cheap fighting knife

[magicfella]

Hey guys, I was wanting a cheap (< $100, preferably around $60) fighting knife. I don't care for any added utility, I really only want a knife optimised for fighting. A combat knife would do, a hunting knife probably wouldn't, and a survival one definitely wouldn't. Some light Googling told me that Ka-Bar knives were pretty good, and some more Googling found me Cutlery Shoppe, which ship internationally (I'm in Australia, heard bad things about KnifeCenter). I was looking at this knife:

http://www.cutleryshoppe.com/1211blackfightingutilityknife-plainedgewleathersheath.aspx

I really have no idea about knives, but from a very brief period of research it seemed good. Can anyone confirm my selection, or offer a better one for my purposes? Thank you. Also, I need it to come with a sheath, preferably leather. Thank you!

 

[RevDevil]

What kind of "fighting" are you planning on doing with it? This sounds suspiciously like something that should be stated in as much detail as possible. illegal acts with a knife will not be discussed here. Like they say, it's not the tools that make the man, rather than man that can use whatever tool he has.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

That is a "combat / utility" knife. It was designed after a Marble's camp knife. Combat as in combat zone, not so much hand-to-hand combat.

Knives for fighting are a delusion. It can be done but you need to bring your own doctor with you.

 

[Cyo]

If the sole function of the knife would be for combat--a situation where one's life is at imminent risk--why would "cheap" be in the criteria? I'd want the best tool to help me live. Then I'd figure out how to pay for it.

Then again, I'd never use a knife I knew my life was in danger.

 

[magicfella]

What kind of "fighting" are you planning on doing with it? This sounds suspiciously like something that should be stated in as much detail as possible. illegal acts with a knife will not be discussed here. Like they say, it's not the tools that make the man, rather than man that can use whatever tool he has.

I plan on using it for protection, and not doing anything illegal with it.

That is a "combat / utility" knife. It was designed after a Marble's camp knife. Combat as in combat zone, not so much hand-to-hand combat.

What do you mean by "combat zone"?

 

[magicfella]

What kind of "fighting" are you planning on doing with it? This sounds suspiciously like something that should be stated in as much detail as possible. illegal acts with a knife will not be discussed here. Like they say, it's not the tools that make the man, rather than man that can use whatever tool he has.

I plan on using it for protection, and not doing anything illegal with it.

That is a "combat / utility" knife. It was designed after a Marble's camp knife. Combat as in combat zone, not so much hand-to-hand combat.

What do you mean by "combat zone"?

 

[not2sharp]

There are no real world fighting knives. If you want to shank somebody then pretty much anything will do. If you are silly enough to want to have a duel then one of you will end up dead and the other will end up in intensive care. It is just not the best tool for self-defense, although it can certainly be pressed into service, as can just about anything else.

n2s

 

[RevDevil]

I plan on using it for protection, and not doing anything illegal with it.




What do you mean by "combat zone"?

If you want a self defense knife, buy a Spyderco Matriarch or a Civilian, for the love of freedom get some training on how to use it.

 

[Binalith]

did this thread start in the feedback section??

 

[powernoodle]

I plan on using it for protection

Thats a laudable goal, and I carry a gun for the same reason. This is not really on topic, but you may want to seriously consider incorporating avoidance, de-escalation and running like a scalded cat into your self-protection protocol. Each greatly reduces the chance that you will see your own entrails spill onto the sidewalk.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

What do I mean by "combat zone"? A war zone, an area where fighting is gong on, where troops use guns, bombs, tanks, aircraft to fight. Knives are for opening crates, slaughtering goats, fileting fish.

A good knife for self-defense could be a folder with a 4" blade, concealable but easily deployed.

 

[DapperDan]

What do I mean by "combat zone"? A war zone, an area where fighting is gong on, where troops use guns, bombs, tanks, aircraft to fight. Knives are for opening crates, slaughtering goats, fileting fish.

A good knife for self-defense could be a folder with a 4" blade, concealable but easily deployed.

This knife came to mind. It is the reason I bought it.
http://www.cutleryshoppe.com/spydercoszaboc146cfp-cpm-s30vscimitarblade-goldlinecarbonfiberhandle-newandinstock.aspx

 

[Knifein]

Hey guys, I was wanting a cheap (< $100, preferably around $60) fighting knife. I don't care for any added utility, I really only want a knife optimised for fighting. A combat knife would do, a hunting knife probably wouldn't, and a survival one definitely wouldn't.

Please don't be a mall ninja.

The only thing that will happen if you engage in a so called knife fight with will be either you taking a very long trip to the booty house or taking a painful and bloody trip to the emergency room.

 

[DBZ220]

All joking aside, I'm pretty sure something in Cold Steel's lineup would fit your needs and budget!

 

[bdmicarta]

running like a scalded cat

This is my strategy. For other uses the Kabar is a good knive at a reasonable price.