Tacticlol Knives

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Stelth said:
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Mantis continues to be a major player...and their slogan is so awesome it hurts:
"THE EDGE YOU'VE BEEN PREYING FOR!"
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i actually bought this thing, and returned it right away. It was built like a folder worth about $2. Impulse buy, i dont know what i was thinking
 
It's quite possible this has instantly become my favorite thread I've ever come across on this forum. FanTASTIC. I wish I had something to contribute, but there's been so MUCH!
 
tuffthumbz said:
i actually bought this thing, and returned it right away. It was built like a folder worth about $2. Impulse buy, i dont know what i was thinking
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Since you revealed an embarassing truth due to my post it's only fair that I reveal something...I actually bought this:
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I can't blame it on being high because I don't do that...just bad judgement
Maybe if I wrap the handle in barbed wire it'll be more comfortable to carry in my pocket.
 
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Stelth said:
Since you revealed an embarassing truth due to my post it's only fair that I reveal something...I actually bought this:
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I can't blame it on being high because I don't do that...just bad judgement
Maybe if I wrap the handle in barbed wire it'll be more comfortable to carry in my pocket.
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I'm going to be honest, most of the CRKT M-16 series look a bit tacticlol.
but that one really doesn't look right. it's like the blade has been stretched out of proportion lengthwise.
 
Stelth said:
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*******BONUS*****POST*********NEW******INFORMATION!!!!!!!!
This is an actual excerpt from a review of this knife from the Mantis Forum:

"GARBANZO Ok this Little power house amazed me on how sharp it was! One of the guys was looking at it and as I was selling the Mantis Name one of the guys was trying to twirl it. He dropped it in his lap and he seemed fine well I noticed his leg had some spots on his cammie's so I looked closer and the knife was so sharp he didn't feel it and it poked right through and pierced his leg. It was kinda funny but not really . So I have one question the ring seemed off center and out of balance and what I mean is as the ring rotates it seems to stick a little then it rolls on till the next revolution...."

It goes on but I felt this was enough.
 
WHAT IS M-VX STAINLESS STEEL?
The Mantis Knives design team doesn't feel that they should ever be governed or limited by "industry norms", as a result, a team of metallurgists, who have been working closely with the Research and Development team at Mantis Knives, have come up with what we consider to be an alloy that will set new standards in excellence for our industry.

Tough as a coffin nail, M-VX is a martensitic high speed steel that is specifically formulated to offer the best combination of edge retention, resistance to corrosion, and ease of re-sharpening. Vanadium has been found to be far more effective than chromium in providing wear-resistance, so M-VX's chemistry has been specially engineered to enhance this effect. M-VX attains a previously unknown toughness. To put it into simple terms, M-VX stainless steel "slices circles" around other high hardness steels such as D2 and 440C.
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Nice.
 
I want my knife steel to be "TOUGH AS A COFFIN NAIL". After all, the stresses your average coffin nail goes through are almost perfectly parallel with what a blade must be able to do.
 
Stelth said:
I want my knife steel to be "TOUGH AS A COFFIN NAIL". After all, the stresses your average coffin nail goes through are almost perfectly parallel with what a blade must be able to do.
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You beat me to making fun of the coffin nail's integrety as a knife blade.
 
Stelth said:
For the Special Forces member who is also a D&D fan:
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Since we're revealing embarrassing truths....I own one of these. I bought it like 6 or 7 yeas ago before Blackhawk took over MOD. :o

You know what though, I'm not that embarrassed, as I've put this knife through a LOT and I still have it. I will admit it's not that rust resistant, and I'm pretty sure it's ATS-34, and because of it's edge geometry I've always found it more like a sharpened crowbar than a real cutting edge, but it's really quite tough. I carried it with me through 7 countries, and it's still kickin'....

Okay, so I was a LITTLE more mall-ninja-ey back then....:rolleyes: But at least it's held up and I haven't regretted my purchase.
 
Is it just me or doesn't tactilol flow better in your mouth than tacticlol?
 
Stelth said:
I have the granddaddy of mall-ninja in my collection..see it hiding discretely by the folders?
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O.K. I know this thread is about absurd ideas. But I seriously would like to know what was the reason for making that kind of guard. I saw that knife before or similar one, must be a real pain just to hold it. Seriously whats the point of it?
 
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