Ka-Bar U.S.M.C. Fighting/Utility Knife #1217

Probably the most widely known and used knife of its kind, this is the pattern that made KA-BAR a familiar name with military personnel, knife enthusiasts and historians. I must admit I'm partial to it, being the knife I had on my Marine "deuce gear", as it was called then. There isn't much you can't do with this knife, and it's found across the services as the standard in fighting and survival cutlery. The nice thing is if you lose it, you're not out hundreds of dollars, but you can still expect great performance for the price.