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Worst knife names

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With so many new brands and models coming out every year, it's inevitable that eventually someone's going to come out with an inappropriate or silly name.

My vote goes to the Spyderco Merlin or Harpy. If I didn't know any better I'd think those knives were some kind of fantasy POS put out by United or Frost.

Then there's the BM Boguszewski Spike. Great knife, but with a name most people can't spell, much less pronounce.

I'm sure there are better ones than these out there.
 
"Advanced Folding Combat Knife". From a Civil liability perspective it's a terrible name for a pocket knife.

 
Heh, I doubt Benchmade named the knife the 'Bog...(dont know how to spell all of it) Spike' just to confuse you. I think that just happens to actually be the name of the guy that designed it.



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Richard
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Richard
The knife was called the Spike and the designer was Phil Boguszewski who still makes some beautiful knives today.
Bob
 
Thanks Strider....I wasnt insulting the name, I was just trying to explain to the originator of this thread why its called that...thanks for making it much more clear then I did.



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Richard
icq 61363141
Just some knife pictures
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Thanks for the replies.

In regards to the Spike, I was aware the Phil Boguszewski designed that for Benchmade. Not to take anything away from him or his design, it just seems that "Boguszewski Spike" is quite a mouthful.

BTW, is Flesheater a knife or a bacteria?
 
What's so hard to pronounce about a good Polish name like "boh-goo-SHEF-skee"? Sheesh! Everyone can't be named Smith.

The Harpy and the Merlin were named after birds of prey, in tribute to their hooked blades looking like a raptor's bill and claws.
 
AFCK advanced folding combat knife. That worried me too. In A Benchmade catalog I had they called the advanced folding CAMP
knife. If I had to go to court over it, I would take that catalog.

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Brian
AKTI# A000991
b.teel@lycos.com
 
C in AFCK used to be Combat. I think that James Mattis was the first to use the C as camp or camping... They (BM) must have adopted that(James was active at BM-forum). Thumbs up for BM because of that

I find all names that have some weapon meaning disturbing: battle mistress, Krawford folding fighter,
These names are only a small step below 9 inch rambotron super ninja death...



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"Good tools to sustain life, or at least make life more convenient"
-James Mattis
 
Originally posted by Esav Benyamin:
What's so hard to pronounce about a good Polish name like "boh-goo-SHEF-skee"? Sheesh! Everyone can't be named Smith.

The Harpy and the Merlin were named after birds of prey, in tribute to their hooked blades looking like a raptor's bill and claws.
Click to expand...

Dumb names for the birds too!
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"Just me and my multi-tools."
 
The name is a marketing label. I am not too concern over the political correctness of the name. The bigger issue is whether the maker actively markets the knife as a fighter.

If the "Ninja Sawback Deathmonger" is positioned in the vendors advertising and catalog as the best full featured camp knife available. Then the product has a legitimate and benign use, and the user has ample reason to aquire one. The name would just be a funny eye catching moniker.

If the same knife is positioned spacifically as a weapon, then you will be pressed to defend why you were carrying a weapon. I have a big issue with the present positioning of many (even most) "tactical knives".
 
BTW I am not questioning anyones right to carry a weapon and defend themselves. But, if I ever am unfortunate enough to have to hurt someone, I would rather do it with a "utility knife" rather than a "concealed weapon".
 
It's listed in the same catalog as the Rambotron Expurgator 2000 X12, a beautiful "Booo-eee" advertised on Shop-At-Home's The Knife Collector's Show.

"Look at the joinery on this knife! Nickel steel pinnage, high carbon surgical stainless steel blade with a sawtooth spine, genuine leather sheath, and all for only THREE CENTS when you purchase this $400.00 set of eighty buzillion knives. Just look how this beee-yootiful knife cuts pices of note paper into tiny, tiny pieces..."

Razor

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And tomorrow when you wake up it will be worse.

 
I have to say I have heard some pretty stupid names, but the one that really sticks in my head and annoys the pants off of me is........"Lover" Yuck!! it made me sick just typing it! I hope I am not offending anyone but that name S T I N K S!!!!


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Louis Buccellato
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"only the paranoid will survive"
 
Think about the names Emerson has on his knives...CQC (Close Quarter Combat) Just as bad as AFCK ....It's okay I still love mine
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Anything Frost Cutlery uses to name their stuff..."Choctaw Skinner" for instance
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There are lots of others too...just peruse the SMKW catalog for a whole compendium of lame names...

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Living life "on the edge"

In memory of James K. Mattis
 
If we can agree that certain tactical situations call for properly trained individuals to be armed with edged weapons, then I don't understand why makers who develop tools to meet this need should be second guessed for devising a name for their product which gives some indication of the tool's specific utility.

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Semper Fi

-Bill
 
Sure, Bill. If you want to carry a CQC or AFCK or Battle Mistress, that's fine by me. But some of us (including at least a couple of the previous posters to this thread) do think about the consequences of us civilians carrying something with those labels.

Most knives are pretty versatile, but where I work, for example, there is a "no weapons" policy. No sweat. My Benchmade Axis is a a tool. I always carry a few well-chosen tools. OTOH, I have been sorely tempted by and would probably buy a Microtech LCC if it didn't have "Lightfoot Compact Combat" etched prominently on the blade. Sure, it's a tool for me (and a very nice looking one, at that), but once it says "combat" on it, the burden shifts to me to show that I am not violating the "no weapons" policy. And if, God forbid, I ever were faced with having to actually use it in (successful) defense of myself or someone else, the name etched on the blade would sure help the perp's lawyer a lot more than my own when the jerk (or his survivors) sued me. Thanks, anyway, but few of the aggressively named knives are actually all that much better for defense than many of the peaceful utility knives, at least when it comes down to something I might actually carry on a day to day basis. Obviously I'd rather have a 20" khukuri in my hand than a 3" folder if I ever had to face down some creep with mayhem on his mind. (And of course, in that situation, I'd much rather have a gun.) But considering what I can reasonably carry in a lot of the places I am most likely to find myself, I'll stick to a knife that doesn't help the persecution make a case that I was out looking for trouble.

Paul


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Paul Neubauer
prn@bsu.edu
A tool is, basically, an object that enables you to take advantage of the laws of physics and mechanics in such a way that you can seriously injure yourself.
 
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