Ka-Bar D2 Extreme Video Destruction Test Completed

[Noss]

This test was made possible courtesy of m i k e. Thanks

Quick summary:
The knife was on the dull side when I received it. I quickly put an edge back on it.

Cutting: It peeled the apple very easy. I cut some 10,000 lb webbing. It took a little effort with the edge I gave it. The serrations work very well on the Ka-Bar D2

Chopping: Took some effort to do this.

Batoning: Easy for the Ka-Bar D2

Tip work: No problems digging a hole in the 2x4. The tip broke during the sheet metal stabs.

Hammer impacts: The Ka-Bar D2 took it all. Wood an concrete.

Concrete again: I hammered on the but and drove the tip into a concrete brick. During this I broke the Tang/but clean off. This was disappointing.

Body Weight test: In the first position in the holder I stood on the handle once bounced. stepped off repeated this and the blade broke.

End of test.

Overall: The Ka-Bar D2 did well. Ka-Bar's D2 held up very well to the hammer an the concrete. I had one chip on the serrations during this. I wasn't sure how D2 would perform under this type of stress but it came through for the most part. I was able to work an edge onto the knife very easy using a course DMT stone. It did much better than the USMC Ka-Bar tested a while back.

There is one more video test I'm going to do. This is some wood impact on top of the tang.I still have enough knife for this test. I want to see if the tang will bend like the USMC.I missed the opportunity during test because the batoning was very easy. Easier than I wanted.


The videos are in 5 parts.

Enjoy the videos. They were made for you.

Part 1


Part 2


Part 3


Part 4


Part 5


Part 6 Follow up

[Noss]

Fixed the videos. They should work now.


I just got back in from the extra tang test. I placed the remaining portion of the knife in the vice and hit the hell out of it with a wooden baton. I spit the grip but failed to bend or damage the tang. So this would not have factored in during the initial test.

I'll have the video up shortly.

[Gman1128]

I don't know if this should be posted here or in the support section but part 4 seems to be missing the last two minutes of video where you did the body weight test because it ends with the knife still together and in part 5 it is broken.

Thanks for the test like always it was awesome!!
It did better then I thought. I figured D2 would be more brittle and chip like crazy on the concrete.

[Noss]

Hold on. I'm taking it off line. to fix this problem.

[Noss]

I'm repairing part 5. I will have it up in a about 30 minuets. Sorry for the problem.

[Gman1128]

Thanks for the quick fix, from the conclusion i can piece together what happened but it is going to be much more fun watching it!!

Also thank you m i k e for donating the knife and providing us with entertainment and lots of information.

[Noss]

Ok Part 5 is fixed.

[xxo]

Thanks for the test Noss!

Did you try the side impact/wack-the-handle-with-the-hammer-test with what's left of the tang in the vise?

[338 Stalker]

Nice work Mike & Noss.

Not my choice of knife but never the less, not a bad option either.

[will york]

Nice work, Noss. Not too bad for D2--edge toughness looked decent on the concrete, esp. for a tool steel.

Thanks again for another thorough job--and thanks to Mike for the donation.