The Knife and Sword Thread

[Rapine]

They are even banned here in california. You get caught with one of those with out an extremely good reason. You get 6 months jail time and/or a $5000 fine.
The reason I was asking about gerber is I was look at their stuff for a good camping/fishing/survival knife. I found this one but needed to know if they're worth the $44 for one knife.

Got my vote.

My multi-tool is awesome.

I don't have any experience with their knives, but if the blade is anything like the one on the tool, it'll be very nice.

[Dauntless Seven]

Hi everyone.  For some surprising reasons I am really enjoying following this topic.  Special appreciation to Grey owl, Jel-Bel ( Seb ), and Viv for more personally directed answers to my post.  

Not that I would want either, but I would rather be shot then stabbed/cut and especially at close quarters.  Think that's why I prefer swords... esp. a Samurai and even 36" lightsaber blades which is way too long for my height and stature.  Gotta keep some distance for my perceived safety/security level.  Did train in multiple martial arts but not recently.  

Viv... I really like that dagger.  Has a dragon/reptile like quality to it.  

points to all who have shared so far and thanks  

[Master Seblaise]

Hi everyone.  For some surprising reasons I am really enjoying following this topic.  Special appreciation to Grey owl, Jel-Bel ( Seb ), and Viv for more personally directed answers to my post.  

Not that I would want either, but I would rather be shot then stabbed/cut and especially at close quarters.  Think that's why I prefer swords... esp. a Samurai and even 36" lightsaber blades which is way too long for my height and stature.  Gotta keep some distance for my perceived safety/security level.  Did train in multiple martial arts but not recently.  

Viv... I really like that dagger.  Has a dragon/reptile like quality to it.  

points to all who have shared so far and thanks  

Thanks

Just a random though: Once, i read a manuscript about the length of weapon considering melee combat for dueling. It says that, in western civilisation, the length of the weapons was related to the social rank: noble people fight using sword (fencing ...) and low social class fight using open hand technics (wrestling ...) ...

[Vivectius]

Yes!
Gerber does indeed make a very fine product:

I have one of those too. Love it.

This is a pic I took of easily my favorite knife in my collection.  It is a 'Cold Steel' brand 'Triple Action,' and because I'm in Australia it cost waay too much.  I still love it though  
For those not in the know, it opens similar to a balisong, except the hinge is at the pommel instead of the emitter (excuse the saber terminology, but I thought it fitting   )

That's a beautiful piece.  I've got several Cold Steel knives, including my two favorite combat knives, both tantos.  They make really solid stuff. Oh, and two of their polypropylene bokken, which are about as indestructible as an Ultrasaber.  I really need to find the rest of my collection to post pictures of.

The reason I was asking about gerber is I was look at their stuff for a good camping/fishing/survival knife. I found this one but needed to know if they're worth the $44 for one knife.

Yes, it's worth it. Solid blade, light weight handle.  Unless you intentionally try to break it, that will easily last 10+ years. My only advice would be to see if you can find the same or similar model with a partially serrated blade. Usually they make them with and without serrations so you should be able to find one. Gerber also makes some nice boot knives.

Hi everyone.  For some surprising reasons I am really enjoying following this topic.  Special appreciation to Grey owl, Jel-Bel ( Seb ), and Viv for more personally directed answers to my post.  

Not that I would want either, but I would rather be shot then stabbed/cut and especially at close quarters.  Think that's why I prefer swords... esp. a Samurai and even 36" lightsaber blades which is way too long for my height and stature.  Gotta keep some distance for my perceived safety/security level.  Did train in multiple martial arts but not recently.  

Viv... I really like that dagger.  Has a dragon/reptile like quality to it.  

points to all who have shared so far and thanks  

I completely agree with you on being shot vs. stabbed. And an even better idea to avoid either (although I have been stabbed twice, once with a knife, once with a sword. The sword wound required 5 stitches, the knife wound only two.).

My preference would also be a sword, but I have no issue using a knife should the need arise and/or the conditions warrant it.

The dagger is a piece of art. Not much of an edge, but the blade is a shallow diamond shape, and it's roughly hammered out, so it going to leave a nasty ragged hole if it goes into someone. The kind where the blood just pours out.  And you don't really find too many solid bronze weapons anymore.

[shade_1313]

My ridiculously huge "pocketknife":



With some pants, funny enough, the clip does seat right as the bolster touches the bottom of the pocket.

 

[Lord Bladewraith]

My ridiculously huge "pocketknife":



With some pants, funny enough, the clip does seat right as the bolster touches the bottom of the pocket.

 

That one, shade, is easily my favorite in this thread so far. Wow that's a gorgeous knife.  The curved handle is killer - it's like a Count Dooku knife.  Awesome stuff.  +1 to you!

[Soul]

Hey shade_1313, that a Cold Steel Espada?  Freekin' love that knife.  Was so awesome when Mickey Rourke pulls it out in The Expendables 

[Hansrad]

Here's  a picture of 3 of my pocket knives. The last one is probably lost in a box somewhere.



And here's a pic of the entire knife collection.


When I was younger one of my brothers and I went through a sharp pointy thing stage. Thankfully were just doing knives here.

[shade_1313]

Hey shade_1313, that a Cold Steel Espada?  Freekin' love that knife.  Was so awesome when Mickey Rourke pulls it out in The Expendables 

Yes, it is.  Got it during one of their sales.

[Dauntless Seven]

And here's a pic of the entire knife collection.


When I was younger one of my brothers and I went through a sharp pointy thing stage. Thankfully were just doing knives here.

   Oh my these are visually awesome !!  Would be difficult without holding to choose a favorite.  

I'm going to say the top one on the left of center, the smaller wooden handled one 3 down from the top right and certainly not last...  the silver ornate skull head and creepy bony fingers one on the lower left between the really fancy middle east perhaps Turkish one and the wavy blade one.  Isn't there a Filipino sword that is wavy like that blade ?

Must stop looking or will change my mind.

point for the share.  

EDIT:  Holy shelle... you just changed your avatar !  Love it !  

[Darth Calon]

And here's a pic of the entire knife collection.

One to the right of the top center FTW!

[Hansrad]

Thanks Dauntless and Calon. It was pretty nice having everything out to see again. Most of them spend their time boxed up. Would like to build a display someday to show them off more. Oh and thanks for noticing the avatar. I'm pretty happy to have finally figured out how to do that right. Only took a couple of years.

[Vivectius]

   Oh my these are visually awesome !!  Would be difficult without holding to choose a favorite.  

I'm going to say the top one on the left of center, the smaller wooden handled one 3 down from the top right and certainly not last...  the silver ornate skull head and creepy bony fingers one on the lower left between the really fancy middle east perhaps Turkish one and the wavy blade one.  Isn't there a Filipino sword that is wavy like that blade ?

The wavy bladed one is a Kris knife (or dagger, depending on the length, although they're used pretty much interchangeably) and actually originated in Indonesia.

@Hansrad - Unicron for the win!  And that's a very nice collection. I see a number of Gil Hibben designs, and I've got one of the Dragon Split Blades on the right.


I don't own this, but I want it:

[Taegin Roan]

And here's a pic of the entire knife collection.


When I was younger one of my brothers and I went through a sharp pointy thing stage. Thankfully were just doing knives here.

Honestly, I love the simplistic beauty of the wooden handled one three down from the top center. I also like the one just to the left of the one with the blue stone in the blade. But really, those are all pretty awesome.

Point to you

I don't own this, but I want it:

I just have to give you a point for that thing. It is simply gorgeous in a crazy, weird way.

[Vivectius]

No, this is gorgeous in a crazy weird way.  I'm pretty sure the green is actually a reflection from the trees.  Again, I don't own this one: