Knives you know are not that practical but you love them anyway

Is anyone going to throw a Spyderco Manbug/Ladybug in here??? (I’m OOT and got no pics)
 
ScooterG said:
Is anyone going to throw a Spyderco Manbug/Ladybug in here??? (I’m OOT and got no pics)
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One of the three knives my step dad has is a stainless ladybug. The other two are a grasshopper and a GB Air. I think his favorite is the ladybug and has gotten a ridiculous amount of use out of that thing. He'd say it's extremely practical. Now, us real men might think differently, but those knives are still capable Lil' thangs
 
Munchy said:
One of the three knives my step dad has is a stainless ladybug. The other two are a grasshopper and a GB Air. I think his favorite is the ladybug and has gotten a ridiculous amount of use out of that thing. He'd say it's extremely practical. Now, us real men might think differently, but those knives are still capable Lil' thangs
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They are but as old school Nick Shabaz used to say “it won’t slice my potatoes”.
 
ScooterG said:
Is anyone going to throw a Spyderco Manbug/Ladybug in here??? (I’m OOT and got no pics)
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Ladybug hawkbill with a decent sized lanyard for extra purchase serves me very well for many tasks, but then again, I've also been carrying a Large Sebenza or Endura with it everyday too. So, I think I'd rather just always have both :p
 
ScooterG said:
Is anyone going to throw a Spyderco Manbug/Ladybug in here??? (I’m OOT and got no pics)
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I like the Manbug. I’ve found it to be a useful little knife.

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Microtech DOC. It's something I only look at and flip. But, I'd probably never get rid of it, because it's well made, locks up really solid, flips great for such a heavy blade and It feels great in hand. Damn thing does feel deadly too!
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Wowbagger said:
That one in the middle.
That is so far over the top . . .
I'm speechless.
I bet you walk tilting to one side when it is on your belt.
Not saying I don't like it.
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Would you believe the WTF is only 3.5 ounces heavier than a loaded standard Colt 1911?

43.5 to 43.2 ounces, and this for the 0.34" thick INFI version, the similar but thinner Battle Grade pictured above would be 0.28" inch thick, so might be quite a bit lighter...

Gaston
 
Unless I am in lightweight trousers where the Spyderco knives rule the roost, I generally sport one Emerson or another - and have for years. Some of the "Supers" (Commander, CQC-7 and 8) felt modestly impractical but I carried and liked them none the less. Then I started really using the daylights out of a Cold Steel Large Voyager notwithstanding that I thought it "modestly impractical." The I got an Adamas ... no more "modest" in the sense of impractical, but I liked and carried it - still do.

Recently I got the itch for a 4-Max; it arrived this week. OMG!
Obnoxiously impractical when viewed against how many fixed blades I have, but what's not to love?
 
I've got to mention one more but no pics cuz its a pain the Schrade Schmbscp Priscilla Brush Sword finds its way into my pack once in a while and although I feel like I'm in Lord of the Rings I don't feel like I have the best chopping tool out there.
 
These two.

I bought the Matriarch solely on badass looks and the Recon 1 because I love my non serrated version. Who really needs a 4” fully serrated or a blacked out gut splitting death machine though?:cool:

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I have an unabashed love for the CRKT Fulcrum 2. Questionable steel, grind, blade shape, opening mechanism and construction. I love it anyway.

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Munchy said:
One of the three knives my step dad has is a stainless ladybug. The other two are a grasshopper and a GB Air. I think his favorite is the ladybug and has gotten a ridiculous amount of use out of that thing. He'd say it's extremely practical. Now, us real men might think differently, but those knives are still capable Lil' thangs
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Ya I don't get the tiny knife thing for big burly men. My Dad was a hardcore construction worker pipe fitter. My first paycheck job I got while in High School I went out and bought him a good sized Swiss Army like a Tinker for Christmas.
The ink wasn't dry on the receipt and he had returned it for a smaller one.
One of his main EDCs was this Buck
ooooooooookaaaaay
I guess.

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SharpieB said:
These two.

I bought the Matriarch solely on badass looks and the Recon 1 because I love my non serrated version. Who really needs a 4” fully serrated or a blacked out gut splitting death machine though?:cool:

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It depends. To some people fighting knives might be very practical. The Matriarch was originally designed as an anti rape knife for South African women. I’m sure they would find it very practical.
 
Lapedog said:
The Matriarch was originally designed as an anti rape knife for South African women.
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Oh interesting !
I always wondered what all THAT was about.
Did Sal have a really pissed off day , a bad trip to the big city . . . or what ?
I get it NOW ! ! !
I always wondered just how I could defend carrying that if one of our local LEOs pulled it out of my pocket and asked me EXACTLY why I needed it. :eek::rolleyes:o_O:confused::eek::poop:
 
Wowbagger said:
Ya I don't get the tiny knife thing for big burly men. My Dad was a hardcore construction worker pipe fitter. My first paycheck job I got while in High School I went out and bought him a good sized Swiss Army like a Tinker for Christmas.
The ink wasn't dry on the receipt and he had returned it for a smaller one.
One of his main EDCs was this Buck
ooooooooookaaaaay
I guess.

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These days I'd have that Buck dedicated for the occasional stray thread on a piece of clothing :p I appreciate the small knives, since they usually get the job done..but there's something about whippin' out a piece of 4"++ steel that gets me all tingly inside :D
 
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