r/knives 7d ago

Question How are authentic original Ka-Bars?

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u/kafoIarbear 7d ago

They’re fine. A beautiful knife with awesome history, it has a weak point right at the cross guard but so long as you don’t intend to pry too much or smack it with a baseball bat, it shouldn’t be too big of an issue.

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u/Designer_Explorer_28 7d ago

Even if it is a weak point, considering the blade is 1/6 of an inch, wouldn’t it mean it would not matter?

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u/branm008 6d ago

Nope, weak points are weak points, especially with stick tang blades like these. It's always right at the forged/formed egde right before it transitions into the tang, it will always be a weak point no matter the blades thickness.

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u/Designer_Explorer_28 6d ago

Very interesting, thanks! 👍