And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I was issued a Ka-Bar for Desert Storm. It is easy to put a razor edge on a Ka-bar. The soft metal also worked better with my strike stick for making sparks for a fire. Did I mention it is easy to sharpen?
This is a substantial tool. It isn't fancy or delicate. As mentioned above, the 1095 steel doesn't hold an edge forever but can be restored quickly in the field without fancy sharpeners. You can also baton wood with literally no concern about hurting this thing. This might be considered EDC only if you live primitively, or on some huge spread. I have several Ka-Bar Becker designs & all the ones I own are excellent work partners.
I was issued a Ka-Bar for Desert Storm. It is easy to put a razor edge on a Ka-bar. The soft metal also worked better with my strike stick for making sparks for a fire. Did I mention it is easy to sharpen?
ReplyDeleteThis is a substantial tool. It isn't fancy or delicate. As mentioned above, the 1095 steel doesn't hold an edge forever but can be restored quickly in the field without fancy sharpeners. You can also baton wood with literally no concern about hurting this thing. This might be considered EDC only if you live primitively, or on some huge spread. I have several Ka-Bar Becker designs & all the ones I own are excellent work partners.
ReplyDeleteForgot to mention: a popular mod to these handles is to add some friction tape (think hockey sticks) to improve grip in wet conditions.
ReplyDeleteLike the next size up, because better a larger blade anytime.
ReplyDeleteBK-2 blade is 0.25" thick. Indestructible. BK-7 blade is bigger, but 0.188" thick. I saw one snap, when used hard.
Delete