Can't Decide on which of These to get, SOG or TOPS

Street Samurai1978 said:
Take Cali for instance. It's not illegal to own a dagger or dirk, but it is illegal to carry it on your person. Most distributors won't ship daggers to states like these.
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Actually, according to CA state law it's legal to carry ANY fixed-blade, of any size, as long as it's carried openly (some areas of CA have their own laws). Nowhere in CA state law is there any mention of "double-edged" knives, much less a prohibition on carrying such knives. CA state law uses the terms "dirk" and "dagger" to desrcibe ANY fixed-blade knife.

As far as the knives that the Op mentioned, though I don't own any of them I do own a SOG Desert Dagger. The Desert Dagger has a rather thin, narrow tang and I wouldn't rely on it for any sort of stressful use. I'd be very surprised if SOG has beefed-up their line of daggers.

As far as the practicality of a dagger, the only differences I can see between a dagger and a bowie-style blade is that with a dagger you can't batton wood or put your thumb on the back of the blade to provide extra cutting pressure. I use a bowie-style fixed-blade on a regular basis and I never do either of those things. I'm sure a double-edged knife would serve me just as well. The way I see it, a dagger is a knife with two edges, if a knife with a single edge can be used as a cutting tool then why not a knife with two cutting edges. How exactly is a knife made impractical as a cutting tool by having two edges?

Many people have their own opinion of what a practical knife is. And some people are quick to tell others "That knife isn't practical". Some people feel that way about double-edged knives, some people feel that way about large fixed-blades, some people feel that way about ALL fixed-blades, some people feel that way about large folders. I wonder how many people who say "A dagger has no practical purpose" are carrying more knife than they really need.

I imagine that if most people on this forum were limited to carrying the minimum amount of cutting tool that they truly needed, many probably wouldn't be carrying more than a little slipjoint. If a guy wants to carry a dagger, I say more power to him. Freedom of choice is a wonderful thing.
 
killgar said:
Actually, according to CA state law it's legal to carry ANY fixed-blade, of any size, as long as it's carried openly (some areas of CA have their own laws). Nowhere in CA state law is there any mention of "double-edged" knives, much less a prohibition on carrying such knives. CA state law uses the terms "dirk" and "dagger" to desrcibe ANY fixed-blade knife.

As far as the knives that the Op mentioned, though I don't own any of them I do own a SOG Desert Dagger. The Desert Dagger has a rather thin, narrow tang and I wouldn't rely on it for any sort of stressful use. I'd be very surprised if SOG has beefed-up their line of daggers.

As far as the practicality of a dagger, the only differences I can see between a dagger and a bowie-style blade is that with a dagger you can't batton wood or put your thumb on the back of the blade to provide extra cutting pressure. I use a bowie-style fixed-blade on a regular basis and I never do either of those things. I'm sure a double-edged knife would serve me just as well. The way I see it, a dagger is a knife with two edges, if a knife with a single edge can be used as a cutting tool then why not a knife with two cutting edges. How exactly is a knife made impractical as a cutting tool by having two edges?

Many people have their own opinion of what a practical knife is. And some people are quick to tell others "That knife isn't practical". Some people feel that way about double-edged knives, some people feel that way about large fixed-blades, some people feel that way about ALL fixed-blades, some people feel that way about large folders. I wonder how many people who say "A dagger has no practical purpose" are carrying more knife than they really need.

I imagine that if most people on this forum were limited to carrying the minimum amount of cutting tool that they truly needed, many probably wouldn't be carrying more than a little slipjoint. If a guy wants to carry a dagger, I say more power to him. Freedom of choice is a wonderful thing.
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Went back and checked Cali law, seems you're correct, sir. And I agree, peeps should be allowed to carry what they want.
 
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