Do Big Knives Make Little Guys Look Stupid?

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Just watched Predator, awesome knife movie, but I noticed one thing, the knives in this movie are of Titanic proportions, I mean they are huge, but the guys carrying these swords are by no means half portions and they seem to carry and control the knives quite comfortably, meaning they don't look silly or out of place, do you think a person like me (trust me, I am no Arnie) can carry a knife of such proportion comfortably or should I stick to the 6-7 inch range. BTW, my hands are in direct proportion to my hands. Is this formula correct, the smaller the guy the smaller the knife and vice versa, Did I mention its an awesome knife movie. Doh!:D :D :D
 
An interesting question, Pointyhopper...do small knives make big guys look stupid??

It makes perfect sense for me to carry a knife "in proportion" to your size...it is reasonable to assume that someone who is 6' tall and weighs 300 pounds can carry, wield, and conceal a larger knife more easily than someone who is 5' tall and weighs 120 pounds (for example)...actually, body size (and shape) is a big factor in concealability

RL
 
RL. Not only for concealing but for just plain old suitability, it seriously decreases the "cool factor" of ones blade if you can't carry it of, kinda like an oversized Armani suit, nice, but just not right.
 
This is an interesting question, especially for me.

I just bought a Strider AR folder, which, if you dont know, is probably the most massive, largest production folder available, truly an amazing piece of machinery. I dont actually have it yet, but should receive it this week. If ever there was a folder that might look silly if carried, this is it. However, im a very big guy, and so, for me, i think this folder will look very normal in my hands and in my pocket, where it would probably be a little silly on someone of smaller size.

Of course, we wont even get into the concept of a guy carrying a big knife to compensate for, er, inadequacies. Speaking of which, lately, in my seldom used AOL email account, i have been getting tons of spam promising to ummmmm, help me with my, uh, inadequacies, and offers of pills which will miraculously add several inches to my "size", and im getting tons of these lately, and all i have to say is....


How did they know!!! :)
 
I am a large man an I wonder what people think of even a man my size carrying a large knife. I have read so many comments of men with large knives wanting to be Rambo like. This is unfortunate because I think most people who are really into knives think the large folders and fixed blades are cool and has nothing to do with wanting to be a Rambo. Larger knives, fixed blades, found much use in the building of our country and the protection of it's first enhabitants and it's first explorers/settlers. I have always liked the larger variety bowie style kives. They just feel right in the hand. I might add that they work great when clearing some overgrown property.

I say, carry what tickles your fancy and don't give too hoots what others think.
 
Worse case for me will always be the image of wiry Paul Hogan (Mick Dundee) with that massive Bowie, saying "Now, this is a knife."

Totally ruined any chance of viewing it from an objective point of view.
 
Actually, knives have nothing to do with making a person look stupid.:p

Walk down the street in any city with a 12" blade on your belt and the average person seeing this is going to freak. It won't matter if you are 5'6" or 6'6". This will happen even if the knife has a blade under 6" in most cases.
 
Ah, I reckon it'd depend on the enviroment yer carryin' in. if a lil' fella wid a big knife happened to be in some kinda combat or wilderness enviroment, he'd just look like a lil' fella that don't screw around when it comes to sharp pointy things.

On the other hand I knew a guy in my lil' ole small town I'd graduated with that become some kinda Frost Cutlery...United...some kinda dealer of cheaper knives. Guy was skinny as a toothpick and insisted on carrying a HUGE fockin' Bowie knife every place he went...like MINIMALLY the size of a Hells Belle. Though many people found him to be quite menacing in appearance, I just thought he looked incredibly flippin' stupid runnin' 'round the grocery store in normal day to day clothes with that big (ugly) knife on his hip. Guess it was his right to carry that way...and I wouldn't wanna see him lose it...but he still looked positively fockin' insipid.

To summarize I'm a firm believer it's not the size of the errr...tool that matters, but how yer usin' the darn thing. :D (If I held any other philosophy I could hardly live with myself)
 
Pick your knife size and style based on your needs and uses. Don't concern yourself with how someone thinks it looks.
 
People will judge you based on your appearance. Fact of life.

You can choose not to be bothered by what other people think, or choose to make it a big deal-- that's a self-esteem issue.

However, there are a number of situations in which a person's initial judgement of you will affect your life: it can be at your job if you have customers or clients, it can be the LEO who gives you a ticket, or the guy you ask for help when your car breaks down, or even a person you want to romance. To that end, some choices in knife carry are bad ideas. It's your right to carry a 12" Rambo down the street-- you're just liable to look, at best, ridiculous.

In general, for the aforementioned situations, it is in your best interest not to look ridiculous. Which is why, if you look ridiculous, people will think you are stupid.

and yes, the more disproportionate the knife to your body size, the dumber you look.

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i'm just wondering...
how the hell did the vikings carry those big ass swords?

i'd like one of those but i think i'd look stupid dragging it on the groun...

oh yeah...predator is one hell of a movie...one of arnie's best...not much talking...loads of action...
 
I don't want to rub anyone the wrong way but...

I do think a person carrying a huge fixed-blade (in the woods or not) looks silly and inexperienced, no matter what the person's size.

But I don't get the same impression from someone carrying a machete or an ax.

I don't know why, but that's the way I feel.
Allen.
 
Knives are tools, not fashion statements. As long as you have the right knife for the job, you will be taken seriously. BTW, the average Ghurka is about 5'1" and he usually has a 17" knife with a 12 inch blade; I wouldn't advise you to take up the issue of size inferiority with these guys. They might just trim a few inches off of you. :D

n2s
 
I'm a 5'4" 185 pound weightlifter. If big knives make me look stupid when I'm using them I have yet to hear a comment.:D
 
I'm 5'6", and look incredibly cool while wearing my Busse Basic 9....though it does drag the ground a little:o
 
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