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Post by Dr. Whom on May 20, 2012 12:27:36 GMT
I think I would like a Kukri in combat...I was impressed on how sharp mine was when it went through my glove like it wasn't there.
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Post by Miekka on May 21, 2012 3:32:16 GMT
One of four knives:
1. M95 Sissipuukko 2. Leuku or Puukko - good enough for the fighters in the Winter and Continuation War, good enough for me 3. Buck/Ron Hood Hoodlum 4. Buck/Ron Hood Punk
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Post by Reaver on Aug 22, 2012 13:45:04 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2012 14:14:35 GMT
The Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, purpose built in 1941 for the British commandos in World War II. Attachments:
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Post by KentsOkay on Aug 22, 2012 17:22:21 GMT
I personally prefer the Tainto.
Bad Guy: You stabbed me! Me: No, you've been tainted!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2012 17:47:34 GMT
A katana?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2012 17:51:39 GMT
Agreed. That is a thing of beauty.
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Post by Mr.Wallace on Aug 22, 2012 21:14:45 GMT
I just pondered the question for, oh, 5 minutes. I have a toolbox to choose from. I could use the 18" Ang Khola from HI (oal), the bowie I've been eagerly anticipating from Dan Brock (exact length to be determined, let's say big), or something else. In my mind, it depends on where I am. Out in a field, in which no one can simply shoot me, at this exact moment it would be the AK. How ever, since I'm under the impression the real world doesn't work like that, lets say I'm 2' away from a guy who snuck around a corner in a dinky house out in the middle of no where. I think I'd grab this: sogknives.com/store/S10B.htmlDon't hate me for mentioning a SOG, I'm not buying in to any ones hype. I'd just like that one, given my own thoughts on the subject.
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Post by K. Vander Linde on Aug 22, 2012 22:30:39 GMT
or preferably a nice Holdein dagger.
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Post by Ninjadave89 on Aug 22, 2012 22:46:11 GMT
I'd go for my kukri as a combat knife, but if I didn't have that then the Fairbairn Sykes would definitely be my second choice unless of course a gladius counts as a knife!
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Post by MOK on Aug 23, 2012 7:39:57 GMT
The question, as stated, is impossible to answer. The very premise is faulty. It's true, the best combat knife is the one that's at hand, which means concealability, portability and non-combat functionality all necessarily and directly affect a knife's combat worthiness, and ignoring them turns the question from "what's the best combat knife" into "what's your favorite combat knife". So I'm gonna go with my Kizlyar KO-2. It's like a Fairbairn-Sykes all grown up.
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Post by KentsOkay on Aug 23, 2012 15:09:02 GMT
MOK, I'm in love. I always wanted to see a modern FS
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2012 15:22:13 GMT
The Gerber MkII is another classic fighting knife! Attachments:
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Post by frzburn on Aug 23, 2012 15:53:47 GMT
I got a Spartan Blade too, and I love it.
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Post by GUEST on Aug 23, 2012 17:23:27 GMT
The Gerber Mark II was the vietnam knife, I've got one made in 1976, I known after vietnam. This was back when Gerber made knives here in the USA, not China. Gerber has ready went down hill use to be one of the best knfe companies around. Also have a Mark I form 1978, and a Guardian form 1988, all made in the USA.
Some Gerber knives are still good just have to made sure it isn't stamped China.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2012 2:37:35 GMT
The US made ones were in production for a while, then they stopped making them. Gerber started reissuing them later on, guessing these were the Chinese ones. Definitely go the US made one!!! Back then Gerber knives were really well made.
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Post by morgan on Aug 24, 2012 17:08:58 GMT
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Post by Makoto Pat on Aug 26, 2012 5:19:38 GMT
To stay within the spirit of the thread. I think a thin bowie style like the Ka-bar classic would be very good. I personally agree heavily with the idea that butchery tools like a chef's knife with the proper grip would be good too. Also recent to my knowledge base is the wharncliff blade design, a single edged triangle good for stabbing and cutting with a thin tip that can break off in a wound. The knife in the middle. Outside the box I would use my hatchet, a Gransfors Bruk carpenter's ax. You can grip high in the center of the blade for up close work and we all know how tow swing hard from the other end. Way off topic: An arrow has a tiny knife on the end of it. I also, back in the spirit of thethread, have a 7" double edge knife designed by Tak Fukuta that has a hollow concave back and diamond (or peaked) front that looks like it would leave a deep nasty triangular puncture wound. And stab wounds are generally considered more life threatening. It also looks like it would be able to pierce modern body armor better than a clip or drop point or tanto point. So I am going with Tak. I don't know if you can see it in these pics but so i took one more but the back is concave.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2012 19:31:44 GMT
If I get to choose the knife for the fight it would be my Hoodlum. I have dispatched pigs with this knife, so I know it penetrates flesh with little effort. It also feels like it would slash deeply. It also moves fast in my hand.
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Post by raf2 on Oct 13, 2012 22:15:17 GMT
I used to fly counter drug, this is the knife I had strapped to my calf. Ontario knife ASEK (Aircrew Survival Egress Knife). Not only can you get out of a plane by using the pommel by smashing out the wind screen, but you can saw your way out too as there are serrations along the back of the knife. Handle is non slip, non conductive. I can lash it to a stick and have a spear too. The size and feel is a lot like the marine K-Bar. So I am quite comfortable using it as a combat knife if need be. I generally keep my Desert colored M-21 in my EDC bag. This is the big brother to the CRKT M-16. Mine has Veff serrations which are really sharp but fragile. It is a BIG knife, has the Carson flipper and is intimidating! I also pack this on my checked luggage and have it wherever I go when traveling since most of the time I am not allowed to carry my sidearm. This is what I carry most days along with my EDC bag. My EDC Bag.
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