Practicality of this knife?

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OverUseOfMachetes

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I saw it on a movie being used as a skinner... just curious.
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Even has a 'nail' at the pommel for scratching your back when skinning, so you don't get your clothes bloody... I'd say that's practical :D
 
Maybe it'd be good if ya jammed into a guy if it didn't break there then break it off and leave it in em.
Don't think it could even cut.
 
Well I could see downsides and no OHALLUM, key word "friendly" the name is up there and mcrow... WTF your profile pic tells all just angle the gun slightly towards the head... Anyway the way I saw him use it was to reverse-grip it and make little cuts with the top moving sideways, thetefore removing the exoskeltal crap on an alien or whatever
 
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Well I could see downsides and no OHALLUM, key word "friendly" the name is up there and mcrow... WTF your profile pic tells all just angle the gun slightly towards the head... Anyway the way I saw him use it was to reverse-grip it and make little cuts with the top moving sideways, thetefore removing the exoskeltal crap on an alien or whatever
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My post was late for the effect I was after. There was no picture showing when I first opened the thread, therefore... the Casper remark. Then when I got it posted, Vola!! the picture was there, ruining my pitiful attempt at being funny.

Blessings,

Omar
 
You posted the wrong pic. That's the Predator Castration & tomato slicer knife. :D

~Chris
 
Yea, i don't see it being practical for much of anything.

Great movies though, i love the alien and predator movies.
 
OverUseOfMachetes said:
Well I could see downsides and no OHALLUM, key word "friendly" the name is up there and mcrow... WTF your profile pic tells all just angle the gun slightly towards the head... Anyway the way I saw him use it was to reverse-grip it and make little cuts with the top moving sideways, thetefore removing the exoskeltal crap on an alien or whatever
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First off, anyone with any idea of the anatomy of a knife or knowledge of skinning would know this thing would never work. Second, maybe I'm reading it wrong but your response to mrcrow's "Not at all" was to tell him he should put a gun to his own head? I think these people are being pretty nice considering if you ask ridiculous questions, you're not going to get very good answers. You've been on bladeforums long enough to have learned more than enough about practicality based on your numerous threads asking opinions, and a little respect for honest answers goes a long way.
 
Practicality?
There is none.
No hunter would or could use that.

The movie is fantasy, so they use a fantasy blade.
In real life situations though, the knife would serve no purpose.
Unless you poked the tips into some marshmallows and roasted them.
That's the best I could come up with as far as a use.

If you're into fantasy stuff that's great but most of them are just made to look cool and don't have any use or purpose. This one is on that list.
 
I think you guys are being a bit hard on the design. I mean, obviously, the knife wouldn't be optimal for skinning earthly game; but that's not what it's meant for! Dismissing the design on that basis would be akin to calling a Sebenza a bad knife because it wouldn't make a good boar spear.
So; let's look at the evidence that's available to us relating to how the knife performs at its intended function.
As can be seen from 1:34:36 to 1:34:37 in the popular 1979 documentary "Alien," the knife is supremely useful at separating Xenomorph interior tissues from their protective exoskeleton. From this, we can infer that the design would be equally effective at separating other animals' interior tissues from their protective exoskeletons.
Now, is this something that most people do on a regular basis? No, but being intended for a specialized use is no reason to mock an obviously extremely capable design. For example, in the 1954 film "Them," (based off a true story,) such a blade would have been an invaluable and undeniably effective weapon against the giant mutated killer ants.
And the above is just one example! Giant mutated flies, giant mutated cockroaches, giant mutated termites, (which are, in fact, closely related to the giant mutated ants previously mentioned,) and even giant alien wasps, as seen in the classic 2008 episode of the popular British TV series Doctor Who, (starring renowned conservationist and xenobiologist David Tennant); all would tremble in fear at the sight of this magnificent weaponthat line sounded as if it came from a bad, Victorian-era erotic novel!
In short and in conclusion: while not for everyone, this superbly designed and balanced sword would be the perfect gift for any alien/giant mutated insect killer in your family.
 
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What I meant about mcrow was his pic was a little strange. But the way he used it was really weird he didn't even use the weird gaps in the blade, just the end.
 
Honestly no.
But the one thing no one else did is recommend an alternative.....how about the cold steel machete series?

Stay sharp!

-niner

P.S
also those replicas are pricey......
 
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