Ceramic Credit Card Knife

John Hollister

John Hollister

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Don asked for a thread to see if there is interest in a Ceramic CC Knife, so here it is.

I resently saw a Ceramic Credit Card knife that was AWESOME. Unfortunatly I am told the maker no longer makes them. It was recangular and the whole bottom edge was razor sharp.

I carry a JSP Wallet with a metal CC Knife, but would truely love to move to a non-magnetic CC knife.

If James made them, I would be in for at least one. Anyone else be interested in JSP making such an item?

John
 
Great idea! evvviiiilllll
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Am I correct in assuming Ti has a partial signature, whereas ceramic does not?
 
Gentlemen:

While I would also be interested in a non-metallic credit card type knife, I think that you should seriously consider some comments made by Don Rearic, in a related thread.

To paraphrase: if you get caught with something that could be construed as a weapon (Don was referring to V-Gars and Koppo sticks), you are going to federal prison for a very long time, regardless of whether you were carrying for defensive purposes only.

Don made some additional suggestions which were very sound: learn to use standard belts and jackets as weapons. Learn to use them very well. And, learn the most brutally effective martial skills that you can. Then there is only one thing you can do: practice, practice, practice.

We are here in the first place, because we like knives (most of us like guns too), but in the short-term, items that can be construed as weapons are going to be held suspect in the eyes of the Law, and I guarantee you that you will not want to be on the wrong side of the law, especially in an airport.

BTW, I still carry a BM 710 and a La Griffe to the office every day (and today I am carrying a Blackwood Neck Ninja as well), but I wouldn't even consider carrying any on a plane.

Zzzen_Dog
 
There's not much you could do with such a blade that couldn't be accomplished by simply smashing a glass or bottle. Or breaking off the metal frame from a pair of sunglasses. It's not worth federal prison time just to have a very limited edge.

Get trained, become the weapon.
 
I didn't see anyone advocating taking these on airplanes or violating any laws of any jurisdiction. It appeals to me as a convenient way to carry a very useful tool. I think there already is a "swisscard" available which clearly is inoffensive, or should be. But I need a better blade, and the advantages of a larger ceramic blade are well known to anyone familiar with knives and the demands of the multifarious chores and workaday tasks they are used for.
I have also trained my entire life in martial arts, but I really wouldn't dream of using my training and skill, such as they might be, to harm another person. That is the job and duty of the lawful authorities. However, if I ever found myself in the unlikely situation where my assistance were needed by an officer of the law or to defend against a terrorist or criminal threatening my life or the lives of others, then I certainly would use all the means at my disposal to neutralize the threat - utilising only the minimum force necessary for that purpose, of course. And I am confident that this view and attitude is shared by everyone who has posted here inquiring as to the potential availability of a ceramic, bladed tool in convenient-to-carry rectangular plastic sheath.
Ya, I'd really like one of those ****ing things. :D
 
Originally posted by Brian_Turner
There's not much you could do with such a blade that couldn't be accomplished by simply smashing a glass or bottle. Or breaking off the metal frame from a pair of sunglasses. It's not worth federal prison time just to have a very limited edge.

Get trained, become the weapon.
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I don't know of any Airline that would allow you to take a glass container on board. And they do not use glass containers either. So that will be nowhere to be seen in a bad situation.

Anyone who has handled one of the JSP Credit Card Blades and can understand exactly what they have in their hand, would know that it is going to be much more effective than a pair of metallic sunglass frames...

Yet, your last two statements ring loud and clear;

It is clearly not worth the risk as you will be persecuted and prosecuted.

And the focus has to be on training and mindset. After training and mindset, comes more training and mindset. Indeed, become a weapon.

I would never insult your intelligence with a "Karate Mindset" that bare flesh and bone can take the place of a weapon. It is a myth used to sell worthless tradition to children so their Mommies rest easy.

Now, in some areas, we will have no choice but to use belts and jackets. I can tell you from balls to the wall scraps in the yard and living room, that these things work. Keating is not blowing smoke. And you might very well get stabbed, but to have the ability to blow that weapon out even if you have been injured, is about the only way you can defend yourself in some areas.

Zzzen_dog,

Thanks for getting the message, make sure you spread it far and wide. I don't want to see good people get jacked up because this country refuses to perform real antiterrorist measures and instead chooses to restrict and make examples of GOOD PEOPLE.
 
HJK,

A Swiss Card, and I have one, is not going to make it now. They are confiscating fingernail clippers and nose hair trimmers now.
 
Understood. If security becomes anything like courtroom security, those little keychain knives won't make it through either. But as a lawyer I can pretty much take in whatever I want. Are they going to check EVERYONE? including the staff and maintenance that don't walk through the detectors? That's the bigger threat, isn't it?
Do we know this isn't how those murderers got their weapons on board last Tuesday?

Nailclippers! What idiots:mad:
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Originally posted by Don Rearic


I don't know of any Airline that would allow you to take a glass container on board. And they do not use glass containers either. So that will be nowhere to be seen in a bad situation.

Anyone who has handled one of the JSP Credit Card Blades and can understand exactly what they have in their hand, would know that it is going to be much more effective than a pair of metallic sunglass frames...
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Actually, they often serve wine in first class in real glass, and food on real plates. Maybe not any more...

As far as small blades go, I myself use the JSP CKB-Alpha. I find it deploys much faster and easier than something I'd have to open my wallet to get, and it actually has a couple inches of "handle" behind the edge. The only airport that caught it was Atlanta, where they x-rayed the contents of the change/keys/etc. tray where I dump my stuff before going through the metal detector.

But the real thing with any small blades like these is that unless you've practiced with them, they're really pretty useless beyond a single, covert swipe. If people choose a common article, like their belt, or their jacket, or their sunglass frame, I feel that they can build a proficiency and confidence with it that can easily rival a handle-less blade.

As for becoming the weapon, that's not a "karate-man" mantra that will make anyone more powerful than steel, but a concept that gives you the confidence and awareness to feel empowered when threatened. You don't have to feel unprotected just because you have nothing with an edge on it, if you take the time to examine the problem, dissect it, and solve it. You do have the tools all around you, but only if you know where they are, and have taken the time to learn how to use them.
 
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