Marines are the only branch that still actively train with the bayonet. They do so for psychological intimidation purposes rather than any real practical or tactical reasons.

@@RockandrollNegro I was 2nd Marine Division 2005-2009. You're wrong. Anything we train in is for REAL practical and tactical reasons...not just to psych the enemy out. We're Marines. We don't need anything but ourselves to do that lol. One attack on an Army base in Afghanistan was haulted in its tracks when they raised a Marine flag over the base. There were very real, practical, and tactical Marine bayonet charges as recent as the Iraq war. I believe some British soldiers had one in Afghanistan. We actually still train with and learn to how to fight with bayonets as a portion of the MCMAP program. If it was all just for show then the bayonets would be much cheaper made of wood and painted black. Trust me, the Marine Corps doesn't get much but what we do get we USE. 😉

@@RockandrollNegro We train to use them, and issue them because they are effective. No one gives a fuck about the psychological intimidation factor.

@@pennsyltuckyreb9800 I was assigned to 1st Mar div 1st battalion as an 0621 for an infantry platoon i have a sick sense of humor but infantry guys were bloodthirsty and legit crazy i would have paid to watch them use a bayonet on an insurgent🤙Semper fidelis

I installed this on my Mossberg 590A1 just because. The OKC bayonet was served with a court ordered TRO filed by the Mossberg the next morning.

The m7 was fine but I agree this one is indeed an improvement the m9 bayonet was just garbage though

Agree'd. The M7 was better. The Marines have the best bayonet, which makes sense.

They're coming down in price. I'm tempted to buy a crate of them

Unbelievably sharp!

they are worth every penny, a good solid fighting / utility knife that can be used as a bayonet

Where did u buy it from ?

The Benchmade is far more useful. Yes, the bayonet is very heavy.

I think they're just bootcamp knives now the only time I was issued one was at Parris island

@@levig6375 you won't get a card for them until you deploy, and then it's a 50/50 depending on what you do. I don't think non-combat arms takes their out.

@@MikeB-ng3ol I didn't get the luxury of a good deployment I got adseped 2 years in but dam if the bayonet wernt fucking badass cool fact about the Benchmade knives too

@@MikeB-ng3olI picked one up with a #129 on the scabbard and a #79 on the loop that wrapped around the bottom of the scabbard. Does this mean they were issued in your opinion?

Rakkasans!

Coat it in Ballistol (both blade and handle; Ballistol is safe for metal, plastic, leather and wood), give it a few minutes to penetrate, then wipe clean.

@@RockandrollNegro thanks, bro!

Plenty of surplussed ones on ebay and private sale. Generally the big stores sell the commercial ones

Is their a way to tell them apart ?

100% I got a factory second, one of the claws was stiff. A bit of oil and it was like new, the factory seconds are fantastic value. I actually did a short about them

This is very big and honestly a bit unwieldy if you aren't 6 foot

@@pointynotsharp8436 wait how does not being 6 foot correlated?

@@auzyx6138 it's a very big knife, I prefer something smaller myself

@@pointynotsharp8436 can you give me example like which size u prefer? Cuz i've seen mostly OKC combat knife we're this size mostly

No idea unfortunately

@@pointynotsharp8436 the Czech bayonets like the Bren or the newest mk1 are good steel and look outstanding. I wouldnt mind using them as knoives but the price is not right for me

HRC 53-58 and is capable of functioning without breakage in operating temperatures of −25 to 135 °F (−32 to 57 °C)

Amazon has them right now for not crazy expensive- $160

​​@@alros1212no idea what happened in the last 10 days but now they're 250 to 300

It's a full length stick tang construction just like the older USMC Kabars, except MUCH thicker and beefier stick tang. Not sure if the OKC3s is pinned like the Kabars at the pommel but you can visually see the tang at the bottom and it's peened. The older Kabars are not peened at the bottom, just pinned. This "updated Kabar" is built like a tank and can take a lot of abuse. Trust me. My biggest gripe is the blade geometry is crappy for it to be a good slicer. Even cutting back the angle of the primary bevel edge it still isn't the best for that. It's more geared towards stabbing. And the aggressive serrations will cut most anything quickly so not a big issue on the slicing geometry. It is a combat knife/bayonet. It's not designed for arts and crafts. But it'll do all sorts of arts and crafts on the skulls of your enemies.

Marines fixed bayonets and charged in Iraq. They are still used as bayonets from time to time. RAH

It's an ambidextrous sheath so you can stick it in either way and the cross strap will hold fine both ways. The cross strap is large enough and long enough that when you unbutton it, even if the knife is in "right-handed" the strap gets out the way and you won't run the risk of slicing the cross strap. It has the double straps to be "jump ready."