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KA-BAR Military Knives
KA-BAR military knives are the original Kabar knife, with a service record that runs from Guadalcanal to the present day. When the Marine Corps adopted the KA-BAR Fighting/Utility Knife as the Mark 2 combat knife in 1942, it set the pattern every military fixed blade since has been measured against: a 7-inch 1095 Cro-Van clip point, stacked leather handle, and a design that works as hard opening ration crates as it does in a fight. The traditional fighting knives here are built in Olean, New York, where KA-BAR knives have been made since Union Cutlery came to town in 1911.
The KA-BAR USMC Fighting Knife
The 1217 USMC Fighting Knife is the Marine K-Bar most people picture, the direct descendant of the WWII original with the USMC-stamped blade, leather washer handle, and brown leather sheath. The 1218 serrated version adds cutting power on webbing and synthetic materials, and the 5017 pairs the same plain edge USMC blade with a molded hard sheath. For an easier carry, the 1250 Short USMC, the 1252 Short serrated, and the 1254 Short Tanto compress the pattern into a 5.25-inch blade without giving up the geometry.
US Army Kabar Knives and Short USA Models
The 1220 US Army Fighting Knife and the serrated 1219 wear the Army stamp on the same proven 7-inch platform, joined by the 5020 Army Knife. The USA-stamped 1251 Short and serrated 1261 Short carry the 5.25-inch blade, and the 1214 serrated fighting knife keeps the full 7-inch clip point. All of them run the 1095 Cro-Van carbon steel covered in our knife steel guide.
Kabar Knife Variants and Commemoratives
Beyond the service-branch classics, the family runs deep. The 2217 Big Brother stretches the pattern to a 9.375-inch blade for heavier work, and the Fighter and Modified Tanto run 8-inch blades. The 1317 Dog's Head carries the historic Union Cutlery blade mark, and the 1313SF Space Force Space-Bar takes the pattern somewhere the 1942 Marines never imagined. Collectors can chase the USMC 125th Anniversary and Dog's Head 125th Anniversary editions, the 250th USA Commemorative, and the Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom commemoratives, while the WWII-era KA-BAR/Ek Commando line rounds out the deepest military knife lineup in production.