Concealable blade for swimming

Whether carrying a knife in a pool is crazy or not is not up to me to decide. I will drop a couple of possible suggestions. The cold steel paraedge, available in clip, tanto, and double edge. They are very small, the kraton handle is grippy and the sheath is good. For an even smaller blade get the CS ready edge. Same as paraedge only smaller. They also make an optional sheath for it. These should be available for around $25 or less. Good luck.

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Brian
What is this existential quandry all about anyway?

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Muad'Dib,

Yes, a Glock pistol WILL fire UNDERWATER without going KA-BOOM. In fact, Glock makes special firing-pin spring cups JUST for THIS purpose. PS...I AM a Certified Glock Armorer.
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Go to http://glocktalk.com and do a search. This has been discussed at this site.
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Dann Fassnacht
Aberdeen, WA
glockman99@hotmail.com
ICQ# 53675663
 
hell, i wore my mayo neck knife in the shower the other day!
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now for the question begging to be asked: is that a knife in your trunks, or are you just glad to see me?

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a cat almost always blinks when hit in the head with a ball-peen hammer.
The only thing better than a good knife is a good woman:D
A few of my Knives
russ aka blade zealot
 
I would look into a "NRG" from Newt Livesay or a "Frequent Flyer" from "Maddog" Kevin McClung.


Blades
 
Hmm...why the heck were you attacked?
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Unless it was a "hit" attempt, I can't see why someone would attack you IN the pool... Maybe they'd steal your wallet from your pants in your locker or gymbag. If it was just to jump you b/c someone just wanted to beat you up, why wouldn't they wait until you got out? Was it a public pool or your own? I'm just curious as hell b/c I can't imagine someone leaping into a pool fully dressed to attack someone swimming, minding their own business - just trying to get some exercise...

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Cougar Allen:
I started keeping a knife in my swim trunks after surviving two potentially lethal attacks in the swimming pool in one week. That was quite a few years ago and since then I have not been attacked while swimming. Very likely I never will be again. It's also possible if I left my car unlocked with the keys under the seat while I swim I might never come out of the water to find my car or anything in it was stolen while I was swimming.

I can make my own choices and you can make yours. You can call me paranoid or overzealous or whatever you want; I don't mind.

-Cougar :{)</font>
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A knife might be to dangerous in a pool,,, (might stab yerself in the sack..)
maybe you should consider a stun gun, a REALLY powerfull stun gun!
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If it's just for offensive purposes I'd get inventive... Check out Allen Blade's Urban Awl and perhaps one can be made of Talonite for zero corrosiveness.

For carry, get the help of your nearest seamstress or wife or yourself if you're proficient and sew a horizontally placed sheath into the rear of the trunks that is reinforced in the bottom to protect and keep the point from poking through. You could retain the awl in place with a couple whip stitches through the handle hole which, when tugged, will break away easily leaving you with a very effective weapon in hand. You could even get really fancy and tie your lanyard out of the same color material as your trunks for better concealment. Carry in the rear is a negative for possible visibility but with the availability of towels to help conceal shouldn't be a problem. But the big positive with rear carry is decreased possibility of self-injury plus getting stabbed in the arse is a far cry from the other option! ;-)

Also, with a few swimsuit styles coming out with a belt like thing around the waist you could probably use that to fashion some sort of belt buckle knife. Interesting question and I'm interested for find out what you choose.

Shawn
 
ROFL!!!!!!!!!!
STUN GUN!
I love it!
ROFL!
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Okay, to be SERIOUS for a minute...
*hehehehe*
I'd suggest some sort of stainless knife with a clip and do as Cougar suggests Something small and inoffensive but hair poppin sharp should do the trick.
As a sidenote,
You can fire many pistols underwater.
I've personally fired several rounds out of a Kimber Ultra Elite underwater without mishap.
The FIRST round I was in the water submerged to about chest level when I pulled the trigger.
The shockwave was VERY VERY painful when it hit my stomach and felt like a total body instant "pink belly."
DO NOT under ANY circumstances EVER fire a firearm with your HEAD underwater.
I'm certain it would lead to permanent hearing loss and I don't even want to THINK what it might do to you eyes and sinus cavities.
(btw, every time I fired it underwater AFTER that, I submerged only my hand.)

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I cut it, and I cut it, and it's STILL too short!
 
Come on Coug...if you are serious and not just laughing at all of this, you gotta tell the story. You can't make a statement like that and then just leave us all hangin'

Jim McCullough

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Next time you feel your life is sooo tough, read this- Some American Heroes
 
Ok..now you guys are making me paranoid!

I had no idea everyone was packin' weapons while in the freakin' pool!
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~KC
...off to find something small enough to fit in a bikini
 
Jeez,you guys went and changed the subject to guns & probably got MD disinterested in the swimming pool knife I designed after reading his initial post.I was going to call it the MDBCB=MUAD'DIB BUTT CRACK BOWIE!It was to be shaped sorta like a hand scythe but with a flat "D"type handle,would have to be sharpened on the outside curve for obvious reasons,would have a rounded tip,so your voice would'nt rise several octaves while jogging,of course women would have the option of a point,no swinging objects to injure.I guess you could fashion a kydex sheath to rivet to the inside of the trunks,to keep from splitting seams when sitting,or sticking to wooden benches.To get the proper ergonomic curve the prospective customer would have to roll modeling clay into aprox.,3/4"rope which would then be placed in butt crack,then cheeks pressed together,after careful removal and drying,apply several coats of acrylic,to seal in the PU factor, and there's your pattern.Is it just my dream,or is the world waiting for this.

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MJH
 
Can't help but to congrats you for a nice handle name! Fan of the movie "Dune"? I know i am!
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Cheers!
Eric.
 
My solution to your problem violates your fixed-blade criteria. I have used a stainless Delica clipped to the inside lining of my trunks. It is not visible from the outside.

You really don't want to hear my suggestions for skinny dipping!
 
I don't understand how sheeple think. Do you think life is a game of tag with safe areas where no one will attack you? Do you think predators look for the times when you're vulnerable so they can avoid attacking you at those times? Do you think they're too polite to attack you when you're in the swimming pool or in the gym or in the bathroom?

I haven't been using my old sig for a while ... I think I'll go back to using it.


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-Cougar Allen :{)
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This post is not merely the author's opinions; it is the trrrrrruth. This post is intended to cause dissension and unrest and upset people, and ultimately drive them mad. Please do not misinterpret my intentions in posting this.
 
LMAO!!! I'm glad to hear that some of you have a decent(?) sense of humor! I especially like the butt crack molded idea, ROTFLMAO!!! I can't wait to see the prototype for the MDBCB!

Ok, that's all I can write. I'm laughing so hard I've got tears in my eyes!
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It is as natural for a human to carry a knife, though one may have no immediate plans for cutting anything, as it is for a literate person to carry a pen, with or without any immediate plans for writing, or to wear a watch, whether or not one has an appointment to keep.
 
Swimming laps in the pool for exercise will eventually inspire you to switch from slow, baggy trunks to sleek racing speedos, and to trim racing googles, and a watch with a stopsatch function. I doubt you will want any extra weight, except maybe one locker key, so if you want a knife, consider a keychain knife like the Spyderco Ladybug. If you swim slowly enough to still find trunks acceptable, the Spyderco Delica works. This is what I carry when swimming in wild places, whitewater, surf, strange rivers, the bay, unexpectedly underneath a formerly upright canoe, etc.

For a swimming knife, I look at thin, light weight designs which are as rust-proof as possible. Big dull scuba dive knives are useless unless you need a crow-bar.

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ChuteTheMallGawdSortaMount
 
Here in the WILD WEST we don't need no stinkin' knives or guns in the water like the rest of you sissy boys. We all just put a couple of live lobsters in the old trunks. If threatened by those pesky swimming pool gangsters we just pull 'em out, shake 'em at them and they go screaming into the night.
(this has had a strange effect on population control out here too!)

Rick
 
Are you female? : CS Mini Pal!
if you are male, dont wear "funny little swimsuits" but wear Bermuda-shorts.
Only in my Bermudas i can hide all my "secrets", + a Cold Steel LTC Kukhrie.
(Maybe it looks so, but there is NO torpedo inside, i swear!)




[This message has been edited by bigbore.45 (edited 01-07-2001).]
 
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