Are "Rambo" type knives practical?

The Rambo movies are really what started me getting interested in a big "survival" knife. Never bought any of the Rambo knives. They used to be stacked higher and deeper at gun shows. Never bought a Bear Grylls knife either. But I have to admit I love to pick up a big knife, even the Rambo knives.
 
22-rimfire said:
The Rambo movies are really what started me getting interested in a big "survival" knife. Never bought any of the Rambo knives. They used to be stacked higher and deeper at gun shows. Never bought a Bear Grylls knife either. But I have to admit I love to pick up a big knife, even the Rambo knives.
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I have 2 of the 3. Not as nice as the "Rambo knives" being discussed in this thread, but some decent users for the price.
 
b yond said:
I have 2 of the 3. Not as nice as the "Rambo knives" being discussed in this thread, but some decent users for the price.
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Me too. My first was an EK and I later bought the beastly SOG Tigershark. Have to say the Tigershark is a better knife than the Rambo knives put out by United Cutlery. Fun though. It's all about fun. Not much of a wire cutter however.
 
Boker actually makes a nice hollow handled knife. I believe its a forged piece of 1095. Looks solid.
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It's 440C, actually. But yeah, the boker Apparo is the name of the knife, and it's SUPPOSED to be pretty good. I've never handled ones, but all the reviews I've read are very positive. I would note that that particular model is bead blasted...... but it's not like you couldn't CHANGE that with some elbow grease.
 
Its not a fantasy, that whole scene plays out each and every time I pick up my Rambo blade. My wife is sick of it. Once my brother was over and he had it out =BOOM off he goes slaying mortals by the dozen. It really pisses her off when I leave it out, then she tells me to put it away... I reach to pick the deific weapon off its perch when LO! Fire....charlie...... Tries everywhere ... ( yes tries... My phone doesn't believe I need to use the word trees).... Second knife inside the handle...............
 
gremlin moon said:
There is a certain satisfaction when you are on a camping trip and say,"Check this out" and pull a Rambo knife from your backpack and then twist open the storage handle revealing the presence of some huge joints whereupon you strike a match against the blade and proceed to get everyone high; other than that a Mora Companion is slightly more reasonable.
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Apparently I've been using Rambo style knives wrong...
 
gremlin moon said:
There is a certain satisfaction when you are on a camping trip and say,"Check this out" and pull a Rambo knife from your backpack and then twist open the storage handle revealing the presence of some huge joints whereupon you strike a match against the blade and proceed to get everyone high; other than that a Mora Companion is slightly more reasonable.
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Naw, then ya' just run out of weed and gotta' go get more.
It's a vicious cycle, turn back now. :p

DC
 
modify the hollow handle to function as a bong, that's some macgyver stuff right there, lol :)
 
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j4ckwr4th said:
Actually, one time :
All I had was my Rambo blade (authentic movie quality) when the fire started. I took a breath through the nose and somewhere in the back of my mind a sudden alarm was raised. I double checked the front yard and to my relief : no Vietcong. That's when I threw myself into action and run threw the house towards the back door. I knew how charlie played his game, he was waiting for me..... Well he was gonna get me.....
The ancient dragon teeth protruding from the spine of my powerful blade made quick work of the fleshy material between the top of a man's skull ...... And the soles of his shoes.....
Bullet impacts are having no effect on my pure rage filled body. The blade I wield mercilessly seems to sharpen itself upon the very cleave of my deathblows .......
Whence the battle subsided I resolved to construct a shelter amidst the bodies, felling whole tries in single swipes of this powerful blade. The hidden container inside the grip of my palm keeping no less than one mile of paracord, an 18 oz sirloin (for emergencies) and indeed, a second rambo knife, inside its very handle....Its very essence, its very..... SHAPE gives me strength unknown to mortal men.
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PTSD sure is a comical thing that everyone should mock on internet forums
 
We can't forget that the hollow handle was an attempt to maximize a soldier efficiency during the war (ww2 I believe is when this style of knife design was created? Correct me if I'm wrong) mainly for our pilots. The innovation was a step forward in the knife industry. Though the Randall's even back then were practically industructible during testing it paved the way for today's better designs (reeves and cold steels bushman which are one piece). I believe the idea of having a hollow handle is sound. I carry a compact bow drill in the hollow handle of my Fiskars hatchet. Got to give credit were credit is due. And to think the people behind these designs are not on their rumps playing xbox all day. We need more of the reeves and Tim Leathermans in America. I believe there should be more threads on "how can we make the hollow handle design more efficient."
 
I have a question....

Why are these knives NOT practical?

Lots of people don't like the hollow handles, big blades, and sawbacks, but it there a reason that a well-made knife of this type is a bad choice for field use?
 
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