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I think the general outlook for big army is if they wanted you to carry a big knife they would issue it, that would run into the justification side of things, where the cost would not justify the daily use.
I don't see many regular Army carrying much in the line of fixed blades. It could be in part because there always seems to be someone looking for something to pull a guy aside for.
I caught it more than a few times wearing a fixed benchmade (that was issued) with a blade length of 4.5. And I remember the sheath only stuck out about an inch or so from under my top.
I had to explain all the time that the reason I carried a fixed blade was that I used the knife every few mineutes and it saved time to use a fixed blade rather than opening and closing a folder.
these days I see lots of spyderco type folding knives both big and small, and Many gerber tools.
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