Cold Steel Nightshade Knives

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Gunslinger45

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Can anyone tell me anything about the blade cutting ability of the CS Nightshade knives? The web site does not give any info on any of the knives sharpness. Do they cut? If so how does the edge hold up? Or are they basically a stabbing knife? :jerkit:
 
Gunslinger45 said:
Can anyone tell me anything about the blade cutting ability of the CS Nightshade knives? The web site does not give any info on any of the knives sharpness. Do they cut? If so how does the edge hold up? Or are they basically a stabbing knife? :jerkit:
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they might cut cardboard if you stab it first and run it down the box but that's about it. It is gimmicky. -like if you wanted to get through a metal detector but still have a way to defend yourself you could use this- or hide knives all over your house like lynn thompson says break ins are on the rise- this could go in the shower.:rolleyes:
 
they sent me their latest dvd when i bought a ti-lite. they do the standard cardboard cut-out bad guy test with the nightshades, and the cuts look like crap. it's basically ripping along a somewhat straight line.

they seem to be ok for opening up envelopes, boxes, etc... but other than that they're fairly useless.
 
Black as a moonless night, silent as the grave...
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This is where I stopped taking this series seriously. I tell you, there's nothing quite so annoying as when my fixed-blade knife starts making all sorts of noises when I'm trying to perform covert operations.
 
there is little if any edge on those even if you sharpen them, they are more for stabbing or piercing softer targets, ok for last ditch self defense, but not the ebst thgin for the job...I can see them being good for opening boxes though as I hate to cut through packing tape with my good blades, then they get all sticky...lol...
 
They are about as sharp and "tactical" as a broken broom handle, or any other sharpened stick/ piece of plastic. More difficult to explain to a jury, though.
 
well now hold on there fellows....;) why i just finished watching all dem der Lynn Thomson videos and I think these nightshade knives are just the ticket! So i wen toff today to my local Cold Steel (cold from the grave no doubt....woooooo) and why i did buy them out of every dang item they had.

so i gets home...the missus is MIGHTY upset with me for spending all that money but she watched dem videos too and is now super paranoid about the impending invasions that are supposed to be a daily occurrence accroding to Mr Lynn Thompson.

Well we did spend the better part of a week setting up our house with all the new home proteciton equipments. In every flower pot inside and outside the house we gots dem evil black Nightshade knives stuck into the soil, around 1000 or so total, cant be to careful you know? there might be not be time to go run and grab a knife from the flowerpot a foot away what with all these invading criminals types that are supposed to be coming... . By the front and rear doors we have Brooklyn Smasher bats, Indian war clubs, Indian Riflebutt clubs, African walking sticks, Bad Axes, and lots of Boar spears. All over the house we have Tantos, Bowies, Fighters, Scimatars, machetes and them CS Special Forces shovel, cuz apparently you can use a shovel as a throwing weapon or a ax...who knew? Its a bit tricky taking a shower now, what with all the black plastic knives ducttaped to the shower stall walls.....one best be carefull when grabbing for the soap, might poke yourself. I know, i dropped the soap and got stuck i the backside one night...
At every window that opens we put ten blowguns with the 20 foot extensions pieces, and an ample supply of dem little darts. Aorund our necks we have about 20 neck knives, tantos, spear points, etc. Gotta have backup knifes on yer neck you know what with all these criminal types that are supposed to be coming......so on my belt i got a Bear fighter, a Recon tanto, Peacekeeper 1 &2, and about ten other big mean fighting knifes. Thats just the right side of my pants. On the left i got swords galore and amace thingy too. Cant be too prepared you know...what with all them criminal types that supposed to be coming. Lyn Thompson sez so. The wifey she likes all them Sharkie pens and dildo shaped koobaton things, cant sez i blames her....our relationship in the bedrooms has gone a bitlackluster, what with standing guard 24 hours a day looking out for dem criminal types that are supposed to be coming as per Lynn.


Ijust spent the day ridding the house of watermelons and manila rope, see, because when i watching dem Cold Steel videos and Mr Lynn Thompson sure had a problem with maruading watermelons and that gang of manila rope. Seems he was always attacking them or fighting them off or sumtin. So i says to the missus as she finished playing with her koobaton int he bedroom, i says we best make sure we got no watermelon or rops inside the house., Mr Lynn sez they are dangerous opponents. We'd best remove the car doors honey she says.....That Mr Lynn also had to fight those a lot with them tanto knives. So off to the garage i go, took the car doors off and the scrap metal guy picked them up for me. Got a few bucks fo that. That was nice of him.

So we been up now for weeks, popping them caffiene pills to stay awake, while watching out for the impending invasion of bad guys. Wifey is in the other room, she done blast the cookie selling Girl Guide with the blowguns. Blew about 50 darts into her. The missus never blown that hard before. Me? i'm bug eyed and whiteknuckled....them dern watermelons we dispatched a month ago are starting to sprout......damn zombies. But i know that by watching the Lynn Thomson videos and by arming myself with all his fine weapons, that i will survive..yes siree.

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C'mon, these things are not knives. They're last ditch weapons that either fulfill a need or not. They're light weight and strong; they can be stashed on the inside of safes or hung on strings behind doors. They can hang around your neck with no worry about corrosion or weight. And they can be left in the trunks of cars. (There are a number of cases involving abducted women being forced into the trunks of their own cars and driven to isolated places where, when the trunks were opened, the victims put four or five bullets into their assailants. The moral is that anyone can be abducted and that a weapon in a trunk can come in mighty handy. Also, if you have to change a car tire at night. For its weight, a Nightshade can exact a great deal of damage, especially if someone's not expecting it.)

Nightshades also can be used as weapons in animal attacks and can be handy if you need to stop at a rest site when you might feel somewhat less than secure. Two of them can actually be better than one steel knife when one is wielded in each hand.

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I guess if I had nothing else as an option, and needed to defend myself, one of those would be better than nothing.
 
Confedarate, why in the world would you ever you use a plastic knife over a regular one? Only if youre going through a metal detector... I'm all for backs ups and contingency plans, but...?

I suggest if your interested in the Night Shades you take a look at some of air cutter series by MWC. They arent available to the public yet, but a much better company, and probably they use higher grade materials...
 
The only reason I'd use a plastic knife is if I otherwise would have no knife. People don't normally have regular knives everywhere because of the excessive cost and worry involved. If I could, I'd put a small automatic pistol in the trunks of my cars and a few other places to boot. Thanks to our insipid national and local leaders, unfortunately, the small, lightweight, Raven and Jennings zinc pistols are no longer legal to manufacture, despite their inherent reliability. That means we're limited to only expensive firearms, some of which are pretty crummy.

With knives, I don't know if you've ever hefted a Nightshade, but they're more than capable of dispatchng a bad guy. And for under ten bucks, they really ain't too bad. Again, you can afford to have them in places you otherwise would have nothing.

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Just because they're cheap, doesn't mean they can't do the job. This
Raven .25 ACP was banned solely because it was made from inexpensive
zinc, which is lightweight and rust proof. But this gun could deliver the
rounds, clip after clip. And they were cheap enough that you could
sock them in places you wouldn't put an expensive firearm. Pity.
 
That makes sense Confederate. Just didn't understand the rationale. Better than nothing. I just couldn’t conceive a situation where I would have one of those but not a knife. I thought zinc got deformed with lesser heat than steel, and thats why its not used?
 
My brother bought their Nightshade Karambit just to see if a karambit was ok for him. That's probably the best use for them ("is the _____ by CS good for me?" "I'll just by the kinda sharp $13 plastic version"). Not awful but a steel blade wins anytime. People will always want their toys I suppose.
 
I was being sarcastic people, it was a good natured poke fun at Cold Steels Marketing of all their Paranoia Weapons.


never mind... :foot:
 
Bushman5 said:
I was being sarcastic people, it was a good natured poke fun at Cold Steels Marketing of all their Paranoia Weapons.


never mind... :foot:
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We know, man. We're just playin' with ya! :D:thumbup:

When you spend a lot of time on BladeForums, you see a lot of Cold Steel threads. There are many levels of dealing with Cold Steel threads. I started out very interested, in learning about all of the different layers of ridiculousness. Then I got all self-righteous. Then I got sarcastic and ironic. Then I got reflective and inquisitive about the phenomena of Cold-Steel threads, and interested in them as a sub-cultural phenomena. Then I got sarcastic and ironic again. Then I got self-righteous again. Then I got sarcastic some more, and heaped on the irony.

Then I came to terms with Cold Steel threads, and accepted them for what they are.

Then I got sarcastic again. Now I think I'm back in the "interested with Cold Steel threads as a sub-cultural phenomena" phase, though I think I may have just lapsed back into sarcasm. Cold Steel is what it is. Threads about Cold Steel are what they are. They're interesting, and infuriating, and repulsive, yet strangely seductive. The smartass in me simply can't resist.
 
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