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I was digging through my knives last week and I came upon my SOG Desert Dagger, an impulse purchase I made on the internet a few years back (I hadn't seen Kill Bill yet, I had no idea it's the knife she used). Since I now found this informative forum, I thought I'd ask the question I had when I received the knife. What is it good for?
I like double edged daggers and have several, which is why I bought it in the first place. I know they're made for stabbing. But the Desert Dagger has always struck me as way to light to give me confidence in actually hitting someone with it. Not that I doubt it'd hurt them quite a bit, but it doesn't have the solid reliablity of my full sized Fairbane or even the Gerber Mark I or II. Both the hilt and the blade just seem light/weak when I handle it. I did find one web site that touted it's use as a 'martial arts fighting knife,' but the site was way to mall-ninja for me to take what he said to seriously.
Does it have a specialized role/nitch it was made for that I'm not aware? I'm not planning on getting rid of the knife, but just curious on what thoughts you guys might have. Thanks.
Dave
I like double edged daggers and have several, which is why I bought it in the first place. I know they're made for stabbing. But the Desert Dagger has always struck me as way to light to give me confidence in actually hitting someone with it. Not that I doubt it'd hurt them quite a bit, but it doesn't have the solid reliablity of my full sized Fairbane or even the Gerber Mark I or II. Both the hilt and the blade just seem light/weak when I handle it. I did find one web site that touted it's use as a 'martial arts fighting knife,' but the site was way to mall-ninja for me to take what he said to seriously.
Does it have a specialized role/nitch it was made for that I'm not aware? I'm not planning on getting rid of the knife, but just curious on what thoughts you guys might have. Thanks.
Dave