The scariest blade I have ever seen is the Coleman 8 folding saw! (I kid you not) The blade is bigger that most Bowies. Only $10. A thug can hide it in his jacket(or loose pants). Latch sucks, but in self-defense (yours) he will open the saw first and good luck getting it to fail! Nasty teeth, many, pointy and DULL! It wont kill you! Yes, you read right, a good slash will not kill you, the teeth prevent penetration (unlike on a Spydie ) HOWEVER, the cut to say, your bicep, will be grievous and hurt like hell. You will have many moderately deep cuts. Your arm will look like hamburger and THE DOCTOR WONT BE ABLE TO FIX IT! In fact, you will probably lose your arm. This is also true of used chef knives (my #2). Dull, chipped, and rusty!
Funny, WE catch hell for our knives but no one cares about the above! Hell, the folding saw is legal almost anywhere, EVEN IN CALIFORNIA! Yet, at the same time I, A U.S. Marine cannot even own a 4 lockback on base.
I was hesitant to post this. Wouldnt want the wrong people to find out about it, but it is more important the Honest people be told. The thugs figure it out on their own and then tell their buddies.