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I have a few relatively inexpensive knives such as: Spyderco Endura, Benchmade Eclipse, and Ka-Bar USMC. I am thinking of purchasing a somewhat larger knife, perhaps Bowie-style for several reasons:
1. I like them.
2. If I came across a dog attack in progress, or was in an area where I might be attacked by a large dog, I would like a knife that would work well for chopping, slashing, and thrusting.
3. I like them.
4. Something like a Case XX would fit under the car seat or in the glove box (if it's a big glove box) better than a machete.
The reason I mention dog attacks is that they happen fairly commonly in the city where I live, and some who have tried helping people who were being bitten were themselves bitten. Recently, two pit bulls got loose and bit seven people, including a guy who squirted them with a hose to try to make them stop biting some children they had attacked.
I was considering the Case XX Bowie. It's big and heavy, which I kind of like. It also costs a lot less than a Cold Steel Trailmaster. Does anyone else have any suggestions, particularly in the lower end of the price scale?
Also, here's a little disclaimer: I'm not a particularly violent person, and have no desire to kill dogs or anything else. However, I have been bitten more than once, and my son was bitten by a rottweiler when he was 6 years old. Fortunately he only got six stitches, which indicates that the rottweiler was maybe just joking. The rottweiler is still alive, although animal control is aware of him now.
Having said that, if the guy mentioned above had chopped the pit bulls in half instead of squirting them with a hose, he might have experienced less perforations to his own person.
Additionally, does anyone know if pepper spray works on dogs?
Thanks,
Biff
1. I like them.
2. If I came across a dog attack in progress, or was in an area where I might be attacked by a large dog, I would like a knife that would work well for chopping, slashing, and thrusting.
3. I like them.
4. Something like a Case XX would fit under the car seat or in the glove box (if it's a big glove box) better than a machete.
The reason I mention dog attacks is that they happen fairly commonly in the city where I live, and some who have tried helping people who were being bitten were themselves bitten. Recently, two pit bulls got loose and bit seven people, including a guy who squirted them with a hose to try to make them stop biting some children they had attacked.
I was considering the Case XX Bowie. It's big and heavy, which I kind of like. It also costs a lot less than a Cold Steel Trailmaster. Does anyone else have any suggestions, particularly in the lower end of the price scale?
Also, here's a little disclaimer: I'm not a particularly violent person, and have no desire to kill dogs or anything else. However, I have been bitten more than once, and my son was bitten by a rottweiler when he was 6 years old. Fortunately he only got six stitches, which indicates that the rottweiler was maybe just joking. The rottweiler is still alive, although animal control is aware of him now.
Having said that, if the guy mentioned above had chopped the pit bulls in half instead of squirting them with a hose, he might have experienced less perforations to his own person.
Additionally, does anyone know if pepper spray works on dogs?
Thanks,
Biff
