Just curious, but do you buy knives.......

:) Names don't influence my buying decisions . It's just part of marketing , IMO .

Cold Steel is still my go to brand , but some of their names are kinda embarrassing . :oops:

Outside of a video game , knife names like "Colossus" and "Frenzy" sound a bit silly . :rolleyes:
 
I’m the proud owner of a Cold Steel Fuzzy Snuggleduck. A lot of people don’t know about this knife, but it’s amazing: Angora silk-wrapped handle, steel so soft it’s like warm, rising bread dough, periodically releases a burst of Calvin Klein’s Obsession—for Knives... even comes with a bottle of hand lotion.

Some may think these are odd choices for a large, ballistic dagger capable of penetrating 3 pig carcasses... and they’re not wrong. But sometimes you just have to pamper yourself!
 
The name of the knife has zero bearing on if I'll buy it.
The brand name ... there are two brands that I will never buy: FROST and (((shudder))) Gerber.
The first and last Gerber I had made a "Made in Pakistan" Frost knife shaped object look like a high quality knife in comparison.
Best I can determine, Gerber used low carbon mild steel re-cycled car or truck fenders for the blade. Warm butter dulled that blade.

There are very few Cold Steel products I would consider buying. The Finn Bear and Pendleton Lite are two I would consider.
I don't think CS markets those two as a "weapon". There are also a couple of their machete that I like. The "Heavy Machete", large Kukri, and "Chinese War Sword", for example.
However, since I'll not need another machete in however much time I have left on this rock, it would be rather stupid of me to get a machete. Come to that, since my hiking, hunting, camping, and fishing days are over thanks to mobility issues, it would make little sense for me to get a Finn Bear or Pendleton Lite, as well.
 
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Jesse B. said:
I’m the proud owner of a Cold Steel Fuzzy Snuggleduck. A lot of people don’t know about this knife, but it’s amazing: Angora silk-wrapped handle, steel so soft it’s like warm, rising bread dough, periodically releases a burst of Calvin Klein’s Obsession—for Knives... even comes with a bottle of hand lotion.

Some may think these are odd choices for a large, ballistic dagger capable of penetrating 3 pig carcasses... and they’re not wrong. But sometimes you just have to pamper yourself!
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Brilliant...lol.
 
As a general rule names don't impact my purchases, though there is one knife company that I respect whose corny names and billboard signing put me off a bit on occasion (you guys know who ;)).

I'm also not a fan of the "First Production" markings on new Benchmades and for the life of me I can't get the Comedy Central logo out of my head when I see a Civivi.

So in the end I guess what I'm saying is that the names of knives matter less to me than the badging.
 
afishhunter said:
The name of the knife has zero bearing on if I'll buy it.
The brand name ... there are two brands that I will never buy: FROST and (((shudder))) Gerber.
The first and last Gerber I had made a "Made in Pakistan" Frost knife shaped object look like a high quality knife in comparison.
Best I can determine, Gerber used low carbon mild steel re-cycled car or truck fenders for the blade. Warm butter dulled that blade.

There are very few Cold Steel products I would consider buying. The Finn Bear and Pendleton Lite are two I would consider.
I don't think CS markets those two as a "weapon". There are also a couple of their machete that I like. The "Heavy Machete", large Kukri, and "Chinese War Sword", for example.
However, since I'll not need another machete in however much time I have left on this rock, it would be rather stupid of me to get a machete. Come to that, since my hiking, hunting, camping, and fishing days are over, it would make little sense for me to get a Finn Bear or Pendleton Lite, as well.
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Are Gerber really that bad? ive never bought one even though i like the 'look' of a few.
 
Ruukuu said:
Are Gerber really that bad? ive never bought one even though i like the 'look' of a few.
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I won't say they all are. Like I said, that one was my first and last Gerber. I don't trust them. There are other knives in the same price range by companies I do trust to take a chance on another Gerber.
Besides, I want nothing to do with a company that supports or promotes fraudulent morons like that Bear Grylls thing.
 
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I won't say they all are. Like I said, that one was my first and last Gerber. I don't trust them. There are other knives in the same price range by companies I do trust to take a chance on another Gerber.
Besides, I want nothing to do with a company that supports or promotes fraudulent morons like that Bear Grylls thing.
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Hmm...maybe i will avoid. What i seem to be hearing is that they were good once, but have now lost their way.....or worse...given up.
 
I don't care about the name all that much. If the name is silly don't expect me to do much word of mouth advertising though. I generally like when a manufacture is named after the founder or a place. Spyderco is probably my favorite manufacturer but I'm not a fan of the name, I would be just as happy if Spyderco was named Glesser Knives. Some of my thoughts on manufacturer names:

Cold Steel - I like it because of the historical reference.
Benchmade - Name is fine, but don't like the butterfly (not into balis either)
Civivi - Neutral
Bestech - Sounds cheap
Zero Tolerance - kind of off-putting
Ferrum Forge - Reference to manufacturing so I like the name. Not a huge fan of their designs though.
SOG - Misleading affiliation with the military, Negative.

As for model names, I find them less important. Usually, if someone asks what knife I'm carrying I just say the brand since most people don't know models. I generally like model names that use the designer's name (Osbourne 940, Sinkevich 0450). It shouldn't sound like they were trying to be hardcore when they named the knife. I can't think of any silly-sounding knife models that I own though, so I may be a hypocrite. Some of the Ken Onion Kershaws are a little silly but it doesn't bother me. If Rick Hinderer made a non-flipper XM-24 for the price of an XM-18 and named it the Fluffy Pink Unicorn I would buy one and carry it proudly.
 
afishhunter said:
The brand name ... there are two brands that I will never buy: FROST and (((shudder))) Gerber.
The first and last Gerber I had made a "Made in Pakistan" Frost knife shaped object
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Maybe because you should consider Frost Mora knives ?
Slight inconvenience - they stop made them in late XX Century ...

Good made Gerbers too, same time !
Some pandemic grow in 1990's
 
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Don’t hate me for saying it but i do love the names Quartermaster gives their knives vs boring numbers or glory battle hardened dragon names lol. Why can’t they be fun
 
Zulus said:
Maybe because you should consider Frost Mora knives ?
Slight inconvenience - they stop made them in late XX Century ...
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I have Mora knives without the "Frost". I hear the now vintage James (Jim?) Frost knives made in Sweden, Seki, Japan, and contacted USA manufacture (by Queen, among others), are O.K..
They are not the same as, and as far as I know, are not related to the cheap Made in Pakistan "Frost Family" gas station/truck stop P.O.S. knife shaped objects.
 
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I'm gonna take some crap and get called a commie libtard because of this, but...

...I'm averse to any brand that is like "American Patriot Rebel Independence Freedom Knife Company"... like I get it man, we all love our country and our freedom. Stop trying so damn hard to signal your virtues at me, especially for profit. And the American flag should not be used as a decoration for your commercial product, like EVER.
 
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