Rethinking tactical knives

I think you hit the nail squarely on the head.

If I say anything more it will end up as a pointless argument about how much people are and are not willing to spend on a blade.
 
Good essay, I especially agree with you on the need for an adequate guard and more high carbon steels. Personally I love good carbon steels.
 
I forgot to add under opening methods, the flipper like on the Lightfoot M1, great design.



Temper-
Thanks, and, yes, cost complicates things and opens up a whole new topic.

Roadrunner-
Thanks and agreed.
 
Microtech and Masters of Defense have done an excellent job of making knives for tactical situations. IMO.....
However, your statements leads me to believe that you'd really love Bob Nealy's multicarry system (it will clip anywhere, in any position) that let you carry a small fixed blade well hidden,
for less money, the stiff KISS has a very versitile carry system also. (also, see Boker's version of Nealy's knives)
 
you said a mouthful and your dead on..too many mall ninjas .....I love the big tough Macho names..Commander, Silent partner, Stryker, Close quarters Combat knife..Bullshiiit simple fact is most "tactical knives" will be used in hard core box cutting ..envelope opening and bagel killing and knifesterubation .

I once bought a Emerson Commander cause I thought it was such a bad ass tac. knife..the liner lock was so wimpy I wouldnt have used it to filet a fish let alone a "tactical situation" ( if I even knew what a tactical situation was which sadly/gladly dont)

one other point..why in the heck am I carrying a tactical knife anyway..Im a fricking plant salesperson..I wear a pinky ring..I wouldnt even know how to be tactical if my life depended on it..Im better off with my bagel and my spyderco delica..
 
Walking Man- Nealy's sheath system looks great. I hope I can try it out some day.

Ren- I want to say a few things about Emerson. I think they get bashed around here a lot more than they ought to when they've got a lot of great design features. I agree about the liner locks. And they aren't what you would call hard use, compared to a Strider or ER, but look at the SOCFK. That has some great features. Grippy G-10. A good place for your index finger to stop in a stab. Wave feature. Put a better lock on that thing, give it a better steel and make everything thicker, it would be a hell of a knife.
 
Dont get me wrong..Emerson is a fine knife.its my opinion that for the coin you spend on a commander the knife should be BOMB proof..I was dissappointed at the liner lock..that said for my use thier liner lock may as well be made of gum wrapper tin foil for the "tactical" use I am going to give it...


As a side note..I have many of Bud Nealys knives and would consider his MASS and MCS system and his designs to be simple, beautiful, functional and all around fantastic..for the tactical user or the mall ninja fisherman bicycling slob like me.. ;)
 
Ren-

I like Bud Nealy's designs too, especially the Wortac. Hopefully when I have the funds I can pick up a couple of them. Those carry systems really look great.
 
I feel I ought to mention Greco's knives. They are purpose driven and brilliantly designed.

I received a Whisper yesterday - I knew I wanted one as a combat knife, but by the time I will need a combat knife they will all be gone. The knife has no BS in it at all - it is designed to be used as a weapon. The blade shape, the balance, the handle... perfect (once I got done checkering the micarta). The edge is sharp, and it's going to get sharper in just a few minutes. :)
 
Yea, Tactical knives are more a practical convenience then a "combat-type" knife.

That said, I'm into slipjoint's and traditional patterns now, and they work great for cutting. Better then most tacticals, and look 100 times better! :cool:

I don't worry about S30V, Cmp3V, VG-10, ETC. My edc knife is 420HC!! Yes, you read right, LOL> ;) Simple 420HC, and it holds a great edge, and takes literally less then a minute to sharpen. Keep your fancy steels, I'll use my Paul Bos heat treated 420HC and never think about updating to the greatest "wonder steel."
-Kevin
 
I have an Opinel #7 in my left front pocket for fine detail cutting and a TOPS Prairie Fox hanging from a beltloop with my keys. The TOPS is really short but has a strong tip. If I worked in the outdoors I might want some thing bigger like a BK-11 but for the office it's a good combo. I'll take a slip-joint/SAK and a small fixed blade every time.

Frank
 
SilverFoxKnows said:
I have an Opinel #7 in my left front pocket for fine detail cutting and a TOPS Prairie Fox hanging from a beltloop with my keys. The TOPS is really short but has a strong tip. If I worked in the outdoors I might want some thing bigger like a BK-11 but for the office it's a good combo. I'll take a slip-joint/SAK and a small fixed blade every time.

Frank
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:) I think everyone seems to find this to be the case after a while.
-Kevin
 
Will, I agree about Greco's knives. He was doing it right. I'm sorry to see him go.

SilverFoxKnows and Morgoth, I like a lot of slip joint designs too, they're a great compliment to a tough fixed blade of any size. I like the look of that Prairie Fox, minimal and all business. When I am limited to a small fixed blade its an Assault Shaker for the same reason.
 
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