Combat knife for battlefield use by US troops, with approximately 1,058 knives additionally subcontracted to Northampton Cutlery Company in Springfield, Massachusetts to meet wartime demand. In the 1950s Randall would adopt the general pattern of the Bowie knife for several of his fighting knife designs. The majority of military forces today have largely standardized the types of combat knife issued to soldiers. The Chilean Commando forces, for instance, are trained in the use of the Corvo, a traditional Chilean military weapon. The Gurkha regiments favor the Kukri, a broad-bladed, curved general-purpose cutting tool and weapon that more closely resembles a machete or
Sami knife strong enough to split (reindeer) bones, and tempered to sustain low temperatures. Some "Sami knives" have fullers. The Sami people typically use two knives; the smaller one can be called a "buiku", puukko or "unna niibaš" ( "small knife" ), while the larger "Sami knife" is called "stuorra niibi" ( "big knife" ). An even larger version known as a Väkipuukko is similar to a seax. Sami knife The Sami knife (Sami: stuorraniibi = "big knife", ), is a large knife traditionally used by the Sami people. The Sami knife has a long, wide, and strong blade that is suited