Are Push Daggers relevant anymore?

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golok

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I have this little fascination with push daggers. However, I don't see it being discussed much. It's one of those cute blades that probably has seen better days.

I have always been intrigued by it after I saw it in one of those war movies (Platoon, I think) where it was employed for a more sinister purpose.

Anyway, who wears a push dagger these days? Personally, I would like to have one built like a buckle but push dagger-cum-buckle is a bit of a rarity.

I tend to associate push daggers with neck knives. I suppose one can wear it around the neck too.

What are some of the better uses for push daggers?
 
Belt buckle knifes and push daggers are both illegal in many areas so check it out first before you carry. I love push daggers, but cannot legally carry them. I would love to though. If I could I would in a heartbeat. I would order one right this instant. Theuir grip is unmatched in security and are very compact as neck knife blades.
 
I used to carry a pushdagger (everywhere but airports, for any of those zero tollerance types ;) ), but now that I'm into high quality folders I don't anymore. As a kid I've been interested in them since seeing Cold Steel ads in my dad's Soldier of Fortune ads. I got a Valor Wallet Knife when I was 12 and carried it until I moved to AZ when I was 14 (I accidently left it at a friends house and diddn't get it back until I went to visit years later.) I also bought but rarely carried a Cold Steel Urban Skinner (now called Safekeeper III) when I was 14. I carried a Cold Steel Urban Pal (1980s style) and sometimes a belt buckle knife until I got a Spyderco Endura. What I like about them is that they are small fixed blades that are easily carried in a wallet or keychain and are not that hard to use once you get used to them. There were a variety of pretty good pushdaggers available in the 1980s but now the only good ones I know of are by Cold Steel, which were the best available anyway. I used them for ultility purposes except for the Urban Skinner which was primarily for defense but also for a small backup survival knife.

Back in those days I diddn't trust folders much for hard use, but now there are many good ones on the market. Neck knives are a good alternative to the pushdagger, at least for what I carried them for, and I sometimes carry a Livesay Woo or an Emerson LaGriffe. I also liked the Cold Steel Ready Edge. I'd like to see Cold Steel bring back some of their older knives like the Urban Shiv and the Urban Pal, and give the original Urban Pal a little more cutting ability - it's chisel grind is a bit too dull.
 
A long time ago, I also carried a Cold Steel pushdagger as my EDC. I would just wear it in my front jeans pocket. It's what was once known as the Terminator. Now I think it is called the Safekeeper. It's a great little knife, and I still have it. Certainly not as handy as a good tactical folder, but I was just a kid at the time and thought it was cool.

Incidentally, this was the same knife as seen in Platoon. It was definitely an anachronism.
 
I too have a great fondness and fascination with push daggers.

Very aggressive looking and when brandished. . .it says one thing ! But, they are beauties. . .and sooooo cool.

My first. . .as well. . .a Cold Steel ( I haven't carried mine in 4 - 5 years ). Very well made, durable and razor sharp. Get goose bumps just thinking about it. :D

My yearning for push daggers had pretty much went to the wayside. . .until this thread popped up . . .

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=187882&highlight=push+dagger

Look at that pic :eek: ( da Gig is salivatin' and is sexually excited ! ! ! ) ;)

Someone needs to tell that Nick dude to knock the BS off. . .I hate it when these kinda peoples come in here tryin' to get some of my frog backs ! ;)
 
Here's my favourite...a Mel Pardue auto folder push dagger!

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RL
 
Wow! That Pardue is awesome! It's also one of the most illegal knives one could hope to own in most states :D:
- Auto
- Double edged
- Push Dagger

What are the scales, and what are those inlays?
 
Originally posted by ThinkOfTheChildren
Wow! That Pardue is awesome! It's also one of the most illegal knives one could hope to own in most states :D:
- Auto
- Double edged
- Push Dagger

What are the scales, and what are those inlays?
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I was thinking EXACTLY the same thing...perhaps he'll come out with a Balisong version next :D

Here are the specs straight from Knifeart (looks like they still have one in stock):

ARTIST: Mel Pardue
BLADE SIZE: 2 3/4"
BLADE MATERIAL: Stainless ATS-34
HANDLE: Black G-10 with brown inlay and red button release
WEIGHT: 3 oz.
COMMENTS: Fast opening coil spring automatic - single action. Wicked push dagger blade. Blasted Titanium spacer and screws. We asked Mel to make this knife special for us.
PRICE: $425

Incidentally, I have seen other versions on the web...perhaps on Mel's site??

RL
 
Originally posted by RL
I was thinking EXACTLY the same thing...perhaps he'll come out with a Balisong version next :D
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Yea, and a Ballistic version too! You press the button once to flip it like a bali, twice to auto open the double edged blade in push dagger format, and three times to launch the blade! Blade must be gigantic, of course. Oh, and the whole thing must be of non-metal construction: that would make it even more illegal in CA!

What else am I forgetting??? :D :D :D :D
 
Originally posted by ThinkOfTheChildren

What else am I forgetting??? :D :D :D :D
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Of course the handle would have to be ivory (illegal to import in some places) and there should be no pocket clip so that it could only be carried concealed :)

RL
 
Push daggers are useful for those of us who study grappling arts. If you choose to use your hands to grapple or apply a hold or joint lock, you don't have to disarm yourself to do it.
 
I carried one occasionally, after a pizza delivery guy was shot in the face on the street next to campus. It was one of the old aus-8 CS push daggers, 5" of course.:D That was a few years ago, and I havent carried it in a while. On the bright side, it makes a very good fruit knife; works great on apples.
 
Undersigned, I saw a push dagger about identical to the one you describe on Ebay not too long ago. Do you know anything about it?
 
Yes. As far as I'm concerned ; I used to carry a Blackjack knives
Highland dirk in a pocket holster I made from a Kershaw sheath. Legalities aside, if you want to carry a push dagger, I say, mind your business & get left alone. The worst that happened was I lost my
Highland dirk :( but could carry a pistol that could "reach out and touch someone" farther. All because I had a damn permit to do so.
Go figure.

A.E.T.
 
Originally posted by RL
Here's my favourite...a Mel Pardue auto folder push dagger!

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RL
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wow that is an awesome knife, is it a custom or a production knife, mel pardue? so is it under the benchmade banner?
 
Definately custom. I doubt BM would produce such a piece with such a limited market and such high cost.
 
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