Silver Bayonet Kilt Pins - Good Idea?

[James MacMillan]

As I understand it:
K-BAR stands for "Knife, Browning Automatic Rifle."
As the BAR did not have a bayonet lug. BAR gunners needed a general purpose knife that others used their bayonet for. It is not actually a Marine Corp Specific item.
But Marines are far more attached to the design than the Army...
I carried one on my web gear in the 82nd Airborne div in the 80s.

The company that makes the Kabar has a version of it's naming history ..here..

[Riverkilt]

Don't mean to side track - it sort of on track - but Kathy Lare's husband Rob had taken the aluminum replica KBars sold as letter openers and added a leather sheath with the EGA and sold them as sgian dubhs.

I love mine. Its decorative, not functional, but that distinctive handle poking out of the top of kilt hose certainly sends a loud message.

To stay on track, I don't know that he's experienced huge sales. Just me, but seems the KBar sgian dubh would sell more than a similar kilt pin....?



Ron

[James MacMillan]

If I could find a real knife patterned after the Kabar that was sized to the sgian dubh - like no longer than six inches, I would quickly order one. I have a letter opener that is similar to the one you picture Ron, but it’s just not worth carrying in the sock as it can’t cut anything - - It just doesn’t cut it …

For me, if I could find one, with the personal sentimental value attached to that fine blade design, I think it would quickly become my standard sock knife.

Wish there was a Kabar sgian dubh!

[Riverkilt]

Aye Jay,

All this gives is the handle "look."

There'd be a second of the real sgian dubh size sold here.

Wonder if the factory would entertain the idea. They'd be the logical ones.

Okay, I just did that. Emailed the KA-BAR factory with the idea and background on why they'd sell. You'd think one KA-BAR sgian dubh for every Leatherneck tartan kilt sold...might also have a wider market as a small belt knife and a boot knife.

Ron