Where can I get a knife like this?

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captaincalamari

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If anyone has seen The Walking Dead its the knife Daryl Dixon uses in season 9, wiki says its a reverse saw backed bowie with a finger ring. Ive been looking for hours and cant find anywhere selling anything like it, there was a seller on etsy but they took it down. Heres the pictures
https://imgur.com/a/mHwGOIy
If theres a place that makes or could make a custom like this id happily get one, the 5th picture is someone who got them custom made by "thekhukurihouse" I was going to ask if they could make another one but after looking at some reviews Im not too sure.

Worth mentioning I am in the Uk, thanks in advance, and please consider I want the knife because I like it and I dont intend to tackle bears and face pirates or something
 
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And why would you want a TV fantasy knife like that? Of no use for hunting, camping, 'bushcrafting" etc. Very few experienced combat troops would want one either.
 
I’ve not come across any commercial offerings. You might consider contacting a local maker to commission one or even make one yourself.
 
Sidehill Gouger said:
And why would you want a TV fantasy knife like that? Of no use for hunting, camping, 'bushcrafting" etc. Very few experienced combat troops would want one either.
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To be honest, why does one need a reason to own a blade? Most collections have one or two that serve no useful purpose other than to make the owner smile. It’s OK. No need to judge other folks desires 👍
 
that looks like a bad copy of the Spivey Sabertooth. Typical of many of the crappy shit you see out there, the copy only takes cues from the design of the knife without really understanding the rationale behind the foundation of the design. This results in essentially a fantasy knife which has no merit or value, and generally is built so poorly that any use will result in mechanical failure or damage when none should occur.
 
You might be able to skirt the legal restrictions by having a maker knock up a pair of aluminum (oh, wait, UK, so aluminium) knives that handle and look like the pair on screen (which are likely themselves aluminum).
 
The knife shown in the OP is pretty much an amalgam of everything I have learned to avoid in knives.

1) Damascus steel blades are only as good as it’s weakest component, even when properly forged.
2) The brass handle is overly heavy and a maintenance headache.
3) The finger hole can result in a broken finger. It is also often uncomfortable to use and limits your ability to alter your grip.
4) The goofy sawteeth (and goofier blade cutout) will snag on every cut, and effectively limit the utility of your knife to the first couple of inches.
5) Those sawteeth are not property designed for cutting. They should be offset from each other to help clear the shaving, less they become instantly clogged. These things are just stress risers that weaken the knife and hinder your ability to use a baton or fire steel.
6) The pointy pommel is a hazard that is more likely to hurt you than your opponent. It will be poking you with every step you take and is dangerous in the event of a fall. Also, if you want an impact tool, hardened blade steel would make more sense than the softer brass.
7) The extension of the guard above the blade limits your ability to rest your thumb over the blade for added control.
8) The Cho-like cutout at the lower tang is useless. If it were wider it could be a finger rest, if it were further up it could be a sharpening notch. As shown here it does nothing.
9). The wide (tall) blade that is narrower at the tang will complicate the sheath design. While proper sheaths are common enough, these usually have additional straps or snaps making deployment that much slower.

Daryl originally carried the excellent Busse Team Gemini on the Walking Dead. Unfortunately, as the zombie apocalypse progresses it seems that only flea market fantasy knives can be had. If you can legally own a Team Gemini, that would be the one to get. It would do a good job on zombies and do just about everything else that you may need to do with a knife.


N2s
 
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Lorien said:
real men fight zombies with spoons.
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Lorien said:
that looks like a bad copy of the Spivey Sabertooth. Typical of many of the crappy shit you see out there, the copy only takes cues from the design of the knife without really understanding the rationale behind the foundation of the design. This results in essentially a fantasy knife which has no merit or value, and generally is built so poorly that any use will result in mechanical failure or damage when none should occur.
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Here is the Sabertooth:


N2s
 
Lorien said:
that looks like a bad copy of the Spivey Sabertooth. Typical of many of the crappy shit you see out there, the copy only takes cues from the design of the knife without really understanding the rationale behind the foundation of the design. This results in essentially a fantasy knife which has no merit or value, and generally is built so poorly that any use will result in mechanical failure or damage when none should occur.
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haha... I cant tell if it's a bad copy to such a unique design.

Old-school Tacti-Cool for sure.

Very interesting to read up about it from the days before Rambo Blades....... It would be Hard not picking it up to look at, at a show.......
 
not2sharp said:
Daryl originally carried the excellent Busse Team Gemini on the Walking Dead. Unfortunately, as the zombie apocalypse progresses it seems that only flea market fantasy knives can be had
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That's the real tragedy. As the downfall progresses the living will be left to restock their EDC from mall knife stores and then finally Hot Topic. The living will envy the dead.
 
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