What brand of knife has killed the most people?

I would say whatever kitchen knife most people tend to have as it's really kitchen knives in the end that fit into that criteria.
 
Those of you clowning around need to take your antics elsewhere.
 
GRIM 62 said:
In war time I would think the Marine combat knife(Kabar) by various companies would have accounted for a few.
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Probably hardly any. Artillery and air are the main killers in war, followed by squad weapons, followed by rifle bullets, followed by grenades... then entrenching tools and rifle bayonets and butts are much better weapons than small knives - if you try stabbing someone with a kabar while they are defending with any of the last three, you will end up maimed or dead. Knives are weapons only in freakishly rare circumstances. Other than the bayonet, the kukri knife is probably the only big military killer knife of recent times.
 
orixa said:
My bet is on this one:

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This danged things kill nearly 200,000 Americans every year. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/11856.php
 
Chris Pierce said:
This danged things kill nearly 200,000 Americans every year. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/11856.php
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"If we could focus our efforts on just four key areas - failure to rescue, bed sores, postoperative sepsis, and postoperative pulmonary embolism - and reduce these incidents by just 20 percent, we could save 39,000 people from dying every year," said Dr. Collier."

The article didn't really mention death by scalpel.

In the US the knives involved in the most murders are probably whatever kitchen knives are sold at Walmart, Costco and other large retail outlets. In other countries, I'd imagine machetes are used more often than anything else.
 
If you're talking murders, yeah I'd say kitchen knives. But I still think that more people are killed by scalpels every year. I'm not taking any of this very seriously though.
 
I'd throw in the Buck 110.
 
Chris Pierce said:
But I still think that more people are killed by scalpels every year.
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Dr's scapel by a very wide margin, and there isn't a close second.

I would say a kitchen knife would be second, but there are so many brands who knows what brand it would be.

Along time ago a large Tootpick was the favored knife of tavern knife fighters, and it was a common trick to wedge a matchstick in the blade slot by the rear bolster to aid in getting it open a bit faster. (in the USA anyway)
They didn't have one hand opening knives back then, and many favored the Toothpick with its long slender blade. My older brother never got in a knife fight, but he and some others I knew carried one this way.
 
Probably a home made flint knapped knife from the days when knives were the most formidable weapon man had.
 
I would go with the best selling kitchen brand.

Ignoring reality doesn't make it go away, so the existence of this thread is not some smoke signal for the 'MSM' and Congress to instantly ban knives and report every person with a folder as a potential spree killer. There is a solid point in that highlighting the lack of 'tactical folder' related homicides means they are like the 'assault weapon' of the firearms realm, black plastic is not actually any more dangerous than wood. If the AWB isn't moving, then I think our G10 handles and jimping are safe since there is the basic fact that people are generally not killed by them.
 
@HardHeart: Yes, but bear in mind we catch a lot of crap for carrying "deadly weapons". We tend to be highly reactive when people treat knives as weapons, because that mindset is a threat, and the price of ignorance is something we cannot afford.

If I may ask the Original Poster a question: For what reason are you asking this? You interested in crime, or just curious? Not condescending toward you, just wondering why you're asking. This thread might go down a bit easier if you told us WHY you're asking this, just a friendly suggestion.
 
My original intent was to discover what EDC NONE Military knives in the past 100 years, but this has been enlightening as well.

Thanks
 
GRIM 62 said:
In war time I would think the Marine combat knife(Kabar) by various companies would have accounted for a few.
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Khukuris have probably taken quite a few lives as well... Especially considering the skill with which they are used.
 
The Douk Douk got a pretty bad reputation during the Algerian liberation war. Easily sharpened to razorsharp, cheap and could be converted into a fixed blade in 5 seconds with a hammer.
 
Habbekuk said:
The Douk Douk got a pretty bad reputation during the Algerian liberation war. Easily sharpened to razorsharp, cheap and could be converted into a fixed blade in 5 seconds with a hammer.
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I forgot about that one. There were a ton of those things made. Very simple design but very effective.
 
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