BM Nim Cub II Application?

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gwlee

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The BM catalogue says: "This compact fixed blade was designed in collaboration with elite military airborne personnel," which raises the obvious question: For what purpose? Does anyone know the history of this design?
 
I'm guessing it was designed to be a compact combat/utility fixed blade.
 
Charlie Mike said:
I'm guessing it was designed to be a compact combat/utility fixed blade.
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The catalogue blurb and the styling hints that it's a compact combat, but it seems a bit too compact to be taken seriously. Makes a good letter opener though.
 
kmm said:
Asked the same question here: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=680779
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The handle is small, but it feels really good in the hand. The grind is somewhere between a drop point and a spear point. To me, it doesn't slice well enough to be a good utility knife, and it seems to be too short to be much of combat knife. It's light, but I have folders that are lighter, longer, and easier to carry.

I have one, like it a lot, and use it for opening letters, which it does reasonably well, but it doesn't seem to have much practical application. I am wondering if I am missing something.

Perhaps it was designed in collaboration with elite military personnel who need to open letters?
 
or you could have no idea what or who BM collaborated with. and are posting out the south end.

It also seems that the compact design will not apply to you.

Love or hate, buy it or don't.

Almost any knife can be used in combat, too short for what? Humans die easily.
 
I think it's a awesome little knife and like it better than my Streetbeat. The handle is actually longer than the Spyderco and feels better in the hand and as the previous poster suggested, it will get the job done. I compare the saying, it's not the caliber of the round but the placement Same goes for the blade. It's not the size of the blade but where you put it:thumbup:
 
Skimo said:
you could have no idea what or who BM collaborated with.....
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You are correct, I have no idea who BM collaborated with to design this knife or it's purpose, which is why I asked the questions in my post: "For what purpose? Does anyone know the history of this design?" For sure, I don't, but I hoping someone her might know.
 
I've always wanted one but felt they were too expensive for such a small blade and for the materials that I'd be getting. If it was S30V, an inch longer and had G10 scales though I'd be all over it. Current retail prices seems to be in the $90-$100 range.
 
I have both the Nimravus and the Nimravus Cub II. The blades are decent utility blades, but the handles suck for that purpose. They are a tradeoff on ergonomics and comfort for design and compactness. The Nimravus handle is made of metal, so the hand gets cold. The Nim Cub II has a handle made of plastic, which is good thing, but it's shape is still not suitable for a utility knife. A classic Mora will be more comfortable for that purpose.

So, let's face it — these are fighting knives that have the ability to do utility chores. However, they don't excel at the latter task.
 
gwlee said:
Skimo said:
or you could have no idea what or who BM collaborated with....
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You are correct, I have no idea who BM collaborated with to design this knife or it's purpose, which is why I asked the questions in my post: "For what purpose? Does anyone know the history of this design?" For sure, I don't, but I hoping someone her might know.
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Allen Elishewitz, but there's no way you'd know that, as Benchmade no longer puts Elishewitz' name on the knife, since he is no longer collaborating with them.;)

Skimo said:
and are posting out the south end.
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Easy does it, dude.:foot:
Skimo said:
Almost any knife can be used in combat, too short for what? Humans die easily.
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An expert I take it?:rolleyes:
 
"Combat" shouldn´t be misunderstood as a "killing knife". "Combat" is the older word for what advertising now calls "tactical". OK, as long as there are no "Combat - cell-phones", it might be twisting.:D

AFAIK, knives in military use are more seen as tools, not as weapons. Not, that i have first hand information, it si, what i have read over the years and believe it´s true.

Many ppl. prefer a small knife over a large blade and some a fixed over a folder, as a tool.

The Nim CubII combines the strength of a fixed blade in relation to a folder and the cutting ability of a thinner blade over a prybar.

I have the Nim in M2 with G10 scales and love the ergos of the handle. I see no drawback for utility. For compactness i would prefer the H2O for the shorter overall length.
 
I have two Nimravii - one with G-10 scales and the other aluminum. Both are knice, but of course the G-10 feels better in-hand.

I want one of the Nim Cub II's. I actually tried for years to get a Nim Cub (initial design), but could never find a good deal that I felt comfortable with. They're few and far inbetween, so I'll take a Cub II one of these days here soon.

To relegate any Nimravii, Cub or other, to letter opening is blasphemy..... Opening letters is for "letter openers", not for any BM black or blue class knife...... Let's get that knife back into service!


((( :D )))
 
Blop said:
I have the Nim in M2 with G10 scales and love the ergos of the handle. I see no drawback for utility.
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If you try to carve up some wood shavings for more than a few minutes without gloves with either a Nimravus or Nim Cub II and then do the same with any Mora you'll see my point. You're hand will get sore with the Nims and not at all with the Mora.

A thicker and rounder handle will distribute the load more evenly than a thin one, which will have more load pressure at a focused area, causing pain. Kind of like a dull vs a sharp knife. It's hard to kick through a car window, but easy to shatter with just a tap on a nail.
 
Blop said:
"Combat" shouldn´t be misunderstood as a "killing knife". "Combat" is the older word for what advertising now calls "tactical". OK, as long as there are no "Combat - cell-phones", it might be twisting.:D

AFAIK, knives in military use are more seen as tools, not as weapons. Not, that i have first hand information, it si, what i have read over the years and believe it´s true.

Many ppl. prefer a small knife over a large blade and some a fixed over a folder, as a tool.

The Nim CubII combines the strength of a fixed blade in relation to a folder and the cutting ability of a thinner blade over a prybar.

I have the Nim in M2 with G10 scales and love the ergos of the handle. I see no drawback for utility. For compactness i would prefer the H2O for the shorter overall length.
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My experience, though scant, was a bit different. We were trained to use the knife and the bayonet as weapons. To my knowledge, none of us who trained together ever actually used a knife as a weapon or knew anyone who did, which I am guessing is still the experience of most “elite military personnel” and mall ninjas. However, in training at least, the advantages of long arms and long blades were soon painfully obvious.

We carried what we were told to carry, which was twice as long and four times as heavy as the Nim Cub II, Given that the issue knife was just dead weight for most of us, many of us might have preferred to carry the Nim Cub II for it’s smaller size, lighter weight, and greater utility for some uses.

As much as I like the Nim Cub II, a medium size folder is more compact, just as light, offers enough strength, and has more utility for my needs, so the NCII is my desktop letter opener until a soldier or jarhead talks me out of it.
 
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