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What makes a knife "Tactical"???

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darrylburke

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Over the last year, I have seen a the term "tactical" used way too much. (Even for knives I've seen around for years..)

So what in your opinion makes a knife "tactical"?

Design?
Use?
New pitch on an old knive??

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Mostly how it's marketed.
IMO, a pretty big, fast opening knife is ideal...like the Benchmade 94x, or 710 although they aren't marketed as such.
Knives suck as weapons anyways though, so everyday practicality is the only thing that matters to me anymore.
 
IMO, anyone can take any 'ol weapon, paint it black, and call it "tactical". This goes for guns, knives, whatever. Personally, I like to use the term "practical" instead.


steve
 
Originally posted by steve-in-kville
IMO, anyone can take any 'ol weapon, paint it black, and call it "tactical".
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*Suddenly stops painting his chairs black* Darnit, you stole my idea! :D

Anyone wanna buy some Tactical Black Triple-Tactical Tactical Seating Device Weapons? :D :D :D
 
Originally posted by YoungCutter
*Suddenly stops painting his chairs black* Darnit, you stole my idea! :D

Anyone wanna buy some Tactical Black Triple-Tactical Tactical Seating Device Weapons? :D :D :D
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LMAO!!

uh, wait. I think you're making fun of me??


steve
 
Originally posted by Harold Mayo
If it's black or OD green or Camo and costs more than other knives.
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Thats the "popular" tactical.


THIS is tactical:;)
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We got into this awhile back, and while there are certain combinations of features that will enhance the use of a knife, there are many knives out there that will fit the description "tactical". A Buck 110 can be considered tactical in fact.
 
I like Mick Strider and Duane Dwyer's answer. 'Tactical' means made for war. A 2" folder with thin liner lock and delicate construction, even if painted black, isn't tactical at all. I recently got a Buck/Strider tanto. Yup, that there is a tactical knife.
 
Originally posted by Crayola
I like Mick Strider and Duane Dwyer's answer. 'Tactical' means made for war. A 2" folder with thin liner lock and delicate construction, even if painted black, isn't tactical at all. I recently got a Buck/Strider tanto. Yup, that there is a tactical knife.
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Soo.. my 12" cold Steel Tanto is "Tactical"?? lol..


it you think about it in "general terms" there should be qualifications for the term tactical-


Durabilty
Ease of use
Simplicity
Ease of access
Sheath style/location
Practicality..


etc..
 
Tactics are used on the battlefeild. Its what you DO when you're THERE to win a battle. Tactical knives are those that can be employed very quickly... possibly giving an advantage over those that cannot.

A tactical knife is one which, I suppose, give you an advantage. All knives are tactical. I agree we should be using "practical." instead.
 
I think the term tactical came about with the advent of the pocket clip and thumb opening devices.

They made the knife much faster to deploy than the traditional buck knife and thumb nick.

Those features have been adapted to more traditional styles.
 
If I ever use the word tactical, it's in reference to a one-hand opening folder with a pocket clip.
 
I'm with Buzzbait on this one.
When I say "tactical folder", I mean the folder has a pocket-clip and can be easily opened with one hand (stud, disc, hole, auto, flipper, ect).

Good luck,
Allen.
 
Tactical knife is any kind of knife that is so accesible in the moment that you need it.

It is only my standpoint.

roloss_valdes
from the city of El Cerro de la Silla ( Monterrey N.L. Mexico ).
 
The word has lost it's meaning.

Look at the phrase "assault rifle." In truth, this is a sturdy rifle or carbine, FULLY AUTO if originally designed that way, and used by some professional.

I have a prairie dog rifle in my gun room. It has ONE piece that relates to military hardware at all, the hollow, lower receiver; and even THAT is stretching it. It's an AR-15, built as a semi-automatic, and even that lower receiver has a custom trigger for precise shooting. Yet, every idiot, including my friends, who walks into the gun room says, "Nice assault weapon." I quit correcting them.

I own a Strider AR. I cannot tell you what Mick Strider was thinking. Maybe he has friends in the military that needed a good jackknife, and he made them. If so, that's a "tactical knife."

Me? I needed a good jackknife, and I bought a Strider AR. The only blood on it is MINE. It's a jackknife, and it always will be.
 
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