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I picked out two Ka-Bar knives with my husband tonight.

One famous USMC 1217 and one 1251.

They are sweet knives!

This is my THIRD Ka-Bar knife.

We used up some retirement gift certificates tonight.

Cate
PS: He picked up a night vision monocular. I have not tried that out yet looking at the animals in the back yard and all of the way down, down and down to the river.

Cate, those 1217s are really nice knives. I have a couple of them. The fit and finishing are super.

I don't have the shorter one. Let us know how you like it.

Let me know what you see with that monocular too!

Cate -- would you please post pics of your two Ka-Bars? Thanks!

Catherine wrote:I picked out two Ka-Bar knives with my husband tonight.

One famous USMC 1217 and one 1251.

They are sweet knives!

This is my THIRD Ka-Bar knife.

We used up some retirement gift certificates tonight.

Cate
PS: He picked up a night vision monocular. I have not tried that out yet looking at the animals in the back yard and all of the way down, down and down to the river.

Cutco now makes some nice Kabars here in the USA. I've been really pleased with all my Cutco's from Kitchen stuff to pocket knives.

https://www.cutco.com/products/thumbnai ... ing-knives

I like the k bars, but have never warmed up to Cut Co. We have a set of steak knives and someone gave me the fishing knife, but I don't like them. I'm not sure why.

PT 7,

I will try to get my husband to take some pictures and put them up for me on his computer. Then he can help me put them UP here. We don't have picture accounts on the internet.

I don't know HOW to do that even though he tried to EXPLAIN IT TO ME, I am dense in these things, and my older computer is half dead anyway.

He did take some pictures for me so I could send them in an email off of his computer to my old friend in the past. So if I can't get them UP here... go to the Ka-Bar website and punch in the model numbers or use these links.

https://www.kabar.com/knives/detail/30

1217 ^^^

https://www.kabar.com/knives/detail/71

1251 ^^^

We used our gift certificates up at Sportsman's Warehouse all in one swoop. The cards and some extra cash. The knives cost $86.99 each in our Missoula, MT store. I forgot what his night vision thingey cost off hand now.

Cate

Those black blades are the bomb....Wish my mature self would let my kid self play with knifes. I have to ask permission to butter bread.

So in case any one would like to know, when you click an embedded web link you get taken from here to that site. To avoid this, hold down the CTRL key before clicking the link and (at least with Chrome) it will load the web page in a new tab. This will still keep the current forum open.

Thanks, Cate....both knives are really sharp-looking. And that's the first time I've looked at the Kabar web site; their set-up is nice.

You don't have to "battle" trying to post photos; I know that cyberspace can be like a black hole at times. The web pics were good!
Have a great day!

Catherine wrote:PT 7,

I will try to get my husband to take some pictures and put them up for me on his computer. Then he can help me put them UP here. We don't have picture accounts on the internet.

I don't know HOW to do that even though he tried to EXPLAIN IT TO ME, I am dense in these things, and my older computer is half dead anyway.

He did take some pictures for me so I could send them in an email off of his computer to my old friend in the past. So if I can't get them UP here... go to the Ka-Bar website and punch in the model numbers or use these links.

https://www.kabar.com/knives/detail/30

1217 ^^^

https://www.kabar.com/knives/detail/71

1251 ^^^

We used our gift certificates up at Sportsman's Warehouse all in one swoop. The cards and some extra cash. The knives cost $86.99 each in our Missoula, MT store. I forgot what his night vision thingey cost off hand now.

Cate

Very helpful, Bish...thanks! It worked just fine for me.
I've been wondering for a long time if there was a way to do that. I like keeping the Henry Forum open & going strong.

Bish1309 wrote:So in case any one would like to know, when you click an embedded web link you get taken from here to that site. To avoid this, hold down the CTRL key before clicking the link and (at least with Chrome) it will load the web page in a new tab. This will still keep the current forum open.

PT7 wrote:Very helpful, Bish...thanks! It worked just fine for me.
I've been wondering for a long time if there was a way to do that. I like keeping the Henry Forum open & going strong.

Bish1309 wrote:So in case any one would like to know, when you click an embedded web link you get taken from here to that site. To avoid this, hold down the CTRL key before clicking the link and (at least with Chrome) it will load the web page in a new tab. This will still keep the current forum open.

Awesome. My day is complete.

daytime dave wrote:I like the k bars, but have never warmed up to Cut Co. We have a set of steak knives and someone gave me the fishing knife, but I don't like them. I'm not sure why.

Dave they are kinda non traditional.

I'm also not fond of the whole vector marketing deal with Cutco. My son sold them for a summer after high school. But they are excellent knives.

We bought a large everything kitchen set. I also have the filet knife and the large folder. The steak knives are kinda weird shaped. Supposed to be a cross between a steak knife and a butter knife. I didn't like them at 1st but they've grown on me. Same for their plastic handles. After a few years using them now I've grown to understand the design and like it.

I like sharp knives. I have never taken a new sharp knife out of the box with an edge like a Cutco. My folder is so sharp it's Scary! Slip and you don't get cut you lose a finger.

A friend at work had an older set that he got from his parents. He is also an avid outdoorsman and knife guy. He sent the set back to Cutco to get resharpened. He told me about it when they came in. I asked if they had used them yet. He said, "No not yet. I'm kind of afraid to they are so sharp!"

Here is a Cutco we bought from a high school kid back in the early '90's and it still cuts really good.

As for me Ka-bar knives are really cool, I`m a beginner in hiking and I don`t have a lot of gear for that, but ka-bar knives where the first in my list. I have a couple of those. My favourite is Ka-Bar USMC. I enjoy looking for some new items on gorillasurplus - https://www.gorillasurplus.com/ka-bar-knives

Greetings, Tans. Not only are you "a beginner in hiking," you're also a beginner on the Henry Forum with your first post!
Glad you decided to join and "hike" around a little with us. Are you bringing any Henrys with you? They are great rifles.
PT7

Tans wrote:As for me Ka-bar knives are really cool, I`m a beginner in hiking and I don`t have a lot of gear for that, but ka-bar knives where the first in my list. I have a couple of those. My favourite is Ka-Bar USMC. I enjoy looking for some new items on gorillasurplus - https://www.gorillasurplus.com/ka-bar-knives

PT7 wrote:_WELCOME!_.jpg
Greetings, Tans. Not only are you "a beginner in hiking," you're also a beginner on the Henry Forum with your first post!
Glad you decided to join and "hike" around a little with us. Are you bringing any Henrys with you? They are great rifles.
PT7

Tans wrote:As for me Ka-bar knives are really cool, I`m a beginner in hiking and I don`t have a lot of gear for that, but ka-bar knives where the first in my list. I have a couple of those. My favourite is Ka-Bar USMC. I enjoy looking for some new items on gorillasurplus - https://www.gorillasurplus.com/ka-bar-knives

Hey there! Thanks for your greetings! I`m sure I`ll find something interesting on your forum and will find new friends.

As PT7 said, welcome to the forum from CT. I know you'll enjoy the company. It's a great place to learn and share. Glad you joined.

we use Cutco knives in both our camper and at home .... no complaints whatsoever .... I can't recall ever owing a Ka-Bar, may have to look into it

Cutco, Kabar and Henry. They go together well.

Tans,

Welcome to the forum.

Cate