Gentlemen’s knife

[bigsurbob]

Black scales ok on gentleman's knife ONLY if paired with Mexican Blanket Scales.

 

[Ron Sabbagh]

To each his own. I consider myself a gentleman and often have this in my pocket (not my pic)

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[The Grendels]

Black paint on the blade tends towards being tactical, whether that's tacticool, suburban tactical, or just being a bit edgy. If the rest of the knife design is gentlemanly, it can work with a black blade, but it's definitely a results may vary situation. It's like putting on a nice black turtleneck sweater. If you combine it with a balaclava and a large flashlight you're probably not going to get invited into most social settings. I still remember one of the hosts on BladeHQ trying not very successfully to argue that the CRKT M-16 was a gentlemanly knife...

 

[Bob Denman]

It's the knife's bearer: not the knife.

 

[NYP]

Black handle = OK
Black Blade = ehh

 

[Bob Denman]

Black handle = OK
Black Blade = ehh

Black Blade?
What's wrong with it?