The strongly upswept curve towards the tip on the Ontario SP-5 is there to give it machete capability in heavy brush. And although the tang on the SP-5 is not wide like on the Ontario RTAK II, it is still much stronger than the tang on that Kabar (I am saying this as a fan of Kabar Knives as well). The SP-5 has been a standard use blade in US Military Special Operations SERE Kits for the last 3 decades and is well proven. Even though I am more of an axe and hatchet person, I love my SP-5 and would trust my life on it in a tough situation. As for looks, beauty is in the eye of the beholder obviously, but I love the way the SP-5 looks and feels in the hand. Cheers, Jason

I bought the Ontario SP 5 for cleaning little trees in our forest, and it was cheap Love it In Germany the SP 5 is like 60$ and Ka-Bar are expensive with 130-140$ Greetings and a happy new year , Tim 🤠

Ooh the canterville ghost is on. Love your videos brother. Happy new year!! 🖖🖖🖖

The tang on the Ontario is much more substantial than the Kabar. The Ontario sp5 is modeled after the marbles trailmaker, which has been extremely successful with Outdoorsman for many many years. The Bark River 1909 Michigan Bowie is also built from the same platform. Very tried-and-true design. Great review my friend.

Happy New year D-bad👍🇦Great vid as usual..thanks for sharing.

I love my sp5 i used it for everything it hasn't broken since I got it and I used mine so mush the paint comes off and it held up good for 2 weeks every day and still everyday and my sp5 has more grip then any other I bought Had this knife since 2018

Happy New Year , good review and demonstration , thanks for sharing , God bless !

New subscriber! Scab sent me here. All the best in 2022!

I hope you have a blessed 2022 brother!

Good report here Donnie..!! For my money, I am thinking that the Ka-Bar Big Brother would fill my needs. THANKS > 🙂

Ontario builds Ka-Bar i have the sp5 thanks for your service and reviews KLF Knife LIFE FOREVER your awesome sir

THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!!

I have the SP1, SP5 & SP10. I don't mind the grip at all, I've definitely handled worse. Imo Ontario grip is way better and more comfortable than KaBar grip. Of course I haven't chopped up a ton of trees but just in general.

Good review I agree with all your points. I don’t wanna buy a knife like that and have to modify it. I’m pretty much done with any knives that Use a stick tang

Happy New Year Donnie🇺🇸

"It's not being a hater, it's being a realist". I love it!!

Great video! It would be great if you d make a comparison between Big brogher and Ontario Sp10. I own both and they have many similarities as many differences so it would be a good one. Keep loving knives bro !

The original sp5 which I had for 10 yrs with the leather cordura sheath I loved it . The big brother iv never used but its my beloved kabar as far as batoning 49 yrs in the woods iv never needed to I do feather sticks ?

Got my eye on that KBar big bro... Got the SP6 & the SP10. I don't like the look of that SP5 either. I "like" the look of that KBar though! Great review Don!!!

Great job homie! I like the Big Brother always will. Not my favorite but just something about it

I have always found the Kabar Big Brother to be too gaudy for what it is, the rubber handles in the SP series I haven't ever had issues with.

Great comparison. Thoughts on the Medford USMC fixed blade?

I did modify the blade of my SP5 a bit and it's my favorite big knife before I go machete. That KaBar I would not take if it was free.

You are absolutely right about the profile of the SP5 the clip point was so weird looking . I ordered one a couple years ago and after 5 days of having it in hand I took mine to my knife making belt sander and reshaped it . I liked it much better with a proper bowls clip point instead of the early 1900s Skinner type clip point it came with .

Great comparison, agree some good features that have could have been combined for one great knife, I think the sp10 is a better looking knife, but holds much of the same faults, still sp10 I think is much better than the sp5, good job dbad

Can you do a review on the ka-bar warthog I plan on buying that knife for my first ka-bar and your definitely the best at doing knife reviews 😀

Dbad you just took a piss in my Cheerios brother 😟! Both of these knives are made less than 20 miles from my house here in NYS and I was trying to decide between the two. I think I'm going to look elsewhere for a different options now. Do you have any other suggestions for this type of knife slot for about the same price? Maybe other models from Ka-bar or Ontario Knife Company since I can buy them discounted right at the factory down the road. Oh yeah don't worry about my Cheerios, they're highly processed and I probably shouldn't be eating them anyhow😂!

Good comparison

None of those blades would ever replace my Dundee! 🤠☝️🗡

Have you ever gotten the Uzi Stealth Commander knife? It's a pretty similar situation with the Ontario. It's a great knife. But the sheath is ass

There's an online photo of an Ontario SP 10 with the handle cut off, and yes that tang has 90 degree angles and very narrow . It kinda curbs a persons confidence in the SP models, though I have the SP 10 , and 50. Don't hear much about them breaking though

I only own the SP5 so not sure if the Big brother would be better but I like the thicker blade on the Ontario

Keep on telling it like it is! How do you plan to repair the Ontario handle, or don't you?

If I would have to choose I would prefer the Ka bar big brother, I looks way much better than the Ontario, I can almost hear your genius brain redesigning the big brother 😂 great comparison brother , take care , love you

Donnie if there was a WW3 and you could only take one DBAD knife with you which one would you pick ? Also I just ordered the Mission III and can’t wait. Btw I also would be interested to see if you did a modified DBAD version of the big brother

Happy New Year. Honestly I don't like either one of those knives. 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸

i prefer the sp5 because i use it a lot it s an chopping beast ! and this model exist like the ww2

Remember when Ka-Bar made the Z-Killer Big Brother them discontinued it. and they dropped the price? I got 10 of those ugly Mrs Rehandled them and made some big 💰 💰 💰!

I gave up on KaBar many years ago, after carrying one for a time in the early '70s. Your review of the BB almost changes my mind... 🙃 No, not really, the same issues are there- thin stock, heavy grip/pommel, poor balance as a result, cheesy sheath, thin blade/tang joint... JMO.. Good review as your usual.. thanks dbad!

Maybe a video , of cutting off the SP damaged handle exposing the tang for all to see , and making a new one of better material ?

I'm very surprised DBAD. The OKC Spec Plus knives have much stronger tangs than Ka-Bars. I thought that would be an important consideration. They don't have pommels, but they're also much less expensive.

Don’t really care for either of those knives. Love the sweater though! 😁🤙🏻

I am not a fan of those ontario handles at all, some people like it but that beak at the end hurts me when chopping lol.

So your saying you get deeper penetration lightly at an angle rather than full force straight in 🤔 Got it,thanks DBAD!🖖🖖🖖

looking forward to ur critical comments on Ontario sp10

The sheath came back to you because it wants your approval. Anything with that amount of gumption deserves a chance But do I smell a certain hybrid design you might come up with combining the features you like of both?

Exactly, it's what it's.

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#22aday #ripbettywhite great vid bro

Buen video amigo,tendrías que enseñarnos como hacer ese movimiento con el cuchillo que lo giras sin que se te caiga, saludos del canal de cuchillería artesanal Alvaro Brat 🤠👍🔪🇦🇷

I looked up pictures of broken SP5 only found a few they were mostly bad heat treatment not one showed a broken tang. Now kabar they have thousands of pictures of failures. They have so many I was a little taken back. You would think after so many failures they would fix the problem not act like it’s a historical item. It’s a easy fix coldsteel fixed it their kabar is much better then kabars own knife. That to me is reason enough to not buy kabar unless the warranty department is amazing. I don’t know don’t own any broken knives. I do have a kabar cutless machete but it’s a great knife. Not sure I want anything else made by them though.

Man I just saw a video where you called the ka bar the perfect knife? Guess you changed your mind?

SO...... I told the Old Woman that the tang was waaay to skinny. Then she slapped me... :::sigh::::

Oooh, well, have to disagree with you on this one DBAD. I much prefer the OKC SP5 in this versus. Actually everything about it is better, at least to me, including looks. That thin stock and rat tail just doesn't do it for me. Love that SP5 clip point too...prefer the SP10 though with that belly. Great job on the vid anyways.

If I bought the SP5, I would reprofile the clip point. I wouldn't buy the Kabar.

The description……😆🤣

To me, full tang rules. On the sheath analysis.... Put it in right! .....Oh that's what she said........

Clip points are a matter of opinion. As far as the sp 5 yes clip point is great if used as it’s original purpose (fighting). But as a bush craft blade the sp 5 could have been a thicker clip point unsharpened. I wish they would have made both. I also have to disagree. It’s a nice looking blade. Not too good looking you don’t want to use it. It’s a user, I’m ok with that, a down dirty blade meant for business.

Why anyone wants to buy a knife if they think the scales need to be changed or a sheath need to be changed spend more and get a better knife. Otherwise used till you can't.

Hey we may not agree on a lot of things but guess what I still love you brother you're still a big fan of mine and I still subscribe to your channel try to help you out you're the man you're good there's no taking that away from you but man you're hard on these knives you're very hard hard hard you're beating these knives I mean they're good knives come on man they're damn good knives look at somebody's companies man that got these cheap ass knives like some of those companies like Mosley oak that you showed that Bowie knife that thing ain't sharp at all I mean seriously nothing looks like it it's got the cheapest deal these are premium knives you got in your hand they're premium they're nice they're nice for the money and only that they're made in America made in the USA that's where I want to be

I don’t believe you understand the difference between a hidden tang and a stick tang. Secondly leather doesn’t have half the durability that rubber does as soon as weather isn’t favorable. $120 for a kabar vs $56 for a SP 5 . I’ll take the SP5 every time. Kabar is not what everyone tries to claim. I didn’t like it when I was in the military surly don’t like it now. It’s a fighting knife that isn’t a good fighting knife. Really the SP 5 should compare to a regular kabar and the big brother should compare to SP10 in that way they can’t compare. My opinion is based on a outdoorsman with a background in Boy Scouts and military. I’ll take a SP 5 any day of the weak.

I disagree with I think the sheep is very nice and it's made in New York and I like both knives the SP5 is a wonderful knife and it does its job it's a workhorse it's great for shopping it's just a great oil around life I can't believe you're putting it down but that's my opinion doesn't mean I don't like you I just disagree with you on it that's what makes the world go around some people like chocolate some like vanilla but I am not going to put down either nice and I'm not going to put down either shief

It's not fair because you favor the K bar knife more before you start this video So that makes you biased you can't do an honest judgment on this video

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