Knife names you like or hate

Kind of an interesting name with a back-up story:

Buck Matt Would Go

(taken from Internet ) Special Warfare Operator First Class (SEAL) Matthew Leathers was a highly decorated combat veteran. Matt was lost at sea during a free diving exercise in 2013. Fellow seals have honored Matt's memory with these simple words: Matt Would Go. During his nine years with the US Navy SEALS, Mat designed a knife that held up to his high standards. He used scrap Humvee coil spring steel and built his own. Tim Leathers, Matt's father, has entered into an agreement with Buck Knives to make the exact knife Matt designed.
 
JDRanger said:
Kind of an interesting name with a back-up story:

Buck Matt Would Go

(taken from Internet ) Special Warfare Operator First Class (SEAL) Matthew Leathers was a highly decorated combat veteran. Matt was lost at sea during a free diving exercise in 2013. Fellow seals have honored Matt's memory with these simple words: Matt Would Go. During his nine years with the US Navy SEALS, Mat designed a knife that held up to his high standards. He used scrap Humvee coil spring steel and built his own. Tim Leathers, Matt's father, has entered into an agreement with Buck Knives to make the exact knife Matt designed.
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And a good cause.
 
Here’s a name I like; ESEE IZULA

(From ESEE) The locals in Peru call the meanest, nastiest ant of the jungle by the name "Isula". We know it as the Bullet Ant. The Bullet Ant is known to be independent, tough, light on its feet, and a real aggressive survivor - the IZULA knife is built the same way.
 
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marcinek said:
Another vote for TOPs. They crack me up.

Grim Ripper?
Devil's Elbow?
Baghdad Boxcutter?
Seattle Street Scalpel?

Priceless.

All time fave from them is the Cockpit Commander. It just makes me giggle every time.
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I would add Baghdad Bullet and Missile Strike

They are competing hard with Extrema Ratio:
  • Pugio
  • Col. Moschin
  • Waki
  • Glauca
  • Shrapnel
  • Desert warfare

  • Neither one will catch up ever catch up with Quartermaster.
 
JDRanger said:
Microtech Death on Contact is an example of a name that’s not good for knife community public relations.
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What a great example of why our natural rights are continually eroded. Because they actually care what you think and listen to reason? To hell with public relations, they can kiss my American where the sun doesn't shine. I'm done.

ETA: How shocking, from Seattle, I rest my case.
 
HKGuns said:
What a great example of why our natural rights are continually eroded. Because they actually care what you think and listen to reason? To hell with public relations, they can kiss my American where the sun doesn't shine. I'm done.

ETA: How shocking, from Seattle, I rest my case.
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Easy there, amigo.
I don' think anyone here is getting their personal knickers in a twist over a name. The point is that a stupid name for a knife is a stupid name for a knife. Perceptions matter. Its not infringing on anyone's freedom. The marketing department thought it was some cool badass and scary name. It has nothing to do with the knife, but it DOES reflect on our hobby.

As knife enthusiasts, our bit is not to get bent out of shape over perceived affronts to our freedoms. Our job is to be good ambassadors of our hobby and bear the brunt of understanding that many people are woefully ignorant to the good of our passion. Part of the gig is being honest with ourselves and calling out inflammatory stupidity when it pops up. It is simply foolish to name a knife Death on Contact. Any knife used "correctly" for such a job would result in "death on contact". There is nothing special about that knife other than the marketing department wanted to be provocative. It puts money in the coffers of the manufacturer who catering to some high speed, low drag types (or types playing the part), but it does nothing to help our cause with society that knives are tools, art, and part of the collective culture.
 
22-rimfire said:
So, what's in a name? Sales.
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That's a Shakespeare quote, isn't it?

Its a good point. With each craze tons of knives reappear, basically unchanged, with a new name.

Bushcraft: "Slap orange scales on it and call it the Bushcraft Model."
Zombie: "Slap green scales on it and call it the Zombie Killer."
Tactical: "Coat it black and call it the XTreme Gov Spec Ops Tac."
 
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