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I dont know who all here reads manga or manwha (the korean version) but in Sun-ken Rock book 8 page 41 the female protagonist can clearly be seen strapping on a HAK. ?im suprised that the knife has gotten so popular that its known all the way in korea.

Anyone else seen a knife pop up in someplace youd never expect it lately?
 
Was the protagonist using the S30V or titanium HAK? And are you sure it was a genuine HAK and not a knockoff?
 
for those who didnt catch it the first time around HAK come in a variety of blade shapes and from different custom makers but they can be found here:http://www.hideawayknife.com/main.php

Im going to guess that HAK's do not show up as much on this forum as they do on others.

@marcinek yeah those comics are a trip. most of them are alot more entertaining than the stuff they put out in america, morals i empathize with better as well.
 
The first time I heard of HAK was in a Barry Eisler novel. Maybe Rain fall, I don't quite remember which one exactly as there are six books in the series with the same main character (John Rain). In the book a Mossad operative named Delilah uses an HAK. Eisler seems to do his research as he often writes about brands such as Benchmade, Emerson, H&K etc.. If you like to read I recommend this series.
 
Mostly when HAK gets mentioned on BF, it's in a complaint that the customer service is terrible, shipping delayed, complaints unanswered.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
Mostly when HAK gets mentioned on BF, it's in a complaint that the customer service is terrible, shipping delayed, complaints unanswered.
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Maybe that happens in the next episode of the comic.

"This customer service is disrespectful, huh?"
"Yes it is....errrrr!"
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South Korea is the most "wired" country in the world so they know what's going on, and their artists are probably as much in tune with what's available as any American knife enthusiast.

Plus the fact that Korea is one of the most heavily militarized places in the world, they might know a thing or two about pointy things.

I wouldn't recommend buying from HAK nowadays, but when they originally launched, you could order (and receive) semi custom knives ground by popular knifemakers that were fitted to the size of your grip. I actually own the prototype of that knife in the manhwa being discussed. It was ground by Mick Strider and is double-edged.
 
CWL said:
South Korea is the most "wired" country in the world so they know what's going on, and their artists are probably as much in tune with what's available as any American knife enthusiast.

Plus the fact that Korea is one of the most heavily militarized places in the world, they might know a thing or two about pointy things.
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I've been to Korea well over a dozen times, and you'd be hard pressed to find anything pointier than a SAK or kitchen knife there. Believe me, I've looked. Korea has ZERO knife culture, at least that I've been able to find. Whenever I visit (my wife's family) I always bring a small Case knife, and even that attracts the occasional gasp. Compared to Americans, Koreans are very peaceful people. When they do indulge in violence, the weapon of choice seems to be a hammer.
 
moonwilson said:
I've been to Korea well over a dozen times, and you'd be hard pressed to find anything pointier than a SAK or kitchen knife there. Believe me, I've looked. Korea has ZERO knife culture, at least that I've been able to find. Whenever I visit (my wife's family) I always bring a small Case knife, and even that attracts the occasional gasp. Compared to Americans, Koreans are very peaceful people. When they do indulge in violence, the weapon of choice seems to be a hammer.
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I thought it was a large kitchen knife?
 
I was under the same impression. The manwha suggests sashimi knives and baseball bats although one character does indeed use a hammer
 
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