Karambit

Bawanna said:
Yup it was actually a cupcake but it was a 25 Siru that did the deed.
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Maybe next time bring a little more knife;)

I do need to dig up that pic of my wife and I cutting the cake. I know it's in our wedding album. I guess I could rescan it;)
 
Forsaken82 said:
is there anyway to get stuff back? they have mine too
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Supposedly, but I haven't really delved into it. Almost all of my album content is just snap shots of my knives for reviews here. Honestly, it's one of the reasons I don't post as many as I used to. I haven't found an easier way to host pics that I like yet;)
 
George, I want one. That is beautiful. It would be very interesting to figure out how to use that in a forward grip. The shape is like a reverse-grip fighter, but the sheath is set up for a forward grip.
 
Scara said:
George, I want one. That is beautiful. It would be very interesting to figure out how to use that in a forward grip. The shape is like a reverse-grip fighter, but the sheath is set up for a forward grip.
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Yeah Scara, it really feels gooboth ways. I’ve watched some YouTube video showing both grips. Some say it’s effective like a large claw. I ordered one made like this with a ring on the end. That’s all that lacks making it look identical to a Karambit
 
Scara said:
George, I want one. That is beautiful. It would be very interesting to figure out how to use that in a forward grip. The shape is like a reverse-grip fighter, but the sheath is set up for a forward grip.
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A lot of times the sheaths get lost in translation. I have several swords with frogs that hold the sword up and down so vertically that you have to draw them at a weird angle. It doesn't make them poorly made, but I think a lot of times they sort of toss a loop on it and call it good. If I don't make a whole new sheath, I usually at least make a new frog for the scabbard.

I can see this knife benefitting from a custom back draw sheath at about 5 o'clock that ends in a comfortable reverse grip. I generally ascribe to the "get as much blade out in front of you to keep the bad guy further away" grip as I am a painful novice when it comes to knife fighting, but this nasty little claw screams to be used in a quick and decisive and gut-spilling manner.

It doesn't look like a knife for "locking steel". It looks like an equalizer for times when an assailant thinks he's going to give you a really bad day and doesn't realize until he has you pinned on the ground that things are looking much worse for him as he's been unzipped kidney to kidney. I could see this being brutal when fight or flight dumps an elephant's worth of adrenaline into your system, your pupils grow wide and feral, and your body assumes a naturally reflexive crouch. Call it a tooth or call it a claw, it sure looks like it would do the trick.

Doggoneit, I talked myself into one now:D
 
Steely_Gunz said:
A lot of times the sheaths get lost in translation. I have several swords with frogs that hold the sword up and down so vertically that you have to draw them at a weird angle. It doesn't make them poorly made, but I think a lot of times they sort of toss a loop on it and call it good. If I don't make a whole new sheath, I usually at least make a new frog for the scabbard.

I can see this knife benefitting from a custom back draw sheath at about 5 o'clock that ends in a comfortable reverse grip. I generally ascribe to the "get as much blade out in front of you to keep the bad guy further away" grip as I am a painful novice when it comes to knife fighting, but this nasty little claw screams to be used in a quick and decisive and gut-spilling manner.

It doesn't look like a knife for "locking steel". It looks like an equalizer for times when an assailant thinks he's going to give you a really bad day and doesn't realize until he has you pinned on the ground that things are looking much worse for him as he's been unzipped kidney to kidney. I could see this being brutal when fight or flight dumps an elephant's worth of adrenaline into your system, your pupils grow wide and feral, and your body assumes a naturally reflexive crouch. Call it a tooth or call it a claw, it sure looks like it would do the trick.

Doggoneit, I talked myself into one now:D
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Wow! Steely I want the knife you just described!
Oh......I do have the knife you described! Hope to never grapple to find out!o_O
 
George Azar said:
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Again I want to say this knife shaved hair on both edges!
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That's a nice one, but I'm partial towards that wooden one myself. Gotta love that classic, simplistic design. It's designed for fighting, but it looks like a super capable utility fixed-blade EDC. You got that sharp point for detail work, and if you just rotate 180, you have a nice drawn out swooping edge for good slicing ability. I must admit though, I'd probably use it as a steak knife more than anything :D.

*EDIT* About how thick is that stock, BTW? *EDIT*
 
A few hours ago I had the idea of taking that blade, scaling it up to a 10 inch blade, adding a kukri-style handle, and essentially having a Nepalese version of the Fairbairn Cobra. I just might commission one.
 
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