Does the blade itself have USN stamped on it? I see that the sheath does, but the only stamp that I can see in the picture is the KABAR stamp.
790294
mine did ,although some might not - this is great knife which i bought after my mk 3 knife was stolen!
790295
The blade is stamped USN on one side and KA-BAR OLEAN NY on the other. I've uploaded photos of both sides of the blade showing the stampings. Assuming they are approved for publishing, they should be visible soon.
790296
Yes it does. It is marked Ka-Bar and Olean NY on one side and USN in caps on the other. It is marked opposite from the original ww2 knives. One thing I did notice is it has a higher grind than some of the USMC marked knives. Hope this helps.
1194272
Yes. Kershaw is an American company and the blade is stamped with "made in America".
957453
While the general heading on the S&W; site shows a "Made in USA" logo, this item does not, it says "imported". No marking on knife to indicate origin.
1019038
The one I received had no print on the blade, however I have seen some that do
1962011
I think it is Taiwan. It doesn't say on the blade nor on the sheath. But I found a website of the guy who made it, Russell and at the details it says "origin Taiwan." It also seems that the price on his website is way cheaper than CRKT and even cheaper than Amazon: http://www.agrussell.com/ag-russell-sting-by-crkt/p/CL-2020/. I would still buy from Amazon due to good shipping. Personally, it doesn't matter if it is not made in USA because the quality is excellent! Good weight and very sharp. Can be used, believe it or not, for cooking
826258
The reason they're stamped USMC is because of the history of the knife's development and use. It was introduced in WWII and has changed little since. It's a great knife, I've had one since 1993 when I entered service with the USMC and have used it as a blade, hammer, pry bar, digging tool, screw driver and even learned to throw with it. It's not disrespectful as it's not a uniform item, just a great knife with great history.
882512
My Morakniv is stamped "Swedish Steel on the right side of the blade, but it's one with a blue handle and black pommel and hilt. I don't know how my review came to be on the wooden-handled version.
14601
My knife has the same markings on it. No indication of blade steel on the blade. I don't have the box with me to look for any indications on there either. So far sounds legit.
863313
I had a usmc kabar for over 6 years. It was used throughout Afghanistan and then some. Not hard use because it's a combat knife afterall. I recently bought us army one from here and it seems a bit different. I mean it is the same steel and all but just feels different. Not by much. Maybe it's just me.
243847
Germany some very new ones may not be. It should say somewhere on the knife.i have a Damascus blade one that is not made in Germany.
1152905
No. On one side of the handle it has the displayed 7 character string of Japanese. on the same side of the blade it has a three character string that I believe is the makers mark.
792124
The quality is top notch and Mil Spec. That is the bottom line. I am former Spec Forces myself and used that exact knife, but it mysteriously "vanished" from my gear inventory before I got out years back. I wouldn't worry about the blade. It is supposed to get scratched, but it won't happen from the sheath. Moreover, I even took some steel wool to mine to take off the finish and also keep it oiled, and engraved my initials and last four of the base. So the blade is not any problem. Thanks.
773727
It's stamped China. The ones that are in this price range usually under $60 are not US made anymore. Quality is ok, but you may have to go to local gun and knife show like I did to see the actual knife you intend to buy, and you may be able to find one of the older stock ones made in US if that is important to you.
1537727
The sheath is not, Kabar is made by Buck Knives U.S. Co. Can't say for sure it was "made " in U.S.
1445211
When you go to the KaBar website, that knife has the name printed and not stamped into the metal.
810330
Usually if a knife is made in China, it will have "CHINA" stamped on the blade. My knife does not have anything stamped on the blade.
244452
I'm going to guess yes it means the sheath. My sheath has no markings but the blade is marked olean ny.