That was awesome,thank you very much ///_

The “blood groove” is called a fuller (or mor recently “lightning cuts”) just for weight savings. God bless you for your service and sacrifice.

A Kukri covers all aspects of living in the wild. I carried one as a reservist, the same kukri when I went into the Sahara for over a decade and I still use it now when I take off into the mountains.

I finally found somebody with a bigger knife addiction (“knife problem”, as my wife calls) then yours trully. Congratulations on your collection and thanks for sharing. Cold steel has put out good quality products for a long time.

I was a Staff Sgt in a 19 Delta Cavalry Scout platoon in the 1970s & 80s. We all carried a Kabar on our web gear and a S&W boot knife as a back up. You got THAT right about weight, We humped the Large ALICE Ruck sacks maxed out weight & gear .... Thanks for the Video. Im a BIG fan of the Cold Steel items too. I have several now. Thanks :) Scouts OUT!

Man loving your summer of knives series very enjoyable to see your vast collections of amazing blades

The Tops Moccasin Ranger was made to honor Sgt.Grey Otter of Cherokee Nations as leader of the Cherokee Moccasin Rangers in WWII. This was said to be the style knife he used along with a tomahawk. He later went on to train instructors in hand combat with knives and tomahawks in WWII, Korea and Viet Nam. Great series on Summer of Knives.

The secret to the velcro problem is to shout "hey!" at the same time as you open the velcro, thus covering the sound with a sneaky distraction.

A 'Blood Grove" is a fuller. A fuller is a way of removing weight from a blade but still keep most of its rigidity and helps improve balance. A fuller has been used in many swords and large knives for centuries. Think of it kind of like an I-beam use in construction. Good strength for less weight.

Appreciate the rundown. Years later, and your video is still informing people. Thanks

I served in the military too back in the early 80s and I carried an old school Buck 119 apart from the useless M7 bayonet, haha. Loved your video on combat knives, cheers!

I have actually carried that Kershaw dagger on the far right for about 4 years daily. As a Over The Road Trucker I use it constantly from eating dinner to screwdriver and prying. The sheath is a good one. Never had a problem with retention. I carry it crosswise on the center back of my belt this works great for me. I have been carrying a knife this way for 30 years now.

Awesome video !! Very interesting !! One of the best knives video that I have seen in a long time !!!

I carry with me a WW2 Ghurkha kukri handed down to me from my father. I had used it for my outdoor endeavors since the 80s. A multipurpose knife and it served me well.

This was a wonderful review. Thinking back decades in my past, I learned that tools are very important, and it's really good to have a tool that is absolutely up to the task at hand, but what is of more importance is the knowledge and practical skill to use any item in your hand and surroundings appropriately. Knowing the traits of the item (like whether the tool is an impact tool or more appropriate for cutting, and whether the tool is more a cutting tool or a puncturing tool) can be extremely important to the actual use of the tool, and pretty much dictate ones movements in split second actual close combat situations where there are no second chances or tapouts. You have a wonderful selection of tools my brother, great video. Be well.

Great collection buddy! YOUR favorite knife is exactly the same one that I have that is MY favorite knife!!!!

The cold steel recon scout looks like a small version of the trail master. Great size for my applications. Very practical. Love it.

Thank for sharing your experience and opinions!

My favorite is my Cold Steel Outdoorsman (first model made in Japan.) Works as a hunting knife for me!

Enjoying your video series. I have to say though, glad you included the Moccasin Ranger from Tops in this particular video as this knife's origin literally comes from combat in WWII and even on our current battlefield. The Cherokee Indian who led the unit the knife is named after wielded the knife this knife is designed after along with his tomahawk against enemies.

I m very big fan of Army tools equipment and weapons & at the most I love the knives they carry. I have seen so many videos on Knife and their feature comparisons but the way he has explained pros and cons and also gave insight how good knives actually work was an awesome 👏🏻,I would like to rate this video with 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Please come up with few more such video...

That was a great review Devil Dog. I look at knives in the field in a layer approach. You have your large Swiss Army knife or Camp knife in your pocket. A small dagger type knife with quick access for larger work, and MRE crap. Then you have your main large combat knife that is 6-8 inches with a heavy blade. I have a lot of the knives that you showed. I like Cold Steel too. You narrowed your topic to combat fighting knife which was excellent. Now take the knives that you would use in combat and also for bush craft. Outstanding job on the video. Keep up the great work!!! Semper Fi!!!

Shadowtech makes some great knives as well. I bought the QRT Spear point before it went out of production. The Kabar Big Brother would be good to add to your collection. I have one with the Kraton handle and it is razor sharp. I wouldn't use it for battoning due to rat tang knives being more prone to breaking under impact stress. I have a Colonial Knives Defiant that is full tang and tough as hell for my outdoors knife. I keep a Mora 2000 in all my backpacks for a field knife. The grip on it is fantastic! I have an old M1 bayonet that I use on my boat. It is razor sharp but, gets fish dressing duty. Great video review!

Lancero. I used to carry 3 knifes in a long walks in South America junglas, a cheap machete tramontina, a old m9 ( I replaced with a CS Srk sk5 and or ka-bar baker C) and small style dagger (I replaced with a folder cold steel sr1). Travel lite with the right tools.

The CKRT little two edge dagger I know somebody that carried one of those in Iraq and he loved it he put it in his boot and that was nice that he always put on his boat he said he would’ve never changed it That was one of his favorites God bless you and your family God bless the world

Nice collection, and thanks for the explanations and context.

I appreciate the hell out of your sacrifice for our freedom man. God bless..... Love the video. Had to sub and like.

Greetings from Nova Scotia Canada, believe it or not....up here there is ALOT of people that carry fighting/bushcraft/survival knives. & i love these informative videos on knives. Thanks. 👍💯🤝

That's a nice collection of knives right there. Great video.

With all of my cold steel sheaths I cut the plastic of the webbing. Replace it wit a full grain piece of leather the same width of the sheath and copy the top two holes on each side, punch the holes then fix eyelets. You can glue and sew the leather to the corduroy. Then you can use Chicago screw to fix to sheath. By doing this the webbing folds around the top of the sheath. Also if used in combat cover the sheath with a rubber tube, this will deaden the sound if hit. Without, it could be very noisy. This is the same with kydex or any poly sheath.

I own a lot of the knives featured here and I will say a lot of the rarer, expensive examples ended up being relegated to collectors pieces because these days I'm likely never going to be able to replace them without paying obscene prices or if I can find them at all (I'm on a 1-2 year waiting list for a Chris Reeves Pacific, for example). I mostly favour single-edged knives geared towards utility or bushcraft but focusing on pure combat options I own; the Prather War Bowie, Buck GCK, Kabar Modified Tanto or the Kabar D2 Exteme fighter are likely what I'd grab out of my collection. If I was to have to settle on only being able to take one single knife in SHTF it'd be a toss up between the ESEE 6 or BK7, although these would not be my first choices from a fighting perspective but can certainly do the job as good as any kitchen knife used in 99.9% of knife fatalities.

I carry a Cold Steel Kukri and have for the last 30 years, it's a real problem solver. Knifes which lack guards I put anti-slipp tape on, the typ you find in slippery stairs but I fill the grain with a peice of wood first. (in Sweden the wound you get when you slide you hand over the blade cutting all your fingers is called "a Mora wound" after the Mora knife) Swedish army doctrine says - One knife per layer. so I also carry a fairbairn sykes, a multitool, a folding knife and a AK4 bajonetter plus my truster Benchmade. I hate auto correct 🤬

Nice collection, I have most of those, I like the Ka Bar and have several. I plan to show my Combat knives in some videos down the road. I liked your video.

if you put packing foam in the bottoms of the nylon sheaths it stops rattle and a better fit for the knives.

To the uploader, it looks like you like a solid sheath and a solid blade with good coating. Look at the Extrema Ratio Fulcrum for a good field knife that also easily takes the role of a fighting knife. If you want the extreme you can look at the Extrema Ratio Supressor for a really wicked fighting knife.

Thank you for your service brother, the tops Prather looks like my Bowie I made. I also have a lan cay m9 bayonet knife one of only 200 that were made before other companies help with the contract with the black coating so on, my friend that was in the army gave to me. I recently just made my own knife I need to narrow the tip a little bit but I think it'll suit me well it's my self-defense/survival Bowie knife not finished yet tho but functional until I get the scales and stuff I want to finish it. Along with another couple smaller knifes for smaller tasks. The handle is coated in a thick rubber layer that I can remove once I get the scales I want and finish the handle the rest of the way

I have the skinny GI bayonet, I believe it is the M7. Great video, thank you for your service!

Great content thank you for that, I'm now convinced to get a ka bar

Great videos man, I'm really enjoying them! Also... how do you have a "best of" fighting knives video without including the TOPS Wild Pig Hunter!?

Thank you for your service my grand father was a corporal in the marines in ww2.

Not sure why it took this long to see your video Good video by the way My favorite fighting knife Cold Steel OSI San Mai love me some CS over 50pcs atm.

Great collection! Okay just a couple of criticisms, the “blood grove” is called a Fuller, it’s to take weight off the blade while keeping its size. The rubber handles while they may offer some insulation it’s for cost saving, manufacturing speed and can offer a comfortable grip and is less prone to weather/water based damage especially over time. All a guard on a knife is for is keeping the user’s hand off the blade especially when stabbing. Last but not least it really doesn’t matter where a blade is made these days as long as it has what you are looking for considering that there is a worldwide standard when it comes to steel quality. Now how a blade is manufactured for quality standards is a different story but if a company offers a comparable product and it is up to your standards, d2 steel is d2 steel etc… if you can find the same exact blade for half the cost at that point you are only paying for a name. I’m not saying don’t do your research, by all means… you just might find the same factory makes the same blade for 4 different companies all with different prices

Great video something I never see anyone talk about is the wester bowie my dad had this knife that his friend had in Vietnam killed 2 my dad gone now so its mine it be interesting to hear the history of these western bowie

Fullers are historically known as blood grooves or blood gutters, although channeling blood is not their purpose. A fuller is a rounded or beveled longitudinal groove or slot along the flat side of a blade (e.g., a sword, knife, or bayonet) that is made using a blacksmithing tool called a spring swage or, like the groove, a fuller. A fuller is often used to widen a blade. When combined with proper distal tapers, heat treatment and blade tempering, a fullered blade can be 20% to 35% lighter than a non-fullered blade with minimal sacrifice of strength or blade integrity. This effect lessens as the blade is reduced in length. A blade is said to be "fullered" after the introduction of the groove.

Recently OKC has changed their SP -10 sheaths that are nylon and molly capable

Very good job making this video. Thank you very much.

I have a few knives which could be used as a fighting knife, or as a survival knife and love them so much. Two are knives from Ka-Bar, one from Schrade, one from Gerber, and two from Buck. I don't like partially serrated knives either and the Schrade knife have a recurved blade which is nice for about anything I want to use one for. I carry a folding knife from Gerber in my backpack as a backup tool when I don't have another tool for the task and have to get the job done.

The correct term for blood groove is a fuller. That story about knives getting stuck is a myth, they are just there to shave some weight off the knife while retaining the strength/rigidity of the blade. Nice collection, thay gemini is beautiful

Love SOGs, Spyderco folders, and my Buck 110 Hunter Great videos

The KaBar USMC has "Been around for centuries"? It was designed and produced for use in ww2..

Most impressive collection I've seen ..... ohhh rah!

I still have my original ka-bar but I prefer the cold steel recon tanto. Just got another one with a tan handle. I love it!!!

My knife of choice was a Chris Reeve knife. I especially like the Harsey-designed Special Forces ķnife that is actually presented to graduates of the course. His earlier hollow handle knives are great if you can find them as they are out of production. I have seven of various blade lengths. Then, of course, there is the Randall No. 1. Always a good choice, but I think their wait list is about three years.

A metal guard on the CS Marauder would be sweet! To be fair, the rubber/plastic one does the job just fine to protect your hand from riding up. Some people might say that it won't protect well against a blade strike to which I response with, "Let's face it, you are NOT going to be fencing with a knife!". On a different note, have you checked out the CS Black Bear machete? CS got their machete guys to basically make an inexpensive fighting bowie.

Wow what a great collection of knives. Great information.

I served in the Army during the 80's. I purchased the Ontario Brand version of the Ka Bar at the Ft. Benning Book Store. Our Bayonets were kept in the Arms room in banded and sealed Foot Lockers. You were right they were terrible field knives.

The Fuller grooves are a way to lighten the blade without giving up rigidity I believe.

I picked up a Gerber Strongarm which is durable and a wonderful size and a Ka-Bar D2 Extreme which is a mini sword but perfect size for keeping the distance.

Old model cold steel can be fixed. They use to have retention issues i hava a ukw model and i fix it whit the kitichen flame. Good video and thank you!!

I love the Ontario raider Bowie it's my favourite large knife.

My Cold Steel Taipan and Tops Wild Pig Hunter are the most effective killing knives I've found; the blade design is pretty much perfection for piercing and slashing flesh.

nice review and you are right the cold steel tanto is a killers knife

Cheers dude,, fantastic review of your collection.😊👌🇬🇧❤️

Great video, thank you!!

I got the SP10 had an awesome wicked edge work done to mine. The sheath it comes with is 100% fine. That being said the Kydex custom sheath I got for it Is very LOUD. Pulling the huge SP10 out of Kydex makes way to much noise be it in the battlefield or on any hunting trip.

I'm an idiot, but I like to make sure a knife is a capable Bushcraft knife before it's considered at all, then whatever it's fighting capability attributes start to matter. I personally would take a bush craft knife over a fighting knife any day if I could only have one

The "platoon" knife or Defender 1 aka The Terminator isn't in production anymore and is really valuable among collectors. If you want it tighter drop it in a bucket of water and let it be for an hour. Then pick it up and let it dry, the leather will shrink and get tighter. Apply some leather cream or something like it afterwards.

Good One. FYI History Time. The M-4 through M7 U.S. Bayonet Blades are derived from the WW2 issued M3 Combat Knife. The Army gave those to Soldiers whose Primary Job was NOT Infantry, like R.0.s, Artillery, etc. Those guys were also (supposedly) issued the M1 Carbine. Supposedly, those who fought in the Pacific didn't like the fact that they were doing Bayonet Combat with the Japanese w/o Bayonets. And the MPs in Europe wanted them when they had to move large numbers of Germans Prisoners around. So they came up with a barrel adapter and used the M3 knife design for the Bayonet. Took awhile, so they didn't hit Combat until Okinawa. But the Navy stuck with Kabars for the Marines and the MK 1 for the Squids, and Big Bayonets for the Garands and Springfields. Fast Forward to the 80s. Big Army wanted a new Bayonet with the Soviet Wire Cutters. Marines got the new M9s, HATED IT, and got pissed that it was supposed to also replace Kabars. Which is why the Corps came up with the "Marines ONLY" Bayonet. On, the reason the M9 is so heavy? The Sheaths is SUPPOSED to have the Heavy Rubber Coating in case you had to cut Electric Wires. And the screwdriver tip is so you can "Field Strip" the Handle and make a Spear out of it. Go ahead and take one apart. Don't laugh too loud, you might wake the Baby. Looking forward to the next video.

Traditionally the Bowie Clip was for disarming your opponent. The knife was held upside-down., using the clip to strike the top of the attacker's wrist, knocking their knife from their hand.

Budget: Glock Field knife Classic: Legendary KA-BAR or Ka-Bar Mark 1 Kraton Midrange: Becker BK7 Top tier: Busee SFNO, ASH 1 ...or make your choice! High-End: TRC Mille Cuori I tried hard, to think of any other "Combat knife", that would be a better choice for a real reliable Combat knife, but those are the only I could think of, on each price point category. Those are readilly available which I consider essential for such list.

19:11 - you are right, I couldn't even find it on the internet 😂

Excellent review sir. Very informative and interesting. My brother and father were Marine Infantry. What do you think of the Chris Reeve Green Baret and Pacific knifes? Thank you.

Very interesting presentation. What is your opinion about Smith and Wesson boot knifes?

Great collection!

You may try Extrema Ratio knives. It's an high end Italian brand that makes fighting blades. Super high quality and also expensive as hell, but their design is always gorgeous and truly menacing even if they keep it traditional

Nice collection man !

Hence the thrust, twist withdraw drill for bayonet use. The twist aliviates to a degree the suction grip on a blade by introducing air and creating a cavity.

The best way to deal with coldsteel is to buy 3 of the same knifes you want and then mix and match the best knife with the best sheath. Excuse my run on sentence.

I carry a gun. Sometimes I carry backup gun as well. I do it different though. My revolver is my primary and my hi cap is my backup. I also carry a knife. A 7 inch Bowie or a assisted opening tanto w a Gerber eab lite box cutter for a backup

Check out the Böker Arbolito series of knives. They got at least 2-3 really interesting designs. Not the best steel, but it would make sense in the field. And the "Gigante" is truly a fighters knife. Perfectly balanced. Light and swift. Not a chopper. Now when C.S is closing in on the Fällkniven prices, the above mentioned makes a lot more sense. But the Arbolito's is also on the rise pricewise.

With tec locks, get a length of inner tube, big enough to go over the sheath and tec lock. It is best if you cut the inner tube long enough to double over. When placed in the gap in the tec lock where you would have a belt the inner tube not only keeps the lock tight to the sheath, it covers the screws, so they can never be lost. It will also tighten the retention for the knife. Especially good when the sheath has not good very good retention. I first tried this with a esee 6 clip, which is 1/8" not 3/16". And it lock the knife in perfect. I cannot shake it out. And i mean shake. Can wezr it upside down and it has never come out. I do this on all knives as the tec lock only fits to one side of the sheath. This way it locks it to the sheath even.

I bought the ka bar 1217. Yes it's a fighting knife. It's turned out to be also a good camp knife an d very good bush craft knife. Would you agree?

Great Vid All Around . I agree with pretty much everything you said . Especially when talking about weight . There are so many big beautiful knives out there that I would love to EDC ... but who wants to carry that extra weight . Ka-Bar would be my choice . The original or the D2 Extreme ( I just purchased the plain edge a few months ago ). That is hidden under my seat in my pickup haha . ( in case a bear should attack me ) . Stop over sometime . I’m doing a First Blood Knife giveaway if you or anyone else you know is interested. Stay well brother veteran.

I have an Ontario SP10, and it's a great blade. I can throw it and really got a lot of time learning to fight with it. I'm no professional, just lucked out and lived next to a Filipino family and there were always knife fighting training. Especially teaching his young beautifies. My spec 10 has a different and I'd say much better. Oh, Zero Tolerance knives are either tied in, or owned by Schrade knives, which my grandfather used in the military and clear down to a whittling knife. Love their stuff.

Ultra neat knives right there.

Small correction. It was said off-hand but the usmc adopted the Ka-Bar style knife in 1942. Not centuries ago.

London thanks you for this video

Gerber LMF II Infantry, nice vid, nice knives man.

I have a Couple of Ka-Bars and a Cold Steel Recon Tanto. I've used them all for fieldcraft. Although I was a US Marine AND a US Army Infantryman, I've never fought with a knife (trained for it, never had to do it.). But, used these "fighting" knives to chop small firewood, cut 550 cord and C-4. My last tour in Iraq I carried a Boker Applegate-Fairbairn dagger on my LBV. Terrible field knife. Was stolen on my way out of country.

The best Gerber tactical/combat knife is the Silver Trident. It is very hard to acquire and for a while was limited to military special ops.

I recommend picking up a Schrade Schf3n, it's a replica of Chris Reeves Pacific $500 high end. I think you will be happy with design and quality of the Schf3n

I LOVE TOPS KNIVES !!! I HAVE THE STEEL EAGLE 111A TANTO ITS A BEAST OF A KNIVE. 11 INCH BLADE. ALMOST INDESTRUCTIBLE !!!

Semper Fi Brother! 3/4 Marines Vietnam. My Kabar didn't make it back with me from my time in the jungle. However, they were junk, and we mostly never used them for combat. If we were that close to the enemy, you'd better be shooting than stabbing. Loved that auto fire, but spray and pray was hard to get a body count, but I ramble. Love knives though!

Thank you always for your videos. Knowng all that you know with years of experience including your miliary time. Would you carry a voyager xl tanto or vaquero?

I own a couple of kabar’s. Have you seen the KaBar dogs head utility knife? Pommel is different and I really like it.

i have that same ontario bowie, evey friend's hand i've put it in dropped their jaw just from the feel of the weight, but mine came with a kydex sheath. it's so dense, it's the only knife i'm afraid to play with

I really like the Buck 119 sharpest knife in the drawer and what a beauty but I cannot carry it concealed. For concealed carry I like the Smith and Wesson Border Guard (I think that's the name) which is a lovely fold out knife that produces a good sturdy blade for many tasks.

I bought my first and only Ka-Bar Camp Lejeune NC PX $25 1981 Echo 2/2 that old bayonet was the m7

I took a quick glance at the thumbnail and thought it was a comically large knife Good video :)

Great vid I do favor the Bowie knives though honestly if your looking for a strict combat knife it's usually best to go custum even the beloved ka bar is a bit castrated it lacks a 90° cut out just in front of the guard to get used as a vice to grapple an oponets blade for controlling the situation crusatas also help to lock the blade in for said same reason essentially to leverage against the 90 cut out and the dull file saw teeth angled away from the handle also a vice then a blunt spike pommel then you have the cut outs on the blade like tear drops those are to deflect an stab attempt so when you whack it out catches the point and potentially disarm said opponent though the blade may become longer to fit in all the tools and don't forget the back side of the point is an abrupt edge which can have a nasty cut simuler to a cats claw more so when slightly hollowed