Which ~4" Combat Fixed Blade???

There are many good knives out there. IMO the nest thing to do is go to a gun or knife show and handle as many as you can. A handle that is comfortable for one person might not be for another. At a show you can not only find current production knives like at a store, but also custom, semi-custom, and discontinued production knives.

For a specific recommendation in that size range, if you can find one, the Rinaldi LEO is nice.
 
I was about to say, for a dedicated combat blade, the Rinaldi/Shivworks Disciple looks very interesting and there is a lot of training material and aids available for it as well. It is also more easily available.

Benjamin Liu said:
For a specific recommendation in that size range, if you can find one, the Rinaldi LEO is nice.
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nodh said:
Stabbing people you do with Fairbairn Sykes knives.
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I personally would choose a Cold Steel Corsican for that:

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If the knife was solely to be used for fighting... I would go with one of several by Al Polkowski. If it was to have a little bit more utilitarian role... the Grayman Suenami and ZT-0121 were the two I thought of first, and both have been mentioned earlier in this thread.
 
shunsui said:
I thought the reason 4" knives were still legal was that stabbing someone with one would just make they angry.
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If you stab someone at the base of the skull and penetrate towards the frontal lobe and shake the knife side to side a little, you can cut the anger section right out in no time.
 
jbombelli said:
If the knife was solely to be used for fighting... I would go with one of several by Al Polkowski. If it was to have a little bit more utilitarian role... the Grayman Suenami and ZT-0121 were the two I thought of first, and both have been mentioned earlier in this thread.
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The ZT 0121 is probably his best option.
 
"...Which ~4" Combat Fixed Blade???..."
-reconranger

I have come to a conclusion that questions as this, are extremely challenging to answer.
Right for some might turn out wrong for many...
It like try to choose and decide which would be the right hammer for nailing down a job.
I agree that the Emerson PUK is a nice piece of work.
So much cooler to own, it having played out a great supporting role alongside Bruce Willis in the 2003 SEAL movie action flick, "Tears of the Sun".
But really, when you come to think of it; a thin stock blade usually cuts 'n slices better than a thick stocked blade which is geared more towards choppin', pryin' 'n twistin' motions.
Personally I tend to choose keen edge than overall blade strength in a smaller knife as I don't think it would be used any further than slicin' 'n dicin'...
 
The Emerson PUK has a fairly thin blade at 0.125". Where they make up for it is in the depth of the blade, and that is where this knife will get its blade strength.

Take the Nimravis on the other hand. It is only 0.115 to start with, and they sharpen the front of the blade way down until it is way way thinner than that. So, I have some questions about its actual strength.
 
I'd go with one of these.....

BRKT Bravo -
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BRKT CQ1 - This is a double edged knife
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BRKT Wet Enviro Recon -
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BRKT Slither - This is a 5" knife
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Just a few among many, many.....

Andy
 
Well....I went with the Benchmade Nimravis (regular size, not the cub). The handle fits me like a glove, and I like the blade design! I have some reservations about the blade thickness, but I like 154CM so I am willing to take a chance.

Thanks for all the suggestions!
 
"reconranger"
About time!
Benchmades are highly popular and a particulaly reliable brand that genuinely understands knife technology.
 
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