Taken movie knife

[singularity35]

Does anybody know what knife the sheik's bodyguard used in the knife fight scene against Liam Nesson that happened in the boat?

 

[TheBleedingEdge]

With the deep jimping on the back, it looked like a Tarani Strider karambit, but I don't think that's exactly what it was.

 

[swamp]

I'm not sure but I will watch the end "boat scene" later tonight. I planned on watching it anyway. Maybe someone else will chime in soon. TheBleedingEdge beat me to it.

 

[singularity35]

Yes, it was a karambit of some sort.

 

[Deebo]

It isn't a Strider Tarani karambit. It's too wide from the spine to the edge to be, from what I can tell. I've got the movie on my laptop. :]

 

[Deebo]

Here's a screenshot I just took.

 

[EricV]

Nicely captured! With the spine cutouts and the apparent lack of a bevel on that thing I'm betting its just a prop knife, not something made by a cutler.

 

[singularity35]

Here's a screenshot I just took.

Excellent screenshot! thanks. Seems to be either a custom or a no name.

 

[Deebo]

Thanks. Yeah, I figured it was either a custom or just a prop weapon. Either way, I kind of want one now.

 

[Lapp_Dance]

looks like it is modeled after one of James Coogler's designs from CNC Bladewerkz

 

[Deebo]

Nicely captured! With the spine cutouts and the apparent lack of a bevel on that thing I'm betting its just a prop knife, not something made by a cutler.

Hey now. Don't lose all hope yet. It could still be a chisel grind!

 

[Dr Heelhook]

It looks homemade.

 

[swamp]

It's a pretty good movie. Also just watched "the book of Eli" yesterday, and some sweet knife action in it.

 

[mongomondo]

Surprisingly good movie from Luc Besson's normally dreary action factory.

 

[amflud]

Knife makers usually provide several copies of the same knife to the movie studio. That one is definately the blunted, non-dangerous one. There's likely to be at least one useable k-bit from the movie out there.

 

[isixav]

Hello,
I can confirm that my company realised this knife.
It was ordered for this movie by the Producer company and they looke like I think to the Strider model.
They don't cut for sure.
I'm so glad to discover it on the Forum.
Thank you.
Isidore

 

[singularity35]

Thanks! That's interesting info.

 

[riversidedep]

I'm not 100% sure, but to my eye the blade appears to be aluminum. Maybe isixav can confirm?

 

[isixav]

I will confirm tomorrow.
I forgot too, I ask to my guys...

 

[John T. Jeffery]

If anyone catches the knife in "Taken 2", and can ID it let me know. It all happened too fast for me to be sure without a DVD to "pause", but I thought I saw a finger loop on the knife the Albanian was using during the final fight scene.