In Battle, a Folding Knife is a Broken Knife

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Looks like the 1%ers subscribe to the argument that in battle, a folding knife is a broken knife. I am not really good at knife identification but these all look like gas station knifes to me. Can you spot anything of value? This was taken at the biker battle in Waco Texas where 9 were killed back in June.

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Not only a lot of junk, but wrong tool for the job. All the biker deaths were from gunfire, mostly police, giving credit to the old saying,"never bring a knife to a gun fight." But a bunch of posturing fools would make that mistake.
 
Probably a sharpfinger in the top right corner, handled only so can't tell for sure, and a kabar or clone center of the pic.
 
So what's your point? Yes, people who use knives to hurt other people prefer sharp, cheap and pointy. Stop the presses. They aren't knife enthusiasts. We are.
 
marcinek said:
So what's your point? Yes, people who use knives to hurt other people prefer sharp, cheap and pointy. Stop the presses. They aren't knife enthusiasts. We are.
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In fact those are the best knives to use (if I were of such a mind.) Sharp, cheap and pointy will probably always be available, and I can pick it up, use it, and discard it with no emotional attachment or worries about it whatsoever.

Even though I might have "better" knives in my collection, I'll go buy the gas station knife for this.
 
By the way I'm just curious, could you clarify what the 1%ers have to do with this or any knife topic?
 
Let's try to keep it from being locked this time, and focus on knife identification and knife-related discussion. We can move the political aspects of this discussion to another forum here.

I spot Buck, Ka-Bar and Cold Steel, so someone obviously knows what they're doing (albeit they are clearly in the minority there).

Looks like tanto points are more popular than I thought, too.
 
2nd from left top looks like a Spyderco Moran. There are some Schrades and Bucks also.
No they are not all "gas station" knives.
 
RedLynx said:
In fact those are the best knives to use (if I were of such a mind.) Sharp, cheap and pointy will probably always be available, and I can pick it up, use it, and discard it with no emotional attachment or worries about it whatsoever.

Even though I might have "better" knives in my collection, I'll go buy the gas station knife for this.
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And I'll go to the grocery store and pick up a set of steak knives! :D

And claiming that bikers only use fixed blades shows a complete lack of knowledge of the role Buck 110s (and their clones) played in their history.
 
Kwon Kwang said:
Let's try to keep it from being locked this time, and focus on knife identification and knife-related discussion. We can move the political aspects of this discussion to another forum here.

I spot Buck, Ka-Bar and Cold Steel, so someone obviously knows what they're doing (albeit they are clearly in the minority there).

Looks like tanto points are more popular than I thought, too.
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I think in some ways (although perhaps the bikers may not know this for sure) the tanto makes sense. Perhaps it is more ideal for going through a leather jacket (no experience with this myself, but the tanto points are supposed to have more push through power.)

Course, this assumes all bikers wear leather jackets, and that is presumptuous of me. ;)
 
marcinek said:
And I'll go to the grocery store and pick up a set of steak knives! :D

And claiming that bikers only use fixed blades shows a complete lack of knowledge of the role Buck 110s (and their clones) played in their history.
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The Buck 110. Powerful enough to bridge even that wide divide between bikers and cops. ;)
 
Semi-related:

Would anyone ever consider using a knife with those finger guard knuckler things?I think it would make it much harder for me to detach from the knife if I wanted to. But I know that some trench knives had similar features, and were used effectively.
 
RedLynx said:
I think in some ways (although perhaps the bikers may not know this for sure) the tanto makes sense. Perhaps it is more ideal for going through a leather jacket (no experience with this myself, but the tanto points are supposed to have more push through power.)

Course, this assumes all bikers wear leather jackets, and that is presumptuous of me. ;)
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If I were carrying a knife specifically to get through leather jackets, I'd instead want a recurve blade with an aggressive serration pattern like the Spyderco Civilian or the CS Black Talon. The primary advantage of the American tanto is point strength.

RedLynx said:
Semi-related:

Would anyone ever consider using a knife with those finger guard knuckler things?I think it would make it much harder for me to detach from the knife if I wanted to. But I know that some trench knives had similar features, and were used effectively.
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Definitely not if it was a folder. A fixed blade, maybe, but I simply wouldn't want to use it for utility purposes. The knuckle duster bit would get in the way far more than it would help me cut things. In a fight, though, it wouldn't be my first choice; I can only see the practicality of it as a guard and nothing more.
Either way, the handle on the knife in the image looks almost as uncomfortable as leaving my girlfriend alone in a room with Bill Cosby.
Almost.
 
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