Who devised the combat knife?

Question

Who devised the combat knife?

Answer 1

I think his name was Ooog, son of Ugh, living in the first tribe to walk upright.

Answer 2

Tools have been used ever since humans have existed, including knives, which have been used since prehistoric times.  Back then, knives were used to hunt with, to attack with in war, and to do many things required for survival, such as cut food.

Millions and millions of years later, the knife has managed to be used for many of the same purposes, but with technological advances.  Different types of weapons find their way onto the battlefield, such as swords, polearms, and bayonets.  When modern warfare came into play, the combat knife happened to be developed to be used as a multi-purpose knife issued to soldiers.

So, as a final answer: the "combat knife" is just a modernized version of the same blades that cavemen used to aid in life's tasks, including killing.

Answer 3

Which one? Perhaps the most famous is the Fairbairn-Sykes. William Fairbairn and Anthony Sykes were on the (British) Shanghai police force between the world wars.

Answer 4

The first cave man, who found a sharp piece of bone or flint to carry around.

The Marine K-Bar knife, is just a hunting knife, someone saw in a catalog, when the Marines needed a knife, during WW ll.

They have since, made  the blade a little longer, changed the handle material, and added a blood grove, to make the knife lighter.

Answer 5

Which "combat" knife?..... Are you sure it is a combat knife you are interested in or a "trench" knife? ( Combat knives post WW I are more utility knives not fighting knives.....a "trench" knife is used for hand to hand killing) The one exception is the British "Fairbairn-Sykes combat knife".....it is a dual edged dagger and mainly for fighting ( designed by William Fairbairn and Anthony Sykes prior to WW II ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairbairn-S... )

Every country and many military branches have their own combat / trench knives. The American Marines prefer the KA-BAR knife ( designed by the Tidioute Cutlery Company)

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