Bad trend in knife names!

As far as threatening knife names, "Forsaken Mistress" always struck me as a great one. Also helps that it is attached to a very threatening knife.
 
Another Shepherd said:
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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Is there a chuthulu?

That would be a cool name for a knife.
 
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To be fair, for me the name of the knife in question doesn't bother me near as much as the aesthetics of it.
I think it's ugly, personally... I also wouldn't necessarily call it a "trend", as outside a few of the mall ninja & gas station brands, the VAST majority of brands aren't using names like that... Just because a handful do, does not make it a "trend". A trend would be when it starts to become common place across more and more makers, and as such, I just don't see it outside of a very small isolated few, (and the afore mentioned low budget brands).
 
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I named my knife, Bogart….don’t ask to use it.
If I had a knife co. I’d hire the guy who names Navy jets.
 
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It's just a name. Don't like it, don't buy it, simple as that. If it's your faith or just your feelings, cool, whatever. To me it doesn't matter at all, they're just words. Usually attached to an ugly knife, or a very impractical knife. So I wouldn't buy one anyway.

I did however buy a We Subjugator, and it's fantastic. So is the Civivi Conspirator. Getting upset at the name is just stupid.
 
Hackenslash said:
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.
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It's not the point of whose the nut be hind the wheel so to speak. Case law is pretty straight forward and easy enough to see trends in. I suppose we can disagree on that. As for the devil names, there's a line between appropriate and not. The catholic church talks about he!! and Satan probably more than Jesus. Devils pass and similar of places are usually based on Christianity or Dante and that Era etc. But a knife called the demonic thirst is not in the same vein.
 
The Grendels said:
The Homicide 66 will appeal to a very special subset of knife buyers. Their lawyer will suggest they buy something with a more playful name and brightly coloured handle. Those butterflies on your Benchmade knives are there for your protection.

"Tactical urban killing blade? Your honour, the knife in question clearly has a butterfly on it. I ask you, who would choose a murder weapon with a butterfly on it? Is this the murdery weapon of an unhinged mind or of a gentle soul in need of a tool to cut twine in the garden?"
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Yeah, that’s not gonna be a helpful detail when it emerges during testimony.
 
Drop bear said:
Is there a chuthulu?

That would be a cool name for a knife.
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CRKT 2387O Folts Minimalist Bowie Cthulhu Fixed Blade Neck Knife 2.125" Satin with Etching, Blue Thermoplastic Handles, Thermoplastic Sheath
It's a very handy neck knife, but very not scary. I have a different model.
 
A.L. said:
How about GEC Mutilation Barbecue jack knife for slam fans?
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Did not notice this one, a Mortician-inspired GEC (Thinking of the Chopped Up For Barbecue record) would be sick, the 1095 in meat would develop the most beautiful purpley-red hues! 🤘🤘
Maybe with fork for a hobo-knife style eating configuration. Been thinking how since I despise plastic, I should have one on a knife.

Sometimes, it brings me great pleasure to use a very "hardcore" blade for innocuous tasks (of course around myself and my own, not people), llike using a Matriarch 2 for pruning buds on flowers, or as my mushroom hunting knife, a fun activity. Gave my fiance an Opinel no. 8 Mushroom hunter, but I use this, or an all-black version set up the same way. Just gives me pleasure.
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beeinak said:
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.
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Sadly, this is a real thing with guns. I'm less concerned about usability mods than I am things like skulls, a Punisher logo, or aggressive names. If nothing else, it's the same reason you try to look nice at a court date instead of showing up in tacticool gear, a heavy metal T-shirt with demonic imagery, and a purple mohawk. Impressions and background assumptions can influence decisions, whether for the human beings on the Jury or the human being wearing the robe.

Unfortunately, prosecutors are people too. An innocent person could end up facing active manipulation and blatant mischaracterization. To talk more abou this or how things get twisted in the court of public opinion, head over to the political forum.

Back to knives, there can be a funny side too. For all the Thugs and Subjugators, Steel Will has a Gienah and Civivi has an Asticus.
 
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