Ontario MK 3 Navy Knife This one's a standard issue to the US Navy SEALs due to its reliability. It is known for its practicality and simplicity. This knife comes with a 6” 440A stainless-steel blade for various purposes.
Strider SMF (United States):
The Strider SMF is a rugged folding knife highly regarded by U.S. special forces operators for its durability and versatility.
-- Olean-based KA-BAR has a long standing connection with providing knives to the U.S. military and now has aconnection with Hollywood. Navy Seals have a tradition of being presented with a KA-BAR knife at the end of their training with the name of a fallen Seal member engraved in it.
Just a few years after its inception, the honor of the Yarborough knife has become almost as much of a Special Forces legacy and tradition as the Green Beret itself and also has been shared with a small number of dignitaries such as President George W. Bush.
Do Marines still use Ka Bar knives? (Image courtesy of: Combat knife attached to gun) No, about 15 years ago the USMC transitioned away from two separate knives, the Kabar fighting knife and the M9 bayonet, to a single blade: the OKC-3S.
The most popular knives in Delta are Leatherman Tools - right now, probably the Leatherman MUT EOD which has a cap crimper and a fuze-wire cutter for demolitions work. EVERYONE has a Leatherman, a Swiss Army knife, or some other multi-tool.
I had developed the CQC-6 knife at the request of NAVSPECWAR back at a time when most people did not know that SEAL Team 6 even existed. By then of course, they were known as DEVGRU or Naval Special Warfare Development Group. And the story of the CQC-6 is a long tail to tell all by itself.
Weapons. SEALs use firearms such as the FN SCAR (Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle), SCAR-L and SCAR H with pistols carried as backup. They also use the FN SCAR as a sniper rifles such as the designated marksman rifle SSR and a personal defense weapon SCAR PDW.
The Marine Corps in turn re-designated the Ka-Bar as either the USMC Mark 2 Combat Knife, or simply the Knife, Fighting Utility. In naval service, the knife was used as a diving and utility knife from late 1943 onward, though the stacked leather handle tended to rot and disintegrate rapidly in salt water.
A combat knife is a fighting knife designed for military use and primarily intended for hand-to-hand or close combat fighting. "F-S Fighting Knife", the famous Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife, developed for Commandos during World War 2 and adopted by numerous Special Forces post-war.
The M4A1 excels in Close Quarters Battle and Counterterrorist operations. It fires a high-velocity 5.56mm round, essential when taking on terrorists wearing body armor or bullet-proof vests.
Gerber LMF II ASEK
The Gerber ASEK has been approved for purchase, and Gerber released an additional version with a foliage green handle to match the Army Combat Uniform. The knife also comes with a parachute cutter that has a separate sheath which can be attached to a MOLLE vest.
Ontario MK 3 Navy Knife
This one's a standard issue to the US Navy SEALs due to its reliability. It is known for its practicality and simplicity. This knife comes with a 6” 440A stainless-steel blade for various purposes.
Current and former soldiers who can prove their membership in the US Army Special Forces may purchase one serialized Yarborough knife through the Special Forces Association.
The knife astronauts will carry for upcoming NASA missions is the Benchmade 916SBK-ORG Triage®. The Triage® will make its first appearance on Artemis II, the first crewed mission around the Moon, in a series of missions focused on exploring the Moon.
Keanu Reeves may not be the first celeb to come to mind when you think of knife-wielding heroes. But as John Wick, he brought the OTF knives designed by Microtech founder Anthony Marfione squarely into the blockbuster spotlight.
The Glock 19 has become the official sidearm of numerous special operations forces. Army Special Forces, Delta Force, Rangers, and even the CIA and FBI use it. The Navy SEALs call it the Mk27, the British call it the L131A1, the Marine Corps calls it the M007, but most everyone else calls it the Glock 19.
The Knife, also known as the Butterfly Knife or Balisong, is the default melee weapon for the Spy. It is a foldable stylized butterfly knife with a handle clip and clip-point blade.
The Mameluke Sword is the oldest weapon still in use in the United States arsenal and remains an important symbol of authority and leadership. The Marine Corps Flag is a proud symbol of the Corps. In April of 1925, an official Marine Corps order designated scarlet and gold as official colors of the Marines.
In 2019, the Marine Corps selected the M18 to replace several pistols. While the other services had previously primarily fielded the Beretta M9 and M9A1, the Corps also planned to replace its M45A1 and M007 pistols with the M18.
The USMC KA-BAR was adopted by the Marines as well as the Army, Navy, Coast Guard and Underwater Demolition Teams. Years after World War II, many KA-BAR knives were unofficially reactivated in the Korean, Vietnam, Desert Storm, and Iraqi Freedom conflicts.