Camillus Demo Knife.

[Pacu]

That's how it is with me. If I come across something someone dropped that's a knife it's usually not at all worth bending over to pick it up. It's also weird to hear about places that check pocket knives at the door. Down here you'd have a harder time finding someone who isn't carrying a pocket knife than you would someone who is. I've even seen some hardcore hippie kids skateboarding around and as they pass by? Benchies in the pocket. Lol. What can I say? It's the South.

u from Texas too 

[IzzyJG99]

u from Texas too 

Lol. Florida. So close.

[MultiMat]

You need to plan ahead when you deploy a Demo's knife  "Why I ortta stab ya ...... just give me a minute ... just hang on I will be right with you.......".

The father of all nail breakers the Demo knife  . I wonder if it got it's name from all the finger nails it Demolished 

[Pacu]

i got mine up in Ohio at a trades day while visiting the wifes family. 1969 brand new looking.

i want to get ahold of my birthyear , maybe a USMC branded one too

[Grant Lamontagne]

I think it was Steven Dick, Editor of Tactical Knives *and Vietnam vet) who said that war was like a camping trip with someone trying to kill you.

To me a military knife should be a good camping type knife with the tools you need to maintain your equipment.  It's not a Rambo type situation where you are going to be trying to silently take out sentries with your knife or stabbing soldiers face to face when your ammo runs out. 

I may be wrong crediting that quote, but the truth of it is that a good multifunction pocket knife would be more at home with the average soldier than the big ass sharpened prybars many companies are producing would be.

Def

[IzzyJG99]

To me a military knife should be a good camping type knife with the tools you need to maintain your equipment.  It's not a Rambo type situation where you are going to be trying to silently take out sentries with your knife or stabbing soldiers face to face when your ammo runs out. 
Def

I agree. Something to use as a camp knife as well as a tool kit for field stripping your weapon, cutting trip lines and activating claymores. Nothing so CQB as taking out a man Rambo style.

What does the US Issue now anyway?

[Sazabi]

Aside from the Gerber MP600 for a multitool, with the exception of some survival knives in survival packs, I believe it's up to a soldier's personal preference, so long as it fits within his or her company's regulations.

[IzzyJG99]

Aside from the Gerber MP600 for a multitool, with the exception of some survival knives in survival packs, I believe it's up to a soldier's personal preference, so long as it fits within his or her company's regulations.

I guess they figure the soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines will buy something at the PX or Commissary. Given the choice between something that is GI issue and buying something that I know is probably better...I'd go with purchasing my own stuff. But it's been like that since time and memorial when the British soldiers got sick of revolvers and just bought Mauser pistols for themselves. Churchill credits the "Broomhandle" as saving his life after he stupidly stopped during a cavalry charge (his fellow horsemen riding away) in the Sudan and found himself surrounded by the enemy.