Bad trend in knife names!

And just to add some serious commentary to the thread, I’ve never let the name of an object influence my level of interaction with it. It’s an object and exists to serve my purpose.

It’s all just fluff and marketing. By fearing words, you give them power over you. The one exception would be a word or words that carry hatred toward a person or a group of people. Those have no place in our dialogue or our products. I don’t see anything wrong with “Demon Claw” or “Cerberus Fang” as knife names.

Dang…Cerberus Fang…that’s good. I’m gonna call WE Knives; they drop 12 new knives a day and need names.

My two cents.
 
Hackenslash said:
And just to add some serious commentary to the thread, I’ve never let the name of an object influence my level of interaction with it. It’s an object and exists to serve my purpose.

It’s all just fluff and marketing. By fearing words, you give them power over you. The one exception would be a word or words that carry hatred toward a person or a group of people. Those have no place in our dialogue or our products. I don’t see anything wrong with “Demon Claw” or “Cerberus Fang” as knife names.

Dang…Cerberus Fang…that’s good. I’m gonna call WE Knives; they drop 12 new knives a day and need names.

My two cents.
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"Hacknslash", I wholeheartedly disagree. Saying someone is "fearful" of xyz is too narrow minded. There are a myriad of reasons people make decisions, it's never a good idea to paint them with the emotional color you think they should be.

Again, as a Christian, I would never own something that would insult my God. I'm not scared of the name of the item or what it represents. I simply would not want to be disrespectful of Jesus or His Father by having a knife that's an ephigy/hommage/meaning of something that is distasteful - like the nephilim dagger.

Furthermore, I beleive you may benefit from reading some of the higher profile cases where manufacturers of black firearms are called to the stand. It's important to read what's said about them and the regard they're held in by the opposition in the court room. There's legal precedent for declaring a buyer of a "made for killing" item in more likely liable, and in lower regards/higher contempt, than someone with a utility item defending themselves with that item.
 
To be fair, homicide is also a term used to describe a lawful and justified affirmative self defense.

What you buy is completely up to you and your personal preference, so if the name bothers you, more power to ya.

However, silly names to describe tools should have little bearing on court decisions in my opinion.

A wrench named the "Nutcracker" compared to a wrench called the "Nicest Wrench Ever" is still just a wrench.
 
MolokaiRider said:
To be fair, homicide is also a term used to describe a lawful and justified affirmative self defense.

What you buy is completely up to you and your personal preference, so if the name bothers you, more power to ya.

However, silly names to describe tools should have little bearing on court decisions in my opinion.

A wrench named the "Nutcracker" compared to a wrench called the "Nicest Wrench Ever" is still just a wrench.
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yeah but watch out for the wench named nutcracker
 
MolokaiRider said:
To be fair, homicide is also a term used to describe a lawful and justified affirmative self defense.

What you buy is completely up to you and your personal preference, so if the name bothers you, more power to ya.

However, silly names to describe tools should have little bearing on court decisions in my opinion.

A wrench named the "Nutcracker" compared to a wrench called the "Nicest Wrench Ever" is still just a wrench.
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I agree. It's up to the end user. Not for me, maybe for someone else. I also agree that names and colors of items shouldn't matter, but we know now that they do.
 
os_tempore said:
"Hacknslash", I wholeheartedly disagree. Saying someone is "fearful" of xyz is too narrow minded. There are a myriad of reasons people make decisions, it's never a good idea to paint them with the emotional color you think they should be.

Again, as a Christian, I would never own something that would insult my God. I'm not scared of the name of the item or what it represents. I simply would not want to be disrespectful of Jesus or His Father by having a knife that's an ephigy/hommage/meaning of something that is distasteful - like the nephilim dagger.

Furthermore, I beleive you may benefit from reading some of the higher profile cases where manufacturers of black firearms are called to the stand. It's important to read what's said about them and the regard they're held in by the opposition in the court room. There's legal precedent for declaring a buyer of a "made for killing" item in more likely liable, and in lower regards/higher contempt, than someone with a utility item defending themselves with that item.
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I understand that your conviction about words is faith based, and I fully support you in you right to live and exercise your faith. I will fight beside you to protect your right to live your faith.

But…there are many faith-based lifestyles in the world and your choices can’t be made to be mine. Likewise, words that may seem harmless to you could be offensive to other faiths.

I agree there’s a common sense element about using object names that appear to incite violence. At the end of the day it’s the old “Don’t start none, Won’t be none” principle. The most violent, blood drenched knife name in the world can’t start any trouble without an idiot (or mentally ill person) on the handle.

I stand by my original comments, but we may have dragged this discussion to a place that doesn’t really fit with GKD.
 
Should be called the Homicide #187.

Knife names can be weird, or humorous. My Cheburkov is called the Sparrow, not sure why.

Brian Tighe has my favorite knife names.

Hogue Exploit sounds like something a child trafficker would own.

WE Deacon and Bishop for the religious types.

SOG Pentagon Elite for tactical operators operating tactically.

Spyderco Dice for when you're gaming in the projects.

Heretic Manticore S,E,X models for the deviant.

Some of these names I don't get, but if Iike the knife, who cares?

I'm still waiting for Heretic to make a knife called "The Inquisition." Or maybe the "Burned At The Stake."

WE is just begging for some hilarious names. How about an ethnic folder called the WE Chinese?
 
MolokaiRider said:
To be fair, homicide is also a term used to describe a lawful and justified affirmative self defense.

What you buy is completely up to you and your personal preference, so if the name bothers you, more power to ya.

However, silly names to describe tools should have little bearing on court decisions in my opinion.

A wrench named the "Nutcracker" compared to a wrench called the "Nicest Wrench Ever" is still just a wrench.
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What you say makes sense, however self-defense shooting with guns that had been altered or customized have not gone well in court. Some people believe if you put a better trigger, more comfortable grips, better sights, etc, that you were ‘looking for a fight’. Same with people involved in defensive shooting while wearing shirts or hats with statements. The names of items shouldn’t matter, but they might. I personally don’t like the silly names, but I doubt so many would have them if it wasn’t profitable marketing.
 
No more devil’s food cake or deviled eggs (I won’t miss the deviled ham).

All races at the Devil’s Backbone are forever cancelled.

Demon Ghost Pepper Powder is gone “poof”.

The devil is no longer in the details. Dang, now we don’t know where the devil is.

We must now fish Devil Rays to extinction.

See my point? It’s cultural. Not just with knives but throughout.

I agree that violent sounding names can be a problem in litigation, but demon/devil names are all around us and harmless.
 
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Demon Ghost Pepper Powder is gone “poof”.
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Ewww- Ghost Pepper has a nasty taste.
Give me Carolina Reaper or Trinidad Scorpion any day of the week!! More heat and way better flavor!

I'll slice those peppers up with my GrizzlyGutRipper - which is the knife I've wanted someone to make for 24 years!
 
I would not buy a "Homicide", "Rapist", "KKK", or "Judas" knife. "General Lee" would be borderline.

On the other hand, there is a "Nephilim Slayer".

On the third hand, "Beelzebub" would be such a cool name I might buy the knife for that alone. (That's a joke, BTW)
 
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How about a Chinese knife (WE Knives) marketed to American consumers called the Subjugator 😲

I'm not sure if they're not even trying anymore? Lost in translation? Or laughing at how stupid people are?
 
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Supposedly all these knives made around demons and the "dark one himself", where's my Spyderco Ninnghizhhidda, or my Cold Steel Luciferian Hunter?

I think most of the "murder-tastic" names are actually more based around millitary and police activity, not being a Satanist. They'll come out with a knife that no cop would carry and say its for them. Give 'em a Civillian or a Yojumbo (waved) if they need a defensive knife, innocuous enough for what they are. Or at least straight-up, no flights of fancy.

I agree, though. I'm not a fan of pulling out a knife that is pretty normal, used for cutting, and calling it the "Paramilitary", but I'm not that worried. Just call it a PM2 to those who ask and let's be honest, nobody asks your knife's name. Make up your own, call it Shirley. But yes, I avoid Desert/soldier/death references in any pocketknife I may carry, especially as SD.

Mother, Bodyguard, Traveler, Sword, and Force Responsible For Detecting Crime are the translations of the most "SD" related knives I carry for bad creatures, beasts or folks.
Matriarch, Yojimbo, Voyager, Espada, and Police.

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