The Knife and Sword Thread

[you will try]

Following: 1 cold steel dragonfly wakazashi, 1 cold steel chisa katana, 1 cold steel raja3, 2 Atlanta cutlery kopis, 1 cold steel colichmarde. 1 cold steel emperor tanto, 1 crkt saki-more, 1 crkt natural 2, 1crkt pharaoh, 1 hen and rooster Kriss stiletto, 1crk m16, 1 sog seal pup, 1short ka-bar (black) with ‘tanto edge’, 1 sog mini pentagon, 1 hanwei hara-kiri knife, 2 Pakistani crescent shaped serrated sickles, 1 boker  WWI trench knife,  1 Kris Damascus light knife, 1 seax  raider knife, one Native American red obsidian deer horn knifed handle, and 1 Gil Hibbins Mortal Kombat knife. . . . And one blue Swiss Army knife.

1 taser to keep wandering hands out.


MIA*** 1 sog government agent, one liner lock black hen and rooster stiletto, 1 grey gerber knife with non slip handle materials, 1 cold steel Prussian saber, 1 cold steel emperor katana, 1 cold steel pirate cutlass.

[Infinit01]

^^^Pictures please!  I'm a knife guy as well ^^^

I just got a Code 4 myself which was my intro knife into the company. The blade travel in and out is so smooth.  I'm a big fan of ZT and Spyderco myself so finding a new company like this one is fun

[you will try]

^^^Pictures please!  I'm a knife guy as well ^^^

I just got a Code 4 myself which was my intro knife into the company. The blade travel in and out is so smooth.  I'm a big fan of ZT and Spyderco myself so finding a new company like this one is fun

CRKT Columbia river knife ... Natural or Natural 2. Thats jig bone in the handle. If I had to play faves with non folding knives I choose the SOG Seal Pup. It's the only sog knife (and the Pentagon) with powder coated blades. It's made in China. It's the hardest sharpest, lightest...perfect for wearing gloves. If you have slippery hands then maybe the kabar is better. That blade is so soft I can sharpen my old one by hands. I assure you though all that co-ax is premium and brand new. fyi idk how to post photos.


Revise: SOG and Kabar also make bigger knives but I haven't figured out there purpose, yet . . .

[Infinit01]

I'm a fan of the KaBar, have some myself.  My absolute favorite is between Mcusta and Zero Tolerance. They make really nice blades and the handles are made to fit quite nicely no matter how you grip your knife.

[Dauntless Seven]

Don't see any photos yet from any recent replies on this thread.  I went kind of Cold Steel practice sword crazy yesterday.  Will post pics of purchases soon.  Does anyone know what the Filipino short staff is called ? 

[Infinit01]

Baston, Olisi and the Yantok aka the Eskrima Stick

[Dauntless Seven]

Thanks.  I think that even though it's a tad short... 33", it has such a comfortable feel to it and I may use instead of a bokken for some practice. 

[you will try]

I'm a fan of the KaBar, have some myself.  My absolute favorite is between Mcusta and Zero Tolerance. They make really nice blades and the handles are made to fit quite nicely no matter how you grip your knife.

Bokker is also my fav. They've got some avant-garde knives.

[Duff Man]

I want a Irish ring hilted sword, haven't been able to find one that isn't just a prop in stock anywhere.

They have a few in stock depending on your price range.  They are also usually the most reasonably priced
http://kultofathena.com/s_results.asp?search=irish&submit=Search

[Rapine]

I made a video the other day:

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Just some of my toys.

[Infinit01]

Here's a review of my favorite knife

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Bonus Knife

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Bonus Weapon

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[scifidude79]

Great videos, guys.

[Rapine]

Thanks man.
+1

[scifidude79]

So, Infinit01, Rapine and Hazard502 have me thinking about knives again. I haven't really thought of any knives for about 15 years, beyond simple utility knives, like box cutters. (I see people struggle with scissors in their unboxing videos and I'm thinking: "dude, just use a box cutter") Anyway, I haven't really thought about pocket knives in a long time. But, a good EDC knife is always a good thing to have. So, last week I started looking at some brands suggested by Infinit01 and I settled on trying a few companies first: Kershaw, CRKT and Case. These are all more budget friendly knife companies, which are a good thing for me. We sell some of that stuff at Walmart, but I'm usually not there when the Sporting Goods counter is open. Besides, websites like Amazon and Blade HQ will have better selections. To that end, I bought a few knives off of Amazon:





Top to bottom and smallest to largest, we have a CRKT Squid, Kershaw Shuffle II and a TecX (by Case) Exo-Lock. All of these are small EDC folders, knives you can slip in your pocket (they have pocket clips) to be there but out of your way. They're all manual locking folders, I'm not a huge fan of carrying stuff with springs in my pocket. (I've had automatic knives open in my pocket on numerous occasions) They're all made in China, so they're all around $20. I'll be alternating between the three for carrying over the next several weeks, to decide which I like best.


And, on the less functional but it looks cool side of things, I have this:



I bought that about 20 years ago, so don't ask me where I got it. I like to think of it as Dracula's dagger. It's 440 stainless steel, made in China. But, it's held up pretty dang well, though it's not like I've really used it for anything. Actually, it's been in a box for years until recently. As far as fixed blade knives, that's probably the type of stuff I'll buy moving forward. (fantasy knives and such) I'm not a military collector, and I have no real use for survival or fighting knives. I do want a decent collection of folders, some for carrying and some for display.

Anyway, that's what I have for now.

[Rapine]

Right on.

Thanks for sharing SFD.