How do you "deploy"?

One of the reasons I carry a slip-joint, along with a folder, is if I'm among people/public. No one really seems to mind if I open a slippie, even my Menefee BP with its 3 3/8 blade. I have pulled out my folder at my Daughter's Karate class, but no one seemed to notice, which is good.

People/sheeple can be amusing. I was at a school once & had to use my knife. An Asst. Principle commented about my "big scary knife" (Emerson CQC-7) & why I had to have/use that. I just laughed, as apparently the .45 on my hip didn't bother her (Glock 21).
 
2brothers said:
IMO, officers should know their appropriate knife and guns laws, that is part of their job.
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Yeah, right....good luck with *that* one....I can just about guarantee that if you ask 10 different LEOs the same question regarding possesion and use of a knife, that you will receive 10 different answers....
Maintaining OT, keeping a low profile usually works to your advantage....I would prefer that most people on the street never even remembered me....daily knife-handling habits are adjusted to suit the situation at hand....it`s that simple....
 
I don't try to disguise what I'm doing, but when I'm around "non-knife people" I'll generally avoid being flashy about it. If I'm around folks that might be sheeple I usually discretely reach for my Case swayback which I EDC among my other sharp things.
 
It depends. If I'm in an unfamiliar situation with people I do not know, I'll typically opt for a smaller knife or open my larger one discreetly. Honestly, most of the time I don't care about who is around if the situation is appropriate to deploy a blade.

People in certain classes of mine (I always end up cutting open a bag for lunch) have gotten used to me whipping out my knife. Also, where I work people know me as the knife guy, and whipping it out doesn't make them even bat and eye now. My boss even teases me about what new purchases I've made.
 
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what ever the situation calls for, I don't disregard those around me but I don't give $.02 what they think either.

If I have to let it fly, one handed, then so be it; but if I can do it in more discretion then I will.
 
I always have to consider fairly restricted laws on carrying weapons (though I can't recall ever reading about a crime committed with a small folding knife). I carry a SAK (Victorinox Cybertool) & a LM Wave everyday and I am self employed as a computer tech. If I am onsite at a customer's and need to cut open a box containing a new computer/monitor/hardware then I use the small blade on the SAK - it is enough to do the job and no one gets frightened at the sight of a small blade of a SAK in use.

If I am at home or out camping with no one around then obviously I use what ever I want how ever I want - you can happily chop up wood with a foot long blade on a kukri if no one is there to see you. But I wouldn't walk around the city with the same kukri strapped to my waist - that would be asking for trouble.
 
Mr .44 Spl said:
I always preceed "deploying" with a quaint little saying I learned a long time ago.......all together now:

"Excuse me, while I whip this out!"


:D
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HAHAHAHAHAHA This is the funniest thing I have read or heard in a LONG time. I think I may actually use this from now on.
 
CL01 said:
One of the reasons I carry a slip-joint, along with a folder, is if I'm among people/public. No one really seems to mind if I open a slippie, even my Menefee BP with its 3 3/8 blade. I have pulled out my folder at my Daughter's Karate class, but no one seemed to notice, which is good.
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Consider getting her into a different class? That bunch, sensei included, doesn't seem too switched on. ;)

I mean, if you were coming to and looking up at your daughter's classmates apologizing to you for their hasty actions, you'd likely think "yep, she's gonna learn some good self defense here. Sure is."
 
hoopster said:
I "deploy" my blades legally. Meaning however I feel like it. I don't get all rowdy but I open, use and return my blades like I'm on a mission and doing nothing wrong. It sets a good example that regardless of the knife sights or sounds, it's just a tool. No walking on egg shells necessary yet in Kentucky.
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Exactly how I do it.

I had a Spyderco Military at a kids birthday gathering and used it to cut some string for a Piñata to hang up for the kids. Nobody even seemed to care. It's all about how you carry yourself.
 
I carry a small slipjoint that I use for most tasks at work when I need a knife. I don't feel the need for everyone to know what I'm carrying. It won't ever be to your benefit to be known as "the guy with the big knife" by your office co-workers.

Any of you have a concealed weapons permit? Do you wear a t-shirt to work that says "I'm carrying a concealed weapon"? I didn't think so.

Discretion is rarely the wrong choice.

I was mowing my yard about 10 years ago when one of my neighbor kids (a former student) and a stranger came strolling across the lawn. I shut down the mower (rider) to talk to them when up out of the blue the stranger reaches into his pocket, whips out a 5" flea market tactical and snaps the blade open. He then gives me that "I'm a badass punk" look and proceeds to make a big show of cleaning his fingernails. All this before he has ever spoken a single word.

He never knew just quite how close he came to being shot to death in my front yard. I was still on the mower so I couldn't move away. There's no doubt he could have stabbed me if he had wanted, and there was no doubt I had already decided to shoot. Fortunately for us both he didn't take the last step forward to close the distance and so I didn't. Mind you this all took less than two seconds from the time he started drawing the knife to the time I knew he was just showing off for his friend. Only momentary disbelief (why is he pulling a knife on me?) and slow reflexes on my part saved him, and saved me from killing a kid for nothing more than being a dumb*** show-off. Somebody who was in 'condition yellow' all the time undoubtedly would have shot him.

I still get a cold shiver when I remember this incident-- I can still see that big blade opening and remember thinking "I'm about to be stabbed!" -- like it was happening in slow motion. Please, God, let me never come that close to killing someone ever again.

A lack of discretion almost cost that kid everything. Be careful when and where you "whip it out".
 
Stuff like that happens to me all the time in ym town...people like to flaunt the "im a bad-ass thing....its quite sickening.
 
sweet_hitch-hiker said:
if someone is around or i'm letting someone use it i opt for 2 handed opening or a slow one hand. but if im by myself i let that shit fly
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+1 - could not have said it better!

best regards-

mqqn
 
A.P.F. said:
With the care and consideration of those around me at the time. When at home, I rather like to hear the 'snap' of a blade locking up. When I am out, an Axis Lock allows me to lock up in silence.
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+1 on that! I also just love the benchmade axis lock. My mini-grip is my favorite knife.:)
 
elkins45 said:
I carry a small slipjoint that I use for most tasks at work when I need a knife. I don't feel the need for everyone to know what I'm carrying. It won't ever be to your benefit to be known as "the guy with the big knife" by your office co-workers.

Any of you have a concealed weapons permit? Do you wear a t-shirt to work that says "I'm carrying a concealed weapon"? I didn't think so.

Discretion is rarely the wrong choice.

I was mowing my yard about 10 years ago when one of my neighbor kids (a former student) and a stranger came strolling across the lawn. I shut down the mower (rider) to talk to them when up out of the blue the stranger reaches into his pocket, whips out a 5" flea market tactical and snaps the blade open. He then gives me that "I'm a badass punk" look and proceeds to make a big show of cleaning his fingernails. All this before he has ever spoken a single word.

He never knew just quite how close he came to being shot to death in my front yard. I was still on the mower so I couldn't move away. There's no doubt he could have stabbed me if he had wanted, and there was no doubt I had already decided to shoot. Fortunately for us both he didn't take the last step forward to close the distance and so I didn't. Mind you this all took less than two seconds from the time he started drawing the knife to the time I knew he was just showing off for his friend. Only momentary disbelief (why is he pulling a knife on me?) and slow reflexes on my part saved him, and saved me from killing a kid for nothing more than being a dumb*** show-off. Somebody who was in 'condition yellow' all the time undoubtedly would have shot him.

I still get a cold shiver when I remember this incident-- I can still see that big blade opening and remember thinking "I'm about to be stabbed!" -- like it was happening in slow motion. Please, God, let me never come that close to killing someone ever again.

A lack of discretion almost cost that kid everything. Be careful when and where you "whip it out".
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A perfect example of why carrying a gun could be very good and also a great example of how it can be very bad. Its stuff like this that makes knives, guns etc targets for politicians

Back on topic though, I just use my knives as normal. I dont make an act out of it. Just use it like I use a pen. Take it out, open it and do what needs to be done:)
 
If I have a specific reason to not want to attract attention, I damp the axis lock lightly with the side of my thumb as I flick the blade open-it's much quieter. Opening the knife in a position such that the blade is not presented to anyone nearby is always proper etiquette though. As long as this rule is observed I don't think anyone around here gives a hoot how you open it.
 
elkins45 said:
I carry a small slipjoint that I use for most tasks at work when I need a knife. I don't feel the need for everyone to know what I'm carrying. It won't ever be to your benefit to be known as "the guy with the big knife" by your office co-workers.

Any of you have a concealed weapons permit? Do you wear a t-shirt to work that says "I'm carrying a concealed weapon"? I didn't think so.

Discretion is rarely the wrong choice.

I was mowing my yard about 10 years ago when one of my neighbor kids (a former student) and a stranger came strolling across the lawn. I shut down the mower (rider) to talk to them when up out of the blue the stranger reaches into his pocket, whips out a 5" flea market tactical and snaps the blade open. He then gives me that "I'm a badass punk" look and proceeds to make a big show of cleaning his fingernails. All this before he has ever spoken a single word.

He never knew just quite how close he came to being shot to death in my front yard. I was still on the mower so I couldn't move away. There's no doubt he could have stabbed me if he had wanted, and there was no doubt I had already decided to shoot. Fortunately for us both he didn't take the last step forward to close the distance and so I didn't. Mind you this all took less than two seconds from the time he started drawing the knife to the time I knew he was just showing off for his friend. Only momentary disbelief (why is he pulling a knife on me?) and slow reflexes on my part saved him, and saved me from killing a kid for nothing more than being a dumb*** show-off. Somebody who was in 'condition yellow' all the time undoubtedly would have shot him.

I still get a cold shiver when I remember this incident-- I can still see that big blade opening and remember thinking "I'm about to be stabbed!" -- like it was happening in slow motion. Please, God, let me never come that close to killing someone ever again.

A lack of discretion almost cost that kid everything. Be careful when and where you "whip it out".
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That sir is a very well made point. It actually makes me rethink my choice. I think I will also be a bit more discreet in the future. Thanks man. I just learned something. :thumbup:
 
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