Hey all,
I recently scored a very nice Mashed Cat sheath for my CG BATAC which will allow me to carry it concealed with greater ease when I'm visiting the less savoury parts of town.
But despite the name is this a combat blade or more of a utility piece?
The skull cracker would suggest the former but the drop point blade isn't exactly ferocious.
Should I be looking elsewhere for a more combat orientated piece? I do enjoy the 4 - 5 inch size for self defence.
Any suggestions?
combat = used in a military field of engagement
utility = used in civilian or military applications requiring a knife
fighting = used in hand to hand conflicts
It depends largely on what you want out of each of those catagories, but by and large the batac is a
combat knife. It is designed to be as unbreakable by hand as possible while still being able to be used as a functional knife. It has a skull crusher pommel because it may have to be used in a hand to hand conflicts while in the field.
as a utility knife it's a bit thick in the edge and the tip. The active duty and others are considerably thinner in every regard and are still strong enough to be very difficult to break by hand.
As a fighting knife it is way over built and has a choil. This is my own view and others will vary greatly in their definition of a fighting knife. For me a fighting knife is this:
1: a butchers knife. It's entire purpose is to disassemble the human body, it needs to be good at it. The only thick and obtuse knife in a butchers block is the cleaver. The best slicers look like kitchen knives, thin stiff and acute, The best stabbers look like the fairbairn sykes. The batac has neither of those qualities and struggles at either task by comparison.
2: as safe as possible for the user. This means a secure grip, and snag free design meaning
no choil. Many here have never had a problem with the choil snagging on fabrics and plastics and other materials like I have (and a few others). For utility purposes it doesn't really matter, for survival situations it can become very very important.
The batac is very much a combat knife. It can be used in a fight just as any knife can and is good as a hard use utility knife, but it is designed to be unbreakable by hand. It's design does not lend itself well to excelling as a fighter.
