I made some research on swiss army knives and learned the swiss

>>31754970
They are not meant for combat, they are meant for general utility and to take down weapons. They are still issued too, just in an updated version.

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Nah I use a REAL tool.

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>>31754970
Probably because big dumb soldiers kept losing them.

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>>31754970
Still issued, but updated. Not a combat knife. That's what bayonets are for.

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This is what the old issue one looks like. Very similar to the us army "demo" knife

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>>31755093
The demo knife.

Which is the same as a classic Boy Scout knife, but with metal scales instead of plastic.

>>31755112
Those are hard to find.

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>>31754970
Also for hand to hand combat, I would say it is effective.

>>31755129
They're like twenty to fourth bucks on eBay usually.

http://m.ebay.com/itm/Camillus-1981-USA-Military-4-Blades-Utility-Camp-Pocket-Demo-Knife-can-opener-/182317382252?hash=item2a72f67a6c%3Ag%3AJGAAAOSw3mpXFjWm&_trkparms=pageci%253A21b95ad9-97bc-11e6-ad3a-74dbd18040b2%257Cparentrq%253Ae88028b41570a2a4e49c902bfffc281d%257Ciid%253A4

>>31755269
Yeah, i know. I meant locally, and new. Should have been more specific.

>>31755269
Thanks though

>>31755319
No problem. Ya local is hard, and nib is just as hard.

Are the blades on these worth any shit at all?

>>31755439
From my experience the blades are OK as long as you don't try to cut steel wire with them.

I have one since more than 10 years ago and it's still cutting stuff rather well.

Anyway my Leatherman is still better quality and more usefull overall (but a little bulkier).

>>31755439
Blades are pretty sharp and surgical steel quality. Not for real rough use though.

>>31755439
If you hand sharpen and maintain the blade they are pretty good, especially for the price.

>>31755439
The blades are of good quality.

I have a small Victorinox that I used for all kind of shit over the years, and the blade somehow still maintained its edge.

I was a kid most of the time, so I didn't sharpen it either.

>>31754970
You want an 8 inch blade minimum on a combat knife so you can poke the right organs.

Anything shorter is for utility purposes. Swiss army knives are great. Fuck the corkscrew though you want the screwdriver.