The KM2000 makes a point.

Chosen by the Bundeswehr as the Infantry Knife of theGerman Army, the KM2000 from Eickhorn combines a 440A stainless steel blade with a 30 per cent glass fibre reinforced polyamide handle for a tool that is a tough customer for field and urban operations. Manufactured to US MIL-SPECs and Nato standards, the KM2000 combines a heavy, full-tang working knife with prying and chiselling capabilities and other features resulting in a solid, fungus and NBC resistant fighting knife with a 172 mm blade. Eickhorn's KM2000 was chosen for the German Army from a field of 19 competitors for its design, combination of functions, its variability and the flexibility of the scabbard and textile attachment system. Deliveries of the knives are scheduled to have been completed by the time these lines are read.