I like big knives and I cannot lie...

shane45-1911

shane45-1911

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Just some musings on a rainy Saturday afternoon....

As I am looking at my collection of fixed blades, I realize that every knife I buy lately tends to be larger than the one before it.

I remember thinking what a big knife the Becker BK7 was when I got it decades ago. Until I got the BK9. Now, even the BK9 looks tiny in comparison to many of my recent additions.

Anything with a blade length smaller than 12" just looks sooooo small now.

I just ordered a Scorpion Swords and Knives (Chris Palmer) Jungle Commando with a 13 3/4" blade. Is it practical? Probably not, as I am not planning on hacking my way through an Amazon rainforest any time soon. Yet the desire to have this big girl still remains.

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I also have a Zombie Tools Felon on order with a 12 3/4" blade. Just because.

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There is something appealing about knives with big blades. I still love the practicality of a 4" - 7" fixed blade, but I love the impracticality of a huge blade even more. I am one step away from going on a full-on sword buying spree, I fear. 🤪
 
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I tend to keep most of my folders under 3.5"...
But the fixed blades look like a smatchet/Bowie/Machete mash-up.
I like them to be big and beefy!
 
shane45-1911 said:
Just some musings on a rainy Saturday afternoon....

As I am looking at my collection of fixed blades, I realize that every knife I buy lately tends to be larger than the one before it.

I remember thinking what a big knife the Becker BK7 was when I got it decades ago. Until I got the BK9. Now, even the BK9 looks tiny in comparison to many of my recent additions.

Anything with a blade length smaller than 12" just looks sooooo small now.

I just ordered a Scorpion Swords and Knives (Chris Palmer) Jungle Commando with a 13 3/4" blade. Is it practical? Probably not, as I am not planning on hacking my way through an Amazon rainforest any time soon. But the desire to have this big girl still remains.

G7YXwDx.jpg


I also have a Zombie Tools Felon on order with a 12 3/4" blade. Just because.

44BvY7V.jpg


There is something appealing about knives with big blades. I still love the practicality of a 4" - 7" fixed blade, but I love the impracticality of a huge blade even more. I am one step away from going on a full-on sword buying spree, I fear. 🤪
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are you me? if it's under 9" it should fold imo.
 
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