I will never need to purchase another knife again...ultimate survival tool inside!!!!

On a serious note, does anyone else see these types of knives as a really good idea, implemented horribly wrong?

I mean, aren't the Reeves Project I and II, good examples of this kind of knife, doing away with most of the weaknesses in the design? Not much you can do about the poor ergos of a round handle if you want a screw-in cap. If they had a sawback like on a SAK, it'd actually be usable.
 
Between my friends and I, we probably broke a half dozen of those things as kids.
 
My best buddy in the Navy bought one of those. We both knew it was cheesy, but it was a "fun" kind of knife to have around.

I bet they sold a bunch of those things! I still think they're cool. :)

Stay sharp,
desmobob
 
I love the fact that if you call right away you'll get the free belt sheath. Always an optional thing in my mind. :-)

Great dejavu. Never had that one but had one that seemed to be a bit better. It actually held an edge. The saw teeth weren't any better though.

Charlie
 
Wow, yup, I found one of those in some of my grandfather's junk when I was younger. I thought: "what is this doing lost here in all this crap, it's the coolest thing ever!" and promptly claimed it as my own :o.
 
Cpl Punishment said:
Not much you can do about the poor ergos of a round handle if you want a screw-in cap.
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Pretty much, and that's one of the two biggest issues with the whole design.

Cpl Punishment said:
On a serious note, does anyone else see these types of knives as a really good idea, implemented horribly wrong? I mean, aren't the Reeves Project I and II, good examples of this kind of knife, doing away with most of the weaknesses in the design?
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Sure, if you can get around the handle shape and balance, and teamed a well-built hollow handled knife with a really good sheath (with a pouch on the front), you could have a nice little grab-and-go knife-based survival kit.

A Reeves-type design is surely the strongest. Even without going the full one-piece route, I think you could make one reasonably strong, but you would sacrifice a little storage space to get a couple inches of tang in there.
 
It is a little embarassing to admit, but I wanted one of those badly when I was 12 or so and was actually disappointed when my parents got me a Buck 119 instead. And to think that at the time I considered myself a knife connoisseur.
 
I think I am going to investigate the posisbility of drawing this up as a real knife. Like tf said it's good if it's all you have in a SHTF scenario, but I honestly like the set-up. It's just built out of cheap crap.
 
James_Terrio said:
Sure, if you can get around the handle shape and balance, and teamed a well-built hollow handled knife with a really good sheath (with a pouch on the front), you could have a nice little grab-and-go knife-based survival kit.
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Granted. Getting away from the concept a bit, but I found that a Spec-Ops Survival sheath with a good knife in it (not hollow handled), can handle the knife + mini kit better than the tiny space allowed in knife handle.
I've never much been a fan of the tiny handle or Altoids kits. IMO too limited and really not useful. Going up a size, I fit quite a nice kit in a Maxpedition Six-by-Four pouch, attached to the knife sheath. If needed to "deploy, it comes off the sheath and rides well on the belt.
 
I just love the marketing angle in the commercial. If you're not happy with the knife, you can return it and keep the sheath!
 
What's wrong with it? I would stack that knife against any of your Busses, RATS, Barkies, Ka-Bars, Beckers, etc. and I bet the compass in that knife will outperform any of the compasses in any of those knives!
 
Cpl Punishment said:
I wouldn't bet on it.

(and yes, that's with the understanding that the others don't have compasses :p )
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Wait! You mean to tell me that knife is not the best? :eek:

Should we send one to Noss4 for Attempted Destruction, and I say attempted because I don't think it can be broken. :foot:
 
tonym said:
Well, atleast I can open a beer with it...........
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at least?!?!? :confused:

that's the primary function of any survival tool... :cool:

my grandmother got me and my brother a pair when we were kids - never could get it as sharp as my hunting knife so i never actually used it. still I thought it was cool - and remarkably lightweight since it lacks a tang and is cleverly attached to the plastic hollow handle with a small nut. :thumbup:
 
I am guilty of owning one of those as well! To be fair, if nothing else, it helped launched my lifetime affection for sharp and pointy objects :)
 
I STILL have one of each knife pictured in this thread! lol lol i was young and they were cheap! never used any of them.
 
Cpl Punishment said:
Granted. Getting away from the concept a bit, but I found that a Spec-Ops Survival sheath with a good knife in it (not hollow handled), can handle the knife + mini kit better than the tiny space allowed in knife handle.
I've never much been a fan of the tiny handle or Altoids kits. IMO too limited and really not useful. Going up a size, I fit quite a nice kit in a Maxpedition Six-by-Four pouch, attached to the knife sheath. If needed to "deploy, it comes off the sheath and rides well on the belt.
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Looks like we're on the same page. :)
 
That is awesome! I forgot all about the joy my friend and I had when we were 8 years old and found one at a garage sale. It was $5, neither of us had that kind of money, so we decided to split it, and we alternated weeks with it. It still had the survival gear inside! Now that I think of it, that probably want the most responsible thing for the people selling it, to sell it to two 8 year old kids!!! Can you imagine people buying that now thinking it is really the quality you can rely on in a survival situation...
Great commercial by the way!!! I wonder if it is too late to order that and get the folding knife as well???
 
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