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Post by George on Mar 1, 2013 10:29:48 GMT
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Post by stickem on Mar 1, 2013 23:52:20 GMT
My favorite small knife is this Spyderco Cricket: The blade is only about 2", and believe it or not, I got away with wearing it as a tie clip for years when my job was such that a tie was necessary for work. So it qualified as EDC once upon a time, even though technically it wasn't in my pocket. Handle is mother of pearl and jet. The most recent knife I've bought is a Mcusta 122D with a cocobolo handle, like so: The blade is VG-10 core/nickel "Damascus" and is about 4". I really dig the finger grooves cut into the handle... just fits my hand so niiiiccely, but it is a little too fancy for EDC. The wood is hard as a rock, so you could really clock some-thing/one using just the handle, not even opening the blade. So my EDC knife (used to carry multiple, but am now down to one... I think- LOL!) these days is a Spyderco Military, like this: It is one of the limited edition BG-42 steel version with a carbon fiber handle. Again, its whopping big at 4" but it goes through anything and hasn't rusted on me, even though I've worn it at the beach a couple times. My favorite thing about it is it says, "Golden, Colorado, USA, Earth" on it, just in case any space invader happens to pull it out of their chests after trying to give me the old, ummm... anal probe... and they aren't sure what planet the shiny thingy what killed 'em came from :lol: Anyway, I like thumb holes for opening rather than studs, big blades of 4" or so, and generally go with Made in Japan or Made in the USA stuff..
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Post by George on Mar 2, 2013 0:35:44 GMT
Those Spyderco Military's are beautiful... Nice pic too!
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Post by randomnobody on Mar 2, 2013 1:51:04 GMT
Ooh, I like that MCusta. Cricket's pretty, too, but the blade is an odd shape to my eyes.
This thread is making me want to buy a new knife. ...or two.
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Post by stickem on Mar 2, 2013 2:15:59 GMT
Thanks! I actually nearly got arrested in DC carrying that Military. We went to this Holocaust museum, and unbeknownst to me, they had had some violence break out in the month before we went (skinheads? Aryans? not sure who was responsible for the mayhem). I'd been carrying the thing in all the public museums (Smithsonian, etc.) all day and wasn't thinking anything of it... So they had these stealth metal detectors in the door ways... Anyway, the cop's eyes just got huge when he found out what was in my pocket and he started to grab his bracelets to clap on me. Thing is, my wife's Jewish and she was with me, so I talked my way out of it by explaining I couldn't be some sort of racist Nazi chucklehead intent on shenanigans since I am married to a Jewish girl :lol: Thanks! I think you'd like the way the Mcusta fits your hand. Only thing I'd change about it is the thumb stud, which I don't like much using to open a folder with. The Cricket's blade has the same S-curvy shape the yin/yang does in the handle, so its a stylistic thing mostly, though the blade curvature probably does give you more surface area to cut with than the average 2" blade does. It's VG-10, which is my favorite knife steel. Basically I like it because it is fancy enough to be hidden in plain sight without most folks guessing what it actually is. It looks like this when closed: sort of like the shape of a stone you'd find in a river. Thing is, the clip on the back and its length make it great for a tie clip :twisted:
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Post by frankthebunny on Mar 2, 2013 3:03:29 GMT
wow, that Mcusta really is sweet. I've been drooling over their knives for a while and they're just amazing looking.
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Post by randomnobody on Mar 2, 2013 3:46:36 GMT
Yeah, I noticed the yin yang pattern, nice touch. Normally I find it tacky, but it's done tastefully here. Still, I'm a stickler for drop or spear point in my folders, and the recurved edge into the sloped spine just irks me for no good reason. I prefer to have good belly and that's just the opposite. I can see where it would be useful, but I just don't like it.
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Post by stickem on Mar 2, 2013 4:46:28 GMT
Agreed. I like a full belly as well. No worries. I probably wouldn't design the blade this way either, but it flows well with the overall design, methinks. The Cricket's blade almost looks like an animal's claw coming out of a the pad of finger/toe... and if I was going to use it for defense purposes, I might would use it silat style like a small karambit. The stealth aspect of a small blade and so on... have seen some folks palm such a small knife and have it poke out between their fingers... and disappear again... good for doing some damage and getting the hell outta there in a crowd...mostly homemade stuff like this:
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Post by randomnobody on Mar 2, 2013 15:00:48 GMT
My thoughts were of a karambit with a weight problem. :x Unquestionably the best defensive use for it, but I'm still weary on it's practical application. Either way, pretty little thing. I've seen a lot of belt buckle or similarly disguised small knives, and they've all struck me as interesting novelties...that I'd lose the first day. :oops: That coin especially.
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Post by frankthebunny on Mar 8, 2013 21:00:38 GMT
I saw one of those coin blades recently but it was a quarter and they were being sold new. honestly I don't think it could really do a lot of damage unless your target was still and you had time to grab an artery or something similar. for it's size I would think a straight blade design would be a little more effective. if you did happen to grab onto a bit of flesh, because of the hook design I think you would loose grip immediately especially in a fast sweeping strike. something like the Spyderco Bug would make for a better tiny blade imho although the coin is obviously much stealthier.
a heavily curved karambit is a very difficult weapon to use without decent training. you are probably more likely to get it caught on your target and loose it or be caught up yourself and be prone to an attack rather than causing significant damage to your opponent. it's probably a case of 90% technique and 10% weapon where as a big straight blade would be a lot more about the weapon itself.
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Post by MOK on Mar 8, 2013 23:11:35 GMT
Really, the primary use I can see for any small blades in a self defense situation is simply scaring and distracting the attacker with some quick, unexpected hurt so you can more easily get the hell away.
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Post by Marc on Mar 15, 2013 17:42:08 GMT
I'm late to the topic, but here is my edc. I like nice objects and I like to use them. I have a soft spot for the Laguiole knife design. So here is my Laguiole and a Laguiole inspired knive ( the upper one). The small one is usually in my pocket, even at the office. ( let me look... Yeah it's there)
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