From: wrat@panix.com   
      
   In article <7jq4euF2q294sU1@mid.individual.net>,   
   Del Cecchi  wrote:   
   >   
   >It's been a long time since I had to open a 55 gallon drum out in the   
   >woods.  :-)   
      
   	You never know... Anyway, these knives weren't made for people   
   out for a hike.   
      
   >Even if you expect to be fighting a Glock is far superior.   
      
   	That depends.   
      
   >The kabar is superior as a phallic symbol however.   
      
   	Lol.  You reckon they issued 400,000 of the things because they   
   made the enlisted men feel like they had big dicks?   
      
   	Great Ghu.  I wonder how people who love knives can think this way.   
   A big heavy Bowie has its place.  It's not the best for some things but   
   no knife is.  "A saw, an axe, and a 'utility' knife" ?  Heck, I have more   
   at hand in the kitchen...  I *can* do everything with the chef's knife, but   
   it's easier to do a good job of peeling with a peeling knife, I get easier   
   slices with a slicing knife, and yes, the best thing for scoring chestnuts   
   is a chestnut knife.   
      
   	I do own 4 Kabars.  Two stockmen, one doctor's knife, and the   
   fourth is one of those Dozier folding hunters in D2.   
      
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