Funny Dark Ops knife story

[STEVENKIM]

So I just completed our 10 day culmination in the field for IOBC. I just received a XM-18 by Rick Hinderer in the mail, the weekend prior to me stepping off. I couldn't resist carrying it and beating it up. I've put it through some trials that I will show and tell tomorrow. It is now pretty scratched up, even put some rust it from all the sweat that got onto the blade from some ruck marches. I have taken care of the rust though.

Anyway, I used it to open an MRE and people looked at my knife and noticed it was no Gerber folder like theirs and many of my co-workers asked me to look at my knife. As they admired it and took turns using the flipper to open it and testing the edge, some asked how much.

I said "You don't even want to know man"

They were like "I bet its expensive, like 80 bucks?"

"Nah, its substantially more."

"100?"

"Uhm, more like mid 300s"

I, of course explained to them why it was so much and the difference between a custom and cheap PX knife, and my friend pipes up with "Dude, I got a sweet ass knife too, I paid 220. A Navy Seal made it, probably the toughest knife ever!"

When I asked what kind it was, he proudly "Dark Ops!"

I said, "I bet its f...ing great for covert deanimation huh!?"

He goes "huh?"

"Never mind, its just a private joke I have."

I didn't have the heart to explain.

 

[tka1]

"covert deanimation"... that is quality. i guess he doesn't come on bladeforums huh

 

[destroythealter]

Poor ninja.

 

[ashtxsniper]

Wow 220 for one of those pieces of junk. I have stated that I didnt like strider but dang they are way better than dork ops.

 

[Gunfucius]

LMFAO, that is the funniest crap I have heard all week. I was sitting here drinking chocolate milk, and then I read that. Now I gotta clean the computer screen...

 

[tka1]

i've heard they are "the finest tactical fighting knives in history!"

 

[ashtxsniper]

ugliest maybe...

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Yeah, but to read about a "DARK OPS knife in the same story as an XM-18, that's funny!

 

[Liam Ryan]

Poor ninja.

Ha ha!
As long is it looks badass and scares old ladies, I'm sure mall ninjas don't care about price. Thats what a knife is for, isn't it?

 

[Spark]

I love these threads for a couple reasons.

1, it's good to see guys in the military springing for quality work from makers like Hinderer.

2, it's reinforces the common truth - the Joe in the military isn't buying the $400 knife, people like us are the exception. Most Joe's are buying whatever they can find in the PX, or something they saw in SOF magazine / Ranger Joe's / Brigade QM / US Cav paper catalogs. They are happy with knives and multitools in the lower price range.

3, people like you are doing a good thing, exposing them to the custom makers and widening their field of view. If you take the time to explain to him (or others) the differences in the knives, you might be responsible for more people becoming knife nuts.

Hope your IOBC goes well, let us know if there's anything we can do to support you.

 

[T.K.C.]

CONGRATS on the XM-18!!
Funny story!!

 

[cybrok]

With the title, I tought YOU had the Dark Ops. In the first part I really asked myself "How can someone have a Dark Ops AND a XM-18".

Now it's clear Nice story.

 

[Hawkings]

Just a Q
How many of you guys, have had Dark Ops knife in your hand or even used it?

 

[Monocrom]

Poor ninja.

More like, poor bastard!

 

[Padawan]

2, it's reinforces the common truth - the Joe in the military isn't buying the $400 knife

And with good reason...

 

[gkruty]

Just a Q
How many of you guys, have had Dark Ops knife in your hand or even used it?

I took a look at a few in the knife store once, just to see what they were like.
Admittedly, Not my style....

Seriously, not worth the time to look at.

 

[TorzJohnson]

Just a Q
How many of you guys, have had Dark Ops knife in your hand or even used it?

I'll admit I've never held one. My disdain for Dark Ops has nothing to do with the actual knives themselves.

It's like if you saw a delicious bowl of oatmeal on the table. If you were able to go back in time and find out that it was dispensed out of the hindquarters of a horse, you probably wouldn't want to eat it.

 

[FlyingMuskrat]

To play devils advocate, I hear that Dark Ops knives aren't bad. Just overpriced, and over hyped. And overly tactical, and overly ugly.

 

[CUTS LIKE A KRIS]

I held one and immediately put it down- my hand did not like it at all- or my wallet for that matter- how anybody can hold it and manage to cut with it is beyond me!!!

 

[Jubei]

Just a Q
How many of you guys, have had Dark Ops knife in your hand or even used it?

I've held a few of them, and knowing what I do about the company, I had the deep urge to go and wash my hands after handling them.

Jubei