Posted on Feb 12, 2018
Does the U.S. Military issue a knife with that hole in the blade as shown in the new Expert Soldier Badge?
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I know the Marine Corps K-Bar did not have a hole, and as an Intell guy I only remember the Russian knife which could be a wire cutter with the scabbard as one part of the cutter.
The article https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/02/09/army-putting-finishing-touches-on-new-revamped-expert-soldier-badge/
The article https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/02/09/army-putting-finishing-touches-on-new-revamped-expert-soldier-badge/
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SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint Yes, did when I was in, Bayonet. The hole is so the wire cutter on scabbard can be utilized.
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SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint
Thank you, I do not remember that. I only remember the Soviet knife I have had that hole. 1975-1998 then a civ service without gear 2000-14. Civ in Korea have no weapons, but have BDUs... Targets but not able to shot back....I did shoot expert on Marine and Army rangers for 21 years.
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Yes the M9 bayonet has a hole so you can link it to the scabbard and use it as a wire cutter. It does pretty well in a pinch.
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You wouldn't believe how tightly the Ranger BN monitored these when they first arrived on-scene around 1985.
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Good addition to the new military knife, in my days we used Bangalor tubes to cut through barbed wire. Not as quite but did the job.
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