Forward-Slanted Knives (ex: TDI)?

[Wolfeye]

Hey, everyone. Was looking into daggers recently & had the idea for one of those forward-slanting types of knives, like the Kabar TDIs. The Last Ditch struck me as maybe the best idea for what I'm looking for (concealed self-defense weapon). Anybody have any experience with using them? I figured the large TDI might be useful on its own, but it seems less agile than the dagger (in terms of arcs of effective travel) & like the handle would be a little thick to have under my belt in the front.

I don't know how I'll be getting to Czechia or Poland, so I don't know what the knife laws would be in the course of traveling (even if I'm putting it in a bag)- so I figure I'll just get whatever I'm getting while I'm there. On that note, have any of you had any problem getting a folder onto a boat? I don't like the idea of flying on its own, but traveling by air in America is worse. I know they sometimes start shit, plus I'd have a potentially long wait & an issue going to the bathroom (sometimes the plane's not moving & isn't going to be for an indeterminate amount of time, but they consider it an "active runway" & get in your face about going to the bathroom- since, in different conditions, it would cause a problem).

 

[ThePeacent]

Hi there.
My opinion on forward slanted knives is that, if well built (like the TDI), they deliver enormous performance in a possible self defense scenario, much like push knives.

Push daggers and blades like the TDI are both intuitive, easy to use designs, very effective and damaging in hands of almost everyone. Even a kid or old lady can punch or push with minimal force.

That's one of the reasons these designs are forbidden/banned in most places and countries. Lethal, effective, easy to carry, conceal and use.

The TDI seems a nice blade, very purpose driven and excellent at that (from what I've gathered and read these years). I was interested in it for a long itme, and I still am, but I found I prefered the Desperado from Cold Steel (longer blade, better shape) and carry it some rainy days. Carry it in the pocket, not the belt, and it's hardly visible.

I don't use it much, admittedly, but I am sure it would make a terrific slashing and stabbing blade if it ever gets to that.
Conceals easily and can be taken out in a really quick, short movement.

I'm sorry I can't hel you with Polish laws, but I am sure carrying a blade around is not a good idea, and bringing it there can be difficult or put you into trouble.

If you insist in taking a blade (I'd rather buy Pepper Spray or a hammer once I get to the country) as a SD method, you'd better buy something locally in my opinion, something inexpensive and disposable (i.e. kitchen knife) and carry it around.

Just my two cents! Good trip and good luck

 

[Wolfeye]

Thanks for the advice & the well-wishes! In truth, I'll likely buy something there & a kitchen knife with a magazine rolled around it for a sheath & tucked into the belt or the pocket seems like it'll do in a pinch. Do the handles on the large TDI seem thick? Like thick enough to be annoying in a belt? I heard you can use the metal clip from the smaller TDI on the larger one, but it also seems that it takes more force to draw the larger one out- is there a way to loosen it somewhat?

I think with Polish & Czech knife laws, there aren't really many laws about it- there's just kind of an unwritten "don't be an idiot" type of thing (along with not wantonly going off on people, but that kind of goes without saying). I'm worried about if I've got to travel & someone is trying to bust my chops about it- like if I'm taking a train from one country to the next & one country is fine with it, the next isn't & we just crossed that border- honestly, I figure it's the type of thing that wouldn't be a catastrophe & I just don't want to chance it when I don't even speak the languages fluently enough to argue that type of point.