Kershaw Steven Seagal - hmm...

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JohnnySharp

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Dear Knuts,

Kershaw's Steven Seagal knife looks and feels like a decent piece of kit. Big, AUS-8 blade that flicks open, aluminium handles with ray-skin inserts. I'd buy it but for just one problem - his signature is splashed all over the blade.

While I have the utmost respect for Steve's on-screen abilities to behead an entire drug gang with a mere flick of his ponytail, I could do without the negative connotations - imagine if the knife were ever to be held up in court, for example.

Is there a way of getting the signature off, or is it indelibly etched on by one of Steve's ninja spies?

A merry Christmas to you all.
 
i like it too.try hand-rubbing the blade,or get your friendly neighbourhood knifemaker to help.its a linerlock right?what/how thick are the liners,how's the lock-up?
 
Liners seem decent and the lockup's sound. Best bit is the opening action - one little flick of the thumb and it swings right out.

What should I use for hand-rubbing - sandpaper?
 
That would be wet/dry sandpaper or crocus cloth.

I'd try the fine (600+) grit first. You might end up refinishing the whole blade.
 
Will you start running like a girl if you carry this folder long enough?

linking to W&C is not a very good idea from the general forums
 
Don't worry, if you get before a judge, he'll probably take pity on you for having a knife with Stevens signature on it.

Seriously, I like it, but Kershaw didn't have to emblazon his signature on it. Maybe a certificate with his signature for those die hard Seagal fans.
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I think it's a decent knife but the signature of Steven Segal is just dumb.

I would never own it because of that.
 
The Seagal looks a lot like the forerunner of the modern Spyker. I don't like either the Spyker or the Seagal. I don't like Ken Onion designs, mainly because I don't like recurved blades on anything other than a khukri. But I've handled both, and both seem to be well-made knives. Whatever floats your boat. I will say a judge may look at it strictly as a weapon, though, because a recurved blade really has no other realistic use, IMO. Plus, the Seagal is/was advertised as a "defensive"(read: "offensive" by lawyers) knife, endorsed by the "king of all martial arts". Or at least he was until he ate Marlon Brando....
 
For me:

(+) Ken Onion's signature design; master of ergonomics and the recurve works works for SD
(-) Liner lock and signature-in-blade (although this could be remedied)

I think the con/s outweigh the pros for this one.
 
warden41272 said:
. . . endorsed by the "king of all martial arts". Or at least he was until he ate Marlon Brando....
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and I'm on my way to the hospital after busting my gut laughing so hard!!! Good one man! :D
 
The knife is okay, and it would be very easy to polish off his name, but they really do a terrible job of getting the stingray skin to fit. They were extremely stupid in this reguard, IMO. They made the shape of the cutout complicated, when they could have simplified into an oval or rectangle, and then they give the lame excuse "this is a natural material that may be subject to not fit right or some retarded crap" to avoid actually having to have a precise die to cut the stingray skin. What a load of poop. Don't buy it. It's an okay knife, but there's better out there for the money. I bought one a while ago, but only because another forum was selling it really cheap, and then I resold it later. I think I even made a small profit. :)
 
Hmmm... starting to go off the idea now. It's a nice-looking knife but I didn't realise it was so weapon-specific. Thank you all for your excellent and considered advice. I'll spend the money on another knife, or perhaps on several crates of Steven's magic violence cola.

Merry Christmas.
 
I think we're connecting "fat people" with lack of fighting ability.

This is stupid.

I know nothing about whether or not steve can fight well in real life or if he's just a movie star.


I remember the first time I rolled with one big guy myself. Kagel. I sized this guy up....he's big sure, but overweight....gotta be out of shape. I'll just wear him down.

Well, as it turns out, he's the strongest man I've ever met. Ever.

After throwing me, he lifted me off the ground with one hand. I weigh 155 lbs. It didn't strain him.

Worse yet, he was skilled. I mean, he was reallllly good. He was crosstraining in my school (we're grapplers also), but he was trained in an American wrestling style called hook wrestling.

We became good friends.

What's the point?

Go ahead and assume some guy is useless because he's over weight. Just make sure it's on video.

Now, as far the knife. I rather like it, myself. I'd rather it not be a liner lock, and like everyone else, I don't want ANYONE'S big signature on my blade. Why people write on the blade itself is beyond me...I still don't like that my 41MC says limited edition on it.
 
Artfully Martial said:
I think we're connecting "fat people" with lack of fighting ability.

This is stupid.

I know nothing about whether or not steve can fight well in real life or if he's just a movie star..
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:yawn: Thanks for the . . . :yawn: lecture.
I found it very. :yawn: ..... ....... :yawn:
interesting. :rolleyes:
 
I'd rather poke my eyes out with the Kershaw than sit through one of his POS movies. Unbelievable that he was allowed to make more than one...

-Bob
 
He ain't no Bruce Lee. I tried to sit through one of his movies before.... My god! How does he get work?! He can't fight in any impressive manner, he's overweight, unattractive and generally doesn't look the part, and has no acting talent whatsoever. Basically no redeeming qualities at all! I didn't even know he was supposed to be a martial artist until I saw this thread.
 
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