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Anyone have any favorite types of knives?
I'd like to hear any opinions on the ones you feel are best for combat situations.
Take care,
Ryu
I'd like to hear any opinions on the ones you feel are best for combat situations.
Take care,
Ryu
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Not a whole lotta people post on here do they?
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Knives, knives, knives....
Hi Ryu,
The posts around here have slowed to next to nothing as of late.
I don't have a whole lot of knives, but...
As far as folding knives go, I prefer the Spyderco because I am real partial to the Spyderco hole for opening (not a big fan of the blade stud). My favorites are the Michael Walker Jr (inexpensive, smooooothe opening, and good aesthetics), and the Howard Viele Spyderco I got about a month ago.... sleek looking knife, smooth opener and VG10 steel!
I have a Newt Livesay's Airborne Assault.... 10" overall, micarta handle, parkerized blade. Newt's knives are thought of as being one of the better deals out there.
In the larger blade deparment, I have a 15" Sirupiti Kukhri. Kukhri's are well known choppers.... the 15" Sirupiti is a lighter version which is a little easier to change direction with. Got this one as a "second" from Gurkha House.... great deal!
Blades I have my eye on.... the kerambit and barong from Kris Cutlery. Also been looking at sub-hilt fighters.... Boker Magnum MAG10 Striker BK-MAG10 is one that caught my eye...
Qualities to look for?
Quality construction
Feel (weight, balance, etc....)
Grip (ability to maintain grip, hand can't slide onto blade)
Size
Legality
Concealability
Aesthetics
Etc...
Best knives? Depends what you want. Do you want to carry legally... do you want to conceal a fixed blade.... do you want to have the longest blade which is highly maneuverable... a chopper, a slasher, a thruster?
~KevComment
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The one that you have on your person when the fight starts.Comment
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Carry blades
Hi Guys,
I have been carrying a some type of blade since I was 12. Various ones I have carried included the famous Buck lockback, different balisongs, Spyderco endura(I carried this one for close to 8 years before I broke off the clip and I purchased another one, my newest carry is the Emerson CQC - 7. I have been carrying this one for about 2 years now and it stands up well to everyday use as well as even been thrown at targets a couple a times. My recommendation is to go out and try a few blades at a local shop and see which one you feel most comfortable with, and spend the extra few dollars on a name brand knife rather than a cheap knockoff. Although, knockoff blades are great to throw !
Let's get these forums pumped up!
All the best
SteveComment
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I have Columbia River M-16 folder for everyday carry
A Newt Livesay 101 for field
I am partial to the EK series of knives they no longer make.
Any of Newt's knives are quality and affordable.Comment
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I carry a voyager cold steel, and a gerber.
Both folders.
Thanks for the posts guys.
I have heard Emerson makes some quality blades. What's the price range for them usually? (for folders)
RyuComment
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Hello guys,
sorry i've been gone for so long. As for favorite blades, i really love the benchmade AFCK it fits my hand really well, opens smoothly, and i have carried this blade for about 4 years, before that a spyderco Viele. smooth and fast but wrong handle design for me. I also carry a cold steel voyager as a left hand blade and thrower. sometimes i carry a emerson neck knife, great little blade. As for big blades, i agree with Dr. Gyi, the ka-bar is for the money the most durable and effective blade on the market. larger than that i think the basic bolo is hard to beat, unless you get a barong, my barong is from kris cutlery and is a funtional and effective blade.
I do agree with the guy that said "whatever one you have on you at the beginning of the fight". i think you should be able to use what ever improvised weapon, bladed or impact. that is at hand.
Airyu, are you going to be at the Sayoc Sama-Sama?
HarleyComment
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Who here has been in a knife fight? These are the people who should be checking in! I wouldn't know what the best knife is, any answer would be speculation! Answers should be accompanied by stories. Sure would make this site more interesting!Comment
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I have never been in a knife fight (Thank God)
THe knives I carry are typically used for utility purposes but they are also chosen in the off chance I may have to employ them as a back up. KNothing outlandish but they are quality products that I have faith in. I hope it never comes to using them as a back up though.
Some of the things I know my equipment is good for and keeping it real:
1. Cutting open boxes.
2. Cutting seatbelts
3. Cutting rope that is securing a gate or door I'm trying to get into
4. Chopping wood
5. Cutting nylon belt materials
6. Field dressing an animal
7. Puncturing light metal
8. Puncturing ballistic armour (on an old vest)
9. Cleaning my finger nails
Nothing Jackie Chan or amazing but what I know they can do.Last edited by Call Me Al; 04-22-2001, 06:14 PM.Comment
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Hey Harley
Hello Harley,
I am trying desperately to make the Sama- Sama. My wife has entered school again and I am waiting for her schedule! But most likely I am going to get there. I hope to finally meet you in person, if you are coming up? Keep in touch.
P.S are you still at your old email address?
SteveComment
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Best knife for fighting?
JUST EVERYTHING THAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A KNIFE!
I explain, you have your nice knife fight, full of abanicos slashes, four-K ref.points, hubad at warp speed and maybe a glimpse of ol'fashioned "passata sotto"...then the police (called by bystanders thank cell-phone) arrive and you throw your bob loveless's $20.000 big bear....
Guess who will spend the night in a stinky office trying to not look like a psycothic "martial artist"?
Seriously, my pick for serious works are:
1. sharpened screwdriver
2. small butcher knife in a heavy cardboard holster
Other than that I carry an endura clipit, BUT only in my workplace where I would (hardly) explain why I carry it.Comment
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Gymrat,
A very wise man once told me that there a lot fewer knife fights than there are knifings, maybe that explains so few posts from "actual combatants!".
Ryu,
For folders I really like the Benchmades with the Axis lock. A smooth/fast opener with about as positive a lock as I have ever found. The Emerson folders are fantastic though. My instructor carries the Commander and it is lightning fast on the draw. We used to hold drawing competitions to hone that skill, but he is now disqualified because of the unfair advantage the Emerson gives him. (p.s. that blade was designed for the SEALs, so that should say something!)
For fixed blades I have a Ka-Bar Next Generation that has been put through the fires of Hades and come out with a big smile on it's face and the t-shirt to prove it was there! I like the bigger of the blades (more cutting surface). I have also been impressed by the SOG Tigershark (watched it getted whacked into a concrete wall during cutting drills and come out unscathed, not many blades can say that.)
Finally I agree with "The one you have on you when the fight starts!"
PatrickComment
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I carry the Emerson Commander (thank you Chuck and Kara...) and I'm a full supporter of its capabilities. TKOU has even disqualified me from our little quick draw competitions because the knife is so damn fast. I used to be able to draw and make a "lethal" cut into a Professional shooting target (meaning to drag it across the neck and decapitate the target, or bury the blade to the hilt in the "kill zone" area) in just under a half second from about 6 feet. That was with the Benchmade axis lock that TK spoke of. It's a quick, sturdy blade designed to stab or slash, and it's a great knife. The Emerson is a little faster for me, and my time is down to around 3/10ths of a second instead of half. That may be nitpicky, but to me, it's definitely worth it. Since my exposure to the Sayoc system, I generally carry my Emerson and the Benchmade on opposite sides, and a cheap spyderco imitation in my back pocket next to where a wallet should be. However, I really like Underdog's approach too, and I have all sorts of things that could easily be adapted in a pinch. Basically, I think the best way to go is to find a knife that feels good to you, train with it often, and never, ever, ever get into a knife fight with anything less than a sniper rifle at long range.
MikeComment
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Ryu: I really like my Ken Onion Kershaw. I have the Blizzard version of this line.. and I have no real complaints. The longer I own the more I appreciate it.
Main reason: Inexpensive..can be purchased for as much as less tactical, lower quality knives..buck for instance..they make good enough knives, for certain..I had a great Crosslock by them..but it didn't hold an edge like this one, and cost 5 bucks more.
1: cheap...50 bucks at http://www.globalmart.com/outdoors/k...signs/1540.htm
2: Good metal in blade..I don't care what it's numbers are, it has taken a scary sharp edge, and seems to hold it through utility type usage..I sharpen a lot, but when I do let it go, I generally find it only needs a polish.
3: low profile: mine is black with a black clip. the shape and design make it look like a pager on my front pocket hem. few people see it. That's how i want it.
4: Curved shape: it has a slight curved shape when opened, though it's not easily seen.. It is, however, easily felt.. the slight forward set of the blade has a great feel in both grips.
5: removable thumb stud for modification, lefties, and replacement.
6: torsion adjustment on the action. you want it tight, it's tight. You want it to fall open, it will.
7: Spring opening assist. I dunno if it's legal... and it's my one bitch about the knife.. it looks totally normal, opens with a thumb screw..but there is a slight push after you take it so far on the hinge, where it will push open the rest of the way. It's really not necessary however, and I highly suggest one of his knives that doesn't have this option. Don't give the jury a loophole, brother.
If you defend yourself leaving numerous guntings on some poor bastard, and the police show up, and see expert knifework, and then find you had a spring assisted blade, I assume it won't look good.
8: strong sharp tip, but i haven't tested it..so maybe it breaks off..it just looks like a good strong shape.
9: the knife doesn't have a tactical LOOK to it. Maybe slightly, but it really looks like a pocket knife, mostly. It doesn't say "DEFENDER" down the blade or handle or anything.. It is a Ken Onion Kershaw, which doesn't sound like a weapon. I like that. A knife's image is very important to me..I don't want my weapon's marketing to send me to prison (not at my height and weight)..
I have some of my "quick knife draw" notes up on my site right now.. I post it for informational reasons only. I'd rather everyone know than select killers know.. My technique probably needs adjustment..it's just what i've found through my own experimentation. But if someone wants a starting place, it's what i've found so far.
just a note: lots of people don't like to teach knife technique, and I can understand why. I tend to take a different stance, however.. I tend to think that the student with discipline who will learn an iaido like skill is rarely the thug or the thief that will abuse the technique. A fast draw technique is more often for defense than for offense or ambush (an annoying factor in switchblade legislation). A person with wrong intent will frequently have the jump on his prey anyway.. I list my ideas on quick draw how-to because it seems more applicable to rape prevention than to mugging. I hope I don't offend anyone. I just think it's better that everyone know rather than just those who would abuse the knowledge.Last edited by quietanswer; 05-18-2001, 10:26 AM.Comment
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