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sal actually posted once a long time ago about how the harpy and salt hawkbills arent suitable for self defense. i forgot the exact reason he stated, maybe someone else knows? i do have the harpy though, and i do feel confident carrying it for self defense.
I seriously considered buying one, but a liner-less design is a bit scary for my tastes.
I didn't see when Sal posted, but in the Spyderco book, Sal mentions that when he developed the Harpy, it was not intended as a weapon, and that if someone were to use one as such, there is a possibility that it could snag while pulling it, and because of the handle design, that could cause it to be pulled from the user's grasp. He said that was okay with him, since he didn't want the Harpy used as a weapon, anyway.
Jim
I'm with j-curd... Liners please!
I can never understand why anyone would go with a matriarch when you can either man up and buy a civilian or go the cheap but effective route with a byrd crossbill. I have both and the G10 crossbill is the only way to go. How long is the new matriarch? The crossbill and civilian are damn near the same lenght, I have a picture on this website some place when i reviewed the crossbill.
I can never understand why anyone would go with a matriarch when you can either man up and buy a civilian or go the cheap but effective route with a byrd crossbill. I have both and the G10 crossbill is the only way to go. How long is the new matriarch? The crossbill and civilian are damn near the same lenght, I have a picture on this website some place when i reviewed the crossbill.
I seem to also remember you saying you would not trust a Spyderco Street Beat, because of the choil. You must be incredibly strong. That, or you have zero experience with the designs you are talking about. One of the two.