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It wasn't till late 1982, that it was officially adopted as the "standard issue fighting/utility knife" for the Navy Seals. [2] As of 2025, It isn't clear if the knife was ever replaced, or instead Navy Seals are allowed to pick their own knives. It features a 6.0 in (15 cm) 440 stainless steel blade.
Seal Pup Elite made by SOG Knives. SOG manufactures a knife used by the United States Navy SEALs dubbed the SEAL 2000. [5] The SOG SEAL 2000 is a 7" bladed fixed blade knife with a polymer handle that was designed for the US Navy SEAL knife trials in 1992. The knife was manufactured from 1995 to 2007 for SOG by Kinryu of Seki Japan.
The CQC-6 (Close Quarters Combat — Six) or Viper Six is a handmade tactical folding knife with a tantō blade manufactured by knifemaker Ernest Emerson.Although initially reported as the sixth design in an evolution of fighting knives and the first model in the lineup of Emerson's Specwar Custom Knives, Emerson later revealed that the knife was named for SEAL Team Six.
Ka-Bar (/ ˈ k eɪ. b ɑːr /; trademarked as KA-BAR) is the contemporary popular name for the combat knife first adopted by the United States Marine Corps in November 1942 as the 1219C2 combat knife (later designated the USMC Mark 2 combat knife or Knife, Fighting Utility), and subsequently adopted by the United States Navy as the U.S. Navy utility knife, Mark 2.
Mad Dog Knives is a custom knifemaking facility headed by Kevin McClung, a former Senior Materials Scientist at the American Rocket Company, Mad Dog Knives is based in Prescott, Arizona. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Mad Dog Knives made the fixed-blade knife known as the ATAK, used by Naval Special Warfare Groups 1 and 2 after the "SEAL Trials" of 1992. [ 3 ]
Ernest R. Emerson (born March 7, 1955) is an American custom knifemaker, martial artist, and edged-weapons expert.Originally an engineer and machinist in the aerospace industry, [1] Emerson became a knifemaker by producing knives for a martial arts class and making art knives early in his knifemaking career.
Survival knives are designed for work such as setting traps, cutting branches, carving wood, and skinning animals. Most survival knives have fixed blades that are 10 to 20 cm (3.9 to 7.9 in) long with a full thick tang.
The handle is 5 in (130 mm) long making the knife 8.75 in (222 mm) in length when opened. [1] The blade steel is Crucible's 154 CM and is 0.125 in (3.2 mm) thick, although CPM S30V steel, ATS-34, Damascus steel, and Titanium with a carbide edge have been used. [1] The butt-end of the knife features a hole for tying a lanyard. Some models are ...