shmook Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 We can tell. You have a gerber! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alias1983 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 We can tell. You have a gerber! Cost to use ratio. What is the point of a 100$ knife if its intended use is for defense? To that matter cutting someone don't do much when its the stabbing that puts an attacker down. It's not a hammer, not a screwdriver, and all knives suck as a cutting tool. There are better ways to cut something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Danke Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 A knife cuts where you put the edge. Just like a pencil draws a picture. For some people that's too analogue; that's OK. Like Winston Churchill said. Guns for show; knives for a pro. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Cost to use ratio. What is the point of a 100$ knife if its intended use is for defense? To that matter cutting someone don't do much when its the stabbing that puts an attacker down. It's not a hammer, not a screwdriver, and all knives suck as a cutting tool. There are better ways to cut something. I was teasing you, but what do you mean by 'there are better ways to cut something'? Genuine question Quote Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Lightsabre? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 That was my hope... A new hope, if you will Quote Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 It seems that in terms of puns you are a bit of an elusive menace. Almost ghostly. I can't think of the right word. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AliceHKfan Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 I've been buying a somewhat odd ball assortment of knives recently (ZT620 & Spyderco Equalibrium)...on buying replacements...sure you do of different variations...or if one gets lost. For instance, my Franken Kershaw Blur got lost at factory last year for sharpening, I just replaced it with a S30V version. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Danke Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Back to pictures. Something special in the way of an ax coming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Purdy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Beeingmyself Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Well truth be told the above picture was found on the internet in case you haven't figured it out yet But this is mine it is little and handy and the kydex holster is very nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kojak Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Danke Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Emerson has a Bali in the pipe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kojak Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Balisongs are illegal to carry here I believe--too scary. I don't like Emersons enough to pay non-Kershaw prices for one, but for $30 I'm very happy with the CQC-4KXL so far as my new everyday work knife. The Nimravuses (Nimravi?) are fakes sold under the Emerson airsoft brand. The black one cost me $-1.50, as it was bought to pad an AEG order for free shipping. I have no idea what kind of steel it is, but it arrived quite sharp and is overall nicer than I expected. Benchmade is misspelled "Bencnmade" on both, and the plastic sheath lacks the thumb lock. The tan one is the toy trainer, but instead of using a thicker rubber blade it's made from a rigid plastic with the same dimensions as the metal version, including the serrations that could probably carve a steak, and fits in the same sheath. The tip was quite stabby, so I melted it into a ball for "safety". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Danke Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 What state? Yeah those plastic airsoft knives can be a bit dodgy in the wrong hands. Even training knives for some aren't suggested. One of the local fields had empty water bottles to use as knives. Not very tactical but pretty well impossible to hurt someone during an ambush. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kojak Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 California. IIRC we can collect balisongs and automatics, but having them in your car or public=jail. Among a lot of other weirdly specific prohibited items are "undetectable" knives, so owning a sharp plastic knife=jail. Fixed blades (including locked open folders) must not be concealed, but there's no statewide limit on length. So you can open carry a samurai sword, or pocket a Cold Steel Espada XL, but a neck knife under your shirt=jail. Municipalities (including the sprawl of L.A.) have their own extra laws tacked on, though. Good luck keeping track of that as you drive around: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 There are some weird knife laws in the US. Want to carry a Desert Eagle? Sure. Why not. Spring assisted folding knife? Hell no you bloody lunatic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 (edited) A single knife wound is more likely to be fatal than a single gunshot would. It is also silent. It is also potentially more intimidating. With a gun your options are "shoot or don't shoot". With a knife your options start with "hold it to the throat" and progress via "name carving" and "partial flaying" through "toe cutting" into "disembowelment" and then "brain stem stab". Gives you more options. That's why people (who write the laws) are frightened of them. However, it is silly, you can make a knife by sharpening anything hard. Edited January 17, 2016 by amateurstuntman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Oh yeah. I fully agree. Guns for show, knives for a pro It's just how they differentiate certain types of knives. What I was getting at was how silly it is how in some areas assisted folders are illegal because they're just too dangerous? but feel free to carry a firearm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tw1tch Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Also no reloading. I'm more cautious of knives than firearms but maybe that's just due to the experience of having been stabbed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Getting stabbed would probably make me the same. That just can't be cool Quote Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Yeah, it sucks. You're right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Danke Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Yeah Cali is a bit weird. A lot the knife laws will trace back to good old social engineering mixed with the knee jerk response. And not just in California or the rest of North America. Ethnic group A is flowing into your area and they've all got balisongs? Ban the knife because we can't ban poor people or any particular race. Rowdy teen gangs making your life a living hell with their rock and roll "music"? Ban switchblades and presto no more gang crime. I mean it works right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Knee jerk reactions. I think that's the first thing covered in Politics 101. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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