Queulat: I don't think anyone was "invited"
lol
the military probably chose production knives that they thought would fit their standards... and they didn't tell anyone either so it was really up to them.
I think SY make great woods knives too though, but bark river's out of the box cutting ability is def one category where SY can't hang with bark river, and I'm sure the barkriver's cutting ability impressed the military. [/quote]


You are absolutely right, they bought knives on the open market and then tested them for performance... and you are also right about the final purpose of the knife, that was bushcraft/survival. Something that makes me scratch my head though is that SY knives, having the performance that they appear to have, with a couple of slight modifications would make great survival knives. I saw a video of a guy chopping with a Dog Father, and it was absolutely amazing. I have an Ontario SP10 and a Cold Steel Trail Master both 9+ inchers and very thick heavy blades, but I don't think they would be a match to the DF... not even close. The only thing that makes me doubt about getting a SY right now is that what I'm basically looking for is a Survival/Bushcraft. The DF is the one that is pulling my strings right now.

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