Jabames wrote on Nov 11
th, 2011 at 2:37pm:
I like the USMC infantry better
, the Germans in world war 1 named em devil dogs I believe if Im not mistaken, and they were killin em at about 800 yards more or less with iron sighted .30-06 springfields in a few battles. And the Ka-Bar knife my favorite blade despite its weak pin like tang, which is the only thing that needs improvement I think idk...
Hoorah.. Former USMC myself. The name "devil dogs"comes from The Battle of the Ardennes, WWI. The Marine first division went into the woods outnumbered by Germans when French and British troops had retreated outta those woods time and again. The German troops were overwhelmed at the marksmanship and the tenacity of the Marines. The Germans nicknamed the marines "Teufelhunden" (not sure how to spell that) or Devil Dogs. I carry my k-bar every time i go into the woods. That knife has served me truly well both as a marine and as a civilian. can-opener, skinning knife, wood splitter, self defense, etc...etc...etc....
I wouldn't worry about the tang. i have seen k-bar's take serious abuse. run over by tanks and such. Various camp tools are handy when specialized for their intended purposes. If you have to go into the field with one tool, a good stout knife (bowie or k-bar or whatever else as long as it's good quality) is the way to go.
Must be my mistake then, I've only seen with rarity some ka-bars that have broken on youtube