An extremely dumb question

Combat. However it can be a great all around blade. That's why it is so popular. It kind of fits whatever you need. Awe hell, now I want a comp finish one.
 
Is it primarily a "combat" knife? That makes it sound like a dedicated fighter, which it definitely is not.
Though of course it would serve in that role if necessary. I would call it more of a heavy combat/utility/camp knife.
It's a great all arounder, as brtn said.
 
voracious1 said:
Is it primarily a "combat" knife? That makes it sound like a dedicated fighter, which it definitely is not.
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The reality is that 'combat' knives are designed for utility primarily and while they can be used in 'hand to hand combat' they will not excel in this role.

The types of knives that make good fighters have very thin edges (usually double edged), thin stock (3/16" and less) and generally need to perform more like butcher's knives than general use utility knives.
 
I was thinking about this myself. If it were going to be a pure fighter, the handle wouldn't be same, and the balance wouldn't be as far forward, and there would be more a swedge or something similar. In fact, a good example is the AA.
I agree that the best classification would be a camp knife, or maybe combat utility (or someother hybrid classification) since it's lighter than most other choppers that size that Busse produces.
 
A combat knife, hasn´t been synonymous with a fighting knife since WW2, nowadays, troops use knives not as weapons but as multipurpose tools.

If you have a look at the Gerber mark ii, you´ll see a purely combat knife -as in the “fighting knife” sense of the word- , with little or no use as any other thing besides wounding another living animal. But the USMC Mark ii, which is also considered as a combat knife, has some other uses besides fighting because of its construction.

The Team Gemini is an upgrade to the design of the Mark2 USMC, and that´ll make it a “Combat-utility knife”, or a “Tactical-Survival” or any other definition you want to mix.

Nowadays troops are no longer being issued knives with the sole purpose of fighting –as far as I know-, because of the type of warfare we experience nowadays, and perhaps the only truly indispensable knife for the army is the machete (for jungle or swamp situations), which busse hasn´t made yet (perhaps the BWM??), and that isn´t a combat knife unless you are in sub-saharan Africa.

A soldier nowadays, will be very well armed for the everyday tasks with a Morakniv, as far as I my experience goes.

I haven´t had a TG yet, but I bet it´ll outperform pretty much every knife you know as a utility knife, except larger busses. And I also could bet, It´ll be well outperformed as a fighting knife by a knife like a Mark2 (but the latter is a bet I´m not sure I´m willing to take.

Good luck.
 
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The reality is that 'combat' knives are designed for utility primarily and while they can be used in 'hand to hand combat' they will not excel in this role.

The types of knives that make good fighters have very thin edges (usually double edged), thin stock (3/16" and less) and generally need to perform more like butcher's knives than general use utility knives.
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TIERRAVENTURA said:
A combat knife, hasn´t been synonymous with a fighting knife since WW2, nowadays, troops use knives not as weapons but as multipurpose tools.

If you have a look at the Gerber mark ii, you´ll see a purely combat knife -as in the “fighting knife” sense of the word- , with little or no use as any other thing besides wounding another living animal. But the USMC Mark ii, which is also considered as a combat knife, has some other uses besides fighting because of its construction.

The Team Gemini is an upgrade to the design of the Mark2 USMC, and that´ll make it a “Combat-utility knife”, or a “Tactical-Survival” or any other definition you want to mix.

Nowadays troops are no longer being issued knives with the sole purpose of fighting –as far as I know-, because of the type of warfare we experience nowadays, and perhaps the only truly indispensable knife for the army is the machete (for jungle or swamp situations), which busse hasn´t made yet (perhaps the BWM??), and that isn´t a combat knife unless you are in sub-saharan Africa.

A soldier nowadays, will be very well armed for the everyday tasks with a Morakniv, as far as I my experience goes.

I haven´t had a TG yet, but I bet it´ll outperform pretty much every knife you know as a utility knife, except larger busses. And I also could bet, It´ll be well outperformed as a fighting knife by a knife like a Mark2 (but the latter is a bet I´m not sure I´m willing to take.

Good luck.
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These two nailed it, a combat knife is NOT a pure fighting knife. A combat knife ends up being used as a breaker, lever, screwdriver, etc etc. Every veteran I have worked with ended up using it for everything but cutting people, but one. Even the door kickers didn't have to resort to the knife as a defense weapon, more often the doors and boxes were getting the wrath of the knife.

A combat knife has to deal with all conditions and uses, so its thick and tough.

More often than not, the combat knife is a multi tool. Kind of a let down to the warrior crowd eh? :p I still have the sand imbedded Leatherman Super Tool that went over to Iraq in the first days of the major assault. It is a treasure.
 
I feel bad because I have ordered and backed out several times because of finances but, also I just couldn't figure out what kind of use I would actually use it for.
 
Zombie slayer of course.

Really though, I think it could fill the role of combat or utility.
 
ron finkbeiner jr said:
I feel bad because I have ordered and backed out several times because of finances but, also I just couldn't figure out what kind of use I would actually use it for.
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Once you hold the TGLB in your hands you'll know the answer to what you'll use it for: anything and everything ;).
 
My combat tour took place in the 90's, and I wouldn't compare it to what the heros of the past decade and a half have gone through. But when I was over there, I used a Gerber multi tool and a Swiss Army knife, never needing more. I think the stereotypical "combat knife" would be ideal back in the days of trench warfare, but now days a utility/camp knife such as the TGLB or ASH would be better suited for the job.

Personally, I would classify the TGLB as a utility/camp knife.
 
Believe it or not I just started watching the walking dead. I have seen the TGLB before but seeing it in action really got me goin!
 
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