Forget about Ka-Bar. Cattaraugus 225 Q all the way.

[Scout]

Most people know of the Ka-Bar, but Im partial to the Cattaraugus, as I never cared much for the spindly cross guard of most generic WWII Ka-Bars. Just a personal preference of course.
Cattaraugus made quality knives for decades and this mass-produced utility/fighter is no exception.
Stacked leather washer grip still holds up nicely and the thick blade is in fine shape.
I found it in very dirty condition and sans sheath for next to nothing at a gun show. It cleaned up very nicely and is in fine condition overall. I just brushed off the grime and lightly went at some surface rust spots with a brass pad. Then oiled the blade lightly. Apart from that, Ill leave it as is.

[Eddie]

very nice blade, and a good restoration to boot!

[Scout]

Thank you. Considering how dirty and forlorn it looked under a heap of other used knives, it did turn out surprisingly well.
Not that it took much restoration on my behalf. It was mostly just very dirty and only had some spots of surface rust. Both of which cleaned off easily. But a huge contrast before and after. I wish I had taken a 'before' pic, but I never thought it would turn out as nice as it did.

[Chopperman]

Q-blades are some good collectable knives.
I've always thought they looked too much like their mass produced
hunting knives for my taste, but I sure can't say anything bad about
the quality and workmanship.

[Walkwolf]

Nice looking knife. I recall reading that these were used
during WWII to open wooden crates.........

[uh60]

I had one on my flight vest and carried it around the world a couple of times.

[Sir Payne]

I use to have one of these, I love them. They remind me of an old Indian knife from the wild west.

[Scout]

Nice looking knife. I recall reading that these were used
during WWII to open wooden crates.........

During WWII, there was also a "Quartermaster" knife issued.
That has very nice lines and I bet those Quartermaster knives opened a few crates.....

[Scout]

I had one on my flight vest and carried it around the world a couple of times.

We need pics!

[Walkwolf]

During WWII, there was also a "Quartermaster" knife issued.
That has very nice lines and I bet those Quartermaster knives opened a few crates.....

This is what the '225 Q' is known as.........