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Ek Commando Knife Co. or Ek Knives is an American combat knife brand produced by several different companies since the original founded by in 1941. In May 2014 the Ek brand was purchased by Ka-Bar which began selling its versions of Ek knife designs in 2015. Although not officially issued gear, Ek Knives have seen use by US forces in six major conflicts: World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, Afghanistan, and the Iraq War. Ek Knives manufactures Bowie-style blades, daggers, and a Fairbairn-Sykes MkII. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Clark Gable, and General George S. Patton have been identified as Ek knife owners. (en) |
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Parent company bankrupt; Brand later acquired byKa-Bar (en) |
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dbr:John_Ek |
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1941-01-01 (xsd:gYear) |
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dbr:Blackjack_Knives |
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dbr:Ka-Bar |
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Parent company bankrupt; Brand later acquired by Ka-Bar (en) |
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in Hamden, Connecticut (en) |
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Ek Commando Knife Co Logo.gif (en) |
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Historic logo (en) |
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Ek Knives (en) |
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dbr:Blackjack_Knives |
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Ek Commando Knife Co. (en) |
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Ek Commando Knife Co. or Ek Knives is an American combat knife brand produced by several different companies since the original founded by in 1941. In May 2014 the Ek brand was purchased by Ka-Bar which began selling its versions of Ek knife designs in 2015. Although not officially issued gear, Ek Knives have seen use by US forces in six major conflicts: World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, Afghanistan, and the Iraq War. Ek Knives manufactures Bowie-style blades, daggers, and a Fairbairn-Sykes MkII. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Clark Gable, and General George S. Patton have been identified as Ek knife owners. (en) |
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Ek Commando Knife Co. (en) |
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freebase:Ek Commando Knife Co. wikidata:Ek Commando Knife Co. dbpedia-he:Ek Commando Knife Co. https://global.dbpedia.org/id/4joEw |
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