Tacticlol Knives

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Stelth said:
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$12.99 of secret agent awesomeness!!! Thank you Bud K!
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nice tactical machete...

Volk said:
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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depends on which point you are talking about...
 
Volk said:
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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As long as it works as a grappling hook in a pinch.
 
Some of the knives in this thread are more fantasy/novelty-market oriented rather than tactical, to be honest.
 
Volk said:
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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aparently, the knife was designed for one of the US special forces groups who where involved in a fair amount of underwater operations. (probably SEALs)
The spikes (which can be unscrewed from the guard for general use) where intended as a sort of grapnel/anchor.
supposedly, the idea was that the swimmers could use the knives to anchor thier diving gear in the water, so it was hidden before thier final swim to shore. I imagine they would then recover it.

course, one major issue with this idea is that surely, when you make landfall, you would want your knife on you.
 
A.L. said:
Is it just me or doesn't tactilol flow better in your mouth than tacticlol?
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Tactical-lol works for me. :D

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Sweet mother of pearls...what is that? Is it one knife or two or 4? You could get cut just holding it! :D
 
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Aha! Got one.

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That one looks useful...

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I know the word gadget makes a knife cooler. And work better. ESPECIALLY when you write it on the blade. Is it possible that this is a cheap ripoff of a knife that was already a POS?

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Now no one here better argue that the hole in the blade helps with one handed opening on this one...

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I've met at least 47.3 marines that have carried this one in their "tactical" missions.
 
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phaserrifle said:
aparently, the knife was designed for one of the US special forces groups who where involved in a fair amount of underwater operations. (probably SEALs)
The spikes (which can be unscrewed from the guard for general use) where intended as a sort of grapnel/anchor.
supposedly, the idea was that the swimmers could use the knives to anchor thier diving gear in the water, so it was hidden before thier final swim to shore. I imagine they would then recover it.

course, one major issue with this idea is that surely, when you make landfall, you would want your knife on you.
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I do not think that knife would survive a "fair amount of underwater operations"...and I am reasonably confident that a seal could figure out how to secure gear without giving up his knife.

This sales pitch is right up there with the one I heard about using the knife as a grappling hook.

That think is highly deserving of its placement in this thread. Even as a teenager mall ninja I thought it was ridiculous and wanted the M-9 on the display next to it because of the "fence-cutter" on the scabbard.

I submit that tacticlol is as much about the knife as it is the presentation. While here on the forum, few would laugh at this fantastic piece...it certainly is deserving of a "right-hand-to-belly-left-hand-pointing laugh" when worn by a 16-year-old kid who is wearing a polo shirt and jeans in the mall parking lot.

 
I've met at least 47.3 marines that have carried this one in their "tactical" missions.
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As a former Marine I must say that only the Elite Force Recon units were allowed to carry this beast. The rest of us grunts had to carry the:

Agent Gadget! :D
 
phaserrifle said:
aparently, the knife was designed for one of the US special forces groups who where involved in a fair amount of underwater operations. (probably SEALs)
The spikes (which can be unscrewed from the guard for general use) where intended as a sort of grapnel/anchor.
supposedly, the idea was that the swimmers could use the knives to anchor thier diving gear in the water, so it was hidden before thier final swim to shore. I imagine they would then recover it.

course, one major issue with this idea is that surely, when you make landfall, you would want your knife on you.
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No doubt, this is the right place for that knife.

In my experience you do sometimes need to anchor down some of your gear. But I really am struggling when trying to imagine how one could anchor underwater, anything using features of that design. The only way in my head that can work is if you have a rope attached to the handle and use the spikes as hooks. But if you do that, why not just use a rope to tie it down to what ever the spikes are grabbing.

And not going as far as land, a knife is a very useful tool underwater especially if you are operating in a poorer regions which all fish extensively. Those nets are real pain.

Still I guess my question was answered, now at leas I know what they have been thinking while designing that guard.
 
cziv said:
Tactical-lol works for me. :D

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Sweet mother of pearls...what is that? Is it one knife or two or 4? You could get cut just holding it! :D
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That implies that it has an edge- it doesn't. I have a female friend that loves "knives" and has an entire display case full of shit like this. WHen she shows me her "cool new knife" I have to let her have it- unless it cuts it isn't a knife.

LOL- this one can work as a grappling hook too:rolleyes:
 
Stelth said:
http://www.buck-184.com/

All your Buckmaster-related questions will be answered in the above link.
The Buckmaster is big, heavy, and silly but when I bought mine I was 17 and it seemed like excalibur.
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haha ...same here, only I was 15 when I bought mine.

Spent the whole summer detasseling corn, saved up my money and payed the absurd amount of $200 for that knife with a good attachable compas thrown in.

My mom was pissed, but I thought it was the coolest thing in the world! :D
 
Stelth said:
http://www.buck-184.com/

All your Buckmaster-related questions will be answered in the above link.
The Buckmaster is big, heavy, and silly but when I bought mine I was 17 and it seemed like excalibur.
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Cool, thanks for link.

Ever since I saw that knife, I've been trying to think why, the thought of using it as a grapling hook never occured to me. Its sad cause you have to think creatively and find uses for everything but all I was able to think was..."man it must be uncomfortable to hold that thing." I never actualy researched it, as a particular design never really apealed to me, and I didn't know the spikes came off.
 
I take my kids camping and the last time we went I strapped on the old Buckmaster. They thought it was cool. I know it looked completely over-the-top but I don't care. It does cut/hack/chop well, but it's a heavy hunk of steel.
 
The Buckmaster was issued to the UDT-SEAL Teams towards the end of the VN war.
Issued but rarely carried, heavy, clunky, clumsy and butt ugly. They were however much in demand by non-SEALs so they were worth much $ in trades with other services.
RD
BUD/S Class 29wc
 
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