Emerson Super Karambit, Help?

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crazedboom

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Hey I've been looking at the Emerson Super karambit and I had a few questions about it.

p.s. I'm knife stupid so bear with me ^^

Question 1: Is the Super Karambit good for anything besides "self-defense" i've been doing research about the uses of the karambit and all they says is "self-defense" or hurting somebody! Would it be a knife i could use to cut boxes? String? Normal stuff at work? Is it good for slashing?
I mainly want the karambit beacause of it's looks/wave/hole(to spin :O) But, if it isn't good for anything except for hurting people there's really no point.
I currently own a Spyderco Police. I bought it cus it looked cool then found out that it was a knife made for stabbing not really cutting/slashing.

Question 2: The clip on the super karambit... can it be moved? from what I observed about the pictures i saw of the knife is that it needs to be in my left pocket to use the wave feature? althought i don't have any experience with the wave ^^. So correct me if i'm an idiot.

Question 3: I live in texas, the legal limit for a knife i believe is like 5 or 5 1/2 inches. Even though this blade is 4-minus inches could i possibly get a ticket just from the look of the knife?


Thank you for any put up and if you have ANYTHING to add i'd greatly appreciate it.
 
The Kerambit blade is pretty specialised but it is capable of doing other things. It's fine for boxes, string, letters, necks and the like but you can't use it for cutting the same way you would a "normal" knife. You obviously can't chop an onion on a board for example.
The blade shape dosn't lend it's self to slashing as such but more a ripping effect. The hooked blade claws its self deeper into the material your cutting so can produce some pretty severe wounds.

The clip on the combat kerambits can be moved but if i remember correctly the super kerambit clip can not be moved ?

The look of a blade is pretty much up to the arresting/interested officer as to weather they "like" the look of the knife or not.
Laws can be complicated and i dont even live in the US so i can't say much about your area.
If the blade is under legal length and not an illegal weapon or being used in a crime it should be fine.

Welcom to the forums by the way :):thumbup:
 
lol thx ^^, I was curious about the clip is that for sure that it can't be moved? I don't want to pull it out of my left pocket :( (i'm right handed)
 
Haze---Good advice! For once, you weren't drunk! Welcome to BF!
JK, HAZIE!
 
I have had mine for about 2 weeks and I love mine. Honestly about the only thing its good for is probably SD. I doubt I would use it for anything else, because there are other knives that are much better suited for a task. The clip is reversible so if you dont want it in your left pocket you can put it in your right one.
 
Lycosa said:
Haze---Good advice! For once, you weren't drunk! Welcome to BF!
JK, HAZIE!
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Hay !!! im not drunk ALL the time :rolleyes: I do run out of rum occasionaly :eek: :(:grumpy:

The combat Kerambit (regular) is the one i prefer. the shorter blade and slightly more compact design is better for me and in my oppinion is what the Kerambit is about. The super is about 3.5 and the combat is about 2.6, They both fill the pocket though as they are pretty fat when closed.
I suppose it just depends on what you like and perhaps legal carry length as well.

Since it seems your not interested in using it for butchering people either one will be fine and i'll spare you the lecture on "learn how to use it properly, get a trainer.... etc" although id probably go for the combat (regular), its a bit cheeper and and the smaller blade makes it more sheeple friendly for when you open your mail or what ever.:thumbup:
 
I have pretty big hands and so the regular just wasn't big enough for me, so its really up to you which one is comfortable for you.
 
crazedboom said:
Hey I've been looking at the Emerson Super karambit and I had a few questions about it.

p.s. I'm knife stupid so bear with me ^^

Question 1: Is the Super Karambit good for anything besides "self-defense" i've been doing research about the uses of the karambit and all they says is "self-defense" or hurting somebody! Would it be a knife i could use to cut boxes? String? Normal stuff at work? Is it good for slashing?
I mainly want the karambit beacause of it's looks/wave/hole(to spin :O) But, if it isn't good for anything except for hurting people there's really no point.
I currently own a Spyderco Police. I bought it cus it looked cool then found out that it was a knife made for stabbing not really cutting/slashing.

Question 2: The clip on the super karambit... can it be moved? from what I observed about the pictures i saw of the knife is that it needs to be in my left pocket to use the wave feature? althought i don't have any experience with the wave ^^. So correct me if i'm an idiot.

Question 3: I live in texas, the legal limit for a knife i believe is like 5 or 5 1/2 inches. Even though this blade is 4-minus inches could i possibly get a ticket just from the look of the knife?


Thank you for any put up and if you have ANYTHING to add i'd greatly appreciate it.
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1)anything with an edge can be used as a utility knife but imho k'bits are more SD oriented and are not the best utility knives.

2)i dont think the clip can be moved.

3) the EKI super k'bit is perfectly legal in TX (i live in TX FWIW) in TX "looks" have nothing to do with it being legal/illegal, as long as its not over 5.5" long, not an auto/gravity knife, not double edged and not some kinda goofy knuckel knife or something ya will be fine.
 
The kerambit was originally a utility knife. The hole allowed the user to release the handle and pick up something else without putting the kerambit down. As a utility knife, it is essentially a small sickle. Anything used to harvest grain can cut rope.

These original kerambits were fixed blades with simple handle and smoothly curved fang-like blades. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerambit
 
crazedboom said:
kk Guys thx for all your help, anyone compared the super to regular? feed baCK?
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I've handled both and the hole of the regular was a bit too small for my finger. If you have big fingers you might want to consider the super, else than that the regular one is awesome. And as said the karambit can be used for cutting rope, boxes, fabric etc (cutting bread, vegetables or spreading butter probably wouldn't work as well but..). It is chisel ground though, so you got to be careful if you want to cut in a straight line :).
 
Esav Benyamin said:
The kerambit was originally a utility knife. The hole allowed the user to release the handle and pick up something else without putting the kerambit down. As a utility knife, it is essentially a small sickle. Anything used to harvest grain can cut rope.

These original kerambits were fixed blades with simple handle and smoothly curved fang-like blades. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerambit
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sure they can cut rope fine, but i didnt find mine the greatest for other kinds of lite cutting, though it will work.

point being if i was looking for a utility knife 1st and not really concerned with SD a k'bit would not be my 1st choice, YMMV though.
 
The clip IS reversible.
The handle is a bit big, so only get it if you have big hands(fits me fine; no wonder my fiance is happy:)).
Nice knfe, and feels solidly built. I'd recommend one.:thumbup:
Not good for the office though, as it exudes bad-assitude like few other knives can.
Does seem like it would be awesome as a box cutter though.
 
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My Super Karambit has the different thickness liners as well; neither side responds to magnet.:thumbup:
The more I play with it, the more useful as a utility knife it seems it would be, other than cutting wires or food. It'd be great for cutting cardboard or carpet.
 
Hi everyone, I'm new in this forum. I recently got myself an Emerson Super Karambit off ebay. So I didn't have a chance to see if the handle fits just right for me. I have medium sized hands and get the feeling that it might be a little large for me if I were to put one of my fingers in the hole. I am now thinking of getting the regular karambit. But I don't really feel like putting up with the hassle of the possibility of lost package.

I'd like to know if 'spinning' the karambit is an important thing to work the knife like all these online videos. If it isn't, I probably won't get the regular karambit. Some opinion please...
 
Spinning the Kerambit has virtually no practical applications at all. You do want to be able to "Loose" the kerambit and bring it back smoothly but the multiple spins and "tricks" you see people doing are just for fun and apperance.

Spinning the kerambit is good fun but when play time is over its a case of putting a fist round it and recking shop. "Loose-ing" (only holding the kerambit with the indexfinger) is really only used to give you extra reach when your holding someone down or have them locked up and you want to cut the neck, groin, inner thigh, armpit etc. It is clearly not a very secure grip so is only usefull in sertain situations.

Play safe :thumbup:
 
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