credit goes to my friend sticks65 for his fighting knife thread which was the inspiration behind my decision to go with a trench knife for urban survival....
made in tne USA,
Ontario knife company made a run of the 1943 pattern theater combat knife or trenchknife, it is 1095 carbon steel,6 1/2'' spear point blade with the false edge sharpend,grooved stacked leather handle...overall length of 11'' and it comes with a real leather sheeth stitched and rivited in all the rite places.this knife came to my door for a grand total of $43.00 and i must say i really like it:thumb:........
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with one easy thrust i put the knife through a tin shed.if i had to cut into a shed or needed a piece of this tin for a repair or anything this knife could do that job.....
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i used the knife to cut this hole in this heavy food grade plastic barrel,i could have used it to cut the barrel in-half to make a wash tub or water carrier who knows? and again i used a single downward thrust to see how well it would penatrait....i wasnt disapointed......
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and of corse the obligatory fire starters....ho-hum
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used it to cut through this 12,000lb rated cargo strap so i could use the hook, it cut through cleanly and without much effort.....
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i then used the knife and the hook for an improvised lighting salution.....
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as an improvised can opener it has no equal....
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all during the test i used the factory edge, this knife was not sharpend to its full potential so i saved the tomato test for the end.....
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in conclusion: i think this is a great knife for urban survival, it has prooved to me atleast it's usefulness as a utility knife,the grooved leather handle affords a superior grip in any condition, it is full tang and well balanced and i wouldnt have any problems useing it as a self defence knife...in fact after handeling it today i pity the Axis soldier who cought this knife from the buisness end.......
made in tne USA,
Ontario knife company made a run of the 1943 pattern theater combat knife or trenchknife, it is 1095 carbon steel,6 1/2'' spear point blade with the false edge sharpend,grooved stacked leather handle...overall length of 11'' and it comes with a real leather sheeth stitched and rivited in all the rite places.this knife came to my door for a grand total of $43.00 and i must say i really like it:thumb:........
with one easy thrust i put the knife through a tin shed.if i had to cut into a shed or needed a piece of this tin for a repair or anything this knife could do that job.....
i used the knife to cut this hole in this heavy food grade plastic barrel,i could have used it to cut the barrel in-half to make a wash tub or water carrier who knows? and again i used a single downward thrust to see how well it would penatrait....i wasnt disapointed......
and of corse the obligatory fire starters....ho-hum
used it to cut through this 12,000lb rated cargo strap so i could use the hook, it cut through cleanly and without much effort.....
i then used the knife and the hook for an improvised lighting salution.....
as an improvised can opener it has no equal....
all during the test i used the factory edge, this knife was not sharpend to its full potential so i saved the tomato test for the end.....
in conclusion: i think this is a great knife for urban survival, it has prooved to me atleast it's usefulness as a utility knife,the grooved leather handle affords a superior grip in any condition, it is full tang and well balanced and i wouldnt have any problems useing it as a self defence knife...in fact after handeling it today i pity the Axis soldier who cought this knife from the buisness end.......
