TV knife ID help?

Mchad65

Mchad65

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Can anyone ID this knife? I was just watching NCIS and one of the characters (Gibbs) pulled it out. The show is generally more technically accurate than most shows, so I was wondering if it was a high end knife.

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And yes, I’d probably buy one. I’m a minor league collector, a few CRK’s, Spyderco’s, Hinderet’s and a bunch of Microtechs. So I can always use another.
 
On a lot of TV and movie sets they regularly make use of fake or extremely dull knives, because a lot of actors are basically like toddlers and there are too many people being paid on set to have an actor cut themselves.

 
Danke42 said:
Looks like the Gerber.

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Gotta be it.
 
The Grendels said:
On a lot of TV and movie sets they regularly make use of fake or extremely dull knives, because a lot of actors are basically like toddlers and there are too many people being paid on set to have an actor cut themselves.

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For action scenes, dull or training knives should definitely be mandatory. Fake fighting with live blades is almost as stupid as pointing a loaded gun at your buddy at the range.

For talking scenes with the actor peeling an apple or cutting rope, fake knives would be hilarious.
 
If I were an actor, I would prefer that my fellow performers have dull blades 😁 .

A Spyderco Volpe in "The Blacklist".

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DangerZone98 said:
For action scenes, dull or training knives should definitely be mandatory. Fake fighting with live blades is almost as stupid as pointing a loaded gun at your buddy at the range.

For talking scenes with the actor peeling an apple or cutting rope, fake knives would be hilarious.
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Given how many times I see people posting their latest knife cuts on this forum, people with great familiarity and experience handling blades, the movie support staff are absolutely limiting the sharp and pointy object time actors have. The safety person, stunt coordinator, and prop master go to great lengths to keep actors safe from themselves and directors. Precut wood and rope is just part of how they keep them from losing time and money from carelessness. Occasionally, you get a great scene like the introduction of Tywin Lannister on Game of Thrones. The showrunners brought in a butcher to train Charles Drance to do that scene properly, but a lot of actors can't even be trusted with a sharp crayon.
 
The Grendels said:
Given how many times I see people posting their latest knife cuts on this forum, people with great familiarity and experience handling blades, the movie support staff are absolutely limiting the sharp and pointy object time actors have. The safety person, stunt coordinator, and prop master go to great lengths to keep actors safe from themselves and directors. Precut wood and rope is just part of how they keep them from losing time and money from carelessness. Occasionally, you get a great scene like the introduction of Tywin Lannister on Game of Thrones. The showrunners brought in a butcher to train Charles Drance to do that scene properly, but a lot of actors can't even be trusted with a sharp crayon.
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Totally fair point lol.

It’s a little hilarious and sad that some folks can’t even be trusted with one of mankind’s oldest tools. A trained and responsible child could be entrusted with cutlery and kitchen chores for goodness sake.
 
i remember seeing a gibs using a benchmade 490 in one episode (or at least he left it stabbed into the top of a copy machine). sometimes you’ve gotta wonder who chooses the knives they pick for the shows as the 490 isn’t quite the type of blade you’d expect him to carry. don’t get me wrong, it’s a great knife & i love mine. it’s just not something you’d generally wanna bring to a knife fight. though it was partially serrated so maybe that improves its tactical ability
 
DangerZone98 said:
Totally fair point lol.

It’s a little hilarious and sad that some folks can’t even be trusted with one of mankind’s oldest tools. A trained and responsible child could be entrusted with cutlery and kitchen chores for goodness sake.
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I know one lady who cut herself so often in culinary school that it likely contributed to her deciding to become a baker instead of a chef.
 
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