Silly Knife Names Thread

MAD777 said:
I recently purchased a "Ladybug" from Spyderco. It takes a real man to walk around carrying a Ladybug! Lol

Come to think of it, where did they get the name "Spyderco" from for a knife company?
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I believe Sal said it was based on the concept of car manufacturers making "spyders," or highest-performance models. The inference being that Spyderco would strive to produce knives of the highest performance.

That being said, I did find the name confusing at first... :confused:
 
Here's my take on some of TOPS' names:
Air Wolfe (perhaps endorsed by Ernest Borgnine?)
Anaconda 7B ...it don't want none (unless it's got buns, hon)
Anaconda Hunters Point
Armageddon Doomsday must have been taken
B.E.S.T. Black Eagle Strike Team Hunter's Point Acronyms rock!
Baghdad Box Cutter Is a box some kind of military slang?
Battle Cry Would you want "cry" on your knife?
CALIFORNIA COBRA
Cockpit Commander Don't ask, don't tell
Combat Alley
Cougar Claw
COVERT SOLUTION
CQT Thunder Hawke superfluous e
Dakota Drifter Hawaii Hobo is better IMO
DAWN WARRIOR The Tony Orlando knife deal fell through
Desert Hawke another superfluous e
Devil's Claw
Devil's Elbow
Devil's Elbow XL Devil's Toenail, Devil's Prostate, Devil's Armpit
EXFILTRATOR 5WTF???
Felony Stop Legal advice?
Iraq Jac Joint Aggravation Control Needs more words
LIL FIXER how cute!
Loner The drifter won't hang out with him
M4X PUNISHER
MAX The Mini Axe Sounds like a Dr. Seuss book
Nite Chaser
ROGUE WOLF Needs a superfluous "e"
Tactical Steak Knife This is a great knife to have when all hell breaks loose at your local Sizzler.
TALIBAN TAKE DOWN
TENNESSEE TICKLER Why not French Tickler?
TRAVELIN MAN Another ally for the Loner and Drifter?
Whisper
Wortac 5
 
Serious question:

If you got caught carrying a knife in the wrong place, or if you someday had to explain the knife in court, would having an evil looking knife with some bloodthirsty name engraved on ithe blade place you in an embarrassing position? As opposed to a utilitarian looking knife called something innocent like model 3?
 
glock39 said:
Serious question:

If you got caught carrying a knife in the wrong place, or if you someday had to explain the knife in court, would having an evil looking knife with some bloodthirsty name engraved on ithe blade place you in an embarrassing position? As opposed to a utilitarian looking knife called something innocent like model 3?
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True that. Would you choose:

Grand Father's Pen Knife
or
Black Penetrator Max 5000
 
Schrade has very bland names for instance the SCHF42 or the SCHA7SMBRS there's a mouthful.
 
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Some more silly names I found:

5.11 made up a bunch of goofy acronyms for their knives such as "LMC" and "ARK". "ARK" by the way stands for "Always Ready Knives" (because other knives aren't always ready?)

Gerber Ripstop (Like the clothing/fabric?)

A few from CRKT: Ikoma "No time off" and Burnley "Squid"

SOG: Toothlock (Sounds painful), Sliptron
 
Stelth said:
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thanks. I tried to find it but couldn't. So much win in this blade!! :D
 
glock39 said:
Serious question:

If you got caught carrying a knife in the wrong place, or if you someday had to explain the knife in court, would having an evil looking knife with some bloodthirsty name engraved on ithe blade place you in an embarrassing position? As opposed to a utilitarian looking knife called something innocent like model 3?
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I take that into consideration going into Canada, well at least the looks and style of the knife.
 
Surprised no one has mentioned the Benchmade Infidel. Literally means "unfaithful." Makes me think it will fail you when you need it most or something.
 
Stelth said:
Here's my take on some of TOPS' names:
Air Wolfe (perhaps endorsed by Ernest Borgnine?)
Anaconda 7B ...it don't want none (unless it's got buns, hon)
Anaconda Hunters Point
Armageddon Doomsday must have been taken
B.E.S.T. Black Eagle Strike Team Hunter's Point Acronyms rock!
Baghdad Box Cutter Is a box some kind of military slang?
Battle Cry Would you want "cry" on your knife?
CALIFORNIA COBRA
Cockpit Commander Don't ask, don't tell
Combat Alley
Cougar Claw
COVERT SOLUTION
CQT Thunder Hawke superfluous e
Dakota Drifter Hawaii Hobo is better IMO
DAWN WARRIOR The Tony Orlando knife deal fell through
Desert Hawke another superfluous e
Devil's Claw
Devil's Elbow
Devil's Elbow XL Devil's Toenail, Devil's Prostate, Devil's Armpit
EXFILTRATOR 5WTF???
Felony Stop Legal advice?
Iraq Jac Joint Aggravation Control Needs more words
LIL FIXER how cute!
Loner The drifter won't hang out with him
M4X PUNISHER
MAX The Mini Axe Sounds like a Dr. Seuss book
Nite Chaser
ROGUE WOLF Needs a superfluous "e"
Tactical Steak Knife This is a great knife to have when all hell breaks loose at your local Sizzler.
TALIBAN TAKE DOWN
TENNESSEE TICKLER Why not French Tickler?
TRAVELIN MAN Another ally for the Loner and Drifter?
Whisper
Wortac 5
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Not that I don't love a good roast of TOPS' more ridiculous names (or designs!), but Hawke is actually the name of the designer. The E isn't truly superfluous. Self aggrandizing - maybe, but not superfluous :D
 
PitchAndMoment said:
Not that I don't love a good roast of TOPS' more ridiculous names (or designs!), but Hawke is actually the name of the designer. The E isn't truly superfluous. Self aggrandizing - maybe, but not superfluous :D
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Would that be the hilariously named Mike Hawke?
 
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