My wife gave it to me for Christmas, took it SEA and broke it in less than a month. A friendly PBR Squid at Cat Lo gave me a Ka-Bar (USN Mk II, made by Camillus) as a replacement. Used that Ka-bar for the rest of that tour and two others and a few years more. Gave it to my Kid who stayed in the Army; he's taken it to Saudi and Kuwait once, Afghanistan twice and to Iraq once and it's still going strong and holds a good edge 41 years and three wars later.

Some units frown on knives and won't allow 'em, most don't but the kids are well paid enough today that he who wants an exotic knife and can carry it usually has what he wants. Personal preference plays a big part in what's carried and varies widely. Folders are virtually universal.

The SF guys get one of these when they graduate from the Q course:

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Randall's are still popular with some but deemed overpriced, Lyles are far more popular -- but this guy is stealing a lot of business from both:

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