I don’t like the hand guard on the top of the handle. I prefer the single sided hand guard the D2 steel knife provides. But I don’t like the D2 steel, as it’s too hard to sharpen. If I am considering cutting the top hand guard off the ka bar.

I have had my leather stacked KA-BAR about 10 years now. Love it, but from practical standpoint it’s an outdated knife, it just can’t compete with the big boys of modern era.

Will that sheath fit the OKC USMC Combat Knife?

Good price for the package!

Couldn’t disagree more. The rubber might be better in being a tiny bit more durable, but not nearly as much so as most thing. The sheath sucks. Yes, it’s modern, but the leather sheath can be used for a dozen other things, should you really get into trouble. The modern sheath can’t be. And, of course, there is no better metal than 1095 Cro-Van. It’s better by far than D2, and even superior to O-1 in every sense of the word.

Sometimes you just need to leave things alone, and this is one of those times.

A fixed blade knife that cuts seat belts, paracord and rubber floor mats………..holy shit!

that’s the 5011 not 1211

pretty similar to the famous austrian military knife!

I bought the 1211 so many years ago, I can’t even remember the exact year. Definite improvement over the classic. But still suffering from the very same issue. The very tip is just too fine and chips off too easily for me. I’ve had to re-profile the very tip each time. Just got fed up doing it. There are two versions of the classic. The one made by Kabar, and the one that used to be made by Camillus. Back when the company was the real thing and not just a name slapped on cheaply-made knives.

I never understood that. You can buy the name of a defunct company with a great reputation, and then put it on a bunch of cheaply-made products and sell it under that name. Truth is, you’re selling it based on the company’s old, excellent, reputation. It’s blatant, legalized fraud. But back to the Camillus version.

It had a stouter tip that didn’t chip off. But the handle was terrible. I’d love a hybrid with the Kabar guard and handle, but with the Camillus blade.

why does the handle look green? did you get the foliage green version or they havea fucked up black?

also the 1211 is supposed to come with a leather sheath not kydex

I own several Kabar knives, and I have to say my favourite is the D2 Extreme Fighting/Utility knife with the plastic sheath (model 1282). It has a grippier, more comfortable handle, thicker guards, a lanyard hole in the pomel, and the same high quality Kabar sheath. D2 blade is a bonus – I just wish they made one in Aus8a or 440c.

like the “hammer/knock out thing” on the bottom!

Hey aaron, I like my extrema ratio model even better, but it’s about $400.00

Any chance that you could encourage KABAR to put aside that pretty “foliage green” for a while, and make some in good old olive drab? The KABAR is a very traditional knife, and even though it’s been updated, it should still be offered in a traditional color. I want one in OD.

Good review. I always wondered about the Ka-Bar knives.

Say Heah Aaron Your right nothing like a classic. But I would rather take my Randall Made Model #1. Oh, Lemme think, nope it be my Model #14 with the Griffin Handle, Bob at R M told me it’s virtually invincible. Yeah, That be it.,,.p

If you’re trained in knife fighting, then you know that you’re supposed to grasp your knife handle with your finger knuckles lined up with the cutting edge. One reason for doing so, is to keep your original grip & prevent the knife for moving around in your hand.

I don’t think it went through the double run of seatbelts what happened there

I still have my Leather Handle Ka-bar with leather sheath it served Me well for what it was made for would use it over any of that other garbage
Old Salt Marine