I've had one for 40 years still as good as new, the standard leather sheath I rapped the fasten strap in paracord cobra stitch pattern this stops the pig from sliding!
I ordered one of these last night . Now that I have watched your video I'm even more excited for it to arrive . Great video. Fantastic demonstration.and a bit of humor thrown in 10/10
Thanks for watching and the kind feedback mate really appreciate it hope you're happy when it arrives I think it's great value for money 👍 All the best Roo
For the price that is a very solid looking knife and quite thick too I have just had a look at it over at Military Mart £27.98 A good price. Thanks for the review . Take care out there God bless you
I have both the original and this copy. Don’t know where the copy is made or of what steel but it is noticeably thinner and lighter than the original. It comes with a better sheath than the original though and if you cross the Velcro straps it holds the blade tightly. I prefer the original.
Them showing up in tool kits was just later in their life, this does them a disservice; it's an arctic warfare knife and was issued as such in the 80s 90s for training in the arctic. That's why the scales are oversized.
These knifes weren't issued as such, they were and alway have been a service tool as apart of a tool kit in the back of any Army vehicle tool box. Built by design to cover every and anything, hence the oversized scales for arctic conditions. A warfare knife (fighting knife) it can be but was never designed to be.
Me too buddy usually I carry a four inch scandi grind of some sort, this is by far the largest knife I own and its growing on me Thanks for watching, all the best Roo
HI , another great video . I have carried one of these on an off for over 30 years - they are just bomb proof. Never popular as they are dull & workman like and far from sexy but as you quite rightly state the have the properties of an axe and spade, I have seen one of these used to chop up Aircraft fuselage to make a shelter , great for digging and brilliant for cutting blocks of turf to make a very quick wind break wall in a serious emergency when there isn't time to build a full on shelter . few genuine suggestions if I may ? wrap the length of the handle in a few metres of fishing line between each layer add a couple of fish hooks ,scalpel / craft blade ( inside its foil cover ) a section of hacksaw blade then wrap the whole handle in a length of para cord , try and get a quality civil version not the thick green army stuff . If the handle thus becomes to thick and uncomfortable its possible to shave down the wood slap grips a good deal and if you want to go the full way drill out a small round hole that will fit an old school brass button compass that will sit there for ever till u need it cover it in a layer of vaseline to stop it seizing in to the hole. The issue scarbard is poor and the stitching starts to rot after a few months in the tropics /jungle etc again a coat of vaseline helps If you tape an ALTOIDS tin to the scabbard and add a sharpen stone just a small one will do soak it in a good quality sewing machine oil or similar for a few days thn wrap up in cling film to prevent it drying out . .Iit really is worth spending a few quid and getting a blacksmith or an engineer to do the alterations then you have a true survival knife that will go on an on , hope this was of interest , best wishes ,Michael
Hi Michael thanks for watching and the suggestions really appreciate you taking the time to do that 👍 Lots of good modification ideas there thank you Hope you have a great weekend, all the best Roo
Awesome Richardj flecktarn is an excellent pattern thats very effective in woodland year round and looks pretty amazing I think on everything from tents to tee shirts! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment I really appreciate it sorry for the late reply I usually use my phone for UA-cam etc and for some reason if they hold comments for review I dont get notified All the best hope you have a great weekend despite what's happening in the world Roo
It's the canvas pup tent the Germans used to use, military mart have them, £35 for two halves with poles and pegs Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment much appreciated hope you have a great weekend 👍 All the best Roo
I once saw one of these in a pawn shop for $25. Very good shape, riveted leather sheath, looked parade ground only. But, I'm a former soldier who humped a ruck, and when I picked it up I knew that I'd rather have the water. I so very much regret (now) I didn't get that knife, but at the time it made perfect sense not to. This is a canoe, truck, car, four wheeler or cart knife. Toting a pound 'o knife ain't no fun a few miles down the trail.
That would've been a great price, like you say best for when you have another way of travelling that's not simply walking Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment really appreciate it 👍 All the best Roo
I got one and re profiled it to a convex grind and took off the top of the guard and ground it down so you can get your thumb on the spine it works fantastic well worth £30
I got meself one of those years ago and I haven't touched it since I cut a big chunk off skin of my thumb between the knuckles whilst precariously splitting pieces of kindling into smaller sticks. I guess I can't trust myself with it lol
Quite common for people to cut themselves doing that, tends to be a lesson they don't need to learn twice to keep fingers out of the way 😉 Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment really appreciate it 👍 All the best Roo
I just came to meme on you British folk by saying “you got a permit for that knife ?” 🤣🤣 nah but in all honesty very interesting and informative video great job.
The way you started this video with that beautiful steak sizzling. You are the manliest man on Planet 🌏 MAN! Thanks for the video my Bladed Brother 👍 ⚔️ ✝️ 🇺🇲
Iv had mine a while..seen a few different ones dnt know what one mine is but it has the nsn and the crowsfoot but on the handle scales instead of punched into it ...really intereted in yer sheath! X
Lots of people swap the sheath for leather ones so I bet there are plenty on eBay going cheap There have been several variants over time sounds like you got a good one Take care Roo
And the likelihood of you having it should you find yourself in a survival situation is One in a hundred You'll be lucky to have a fingernail clipper in your pocket . Should you wind up on a desart island . Take you a week to husk a cocanut with a finger nail clipper .
Hi Mark thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, I guess the manufacturer is putting the word survival in the name for sales reasons The knives these are copying were usually part of the tool kit assigned to a vehicle Luckily I'm not called Tarquin and into round the world yachting so I'm unlikely to be on a desert island with or without nail clippers 😉 All the best Roo
Hey Kanga, cool knife, I always fancied a genuine one but these look great, have a look at JB Outdoors channel, he's got one and modded it. Cool viddy mate. I like a knife viddy. Lee
A proper old school Wilkinson Sword one would be nice but I quite like this reproduction mate especially for under £30 I saw Jim's modification I'm tempted to change the sheath too but it will be a pack knife for me so I won't be trimming the guard like he did for that nice leather one he had Take care Roo
The real one has a high carbon steel blade. Do you know what the steel is on this? Other Kombat replicas I have seen just say "stainless steel" which is terrible at holding an edge.
I notice military mart advertise it as a replica/copy of the MOD knife, and is about £29, could you tell me where your knife was made, and if it's a stainless steel blade or carbon steel
It didn't come with any of that information unfortunately, there are some still made here in the UK but this could easily be a cheap import at this price The steel seems to be high carbon, thanks for watching and commenting buddy All the best Roo
OK you state that the knife you are using is a copy of the original one so is it made of the same meatel compound if so then you should not be using it in hot or tempret temperatures the origanal ones were designed to be used in sub zero temperature we had them on our stripped webbing. I used mine to cut snow blocks to make caves or snow holes or iggloos reasons it was a sub zero was normal blades would snap in sub zero I belive the artic survival knife had a high iron content that let the knife stay soft and not turn brittle due to the cold
Horse Sh**,, Ive used all sorts of knives at "sub 0" here in Alaska and never had any "snap". If a knife snaps at sub 0 it will snap at 80F as well because its junk..
@@Ivarr.Bergmann.Alaska you are welcome to your opinion. The information I was given about the knife was from the Norwegian Army instructors we had so I suppose then taking skes indoors at night is OK and taking rifles inside tents at night in sub zero won't rust them eather or even jam them solid
@@PreparedCamping i know :),,,was just informing your viewers that the origional was nothing special and not issued as a survival knife ,,,it was just a GS knife knocking around in tool boxes etc
The genuine ones are about twice the price (£60) being an older Cold War one that might be a bit more maybe search eBay see what they're going for? All the best Roo
Springfields still have them for less than £30 here buddy: www.springfields.co.uk/bushcraft-knife.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwwL6aBhBlEiwADycBIOIhsf9egraELvlj3LH5cbNm2xD0WLitSgjSzxCcAyEfnb3TNCA7XRoCXDgQAvD_BwE
The entire knife concept is the dumbest thing I have ever seen. But I keep seeing people talk about blade thickness, blade stock, and durability, when they are buying "survival" knives. This knife wins on all fronts. Its a giant slab of 1095 high carbon steel with a slight edge on one side. What is not to like? This knife is a sick joke, but its half a kilogramme of sick joke that will cut or hack through anything, and wont rust away within one lifetime. Dumb? Yes. But does it work? Yes
Even though its only a replica the original was designed to last and be abused Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment hope you havea great weekend 👍 All the best Roo
@@mistersmith3986 how do you know it’s made in the UK of 1095? There is no indication I have both this and the original Both will perform similar roles as they are overbuilt
@@mistersmith3986 no it ain't, this is a knock-off made in china for Kombat UK. They still make the real ones in sheffield which I think you mistook this for
Thanks for watching and sorry for late reply brother, I've joined the ambulance service and also volunteer for St John so haven't had much spare time, have a lot of UA-cam to catch up on... All the best Roo
@@PreparedCamping top effort! Congratulations 👏 they need a lot of help. Sadly such services are stretched to breaking these days. I'd need to be in a real fix before I'd call them out. Thank you for your service. I too fall behind with UA-cam as there's so much out there to watch.
@@thevelointhevale1132 yeah I probably will when things get back to normal as I collect militaria and would be interesting to see what differences there are Take care Roo
I could tell you didn't know what your doing when it comes to knifes the moment you took the knife out of the sheaf with the blade facing your hand tut tut, could do better
The sheath is backwards for left handed wear. As in you would have a pistol on the other side of your pistol belt. I would be more concerned that people think carrying a ferro rod is a legit survival skill when we live in the age of 99cent lighters and waterproof windproof matches and magnesium is a thing...
@@fitnance567 you can never have too many ways of firelighting buddy. I know some people can be particular on what method they use but I'm not bothered, the end result is all that matters Take care Roo
@@PreparedCamping I agree in the way one should be familiar with all methods. However that's the last one I would put in a pack. They especially the cheapest ones tend to become worthless pretty quickly. As far as the MOD, I would square the gaurd before the spine for fire starting. I like to hit stuff with the spine of mine.
For what? Not for its intended purpose it’s not. Listened to a ex British soldier talk about how he and his mates used their’s to disassemble a brick wall to gain entry to a building suspected of being boobytrapped. What other knife do you think could do that?
Looks great works great my friend
Indeed John it's much better than I expected only criticism is the spine is too rounded similar to the mora companions we all have
Take care
Roo
It's a good all round blade. Its reliable.
Yeah so far so good can see why they were often appropriated from vehicle kits
Take care
Roo
Evening mate, looking forward to seeing it out in the wild one day. Thank you for sharing. Atb Andy
Deepest dark Buckinghamshire doesn't have much rainforest but it will feature in the future Andy 😉
All the best mate
Roo
A beast for cutting and chopping, a machete in some ways. Decent price. Good review Roo 👍☺️🍅
Thanks Gil, it's pretty hefty!
Hope you're well buddy, take care
Roo
Great review. Still waiting on mine in the post. 👍👍
Cool let me know what you think when yours arrives 👍
All the best
Roo
@@PreparedCamping hi where can I obtain one of these? Thanks
I've had one for 40 years still as good as new, the standard leather sheath I rapped the fasten strap in paracord cobra stitch pattern this stops the pig from sliding!
Nice 👍Hope you have a great weekend!
All the best
Roo
I like mine, great for heavy work in the woods. Changed the sheath on mine to a leather one, looks much better. Regards JB.
I saw that Jim and I liked the way you reduced the guard to fit it 👍
Take care mate
Roo
I ordered one of these last night .
Now that I have watched your video I'm even more excited for it to arrive .
Great video. Fantastic demonstration.and a bit of humor thrown in 10/10
Thanks for watching and the kind feedback mate really appreciate it hope you're happy when it arrives I think it's great value for money 👍
All the best
Roo
It's a good and trustable tool, one of those which desing is not fancy but will last forever because has charm. Just a knife, well done knife.
Exactly, good knife! 😉
All the best
Roo
Hi.
Nice vid,was after one of these for bush crafting.
The sheath is called a ‘frog’, by the way.
All the best.
Great review mate thanks for posting and for the link atb 👍
You're very welcome I appreciate you taking the time to watch and the kind feedback
All the best
Roo
Roo, quite a hefty knife, you sure have it sharp, looks like a good option, thanks for sharing, stay safe, God bless !
Hi Michael I was surprised at how sharp it was straight out of the package
Hope you're well my friend, take care
Roo
I have a K Bar Becker which i use all the time,it is very similar but to buy a new one is probably considerably more expensive
Yeah it's hard to beat these for value, hope you're having a great weekend thanks for watching 👍
All the best
Roo
Thanks. Works for me.
For the price that is a very solid looking knife and quite thick too I have just had a look at it over at Military Mart £27.98 A good price. Thanks for the review . Take care out there God bless you
It's perfect for a bugout bag Costa a proper no nonsense beast at a good price
God bless brother
Roo
Hi Roo. The issue ones are even better. I binned the leather sheath and made a new one from the SA80 bayonet holder. Stay safe. ATB. Nigel
I saw Silvermans are selling those Nigel and they give a 10% discount for blue light and armed forces 👍
Take care mate
Roo
That’s a perfect truck knife! Thanks for sharing this brother!
Indeed Dominic would be perfect for that
Take care buddy
Roo
Looks like a good tool, Roo. Thank you for showing it to us. Stay safe
Thanks Sean have you decided what your CIW will be tomorrow?
Take care
Roo
@@PreparedCamping Uploaded, ready to pop up tomorrow.. Banana bread French toast. You and your son are going to have fun making this one
I have both the original and this copy. Don’t know where the copy is made or of what steel but it is noticeably thinner and lighter than the original. It comes with a better sheath than the original though and if you cross the Velcro straps it holds the blade tightly. I prefer the original.
Nice I intend to get a proper surplus one too!
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, hope you have a great weekend! 👍
All the best
Roo
Nice one thanks
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment buddy appreciate the kind feedback 👍
Take care
Roo
I owned one of these knives in the mid 80's. Indestructible. Wish I knew where it was now.
That would have been a proper one 👍
Brother that's a good review that knife is a beast
Thank you Bill it certainly is buddy hope you're well
All the best
Roo
@@PreparedCamping LOL brother I broke my leg Sunday LOL
Them showing up in tool kits was just later in their life, this does them a disservice; it's an arctic warfare knife and was issued as such in the 80s 90s for training in the arctic. That's why the scales are oversized.
Thanks for that 👍
These knifes weren't issued as such, they were and alway have been a service tool as apart of a tool kit in the back of any Army vehicle tool box. Built by design to cover every and anything, hence the oversized scales for arctic conditions. A warfare knife (fighting knife) it can be but was never designed to be.
it looks bigger than anything id use. but now I kinda want one. thanks for sharing
Me too buddy usually I carry a four inch scandi grind of some sort, this is by far the largest knife I own and its growing on me
Thanks for watching, all the best
Roo
@@PreparedCamping I've always followed the rule of thumb. That a blade should fit across the palm of my (the user) hand
Generally that's all you need for a knife, as I said this is more a utility tool to clear brush and even dig with if necessary 👍
HI , another great video . I have carried one of these on an off for over 30 years - they are just bomb proof. Never popular as they are dull & workman like and far from sexy but as you quite rightly state the have the properties of an axe and spade, I have seen one of these used to chop up Aircraft fuselage to make a shelter , great for digging and brilliant for cutting blocks of turf to make a very quick wind break wall in a serious emergency when there isn't time to build a full on shelter . few genuine suggestions if I may ? wrap the length of the handle in a few metres of fishing line between each layer add a couple of fish hooks ,scalpel / craft blade ( inside its foil cover ) a section of hacksaw blade then wrap the whole handle in a length of para cord , try and get a quality civil version not the thick green army stuff . If the handle thus becomes to thick and uncomfortable its possible to shave down the wood slap grips a good deal and if you want to go the full way drill out a small round hole that will fit an old school brass button compass that will sit there for ever till u need it cover it in a layer of vaseline to stop it seizing in to the hole. The issue scarbard is poor and the stitching starts to rot after a few months in the tropics /jungle etc again a coat of vaseline helps If you tape an ALTOIDS tin to the scabbard and add a sharpen stone just a small one will do soak it in a good quality sewing machine oil or similar for a few days thn wrap up in cling film to prevent it drying out . .Iit really is worth spending a few quid and getting a blacksmith or an engineer to do the alterations then you have a true survival knife that will go on an on , hope this was of interest , best wishes ,Michael
Hi Michael thanks for watching and the suggestions really appreciate you taking the time to do that 👍
Lots of good modification ideas there thank you
Hope you have a great weekend, all the best
Roo
That’s is a beast!
Your backdrop is amazing German camo. I have one poncho and a liner as well.
Cheers
Richardj
Awesome Richardj flecktarn is an excellent pattern thats very effective in woodland year round and looks pretty amazing I think on everything from tents to tee shirts!
Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment I really appreciate it sorry for the late reply I usually use my phone for UA-cam etc and for some reason if they hold comments for review I dont get notified
All the best hope you have a great weekend despite what's happening in the world
Roo
Prepared Camping It’s all ok.... I use my phone too. Pretty hard to type and I always make grammar mistakes.
Stay healthy
Great and solid tool , that will out live all of us
Great looking blade bud
Different to what I normally use James but I like it, thanks for watching and the retweet brother 👍
All the best
Roo
mine has the wooden handle the crows foot marking and part of the nsn on it
@@chillios2222 I need to get a real one
I really like that knife, it's an all-round workhorse and very reliable. That's a nice bit of flecktarn behind you, mate, where did you buy that?
It's the canvas pup tent the Germans used to use, military mart have them, £35 for two halves with poles and pegs
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment much appreciated hope you have a great weekend 👍
All the best
Roo
Great review 👌 looks a great knife
For less than £30 it's a belter👍
I once saw one of these in a pawn shop for $25. Very good shape, riveted leather sheath, looked parade ground only. But, I'm a former soldier who humped a ruck, and when I picked it up I knew that I'd rather have the water. I so very much regret (now) I didn't get that knife, but at the time it made perfect sense not to. This is a canoe, truck, car, four wheeler or cart knife. Toting a pound 'o knife ain't no fun a few miles down the trail.
That would've been a great price, like you say best for when you have another way of travelling that's not simply walking
Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment really appreciate it 👍
All the best
Roo
@@PreparedCamping Yo
I got one and re profiled it to a convex grind and took off the top of the guard and ground it down so you can get your thumb on the spine it works fantastic well worth £30
For the price they're great 👍
@@PreparedCamping 30£? Saw in online as 70£.
@@ulary this is a reproduction not army surplus although has been a while since I bought it so I suppose the price might have gone up?
Wow, haven't seen a MOD knife for years. Good copy. Yup , it a heavy knife.
Indeed Al it's a classic design 👍
God bless buddy
Roo
If had one of these for about 13 years, still gets daily use
I got meself one of those years ago and I haven't touched it since I cut a big chunk off skin of my thumb between the knuckles whilst precariously splitting pieces of kindling into smaller sticks. I guess I can't trust myself with it lol
Quite common for people to cut themselves doing that, tends to be a lesson they don't need to learn twice to keep fingers out of the way 😉
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment really appreciate it 👍
All the best
Roo
No matter how much or how little knife experience we have, we ALL get cut. Just not all admit it. 👍
I just came to meme on you British folk by saying “you got a permit for that knife ?” 🤣🤣 nah but in all honesty very interesting and informative video great job.
Don't give them ideas like that! 😂😂😂
All the best
Roo
Great video,John,Sheppey, se england
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment John for thirty quid I think it's great value 👍
All the best
Roo
Great review.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave kind feedback mate really appreciate it 👍
All the best
Roo
The way you started this video with that beautiful steak sizzling. You are the manliest man on Planet 🌏 MAN! Thanks for the video my Bladed Brother 👍 ⚔️ ✝️ 🇺🇲
Iv had mine a while..seen a few different ones dnt know what one mine is but it has the nsn and the crowsfoot but on the handle scales instead of punched into it ...really intereted in yer sheath! X
Lots of people swap the sheath for leather ones so I bet there are plenty on eBay going cheap
There have been several variants over time sounds like you got a good one
Take care
Roo
Yer youve put the tool on the radar again ...not a fan of og sheath x
Hi Roo! Do you know what kind of steel that is?
Phosphated Carbon steel...something around 1050/1075
@@TheCooperman666 Thanks, sounds good!
@@hauki9286 thanks to @TheCooperman666 for the information 👍
And the likelihood of you having it should you find yourself in a survival situation is One in a hundred
You'll be lucky to have a fingernail clipper in your pocket . Should you wind up on a desart island . Take you a week to husk a cocanut with a finger nail clipper .
Hi Mark thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, I guess the manufacturer is putting the word survival in the name for sales reasons
The knives these are copying were usually part of the tool kit assigned to a vehicle
Luckily I'm not called Tarquin and into round the world yachting so I'm unlikely to be on a desert island with or without nail clippers 😉
All the best
Roo
Nail clippers are considered terror weapons by the TSA. It will be confiscated. The pilots can't fly the plane if you clip their nails, so no.
@@julianpetkov8320 😂👌🏻
The cutting edge is clearly 6.5 inches...
It's a sharp slab of steel...
Hey Kanga, cool knife, I always fancied a genuine one but these look great, have a look at JB Outdoors channel, he's got one and modded it. Cool viddy mate. I like a knife viddy. Lee
A proper old school Wilkinson Sword one would be nice but I quite like this reproduction mate especially for under £30
I saw Jim's modification I'm tempted to change the sheath too but it will be a pack knife for me so I won't be trimming the guard like he did for that nice leather one he had
Take care
Roo
Looks quite capable as a survival knife. What steel exactly is it made of?
I don't know sorry this is a replica so probably not same as the originals that were made in Sheffield
All the best
Roo
The real one has a high carbon steel blade. Do you know what the steel is on this? Other Kombat replicas I have seen just say "stainless steel" which is terrible at holding an edge.
I don't know sorry I intend to get a genuine one at some point so will be interesting to see how they would compare
All the best
Roo
I notice military mart advertise it as a replica/copy of the MOD knife, and is about £29, could you tell me where your knife was made, and if it's a stainless steel blade or carbon steel
It didn't come with any of that information unfortunately, there are some still made here in the UK but this could easily be a cheap import at this price
The steel seems to be high carbon, thanks for watching and commenting buddy
All the best
Roo
OK you state that the knife you are using is a copy of the original one so is it made of the same meatel compound if so then you should not be using it in hot or tempret temperatures the origanal ones were designed to be used in sub zero temperature we had them on our stripped webbing. I used mine to cut snow blocks to make caves or snow holes or iggloos reasons it was a sub zero was normal blades would snap in sub zero I belive the artic survival knife had a high iron content that let the knife stay soft and not turn brittle due to the cold
Thanks for that Gary appreciate you taking the time to share that information 👍
Hope you have a great weekend, all the best
Roo
Horse Sh**,, Ive used all sorts of knives at "sub 0" here in Alaska and never had any "snap". If a knife snaps at sub 0 it will snap at 80F as well because its junk..
@@Ivarr.Bergmann.Alaska you are welcome to your opinion. The information I was given about the knife was from the Norwegian Army instructors we had so I suppose then taking skes indoors at night is OK and taking rifles inside tents at night in sub zero won't rust them eather or even jam them solid
its not a survival knife it s just a GS knife that was kept in toolboxes etc
This is a replica of those and is marketed as this, thanks for taking the time to comment hope you have a great weekend
All the best
@@PreparedCamping i know :),,,was just informing your viewers that the origional was nothing special and not issued as a survival knife ,,,it was just a GS knife knocking around in tool boxes etc
@@billrand4138 👍
@@PreparedCamping Looks great though.👍
Got an old on of these,84 on the blade. So,anyone have an idea of value? And at that age it should be genuine?
And yeah, the sheath is crap!
The genuine ones are about twice the price (£60) being an older Cold War one that might be a bit more maybe search eBay see what they're going for?
All the best
Roo
Good idea hope you have a great weekend 👍
All the best
Roo
Where can I buy this?
Springfields still have them for less than £30 here buddy:
www.springfields.co.uk/bushcraft-knife.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwwL6aBhBlEiwADycBIOIhsf9egraELvlj3LH5cbNm2xD0WLitSgjSzxCcAyEfnb3TNCA7XRoCXDgQAvD_BwE
The entire knife concept is the dumbest thing I have ever seen.
But I keep seeing people talk about blade thickness, blade stock, and durability, when they are buying "survival" knives. This knife wins on all fronts. Its a giant slab of 1095 high carbon steel with a slight edge on one side. What is not to like? This knife is a sick joke, but its half a kilogramme of sick joke that will cut or hack through anything, and wont rust away within one lifetime.
Dumb? Yes. But does it work? Yes
Even though its only a replica the original was designed to last and be abused
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment hope you havea great weekend 👍
All the best
Roo
It is all about the steel, Is this made in China by any chance?
Made in UK, 1095 steel.
@@mistersmith3986 how do you know it’s made in the UK of 1095?
There is no indication
I have both this and the original
Both will perform similar roles as they are overbuilt
@@mistersmith3986 no it ain't, this is a knock-off made in china for Kombat UK. They still make the real ones in sheffield which I think you mistook this for
You lost me as soon as I saw that hollow grind. So, right at the beginning.
Have a great weekend anyways 😂
All the best
Roo
OMG that's freaky I could smell the wood as you cut it...lol.
Thanks for watching and sorry for late reply brother, I've joined the ambulance service and also volunteer for St John so haven't had much spare time, have a lot of UA-cam to catch up on...
All the best
Roo
@@PreparedCamping top effort! Congratulations 👏 they need a lot of help. Sadly such services are stretched to breaking these days. I'd need to be in a real fix before I'd call them out. Thank you for your service. I too fall behind with UA-cam as there's so much out there to watch.
@@marksadventures3889 there is indeed! Take care 👍
This is the knock off and not the legit MOD 4 ... the genuine article is far more expensive and higher quality all round.
I know that's why I clearly stated at the beginning and in the description that this is a replica
All the best
@@PreparedCamping All good - you have an opportunity for a comparison Video!
@@thevelointhevale1132 yeah I probably will when things get back to normal as I collect militaria and would be interesting to see what differences there are
Take care
Roo
The genuine one is cheap lol, only £60 which is the same price as a cold steel srk in sk5
@@dahotrod1533 I said MORE expensive than the knock off ... which it is. I did not say the most expensive knife.
I could tell you didn't know what your doing when it comes to knifes the moment you took the knife out of the sheaf with the blade facing your hand tut tut, could do better
Thanks for watching and your expert criticism Vinny it's much appreciated champ 👍
Take care
Roo
The sheath is backwards for left handed wear. As in you would have a pistol on the other side of your pistol belt. I would be more concerned that people think carrying a ferro rod is a legit survival skill when we live in the age of 99cent lighters and waterproof windproof matches and magnesium is a thing...
@@fitnance567 you can never have too many ways of firelighting buddy. I know some people can be particular on what method they use but I'm not bothered, the end result is all that matters
Take care
Roo
@@PreparedCamping I agree in the way one should be familiar with all methods. However that's the last one I would put in a pack. They especially the cheapest ones tend to become worthless pretty quickly.
As far as the MOD, I would square the gaurd before the spine for fire starting. I like to hit stuff with the spine of mine.
Too heavy.
For what? Not for its intended purpose it’s not. Listened to a ex British soldier talk about how he and his mates used their’s to disassemble a brick wall to gain entry to a building suspected of being boobytrapped. What other knife do you think could do that?