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Post by Reaver on Apr 21, 2012 5:19:05 GMT
naming a type of knife or a specific model is fine, but in your opinion, what is the best knife for use in a fight? conceal-ability not an issue and it's serviceability as a utility blade is not a factor, so no this isn't asking what the most popular service issue knife to soldiers is.
Essentially, when words are no longer enough, which knife do you want by your side?
(my choice is a SA loaded 1911 with hollowpoint) :lol:
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Post by ghost on Apr 21, 2012 5:29:10 GMT
My Spartan Blades - Nyx Light, Slim...others may prefer different stuff. If the enemy were wearing some sort of body armor, etc. I'd probably go with a variant of a fairbairn sykes dagger.
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Post by Sébastien on Apr 21, 2012 6:28:58 GMT
On a purely fighting basis, any 4 to 7'' knife with a strong but very sharp edge and tip. I wouldn't mind a longer blade, if it as good handling and/or strong stopping power. I would also prefer a bowie or dagger blade-type.
I know I personnaly prefer handling 4 to 6'' blades when practicing knife-fighting form, but someone else might prefer a shorter or longer blade.
On a more realistic, practical basis, the best combat knife is the one that will be at hand when sh*t hits the fan. A friend of mine, a veteran of Afghanistan, cynically told me that a long, sharp chef knife can do ''the job'' just fine. So, a smaller (3 to 5'') blade or a folder might be a more realistic option. In fact, nearly every single knives that is sold on the market could make a decent last resort fighting weapon. Better ''combat'' knife tends to be more a marketing thing than real better stuff, IMHO.
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Post by Cold Napalm on Apr 21, 2012 6:37:05 GMT
I like long double bladed daggers generally speaking.
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Post by Stromlo_Swords_USA on Apr 21, 2012 6:51:25 GMT
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Post by Talon on Apr 21, 2012 8:41:48 GMT
honestly what ever i have at hand would do,but for purely combat i still like the sykes fairbairn,it has no practical use apart from killingFairbairn-Sykes_knife.jpg[/attachment]
or what im really liking atm is the saguaro survival knife,it has more utility use but would still be very effectice as a combat knife
i just bought a saguaro,its off to get a custom leather sheath atm,when it's back i'll do a review,but really any sharp pointy piece of steel will killSaguaro-Survival-Knife-on-Saguaro-Cactus.jpg[/attachment]
it's the skill of the person wielding the knife what really matters(thats me screwed then) :lol:
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Post by Talon on Apr 21, 2012 8:47:10 GMT
good call,scrapyard makes one tough knife,im chasing after a 711 atm 711.jpg[/attachment]
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Post by randomnobody on Apr 21, 2012 18:13:07 GMT
I carry some four different knives on me at any given time, each with its own purpose, but if I hour caught up on some sort of chaos, any one will do.
My current fixed-blade is a bit too heavy and thick for fighting, but could pull it off; it's mostly for outdoors, practical stuffs.
I have three pocket knives, one with a longer, more slender blade than the others that I gear toward dining and quick hygiene (nails, facial hair) but would yield nasty cuts and go right between ribs if it had to... Another is much wider, with a fatter belly and extremely acute point at the end of a ridiculously sharp edge. It'd slice up anyone maybe take off fingers even, but I'd not try stabbing with it; it's geared strictly toward slicing and slashing. The third is a glorified utility knife that isn't much good for anything else.
Of the big knives I have, probably the one I'd pick up first would be the bigger version of the first pocket knife. It's just as sharp, with the same slender profile, but instead of only for inches, it's about 8 1/4. I find that the extended handle lends to great control over quick snap-cuts as well as offering extra leverage for a hard chop if one simply holds it lower. The tip is quite vicious, as well.
I have a FS and it's a decent dagger, but it's too limited to its one function. Stands are nasty things, but require a but too much precision for me to find them useful when some guy is charging at me with a much bigger knife.
Ultimately, though...I've long had the idea that the best knife to use in a fight is the other guy's. Pulling your own just makes things ugly.
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Post by Rain on Apr 22, 2012 0:12:28 GMT
I like a 12 to 16 inch bowie knife thats sharp enough to cut little paper dolls out of newspaper. Sharpening addict!
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Post by Larry Jordan on Apr 22, 2012 4:09:00 GMT
"combat knife" sounds oxymoronic, like combat pistol. (I wont repeat the adage about handguns and longguns.) I'd want two. This 5" fixed for its convenience: And a big knife:
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Post by somewhat on Apr 22, 2012 4:34:23 GMT
That is SO NICE. Where is it from?
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Post by Reaver on Apr 22, 2012 5:39:56 GMT
:shock: So... Beautiful. TELL ME WHERE TO GET THOSE!
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Post by Sébastien on Apr 22, 2012 6:10:03 GMT
Hell yeah, I'd love to know where that nice 5'' blade is from ...
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Post by Tendrax on Apr 22, 2012 6:23:05 GMT
:lol: Realistically, a dagger of some sort, or a bowie. Ideally I just don't get into a knife fight, but if I did I'd certainly want my shield with me. :lol: Lets see you try to get that measly pocket knife past a 1/4" thick 30" piece of round plywood and steel. Lol. :twisted:
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Post by Larry Jordan on Apr 22, 2012 14:36:59 GMT
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Post by William Swiger on Apr 22, 2012 15:17:41 GMT
Ka-Bar Knives New Heavy Bowie 14 1/2" Carbon Steel.
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Post by RicWilly on Apr 22, 2012 17:14:49 GMT
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Post by Aaron W on Apr 26, 2012 18:05:31 GMT
My custom Rick Barrett: 5.5" cutting edge, 9.5" overall. I honestly would love to get a torso replica and test it's penetrating power vs. various modern body armors. Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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Post by brissybeater on May 11, 2012 13:42:45 GMT
For combat any knife that falls within a few simple critera, but the ones for me are: 1) Six inches or more 2) Not to thick (thats more heavy duty outdoors) but not so thin as to have no authority, Chefs knives are good at cutting meat, people are meat . You dont need a thick blade on a fighter. 3) Sharp and Dedicated. If this is your fighting knife dont use it for utility purposes, because it needs to be razor sharp once employed in a fight. Some guys have lost knife versus knife because one guy's blade was blunt. 4) Appropriate Training, know what motions suit your knife best and what moves you might favor in a quick CQB situation. A dagger if you thrust (or surprise take down), a tanto point if you snap cut, a bowie if you tend to slash Karambit if you tend to grapple. Just know a blade profile/type's strengths and weaknesses.
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Post by Odingaard on May 11, 2012 14:12:20 GMT
I've owned ALOT of combat knives, and I've carried them, in well, combat. What I found made a really good knife changed over the years. When I was 18, I bought the biggest, baddest ass thing I could find. I think at one point, I actually had the Rambo III duct-taped to my LBE. But, as my experience and training changed, I began to refine my tastes a little bit. Big blades gave way to more compact and effective combat tools. I ended up with a CRKT First Strike back in 2006-2007. It's been my go to blade ever since: (Not my personal knife, but a stock photo...) The logic which brought me to this knife was that I wanted something with a 4-5" fixed blade, which is best for CQB knife fighting / military combatives. Our SF combatives instructor told us never to carry a huge knife, because in CQB, the leverage worked against you. It had to be small enough not to interfere with my other gear (IBA, rifle, pistol, other equipment), but readily accessible when needed. It needed a stout blade which I could resharpen myself and a grip I could rewrap myself in the field if I wanted. It needed a full tang and an acute end I could pry with without breaking the tip (I've broken ALOT of tips over the years). Many people have a preference for hammer face / blunt pommels which could be used to beat on things. I stayed away from these pommels, because I always used something else with more weight to hammer on something, like an E-tool, hatchet, rifle butt, combat boot, enemies face, etc... :lol: The First Strike is not a perfect knife for every one. But, mine has seen alot of wear and tear and looks none the lesser for it. It works well for me, which is really all that I could ask it to do. I have attached a 550 cord lanyard to mine, which I can loop tightly around my hand so I do not drop it. This is a good soldier knife IMHO. Mine has served me well in some pretty nasty places. Now, I also kept a Cold Steel Peace Keeper secured hidden under a M9 magazine pouch on my upper left chest. I bought one of these right when they came out, I liked the SGT Barnes' version in Platoon when I was a kid. :lol: It's nothing fancy, but it's another tool in the toolbox in case your primary fails for some reason. This little knife is a beast with a razor sharp edge and stout construction. Think redundancy! Lastly, I kept a TDI Last Ditch laced in my boot. It would be hard to fight someone with this, but if you need something to cut rope, cord, seat belt, LBE webbing, etc in an emergency - it works. :lol:
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