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Originally Posted by debaser
Just about all the parts are compatible, but that is not to say they are as good. The evolution has been in the manufacturing and materials. I mean the functional design of the knife hasn't changed for millenia, but you can argue that they are now much more efficient at what they are supposed to do (cut).
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I totally agree. But if we apply this to the KABAR vs whatever the hell the other one was, then there's no reason the newly-made KABARs with the newer materials, wouldn't be competitive (based on the logic that old designs are not necessarily particularly flawed as shown by the 1911).
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