Can I see some of your pocket and/or tactical knives?

[peskypesky]

i just have a machete, which i carry in my car.

 

[mrpinter]

Very nice @mayfly. I l really like the rosewood handle and the engraving.

 

[mrpinter]

California-legal (under 2") auto. Sharp and snappy!

 

[rockandroller]

I was searching my office today for some Bluetooth hardware and stumbled on the little lockblade knife our detachment commander gifted me. Its about eight inches long when open, Very comfortable to hold...

 

[rockandroller]

 

[mrpinter]

^^^ Now that's a proper professional/first responder knife @rockandroller; strap cutter and glass breaker and everything!

 

[mrpinter]

A couple of new knives for the collection:

Hogue Mysto, USA made






MKM "Lov" lock back folder, Italian

 

[Spud]

A couple of new knives for the collection:

Hogue Mysto, USA made
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MKM "Lov" lock back folder, Italian
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Hogue makes some nice holsters!

 

[mrpinter]

Hogue makes some nice holsters!

And pistol grips too.

 

[mrpinter]

Microtech MSI folder in Midnight Tiger Camo. 3.9" M390MK blade:

 

[Scab Pickens]

I don't get it. What do you use these knives for? If I owed these knives and used them for "tactical" reasons, I wouldn't display them on a public forum. Just sayin', you know? (I know you don't know ... ).

 

[mrpinter]

I collect them. I don't have any intention of using them as weapons. There's a lot of technology involved with some of them. They're interesting to me. I'm interested in watches and guitars for the same reason. And I have some that I do use for everyday tasks like opening things. If this thread bothers you... you don't have to participate.

 

[rockandroller]

The human drive for "collecting" isn't limited just to guitars!

 

[mrpinter]

Something I just noticed about my collection is that there is a sub theme of miniature knives. These are definitely not what you would call tactical, more like everyday carry or utility:

Extrema Ratio BF0. ~2.5" blade, N690 steel, Italian


MKM Isonzo, 2.25" blade, M390 steel, Italian


Pro-Tech Runt 5 (auto), 1.9" blade, Magnacut steel, USA


Spyderco Manbug, 1.9" blade, Micro Melt PD#1 steel, Japan


Spyderco Dragonfly, 2-5/16" blade, VG10 steel, Japan

 

[rockandroller]

Those ones with the big round holes in the blades; is that just weight reduction or is there some other utility??

 

[mrpinter]

Those ones with the big round holes in the blades; is that just weight reduction or is there some other utility??

The holes are to facilitate one-hand opening: when holding the knife, you engage the hole with your thumb, push down and forward, and the blade swivels up into its locked position. The holes are an alternate opening method to thumb-studs, which are more common on locking folders, and function the same way. You push on a protruding stud to open the knife instead of a hole. In the photo below the thumb-stud is at the top of the butterfly logo:

The round opening holes are a trademark protected invention of the Spyderco knife company, which is why opening holes by other companies are not round. They save a few steps in the manufacturing process compared to thumb-studs. I don't find any advantage to using either; both work and it comes down to availability or personal preference.

 

[Tretgeraet]

They save a few steps in the manufacturing process compared to thumb-studs. I don't find any advantage to using either; both work and it comes down to availability or personal preference.

Thumb-studs are sometimes detachable.

[MOD EDIT]

 

[Tretgeraet]

I used to carry on of these everyday, mainly for scissors or the bottle openers, or some other tools, I rarely use the knives at all.


I even made purpleheart scales for this one:


And I used this at work:


[MOD EDIT]

 

[aarontunes]

Hey guys, we can discuss knives in the off-topic area, but let's keep the comments related to the knives only.

I just edited/deleted a few posts that contained comments about the legality of knives in certain countries. Such comments are a gateway to political or contentious topics, which are strictly forbidden here.

 

[aarontunes]

I'm not really a knife guy, but since I'm here, here's the best contributions I can make to this thread:

Contribution #1
My cousin is a master knife maker, and actually won Forged in Fire a few years ago. His name is Jared Williams, and his company is called Jared's Forge. Here is the episode. My cousin is the guy with the beard:

Contribution #2
I don't really know squat about knives, but I do own this. It's one of the first things I ever bought with my own money. My grandpa took me to the K-Mart in Nampa, Idaho when I was about 8 years old. (So this would have been around 1976.) We had lunch in the restaurant that was inside the K-Mart, and then he helped me pick out this. I doubt it has any value or cool-factor at all. That memory is the only reason I still have it, and I imagine I'll keep hanging onto it until one of my kids has to deal with it.