I don't want either, but I would pick the USMC knife, if I had to pick one. I don't care for the odd shaped knives, like the second one. About the only use I could see for the second knife is batoning and I don't do much of that. Both knives will be heavy and I don't care for the serrations. I've got a knife similar to the first one. It was originally a John Wayne commemorative knife, but his picture on the blade washed off.