Scariest Looking Folders (EDC)

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I really like useful blades but for me the esthetics are what make it scary looking or intimidating also. I started carrying a tactical folder after I was faced with defending myself with a 2" Gerber folder. It kept him away but I was VERY worried that it wouldn't. -Anyway the next day I purchased a KO Blackout over at wally-world and just fell in love with KO knives ever since.

I just upgraded (after a year) to the Spec Bump and I really really like it. Not only is the blade beautiful (rather menacing looking too) but I have no problem using this blade for various chores like scoring drywall, cutting insulation/boxes etc.

So I got to thinking about what you people thought about scary looking blades for EDC? The obvious downside is the reaction from sheeple but you can always take it out discreetly and open it manually about half way so this seems like a silly concern to me.

SO what are some of your favorite "scary looking" knives?

Other scary knives I like the look of:
Pretty much any Ken Onion recurves, Spec Bump, Boa, Mojo etc.
CRKT Greg Lightfoot M1 SBT
CRKT Ryan Model Seven
Kerambits, Hawksbill knives or even the Spyderco Civilian are menacing but not too useful for more than box cutting or self defence.
 
Coldsteel is good. A black serratted blade is usually scary. Any lightfoot knife. I also feel the civilian is underappreciated as a tool. MT vector, although small is somewhat scary. Any butterfly knife is psychologically intimidating if you can open it reliably. Any larger knife like a skirmish would probably scare someone easily. Also, any knife you can open fast adds to intimidation (thinkin of the wave). Of course, hooked knives. Chinook and afck are kinda "scary". If you have a ton of $, a strider with the nightmare grind is on the list. A good stance might add to intimidating somebody too. And a stare that says you're willing to kill or die trying.
I would have to say though, that it is very unwise to expect any knife or stance to simply "scare" someone away. But, if it does, hey, that's great, go home. If not.....
 
I think one of the 'scariest' folders I've handled is the Spyderco Police fully serrated. I wouldn't want to be on the recieving end of that one. Also, SRKWs Swamp Rat got alot of worried stares from sheeple but I didn't see why other than it's size.
 
Anything big, shiny (I don't remember seeing any horror movies with black coated knives), and medieval-looking will have the most intense effect. I think the Civilian and the Chinook set themselves apart.
 
I just meant that when you have a black serrated blade the attention tends to be on the gleaming edge.
 
The spyderco civilian is an evil looking knife....a lot of darrel ralph customs too....Strider's weird fixed blades....
 
It's not exactly a folder but it's pretty damn scary looking... :D

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Cilivian, Rekat Sifu, Surefire Bravo looks kind of scary too.
Oh, and the Camillus Gibbs rates pretty high in scary in my book.
 
i have to say the al-mar warrior and those dark-ops knives scare me the most . maybe those hibben knives ...........
 
Although it's not really an "EDC", the "scariest" folder that I own is my Cold Steel Vaquero Grande...It sometimes even scares me.:).
 
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