Custom Engraving
Can the engravers do pictures other than the USMC logo or Iwo Jima ?
    Yes, the engraver has approximately 2000 Custom Logos of their own creation, as well as thousands more from Corel Clipart.
The engraver can also utilize a Customer's Personal Logo and artist prep it for the laser at a fee - $24.00 for a "Camera Ready Black & White" image, multi colored or detailed logos will be cost estimated individually depending on the amount of artist work involved.
The most common artwork preparations range between $24.00 - $40.00 for a general logo.
When the KA-BAR is engraved, does it cut into the metal of the knife or just the epoxy coating ?
The Epoxy Coated knives such as the black blade Fighting Knives are best done with the Laser which only vaporizes the coating away and does not cut into the metal.  This has the advantage of providing extreme detail for many font choices, and a variety of Logo images.
On other type metal blades, they use the Diamond Drag machine which actually cuts away some of the metal, it is similar to a controlled scratch.  With the diamond drag machine, only certain fonts will work on knives and no Logos are available with this method.
Do they engrave on just fixed blade knives or can they do pocket knives also ?
They will engrave most any Pocked Knife, but with the Diamond Drag method only.
Are there other insignia logos available for other military branches other than USMC ?
Yes, they have insignias for the main branches of the military, such as USMC, Army, Navy and Coast Guard as well as a wide variety of others too numerous to list here. Please feel free to inquire about any not listed.
How long would it take to get a knife engraved without additional art work, finished and shipped ?
The normal turn-a-round time once the knife you purchase is at the engravers, is approximately 5-7 business days.
Do they engrave anything else besides knives ?
Yes, they engrave a large variety of different items that you can view here.
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Do you do the engraving or is it shipped somewhere else ?
The engraving service is not employed by KA-BAR Knives Inc. or by Tomar's KA-BAR Knives. They are an independent service that we refer to our customers and offer to help to process the order and expedite the shipping for customers who purchase knives from us.
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