What to say to a stranger when you see a knife clip on his pocket without...?

im always afraid to ask. what if hes not a knife guy, and just " has" a knife. probably think im a wierdo:)
 
Whether or not you'd approach someone else, hopefully everyone here would be friendly if someone asked about a knife they were carrying. Even if you'd rather not brandish it, at least say so in a personable manner.
 
Just ask "Hey man, I was just wondering what kind of knife that is?". Then the reply can be either A: "Oh, it's a blah blah made by blah" and then you can pull out yours and everyone has a good time, or B: "What knife, what are you talking about, get lost" in which case you simply say "Oh sorry dude, I'm a bit of a knife-nut, figured you might be too, no worries" flash him the peace sign and slip away.
 
I meet a lot of people at college by asking them about a knife in thier pocket

generally though it is when we are just standing there, like in line, or sitting waiting for class. I notice things like that along with types of pens, etc.......

I will generally only say something if i can tell the brand of the knife. I once (near the end of last semester) met a guy carrying a knife of the same model as mine but the smaller version. asked him how much he paid........he said he didnt want to say. I showed him the one I have in my pocket, he laughed and said about 30 less than that (or something along those lines). we know talk while waiting for class to start
 
raylaconico said:
I wish someone would ask me what knife I was carrying. Nobody ever has and I'm always carrying.
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On the first vist to my current doctor years ago, he asked me what I was carrying during my first check up. It was my Sebenza, and he was really fascinated by it. He whipped out his Benchmade Axis folder and we ended up talking knives almost the entire time. When I left, I saw him on his computer checking out the Chris Reeve website. It was really cool.
 
If you want to know what they are carrying, walk up and just yank the knife out of their pocket without saying anything. usually works for me....
 
You might mention that in NYC if a cop sees the clip he confiscates the knife !!
 
:IV: said:
On the spot?
It isn't a difficult question or something that out of the blue. I'd take it he knows what knife he's carrying, hell, he's probably proud of it.
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Who here would walk up to a random guy and ask him what type of belt or jeans he was wearing? I know we all love knives but it's not any different. If a guy who really loved belts came up and asked me about mine I don't think I'd be real happy about it.
 
I've only had one guy ever ask me about my knife, and it really shouldn't have been as awkward as it was. As it is I was in an out-door/sporting equipment store asking the desk guy if they carried any Benchmade knives. One of the guys there said, "Isn't that a Benchmade clipped on your pocket?" I think it was actually a Kershaw... In any case, I was just like, "Oh, yeah, it is..." 'cause I wasn't really into having the whole conversation about my knife. I kind of get the feeling he wanted me to show it to him, but the guy behind the counter had already said no and so I just said good day and left the store real quick.

It didn't really bother me much, but it did catch me a little by surprise... Difficult to explain, but it's kind of weird when someone knows what's in your pocket. I think if someone wanted to see my knife in just general public I'd be worried they wanted to steal it or something. I mean, I'm a big tech guy and everything but I don't ask to see people's phones or laptops or whatever gadget I see them with. Same thing applies, when people ask me about my 6 year old mp3 player I kind of just get an odd feeling about them, even if they were probably just trying to be friendly. Even when people comment on my cell phone being the same as theirs or something it just seems odd... "Why are you looking at my stuff" kind of feeling.

On the other hand it's not really offensive or anything. Maybe a little annoying if anything.
 
"Does anyone have a knife?"

"Oh, here, I have one."

(not really an honest way to see the knife though, implying you don't have one...)
 
You can usually read if someone is friendly or aggressive/edgy just by how they're standing or looking around. Obviously if they look aggressive/unfriendly then you won't approach them. If they look friendly but get edgy when you bring up their knife then that must just be something they don't feel comfortable talking about but most likely they will communicate this (possibly non-verbally) in a polite way, you're probably not going to get stabbed all of the sudden. If you're really curious about their knife just read them real quick and you should be able to tell if they're approachable. It shouldn't be that taboo to ask someone something like that, you're in public. If you never ever want to have to risk being talked to by someone about anything about yourself I think the Unibomber's cabin is vacant.
 
Though not a folder, a guy in a fast food joint once asked me about the fixed blade I was carrying. And even though he was polite and discreet about it, it did make me a bit uncomfortable. I was polite, but brief in my response. I wasn't looking for conversation.

One reason it makes me uncomfortable is that I don't want to make a public issue about the fact that I'm carrying a knife. If it's a private conversation then it's not such a big deal, but if it's not private, I'd prefer not to draw everyones attention to the fact that I'm carrying.

Also, you don't know right off if the guy asking is cool, or if he's some kind of creep who, after asking "What kind of knife is that?", might ask "You ever kill anybody with it?" ect, ect. Unfortunately there is no shortage of idiots like that around.

What's funny to me is, I like it when strangers ask me about my motorcycle, and I didn't mind one bit when a guy asked me what kind of motorcycle boots I was wearing (it took me a long hard search to find ones I liked so I was enthusiastic about how good they are), but I just don't like strangers asking me about my knives. And I don't ask others about their kinves for the same reasons.
 
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