Will a stonewashed blade give away a reflection?

God morning. My thread question was apparently a little bit bad formulated. So i will try to answer yall.

I like the knifes design and thats why i want to buy it. And i like the looks of the stonewashed blade over the black one.

And i was just looking at the picture of the stonewashed bladeed knife and i was thinking for my self that that blade would probobly give away a reflection and that doesent seem very "tactical" to me.

But since i wasnt shure about it (if a stonewashed blade gives away a reflection or not) i asked. So it was just a tought i had, nothing more.

So i thank those who answerd my question.
 
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Let's see how much you laugh when those Trident II SLBM's appear out of nowhere on your radar screens, penetrate your missile defense system and actually hit their programmed targets like your Satan II missile sites before you can fuel them up with the very corrosive 1950's vintage hypergolic liquid fuel that they use. ;)
Linuscarlsebastian said:
God morning. My thread question was apparently a little bit bad formulated. So i will try to answer yall.

I like the knifes design and thats why i want to buy it. And i like the looks of the stonewashed blade over the black one.

And i was just looking at the picture of the stonewashed bladeed knife and i was thinking for my self that that blade would probobly give away a reflection and that doesent seem very "tactical" to me.

But since i wasnt shure about it (if a stonewashed blade gives away a reflection or not) i asked. So it was just a tought i had, nothing more.

So i thank those who answerd my question, and to all you funny americans: we will see how much you laugh when those Russian "Satan 2" rockets penetrates thruogh your missile defense system :)
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So I guess the question was

If Emerson knives are supposed to be tactical why would he make some with a stonewashed blade which could possibly reflect light.

I guess my answer would be

Mr. Emerson's claim to fame is a marshal artist and you really don't need to worry about reflections in close quarters.
 
Make sure the kitchen light is off before cutting open the bag of Cheetos and your covert ops mission should go like clock work. ;) :D
 
Without actually owning the Emerson blade, stone washed blades they will "shine" in the sun but not give a reflection like a mirror polish. It's a matter of degree I think. I also don't care for black painted blades.
 
So this Emerson = Tactical is basically the same as the ZT = Hard use (above all else) thread that occurred not too long ago, just with a spin on it.
 
NJBillK said:
So this Emerson = Tactical is basically the same as the ZT = Hard use (above all else) thread that occurred not too long ago, just with a spin on it.
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Well, OP's original post didn't give us a lot of insight into why he's looking to limit light reflecting off his gear but it does seem reasonable to intuit that it's for tactical purposes, no?
 
evilgreg said:
Well, OP's original post didn't give us a lot of insight into why he's looking to limit light reflecting off his gear but it does seem reasonable to intuit that it's for tactical purposes, no?
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Honestly, given his other posts I'm inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt and just assume he was conducting a thought exercise into why a knife that is sold as super "tactical" would use a finish that is still reflective, so he was wondering if stonewashed blades are reflective.

The answer to the question is yes, just not as much so as a brushed or polished finish.
 
madcap_magician said:
Honestly, given his other posts I'm inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt and just assume he was conducting a thought exercise into why a knife that is sold as super "tactical" would use a finish that is still reflective, so he was wondering if stonewashed blades are reflective.

The answer to the question is yes, just not as much so as a brushed or polished finish.
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Looking at his post history he's also apparently from Sweden, even more reason to give him the benefit of the doubt. This thread did devolve into entertaining silliness after his question was answered, though, so there is that.
 
I don't think the question is entirely silly . There are people who legitimately don't want to advertise their presence to all the world . I have some very shiny San Mai Cold Steel that you could really use for signal mirrors . Not very low profile .

The CQC knives are marketed as close quarters combat knives . It may be advantageous to not give the adversary a shiny warning . It is also harder to accurately judge movement and location of flat black weapons , thus harder to block in low light environment .

The whole notion of a tactical folder is considered to be laughable by many . But camo and flat black have been used for stealth for a long time . Could be a reason ?

Tactical and shiny don't mix ...um , except ,of course , "Knights in shining armor " . Some science fiction/military futurist types think armor of the "battlefield of tomorrow " may be mirrored to reflect laser weapons . It's all very confusing . Just EDC your banana .
 
The downside is that a black coated or camo style blade is more noticeable in EDC and attracts more stares than a banana. :p Did you know that my other favourite EDC is a pink RAT? True story. It's somewhere here somewhere.

But yes, I was looking at a recent CS SRK and recon tanto san mai and was going like what is it with that? Why isn't it coated? I guess maybe it'd be like coating a katana or any sort of Damascus, though san mai is stretching it...
 
Some of my ultra-stealthy "tactical " knives have blaze orange handles . I've seen some with black blades and orange handles . Kinda attractive . Orange handle so you don't loose it and black blade for sneaky .It all good !
 
"...and to all you funny americans: we will see how much you laugh when those Russian "Satan 2" rockets penetrates thruogh your missile defense system..."

Comrade Linus why are you buying an Amerikan knife???
 
Mister X said:
"...and to all you funny americans: we will see how much you laugh when those Russian "Satan 2" rockets penetrates thruogh your missile defense system..."
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We have fought with many men across the seas
and some of them was brave and some was not so tough
but most of them went back home in tears
when they found they really weren't all that rough.
 
Yes, stonewash will have flash. Anything metal will have flash unless it is matte. A knife edge on a matte knife will also flash. Most of the time it isn't critical. If you were a sniper in a ghillie suit then you would store the knife in a pocket. A stone washed knife will work fine. You just need to be cognizant of what you are doing.
 
DocJD said:
I don't think the question is entirely silly . There are people who legitimately don't want to advertise their presence to all the world . I have some very shiny San Mai Cold Steel that you could really use for signal mirrors . Not very low profile .

The CQC knives are marketed as close quarters combat knives . It may be advantageous to not give the adversary a shiny warning . It is also harder to accurately judge movement and location of flat black weapons , thus harder to block in low light environment .

The whole notion of a tactical folder is considered to be laughable by many . But camo and flat black have been used for stealth for a long time . Could be a reason ?

Tactical and shiny don't mix ...um , except ,of course , "Knights in shining armor " . Some science fiction/military futurist types think armor of the "battlefield of tomorrow " may be mirrored to reflect laser weapons . It's all very confusing . Just EDC your banana .
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Ya know if they were designed for close quarter combat your enemy is going to know I'm there since it's close quarters combat. :thumbup:
 
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