KA-BAR Full Size US Marine Corps Fighting Knife, Straight

This is an awesome knife. It’s multi purpose for camping, hunting or survival and it looks fantastic with a nice leather sheath. The shipping wasn’t bad. It took about a week or so but I was kept informed. Good price for the knife in my opinion. I would recommend getting one. If you’ve wanted one like I have for so long.

Awesome knife just got it, came very sharp with no blemishes to the blade. I like the weight, feels heavy duty. This is my first Ka-bar knife and it lives up to the reputation.

I have been using pocket knives and smaller tactical folders for years, but this KA-BAR stands in a league of its own. I bought the straight edge version three months ago, mainly for heavy-duty field work on my rural property—tasks such as batoning medium-sized firewood and clearing tough, overgrown thorny brush that mocked my machete. This knife not only cuts; it confidently dominates any task at hand. The renowned stacked leather handle offers an excellent, non-slip grip even when wet, and the 1095 Cro-Van steel maintains an edge much better than anticipated for a knife designed for rugged use rather than delicate slicing. It’s a legendary tool for a reason, merging history with pure utility. Regarding value for money, it’s an incredible bargain. Many custom knives with similar steel and construction would cost three to five times more. You are acquiring a piece of history and a tool that will outlast you. It sets the standard by which all other fixed blades are measured, making it an essential addition for any serious outdoorsman or collector.

A sturdy knife for my small collection, beautiful design, but big. Of course I knew this. I find another brand I own to fit in my small hand better with a more comfortable hilt, but this is a beautiful knife to display and keep handy but like all of the very small number of knives I have, one I hope I never have to use. I’m female so camping and other purposes are why I own a few carefully chosen knives. This one is very sharp and I find the blade shape attractive, the handle better for bigger hands, not a very heavy knife, it’s about right in my opinion.The sheath would be cumbersome to wear with a belt for someone of my stature so I do not plan to wear this one, keeping it at home/car.

To read a complete review go to [...] Just received my new KA-BAR USMC Fighting Knife in the mail a day early might I add. I felt like a kid on christmas I was so excited. I should have added gift wrap option just for the extra excitement. Once I opened the box my jaw hit the floor and my eyes started tearing up. It is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen next to my fiance. Now down to business. Knife came razor sharp out of the box with a fine point tip(I dropped the knife and the point grazed my shin and the point poked my shin right thru my jeans and sliced my shin and blood streamed down, I couldn't believe how sharp it was). I also shaved a patch of arm hair off with a single stroke. The coating on the blade is amazing no blemishes at all, feels smooth to the touch and you can tell this blade will last for years to come with no rusting. The USMC stamp is great. I feel honored to be using a knife that some of the greatest warriors on gods geeen earth made famous. Leather washer handle fits my hand great and feels good too. Even though I live in the Greater NW and the Kraton handle would probably have been more practicable for wet weather climates, I just had to stick with the Original handle. I feel that this will last years to come if taken care of properly. The sheath is great also. Even though it was made in Mexico it is still extremely sturdy, and great stitching. The leather is a lot thicker then I anticipated. The Marine logo is nicely stamped in the leather and once again I feel proud to wear it. Overall the sheath is really nice and sturdy. I cant get over how thick the leather is. The leather is a little stiff so I applied a couple applications of Saddle Soap and boy did it make all the difference. The sheath is super soft and it also helped remove/hide some of the creases in the leather, and it also brought out a nice dark brown hue in the leather. Overall I give this five stars and would recommend this to anyone who needs a sturdy fixed blade fighting/survival knife, it will last you a life time if used/stored properly. I feel like a total BA just holding this knife. I also plan on buying one for my Marine Brother-in-law with the Operation Iraqi Freedom commemorative for Veterans Day. The prices Amazon has makes it affordable to give as a gift or to just buy one or two or even three just to have. I will also be purchasing the Ka-Bar Short USMC Fighting Knife with the Tanto Tip. I can't wait to pass this knife down to my Son when he comes of age and then see him pass it to my Grandson when he comes of age. What is also nice is you can have the blade engraved without ruining the blade or finish. This is going to make a great family heirloom for years to come. Thank you Ka-Bar and Amazon!!!

First, I had been considering buying one of these for years. I'm coming at it primarily from a historical interest mindset, as well as that of a knife enthusiast. I finally decided to get myself one of these incredible blades and do not regret it for a moment. I fell in love with this knife as soon as I took it out of the box. I feel badly for some other reviewers who must have received either lemons or cheap knock-offs as the knife I got was absolutely genuine. It is razor-sharp right out of the box. I tested it out on the padded mailer it arrived in and sliced it clean through with almost no effort. The knife is heavy but wonderfully balanced and feels great in even my small hands. The blade is stamped with "Ka-Bar Olean, NY" on one side and "USMC" on the other. The USMC leather sheath it came with seems a little bit small as when I tried to slip the knife into it for the first time, it left small marks on the belt loop but this is a minor issue, especially considering the sheaths are only around $10 here on Amazon. You can see those marks if you look closely at my photos. I looked at what others have said regarding care for this knife and I coated the blade with a very thin layer of gun oil to keep it from corroding and treated the sheath with a beeswax-based leather conditioner I used with another leather knife sheath. The latter is mainly to keep it from drying out. I have only had it for a day or so, so time will tell if this works, though I think both will be fine. (If the blade looks a bit "shiny" in the photos, that is due to the gun oil I had just applied). I have little doubt that this knife will last forever and can stand up to far worse than any use or abuse it will ever see with me. One last note...a good way to make sure your knife is a genuine Ka-Bar is to look for the globe and anchor USMC hologram sticker on the box, of which I included a photo. There are a lot of fakes out there!

Arrived quickly and in great shape. As others stated, the knife will need sharpening. Overall it will still make a great gift for my nephew who just joined the Marines.

Got this blade in honor of my Marine dad and I couldn't be happier. It is a solid use workhorse of a knife. I am a great believer in using the right tool for the right job, so if I want to chop wood, I'll use a hatchet or kukri or axe, not my knife. Same with prying, digging, etc. Sure, if you aren't stupid with it, you can do a lot of these tasks with this knife but at some point reality should kick in and you should know when NOT to use your knife for something as well. No sense in losing your main knife because you weren't smart enough to realize that it is a KNIFE, not an axe, pry bar, shovel, sledgehammer, etc. I realize that it is the 'in thing' lately to try and make your knife do everything, but even the special fourth inch thick ones can be broken if you hit them wrong, especially with knots in wood or extreme cold temps outside. SO, what I'm trying to say is that this is a real quality knife that if you treat it right, it will easily last a lifetime and pass on to your kid in completely working condition. That means using it smart and keeping it oiled, tending the handle, wiping it down after uses before resheathing it, and taking care of the environment it is in. It is steel, it can rust. It is leather, it can rot. But if you take proper care of it, it'll be just fine because this baby was built to last if you have any brains as a keeper of it. So if you want a blade to take down a forest, leave out in the rain, store crusted with blood, and never take care of once--well, you shouldn't have a blade anyway. If you want a knife that won't let you down with proper use, this is the one. It's elegant and hard working and entirely right--big enough to do the big jobs but easily to maneuver in the hand for the detailed stuff with its narrower width and point. I paired mine with an ESEE neck knife and an Estwing double bit axe and found the trio love each other nicely. I can easily see why the Marines have used this baby for so long. It is a keeper.