Yeah you don’t need much of a blade because of skin compression but I still would feel much safer with a Szaboinc bowie in my hands than a Sypderco Clipit:D
Reavering Limrick,
On the issue of it being legal, well lets just say that their are some people who just grunt and don’t give a $hit, if somebody is going to try to kill them in cold blood the last thing on their mind is “man I hope my self defense weapon is legal”.
I know guys who carry large fixed blade knifes in perfect concealment with custom rigs, if you did not know they had it, you would not suspect a thing.
I have the old version of the vaquero when it still came in a sheath that can be mounted horizontally or vertically. When I carry it, I put the sheath horizontal on my belt. It has two loops, so you put a belt loop between those, and it holds it in place in the small of the back very well. The standard vaquero is a beast of a knife, I imagine the grande is crazy intimidating. Also, I’m totally for relatively inexpensive tactical knives. I’d be much more willing to toss my vaquero than a $200 plus szabo.
Just to clarify, I’m not trying to sound like a psycho, I meant that in case you think you’re in danger of being busted for carrying a concealed weapon, etc… Not that I go around stabbing people and need knives that I can throw away so as not to get caught with a murder weapon.
Of course I now realize that this post makes the last seem even more suspicious.
I like cold steels line. Good blades at affordable prices. But I sure wish I could put the bucks down for any of the blades mentioned in this thread. Geez we could be here all night talkin steel. Heard that cold steel is being bought out by buck knives, is this true???
Don’t worry, we’re talking about some pretty high-end pieces, none of which grace my collection
Spyderco makes a great knife for the money, as does cold steel. I especially like their voyager series. If you feel like spending $100 or so, I’d definetely suggest something with either and axis lock or the new spyderco compression lock.
A Gunting is probably the most solid $100 sub 3" fighting knife on the market. Even if you don’t know all the techniques the knife was designed for (a lot of pain compliance, pressure point/yawara based stuff) It also has some cool escalation of force concepts, like using it closed as a yawara, and using the ramp on the blade to open against the persons arm if needed.
That hump hurts like a mofo when it’s jammed into your radial nerve.
My daily carry, FWIW is a Benchmade AFCK or BM 940. That or a Spyderco Jot Singh Kalsa or small carbon fiber dragonfly when I need something small.
The VG is part of the load out when I’m out in the woods, out running at night, or doing anything slightly more risky than sitting in my cubicle.
Usually, a small knife, OC, and Koppo stick is all I carry. There’s also a very tiny LED light on my keychain.
Heavier duty would be the Vaquero Grande with a ASP baton, OC, and mini maglite. Until I can afford to purchase a new surefire light. Other things keep getting in the way.
I carry a koppo to, a bit back we had a thread on that weapon, very nasty, I love Spyderco and Cold Steel, and have some of both but at this moment, from a tactical folding perspective, though I am turning towards more of a fixed blade carry when time, clothing and enviroment permit, I carry the Gerber Applegate-Fairbairn Covert Combat Folder with a double edge, and once in awhile a CRKT Bear Claw on a neck sheath to go with it.
Have you seen the Chrsi Reeve Sebenza’s??? Man they are nice, very, very expensive though, don’t have the change to pull down one of those.
The Vaquerro Grande is one of the mosty brutal looking folders I have ever set eyes on, man that thing is huge with a capital h, I believe that has Cold Steel’s Nosgales turkish blade design???
The gunting, which I think was designed by Bram Frank?, is a cool looking weapon, did that come off of the Escalator?
My daily carry is a cold steel scimitar. It is a hunk of steel. It also has a pommel ball on the end and that thing hurts. My buddies at work call it a pimp genie knife but I think deep down they are secretly envious of it.
Maybe not Mrs Peel (ah the fantasy gal of my youth) but Mrs Rogue is still quite the hotty even after two kids and putting up with me for lo these many years. And the gal is a great cook and a heck of a mom! I could go on forever about her. But back to the subject kind of…
Don’t laugh at the umbrella it’s legal in all states, clients don’t hassle me about it even when it sets off their metal detectors, I can carry it exposed and ready in front of the police, and I can even carry it on a plane without having it taken away.
And to top it off it keeps the rain off my head during inclement weather!
Lord only knows what happened to the Mr.