K-Bars The Larue Battle Knife!!!

“A 0.625" wide choil prevents the user's fingers from accidentally resting on the blade's edge, especially useful when placing a finger forward of the quillon to remove the blade from stubborn objects (like a skull).”

Glad to see they managed to incorporate their Xtran extraction technology into the knife, too — probably useful to have if you find yourself in a dillo dust-up.
 
Didn’t John Horrigan make these the first time around?

That LaRue sheath is horrible.

-Stan


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Yeah I’m gonna say it’s a touch over-engineered for anything I’m gonna do with a knife.
At 50, I’m not gonna crush too many more skulls with a pommel. Though I’ll be sure to pull this thread back up and publicly eat crow should any skull crushing needs arise…..
 
He has a solid following that buys his limited edition products. His products are well made. Some of the designs are a hit some are a miss but he sells what he makes

Wish he would make tighter bore barrels so velocity’s would match barrel lengths instead of just bringing out new things
 
The blade steel is a good choice for toughness and heavy use my EDC is DLC coated s30v and holds an edge very well.
Also have one that is s35v and is much easier to get a razor sharp edge on and doesn't require diamond stones to sharpen.
Just looking at the handle design it is going to have issues with hot spots on the index finger area and should have had the edges broken and smoothed out a bit better.
I have a 10" chefs knife that looks almost identical in that area but a bit smoother that is not very comfortable for extended use let alone heavy use that the LaRue blade is intended for.
I would have to agree with the others comments on the sheath, could definitely use some improvements.
Overall looks like a nice blade but needs some tweaks to make it better.
 
IIRC, the LT300 came out in 2004 but only a few were made. It resurfaced in 2008 and had two runs of 150 pieces. The knife was $375 and included a Spec Ops sheath.

Mark closed off sales today after 1,000 were ordered.

My original in the snow with a post war M1 SHM rebuild. One of these days I'll learn something about staging and taking good pics.

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In all fairness, I've seen much, much worse. I was expecting 440A like that cutco garbage.

For a $400 fixed blade I expect something a bit more exotic with tungsten or cobalt in the mix.
I suspect there's a nostalgia angle here too. People have been asking for the LT300's return for years. The original was S30V and with the exception of the sheath, the Memorex copy seems to be an exact repro.

I know nothing about knives or the advances that have taken place over the years. I own what I think is one nice knife, a Strider folder I bought in 2012 that was $350 and a S30V.
 
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I suspect there's a nostalgia angle here too. People have been asking for the LT300's return for years. The original was S30V and with the exception of the sheath, the Memorex copy seems to be an exact repro.

I know nothing about knives or the advances that have taken place over the years. I own what I think is one nice knife, a Strider folder I bought in 2012 that was $350 and a S30V.

Those knives were pretty hot back when GWOT was young.
 
What was the price? Says sold out.

I saw it at shot show, and it looks like a nicely finished knife in-hand. Too nice for what i would do to it.

Im more of an esee kind of guy. If i’m feeling fancy, a bm 162, which is like the larue’s ugly brother.

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What was the price? Says sold out.

I saw it at shot show, and it looks like a nicely finished knife in-hand. Too nice for what i would do to it.

Im more of an esee kind of guy. If i’m feeling fancy, a bm 162, which is like the larue’s ugly brother.

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$399 with a presentation case (whatever that may be), sheath and LT Owner's hat.
 
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I suspect there's a nostalgia angle here too. People have been asking for the LT300's return for years. The original was S30V and with the exception of the sheath, the Memorex copy seems to be an exact repro.

I know nothing about knives or the advances that have taken place over the years. I own what I think is one nice knife, a Strider folder I bought in 2012 that was $350 and a S30V.
Nothing wrong with S30v. This is a production fixed blade. $400 is S110v money.

Your strider is a handmade folder by a master craftsman.

Springfield Range Officer vs. Heirloom Precision.
 
I've wanted one ever since I first saw pics of the OG 2004 units. So, I wasn't gonna miss out on this run. Mark did a solid for the first ~20 purchasers, by overnighting LBKs to make it by Father's Day. Talk about awesome.

I was lucky enough to be in that group, and the LT team made my Father's Day for sure.

This is a crazy nice knife. Feels awesome in the hand, and is much lighter than I anticipated. The sheath is a work of art. It's the most expensive blade I've ever ordered, and I have some custom bushcraft knives, and this is by far the most well made knife I've ever handled. I love S30V in my Spyderco folders, so I have no complaints about it's use here; and like D3 said, it's what was used originally.

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Well y’all, I got the email 🥲😞 yet another meme product from Larue, a company I once really preferred to all others for ARs.
Lol, like no other knives are hyped-up out the ass. Don't like it, don't buy it.

BTW, I have an Emerson Kandahar I'll sell you for $1K. Might still have a few Mad Dog knives laying around. If you have to ask how much, you can't afford them.
 
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