59 and have never needed a tactical

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I'm only 21 and haven't needed a tactical knife, but if I ever need a knife in a self defense situation I hope I have my buck 110 on me at the time.
I don't know about you guys but if I really need to open somebody up I'd rather have a knife that was designed to cut through flesh, and a sharp 110 would really end someone.

Anyways it's good to be prepared, but people who think and edc cutting tool needs to be ultra modern and tactical are kidding themselves ( nothing wrong with pocket clips and one hand opening for convenience though )
 
Kamagong, I agree, i think of them more in terms of just another pattern floating around, rather than tactical. Just another tool for the right job and there are jobs where the time arises that you have to hold something in one hand and cut with the other. I notice more and more oldtimers with a pocketclip hanging out of their overalls due to arthritis and not able to open anything else. Kind of like not wanting to go back to the days before air conditioning. But that is another discussion probably best suited for another forum. I prefer a traditional knife but I enjoy seeing a nice knife of any kind as long as its got character from use.
 
I remember when this was a true tactical knife (for those who don't know --- there's a difference between a tactical knife and a combat knife, a tactical vehicle and a combat vehicle, etc.)

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kamagong said:
I know this is the traditional forum, but I don't understand this urge to constantly denigrate "tactical" knives. I especially find it humorous when people inject the word need into the conversation, not when most, if not all, of the participants own enough knives to last them several lifetimes. That doesn't seem to stop anyone from buying more knives, despite no real or even perceived need.

My favorite knife is perhaps one of the most "tactical" designs of them all. It's a bowie, forged by Stuart Branson. It is probably the most impractical knife I own. My Sebenza and LCC stay in the drawer now, but at least they've been used. The only thing this bowie has cut is air. I still love it. I got it because I wanted it, not because I needed it. That's enough. I think it's incredible that this has to be explained on a forum for enthusiasts.
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I agree. I love many traditional patterns; those are the only types of knives I carried and used in the past, mainly because 'traditional' knives are all that were available if you wanted a pocketknife. They still excel at real-world cutting, but so do many modern one-handlers.

I dislike the term 'tactical knife'. It sounds pretentious on one side and like a put-down on the other.

I also think it's weird when traditional knife people say that people don't need certain types of knives (modern). Guess what, guys? I'm betting that MOST of the people out there you'd come across think that NOBODY needs to carry a pocketknife of ANY type, whether modern or traditional. I've experienced someone looking at me suspiciously when I used a bone-handled Case trapper to open a package, and another time when using the scissors on my Victorinox Classic SAK to cut paper, someone informed me that I had a deadly weapon.

I own and use both traditional and modern designs. My favorite one-handed now is a small CRK Inkosi. It cuts great! And I also carry Victorinox SAKs; an Executive and a Spartan. I occasionally enjoy carrying/using my Case yellow medium stockman.

Aren't we lucky to live at a time and place where we can carry a knife at all, and are free to choose from such a variety of knife styles. I don't understand the need to denigrate another's tastes if they prefer traditional, modern, or both.

Jim
 
I've got a few years on the OP and also have never needed a tactical. I have several one hand openers, none were advertised as tactical. One was advertised as a rescue knife and I carried that on the ambulance when I was a volunteer EMT.

I have only used any cutting tool in an emergency once; and that was something designed by a knife company for emergency personnel to cut open clothing. It made it easy to get a guy's shirt off and get the paddles on him quick.

For everyday use, if I need to have a knife for a particular purpose, I make sure I am in a position to use one of hundreds of traditional knives I have - one of which I can open with one hand and the edge of a pocket. And it ain't bad looking either.

 
kamagong said:
...I especially find it humorous when people inject the word need into the conversation...

My favorite knife is perhaps one of the most "tactical" designs of them all. It's a bowie, forged by Stuart Branson. It is probably the most impractical knife I own...
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There's definitely an excess of neediness here recently :rolleyes:

That Bowie is fantastic :thumbup:
 
James Y said:
I've experienced someone looking at me suspiciously when I used a bone-handled Case trapper to open a package, and another time when using the scissors on my Victorinox Classic SAK to cut paper, someone informed me that I had a deadly weapon.

Jim
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Jim, I had a similar thing happen with a Vic Classic; when I reached into my pocket and got my Classic out to cut a loose thread, this person said, "there is no need to get a weapon out!" Sigh.
 
kamagong said:
I know this is the traditional forum, but I don't understand this urge to constantly denigrate "tactical" knives.
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The BF questions and comments about "deploying" them and how to "deploy" them and similar doesn't help.
 
RDaneel said:
Jim, I had a similar thing happen with a Vic Classic; when I reached into my pocket and got my Classic out to cut a loose thread, this person said, "there is no need to get a weapon out!" Sigh.
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It's crazy, isn't it? I still remember when my 9th grade typing teacher, Mr. Medina, showed me his 303 Buck Cadet that he carried in his suit pocket. He'd seen me sharpening a pencil or something in class with my Schrade medium stockman. That was around 1978. That was my introduction to Buck Knives. No implication of knives as weapons. Most of the boys I knew had some type of pocketknife.

I will say that whenever I take out one of my traditionals to use, it takes me back to the late '70s.

Jim
 
My father in law and all the boys used to take their shotguns and and .22s to school and lean them against the wall in the corner of the classroom so they could squirrel hunt on the way home from school, probably in the 1940's since he's in his 70's. He said no one even thought about pointing it at anyone else or you would have to answer to their daddy and uncles. Times sure have changed
 
Jack Black said:
There's definitely an excess of neediness here recently :rolleyes:

That Bowie is fantastic :thumbup:
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Thanks Jack.

Sometimes a man needs to treat himself to something nice. I did just that and bought myself a "tactical" knife. :p

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I echo kamagong's sentiments. "Need" only entered into the equation when I was considering the very first knife that I bought. Arguably, the need for a knife was tenuous even then.

I truly enjoy this subform as well as the folks who frequent this place and their posts. I know that this is the traditional sub forum and as such traditional knives should be the main topic of discussion, but I don't see why there can't be more tolerance toward other types of knives. I currently have no autos, karambits, or balisongs, but I know many folks have such knives and that is a great thing even if they never use them, carry them, or need them. Similarly, many folks have very fast cars, and nearly all cars will go much faster than the posted speed limit. I will go out on a limb here and say that very few of us "need" such machines.
 
I have a couple of Moderns, find them useful in certain situations (up ladders-which I hate-confined spaces, not too keen on that either) They work well, but I have no need or interest in more of them, fine tools they are. Can't say the same about no need or interest in more Traditionals though, it's insatiable :eek::eek::D

Conversely, no doubt there's many a person who collects Moderns by the drawer and has a couple of Traditionals out of interest as well. It's all knives and knife mania :cool:

Thanks, Will
 
I can't figure out what the issue here is. Is it the word "tactical" being used for marketing?

I like and carry slipjoints. I like and carry modern knives. I have more slipjoints than moderns. I'm about the same age as the OP. I rarely need a pocket knife for anything, yet I do carry one (or three). I have never needed a knife (or any sort of weapon) in a self-defense scenario.

Still not sure what it is I am supposed to be answering. :confused:
 
I've never needed a modern for self-defense, but quite a few times their one-hand opening feature has come in handy, when working and holding/controlling something with the other hand.
 
Jack Black said:
Easy tiger! :eek:
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I'm just sayin' people carry all sorts of ultra modern folders , when a 50yr old design will work just as well if not better. Some people just seem to have a distaste for one handed traditionals when they're more than adequate.
Knives are still knifes and they all cut stuff so it's no big deal.
 
I think some of you are misunderstanding tactical. Being a cop for 30 years when we think of a tactical knife todays design suits our needs. You get a house alarm and arrive to find a stolen vehicle in the drive you need a stout knife to stab a couple tires so the suspects can't use the car to get away if they get back to it. Or the apartment door lock you need to pry open because someone is getting the crap kicked out of them and no one will buzz you in at 4am. This is more of what they are designed for than defense but of course as a last ditch hand to hand tool they are ideal.
 
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