FWIW
I made a couple dozen or so 10" tactical knives for service members back when the sand pit
was going hot and heavy. I used A2 and a kydex sheath. Nothing but good responses from
users, some very heavy users.


"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them."
Albert Einstein

At Khe Sanh a sign read "For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the protected never knew".