What is the practical purpose of the hole in this knife?

Question

Here is a picture of a knife and I was wondering what the purpose of the hole towards the end of the blade is.

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The knife is large enough so it doesn't make much of a weight difference. Maybe it would be useful if you wanted to bend a piece of metal like a nail?

Answer 1

This particular design of knife is based off of the U.S.A.'s military bayonet number M-9. The hole that you are referring to is for the scabbard of the original bayonet and is used for cutting through fencing and wiring of most kinds going to size 5 gauge. On a side note: Yes, the M-9 has been a fairly good design, it does have its flaws though. #1 The steel is hardened far too hard for a combat/utility knife and will break when outside temperatures drop below fifty degrees Fahrenheit. #2 The handle is round, not oval shaped and thus making it difficult sometimes to use when in a stressful situation. #3 The bayonets primary manufacturing company(Buck Knives originally and then sub-contracted to Lan-Kay) STILL charges far too much for the bayonet despite its under fifty dollar cost for materials, labor and shipping cost just to make ONE of these bayonets.

Answer 2

dont quote me on this but I was once told that if u stabbed somebody, its put there so that the stabbed victim has no survival chances. i was made to believe that with a regular knife, as long as u dont pull out the knife when u r stabbed, u r very likely to survive ( i guess if ur organs are spared) but with the kind of knife that u mentioned, lets just say it brings out the grim reaper.

Answer 3

So you can attach some string to it and fish with it out in the great outdoors.

Answer 4

they put it there so u will think it is better than other knives, and buy it. there really is no use