Kabar vs. Khyber
Kabar vs. Khyber
I thought you Kabar fans would enjoy this side by side picture of a Kabar and a Khyber. I've had both for 25-30 years and don't remember where I got them. I know I didn't pay much for either. Both are made in Japan and both are well put together. The fit on both is great and both hold an edge well. I carried the micarta Khyber for a few years and it did everything a pocket knife needed to do. It's obvious both were made in the same facility.
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Re: Kabar vs. Khyber
I think the Khyber knives were made for Kabar.
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Re: Kabar vs. Khyber
I would have thought it was the other way around. The Kabar tang says Cleveland Ohio and the other side says Japan. I guess I figured Kabar outsourced to Khyber in Japan. So it's the other way around?
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Re: Kabar vs. Khyber
We are saying the same thing. Kabar contracted a knife manufacturer in Japan to make knives and mark them "Khyber".
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Re: Kabar vs. Khyber
To put a finer point on it, Cole National (company that owned the Kabar brand) had some Kabar knives made in Japan and also owned the Khyber trademark used on knives made in Japan and imported to the US.kootenay joe wrote:We are saying the same thing. Kabar contracted a knife manufacturer in Japan to make knives and mark them "Khyber".
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Cole National always had several brands that more or less competed with each other like Kabar, Monarch, and Sabre and later Khyber.
Steve Pfeiffer, author of Collecting Case Knives: Identification and Price Guide published by Krause Publications.
Re: Kabar vs. Khyber
Appreciate the info! I think it's interesting how intertwined the knife manufacturers are.
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