What is the ugliest knife you know of?

[Boozoo Chavis]

 

[fudo]

Any of the Aircats, the Tom Brown Tracker(from the movie), and any of the Szabo knives

 

[Death's Head]

What's up with that tiny balisong. Looks like expenisive and and totally useless. One of the ugliest custom knives I've seen.

 

[Boozoo Chavis]

What's up with that tiny balisong. Looks like expenisive and and totally useless. One of the ugliest custom knives I've seen.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[Death's Head]

My thoughts exactly.

It must be 2 inches long total when open. Szabo couldn't even use it!

 

[fracmeister]

Well, for 700 bucks you can get four finalists here on sleezebay

 

[Bob W]

I think the Van Hoy Snap Lock is handsome, but the rainbow/titanium is unattractively gaudy. Still, it looks pretty darn good compared to that butt-ugly yellow thing posted above.

-Bob

 

[Firebat]

-Benchmade Apparition- blade has a dopey shape to it.
-Most Striders, waaaay too much 'tactical' embellishment.
-Most Airkats, form over function it seems.
-Most Emersons save for CQC 5, 6, and 7, but especially the newer bowie bladed folder. Yeesh.
-Most fantasy knives, just plain goofy.
-Anything Case has ever done with an "OCC" logo on it.
-CRKT, most of their stuff, but not because the designs are necessarily unpleasant, it's the materials used. It may look like a Lightfoot M1, (or whatever maker's design) but all that cheap looking plastic completely ruins it.
-Spyderco, Yojimbo and Dodo, but these are so inherently foul looking that they're actually kind of intriguing. Schemmp Persian and forthcoming Kriss aren't too pretty either.

That's all I can think of right off the top of my head.

DISCLAIMER: I didn't say any of these weren't good knives. Just saying I think they're ugly. Don't want any Strider and Emerson fans getting all "hard use" on me. I am an equal opportunity designator of "ugly".

Not to mention that it's entirely subjective.

 

[Bob W]

Yep...you are right. My mistake. It's mokume. Technicality but....it's still a different pattern + color than the damascus and still looks horrible next to it. Total overkill.

I agree. The patterns clash. A plain blade with the mokume bolster, or a plain bolster with the damascus blade would be very handsome.

Anything with multi-colored laminated wood is butt-ugly. Still not as ugly as that yellow thing...

-Bob

 

[Death's Head]

Well, for 700 bucks you can get four finalists here on sleezebay

With no bids! I'll win it for sure!:barf:

 

[Naymit]

i am afraid to say it, but striders...almost all of them. they may wonderful tactical tools, but words "aesthetically challenged" come to mind

 

[Bob W]

Well, for 700 bucks you can get four finalists here on sleezebay

I'd give a dollar apiece for those, but only if shipping were included.

-Bob

 

[fracmeister]

I'd give a dollar apiece for those, but only if shipping were included.

-Bob

I might give a dollar a piece for them to not ship them to me.

 

[clembrewer]

My vote goes to the "Buck Buster all in one field dressing knife"

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?p=WX2&i=89195

Ugly as sin!

 

[CUTS LIKE A KRIS]

I totally agree clembrewer- Most hunters I know would be shot just for carrying one!!!

 

[fruitbat]

I think this one is ugly:barf:

 

[silenthunterstudios]

The ugliest knife I've seen? All of the cheap knockoffs floating around out there.

 

[CUTS LIKE A KRIS]

Just came across another nasty looker- Spyderco Firebyrd- Especially for $180- that is the most ugly part of it

 

[Rat Finkenstein]

Just came across another nasty looker- Spyderco Firebyrd- Especially for $180- that is the most ugly part of it

You must be joking. They are less than $12 at NGK.

 

[rusty edge]

Just came across another nasty looker- Spyderco Firebyrd- Especially for $180- that is the most ugly part of it

Thats $180 for a display of 12 pieces.