Seems like I only like the knives I can't have

My Super Karambit arrived yesterday, and boy is it nice. :eek:

I'm surprised though - it's a bit smaller than I was expecting. When I was reading the stats on it and considering buying one I pulled out a ruler to check for myself, but I guess my assumption about the blade's length was wrong. I was measuring along the edge, but I guess Emerson's measurements describe absolute blade length. It matters less with a curved blade like a karambit since the knife's cutting surface is greater than it appears, but it just doesn't look "Super".

In any case, I'm glad I went with the Super - the regular Combat Karambit would have been much too tiny for me. The thing probably would have disappeared in my fist. :)

Pity though - given the naming template Emerson uses for his knives, I don't think he could make a larger one than this. Not unless he called it the "Ultra Karambit", and then went back and made "Ultra" versions of all of his other knives. :D

So, WD-40 and regular oilings for my new baby. :thumbup:
 
TheBleedingEdge said:
My Super Karambit arrived yesterday, and boy is it nice. :eek:

I'm surprised though - it's a bit smaller than I was expecting. When I was reading the stats on it and considering buying one I pulled out a ruler to check for myself, but I guess my assumption about the blade's length was wrong. I was measuring along the edge, but I guess Emerson's measurements describe absolute blade length. It matters less with a curved blade like a karambit since the knife's cutting surface is greater than it appears, but it just doesn't look "Super".

In any case, I'm glad I went with the Super - the regular Combat Karambit would have been much too tiny for me. The thing probably would have disappeared in my fist. :)

Pity though - given the naming template Emerson uses for his knives, I don't think he could make a larger one than this. Not unless he called it the "Ultra Karambit", and then went back and made "Ultra" versions of all of his other knives. :D

So, WD-40 and regular oilings for my new baby. :thumbup:
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Ahh damn I just saw this post! Congrats - that was fast shipping! I must have girly man hands as the CK fits ok. I have a second Karambit on the way with a 4 - 5 inch blade but most of the larger ones I have seen are fixed blade.

Good luck with the new toy and I hope you stay slice free - I have gotten myself once now on the finger as soon as I stopped concentrating.
 
Armalite Native said:
Ahh damn I just saw this post! Congrats - that was fast shipping! I must have girly man hands as the CK fits ok. I have a second Karambit on the way with a 4 - 5 inch blade but most of the larger ones I have seen are fixed blade.

Good luck with the new toy and I hope you stay slice free - I have gotten myself once now on the finger as soon as I stopped concentrating.
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I've owned knives for about thirteen years now, and I haven't cut myself yet. :thumbup:
 
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