I’ve done gun stuff. But I haven’t done any knife stuff. Until now.
“The KA-BAR Story”. I know, this is a little on the long side. Perhaps bookmark it for later.
I don’t actually own any KA-BARs, though I’ve thought about getting one: all my sheath knives are Buck or Gerber. (And one Benchmade, though that’s really more of a karambit.)
Bonus #1: “KA-BAR Knife Tips and Mods”, from Blackie Thomas.
Bonus #2: “Making Knives, the History of the Bowie Knife, and the Rambo Knives”, from A.G. Russell Knives.
Bonus #3: I wouldn’t ordinarily do four videos in one post, but this one is short and relevant to Lawrence‘s interests: David Morrell talks about the Rambo knife, from the audio commentary on the DVD.
As I understand it (and based in part on this article) the knives for the first two movies were made by Jimmy Lile, a legendary Arkansas knife maker. He passed away in 1991, but his successors are still making knives under his name. You can still buy a version of the Rambo knife from them if you have $2,000 and up to spend.
The knives for the third and fourth movies were made by Gil Hibben. It looks like you can still get a version of the knife from the third movie…if you have $2,000 to spend.
Or you can purchase replicas of varying quality, as anybody who goes to a gun show knows.
I have mixed feelings about the fandom.com wikis, but this is a good entry.
Heh. Heh. Heh.
“You can’t give her that!’ she screamed. ‘It’s not safe!’
IT’S A SWORD, said the Hogfather. THEY’RE NOT MEANT TO BE SAFE.
‘She’s a child!’ shouted Crumley.
IT’S EDUCATIONAL.
‘What if she cuts herself?’
THAT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT LESSON.”
–Terry Pratchett, Hogfather