The Ka-Bar Short USMC has a 5.25-inch black epoxy powder coated 1095 carbon steel clip point blade with a blood groove and USMC tang stamp at 9.25 inches overall, an oval stacked leather handle with a coated carbon steel guard.
This is the shortened USMC pattern, keeping the tang stamp and the fuller while dropping nearly two inches of blade. That makes it far easier to control for camp and utility work than the full-size knife. The blood groove is a fuller, a channel milled along the blade to cut weight while keeping the spine and edge intact, the same principle as an I-beam.
The oval handle section tells you which way the edge faces by feel alone, without looking. 1095 takes a very keen edge and comes back on a stone quickly, and the epoxy powder coat protects it from rust. Explore more Tactical Fixed Blade Knives.
- Shortened USMC pattern, keeping the tang stamp and fuller
- Nearly two inches less blade, easier to control
- Oval handle tells you which way the edge faces
- 5.25-inch blade, 9.25 inches overall
