7" or folded 3-4" (am i boring you yet?) :-)

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Chariot

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hi gang, im back. still having decided wether i should buy a 7" or a just settle for a 3-4" (like benchmade 710) my use would be city environment self-defense :-)

i also really like the look of the hobbit folded and sifu, but they seem to heavy to carry properly.. damn.

hey jeff if you're around you wrote in the bowie thread:


"When I first entered this thread I didn't realize that we were exclusively talking about self defense in a civilian urban environment. This does push you towards less bulky designs. I still say that a long knife that snap-cuts well is best but I would make a few adjustments from the classic Bowie model--
--trade the cross guard for a compact finger guard
--make the handle slimmer and flatter, maybe with a small subhilt.
--make the blade narrower like a #1 Randall,
--keep the blade about 3/16" thick to keep blade heavy enough.
For city carry I use a point-up sheath under my left arm. This can go under a shirt that is not tucked in or under a jacket. Another way is to cut out most of the inside of my right front pants pocket. Then I use a sheath that straps to my right thigh with the knife handle in my "pocket". This requires a very slim configuration, but can take an 8" blade."

now that sounds good to me, but where can i get a knife like that (don't have 5+ years to wait around for custom made sorry) thanks for the great replies...

the arguments for the bowie (would thrust like a dagger, be effective as a small axe, great for distance etc and can be carried pretty lightly it it's a good model and with a good system for it etc) is growing on me... i definitely changed my opinion that's it's only macho bs (sorry for that topic...)

regards


 
You have to keep your tools in perspective. Are you willing to make the life style committment to carry a big fixed blade. Sooner or later, somebody who knows you will think you are a nut for carrying a big blade.

A bigger knife is always an advantage in a fight, but if you are in a shi+ storm so deep that the extra 3" matters, maybe you should have just taken a cab and avoided that neighborhood altogether.

Bigger knives have an advantage, but smaller knives are likely to be completely adequate. You just have to decide based on your own self image. I would love to carry a 7" fighter everywhere I go, but my family would think me silly, and with any luck at all, they would be right. With a 4" folder, and a little training and awareness, I am just as safe. Plus, I have a knife that is practical for cutting up apples, bagels, burrito-grandes, that sort of thing.

The best thing to have in a knife fight is the good sense to stay out of them at all costs.
 
Chariot,
Have you considered a 3-5" fixed blade? There are several excellent defensive blades in this size category that are readily available.
They have the reliability and speed of being a straight knife, and split the difference between a folder and a large fixed for ease of carry.
Just an idea.
Also, if your don't like the larger folders because they are too heavy for carry, then why would you go to even a larger fixed blade? I have owned a couple of CS Gunsite folders with the 5" blade, and you don't even notice the size/weight difference until you go to use it.
My Canadian $0.02
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Steve

[This message has been edited by steve22595 (edited 07-24-2000).]
 
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