A Ka-bar is the 7-inch fighting and utility knife used by the US Marines in World War II, and has been carried into battle by generations of Marines since. The knife itself is a Bowie knife with a seven-inch (17cm) blade, and was originally designed as a hunting knife around 1890 and would have been considered unremarkable in 1820. In 1942, soon after the start of World War II, the US Marines anticipated a need for knives and daggers suited to trench warfare, and the Ka-Bar design was chosen from a catalog of hunting gear (the Marines bought a great many knives of myriad designs from a large number of suppliers during the war, but it was the Ka-Bar that was most common and popular. It was chosen for continued purchase and issue after the war was over). The sole change made to the design before it was manufactured for issue was that blade, guard, and pommel were all finished in a non-reflective matte black or grey phosphate finish instead of the brightly polished steel of the original. Marines today often give the blades, guards, and pommels of their knives a few coats of non-reflective matte black spray paint to reduce reflected light and give them a little more protection against saltwater corrosion. Ka-bar today makes Army and Navy versions as well. They are virtually indentical to the Marine version except for different initials at the bottom of the blade and different symbols on the sheath. Its moderate carbon and low chromium steel mixture allows the blade to hold an edge very well. Utilizing our modular fully slotted back panel system, storage of Ka-Bar Fighting Knifes in Combat Weapon Storage Systems™ allows for rapid reconfiguration of rack accessories for efficient Ka-Bar Fighting Knife storage in conjunction with M16A2 & M16A4 rifles.

Our fully welded cabinets meet & exceed US DOD physical security regulations including, OPNAVINST 5530.13C & AR 190-11 for arms storage requirements and stowage of small arms & are also TACOM certified. Combat Weapon Storage Systems are ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001 manufactured, offering the highest quality manufacturing standards in the industry.

Combat Weapon Storage Systems™ are available as stand-alone fixed storage systems or as high density storage systems mounted to moveable carriages for a compact shelving system. Our background as storage system experts allow our system designers to implement the most efficient, space effective armory design available.

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