaller kukri still chops *far* above it's weight.