My BIL got my son a Cold Steel Chaos Stiletto

[deltaboy]

A quality knife for the return of Trench warfare or being a modern tunnel rat!

 

[Yonose]

At 13-15 I don’t remember exact age I thought the $30 British commando dagger from LL Bean catalog(cheaper elsewhere) was essential city carry gear!
(Of course it probably was at that time, NYC not being as law abiding as it is today)

 

[DocJD]

Yeah, but he also knows what a good knife is and should be, he understands this for what it is.

Maybe he thought the kid should experience something unusual ( besides a sea of cheap slut machetes ) .

 

[strategy9]

Someone is definitely making a solid run at being the "cool uncle".

 

[Jack_Burton]

I always thought the newer model trench knives like the Chaos looked like those cheap, chinese swap meet knives from the 90s...no offense. I'm sure it's probably a fine knife. You son is a lucky boy, tell him to be careful w/ it.

 

[Alberta Ed]

Seen similar pieces in museums, probably WW I era: triangular blade, wooden handle, loop style guard. Probably dreamed up by some war department REMF. Good for piercing chain mail, tho'.

 

[panoz77]

This thing has some weight to it, I'm betting I could get it to puncture a 55 G drum, LOL

 

[Hickory n steel]

I definitely would've loved something like this as a kid for some strange reason.
I was stuped and was always wanting stuff that would be absolutely useless to me.

 

[G. Scott H.]

I wouldn't say these were useless. I'm thinking of getting a second one and having the most tactical pair of corn on the cob holders ever!

 

[DocJD]

Seen similar pieces in museums, probably WW I era: triangular blade, wooden handle, loop style guard. Probably dreamed up by some war department REMF. Good for piercing chain mail, tho'.

Maybe part of the design was to make it more "GI proof" (unbreakable) compared to a thin dagger blade .

 

[cricketdave]

shoot i still like it, i've got the chaos regular dagger and its actually pretty comfortable. Fun can be had.