[WhiteMarshJohnny]

:fire: What is the meanest nastiest knife you know of? What would be your knife of choice if you knew a crazy psychopath were coming to try to kill you?

[mete]

Kukri !

[shermacman]

Butter knife, right from the dishwasher.

[hso]

WhiteMarshJohnny,

Please rephrase your question so we have a better idea of what you're looking for. Right now it invokes a tacky cenematic image of Jason Kruger III charging down the hallway with an overly large gleaming razor sharp serving spoon attached to the end of his stump where the poison dipped hook used to be.;)

Of course if it is a fantasy thread -

Vorpal Sword going snicke snee!

or

Parang

[Fosbery]

If I knew a psycopath was coming to kill me, my knife of choice would be a bayonet...on the end of a 12 bore shotgun.

[Soap]

If confined to a knife, I'd feel pretty comfortable with my Hell's Belle.

[19-3Ben]

Either the Cold Steel Bowie knife, for its sheer size,
Or, the humble and venerable USMC KaBar.
I actually keep the KaBar in my night stand next to my .357. The simple fact that it has been used UNCHANGED in combat for the past 65 years goes to show that when you want a bad-ass knife that will work each and every time, the KaBar wouldn't let you down.

Of course, If you are trying to be real bad-ass, before you begin your attack you have to use the line from the guard in "The Rock". "I'd take pleasure in guttin' you, boy."

[AJAX22]

My personal favorite is the Microtek Halo II, an OTF automatic knife with a wicked simple design..

I also enjoy the KaBAR, I only have one, her name is Rachel and I keep her edge honed perfect.

[Brian Williams]

Razor sharp Swiss engineers Bayonet about 23 inches long

http://www.antiqueswords.com/images/bq851-1.JPG

[Skofnung]

For looks, I agree with mete, a Kukri is wicked.

For use, I'd go with a modern version of a Qama, here is an old one:

http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/photos/items/40/002240/ph-0.jpg

[Joe Demko]

Old Hickory Butcher Knife. Freshly whetted and gleaming with a light coat of vegetable oil.

We were glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife...

[walw]

Love the karambit. I've got an Emerson with the "wave" feature. It's out and ready to go in an instant!

[Vonderek]

Two that come to mind are a Bagwell Bowie or a CS Laredo Bowie.

[Pax Jordana]

If I won't get disqualified (I know crazed psycho killers are staunch rule enforcers) I'd pack a CS Grosse Messer ("Big Knife"). (http://www.coldsteel.com/88gm.html)


Remember, fight dirty! :)

[CZ223]

is a pretty formidable knife. I am not so sure that it has not evolved however as the ones I have seen lately have partially serrated edges with polymer handles. The older style knives are still being made with the smooth edge blade and the leather handle as well, but the newer ones are nastier looking for sure. I just picked up a Buck with a half serrated flat black coated blade with with false edge and black and green polymer handle. This thing is obviously made to be a survival/fighting tool. The only thing that it is lacking that the kabars and other fighting knives have is the metal pommel/skull crusher.

[poilu]

a falcata

[rustymaggot]

the topic is knives yet people keep talking about swords.

ill put in my vote for the spyderco civilian

[Mac Attack]

the meanest looking knife that comes to mind is a custom Steve Ryan Model 1 folder with a serrated blade.

[p35]

Machete.

[.45Guy]

Meanest nastiest knife
Well that would have to be a POS my grand daddy made from an old file. He had me cutting the greens off of beets on his farm, and I thought I was slick tossing them up and doing the deed. A couple of severed tendons later I learned my lesson. That was one nasty knife!

[TimboKhan]

Khukri.

[Navy joe]

Swiss engineer bayo attached to model K-31 bayonet extraction device.

Failing that, khukri.

[proud2deviate]

My vote goes to vibroblades. (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Vibroblade) Lightsabers almost got it, but they're more sword than knife. Also, with the cauterization, a wee bit of the "nasty" factor is lost.

For something your more likely to find in this system, I'd have to go with the Spyderco Harpy. I mean, come on, Hannibal eff'ing Lector used one. Nasty enough for him, good enough for me.

[Mr. Tettnanger]

The meanest, nastiest knife...Thats EASY. It is whatever knife I got in my hand when attacked! ;)


Mr. Tettnanger

[Rupestris]

Meanest knife I ever seen was an old Barlow that my dad carried. As a kid I was messing around with it and snapped it shut on my finger. Four stitches and a "talkin' to" from dad for sneaking his knife out of the house and I wanted nothing to do with that knife again.

To this day I have had no interest in the Barlow design. Its mean I tell ya. Just the sight of one causes nightmares. Not only did it cause a physical scar, but the emotional scar is deeper still.

[Charles S]

Round Eye knife and tools Hobbit Warrior. That was one mean looking knife.

[sm]

Old Hickory Butcher Knife.

Has a proven history of nasty cuts, intentional and accidental.

[Ohen Cepel]

Laci Szabo Ogre. I want one bad but have NO idea what for:evil:

[Jim March]

http://www.equalccw.com/images/outsider.jpg

http://www.equalccw.com/images/outside3.gif

http://www.equalccw.com/images/outkydx1.jpg

There's only one of these...and yeah, it gets outdoor open-carry duty on occasion.

I designed it when *very* pissed off...

[clarkford]

I am a Chef at an old historic hotel and after work I have to walk through a dark alley about 100 yards to my Truck. Good or bad there is a Biker Bar next door so I have always felt the need to keep my 8 inch razor sharp chef knife ready in my knife bag. Sure enough I had to pull out Ol` Painless and the intimidation alone of that knife being held by my hip with the razor edge facing upward turned the rowdy bully away in a second and made everybody else shut the hell up. I believe if it was a psychopath charging me I probably would have thrusted the knife upwards anywhere under his ribcage.

[loandr.]

My Dave Winch Hiss. would ceertainly be up there.

[LanEvo`]

An Ottoman "yatagan" short sword would be a formidable weapon. Here's an example of a modernized yatagan:

http://jodysamson.com/images/swords/1-07-05/yatagan1.jpg

[Remmi]

If we're getting into things as bulky as a Yagatan.

A freakin' Camp Hachet. Catch that in the face and call it wimpy. I dare you.

[Vermonter]

Svord 11" Bowie
http://www.svord.com/images/knives/CK-VTB-900x.jpg

[CHEHALIS]

+1 on the Karambit I just ordered an Emerson folder one word sweet!!

[plexreticle]

http://deevio.tripod.com/nepal/gurkha.jpg

[SRMohawk]

Mercworx Equatorian

[Boom-stick]

I don't think you can beat this for just plain nasty:evil:


http://www.waspinjection.com/

[Jim March]

Dear GOD. No, I don't believe you can.

:eek:

Can you imagine what the coroner would make of a goblin geeked with THAT!?

[Skofnung]

Wasp Injector, for the win.

[Joe Demko]

That Wasp Injector knife is long on handle selection, but woefully short on info about the blade and the price per unit. Gruesome injecting ability aside, what steel is used in the blade? It is of practical use as a regular knife?

[hso]

Wasp Injector

Ok, that's Bond-movie freaky. I'm not sure how well it would work since the nasty wound might leak gas, but it certainly wouldn't do your innards any good.:uhoh:

[pistolman1974]

I would vote for the klingon fighting knife or the klingon batlif

[Cosmoline]

You guys can use your ultra ninja spyderco tactical whatzits with their fifteen edges and pommel strikes. I have puukko.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b52/Gussick/puukko.jpg

[Hobie]

My first choice of weapon would not be a knife. I'd also evaluate the avoidance possibilities. I can't carry a knife big enough to make me WANT to be involved in a knife fight.

[spankaveli]

i like this one :D
http://spankdu.com/kabar1.jpg

Although, I think my next expensive knife purchase will be a Cold Steel Black Talon
http://www.gunblast.com/images/SHOT2003_Day2/DSC05711.jpg

[spankaveli]

Oh, and for the record, if a crazy psychopath was coming to kill me, I'd not have a knife. ;)

[hso]

C'mon guys, it's not a serious thread. :neener:

[spankaveli]

oh :o

[p35]

In the golden days of muscle powered weaponry swords and especially knives were usually backup weapons and the infantryman's main weapon would be either a pole arm or a projectile weapon. The Roman legions might be the big exception, since many of them carried a 2 foot sword as a main weapon. Of course, they depended on well drilled formations to make that work.
Given the choice today, I would take a bow over a halberd or spear, halberd or spear over a sword, and a sword over a knife. Warfare tends to winnow out what's effective pretty quickly.

[Baba Louie]

I always thought that Al Mar's Warrior had a certain "Don't Mess with me" panache to it.

[.45Guy]

Didn't the legion carry the pilum, only using the gladius up close and personal? Senatus Populusque Romanus!

[22-rimfire]

From my modest accumulation of knives, it would be a SOG Tigershark. They just look awesome.

I might just club the perp with a baseball bat or whip out my SAK Soldier. :)

Cutlass, yeah, that would be my choice. You just never know when a psychopath might just want to make a run at you when you have 20"+ blade strapped to your belt. That is why they are crazy??

[hso]

Ok, said it wasn't serious, but let's keep it in the "Now that's a knife" arena. We can have strangestest sword/polearm/spear thread later. ;)

[Cosmoline]

The Roman legions might be the big exception, since many of them carried a 2 foot sword as a main weapon. Of course, they depended on well drilled formations to make that work.

They had pilum as well. Wait, is pilum the neuter plural? Or is it pila? Must be pila. Habuit pila. No wait, habebant pila because it's imperfect past tense. Anyway, they did have long pointy sticks.

[Skofnung]

They had pilum as well. Wait, is pilum the neuter plural? Or is it pila? Must be pila. Habuit pila. No wait, habebant pila because it's imperfect past tense. Anyway, they did have long pointy sticks.

Why do I hear John Cleese's voice when I read that?

[loandr.]

Blackjack Simba will send the flesh a flyin as well :-):what:

[Jim March]

Loandr: I've seen that referred to as "Satan's pancake flipper".

[loandr.]

PUT a REALLL edge on a Cold Steel Shovel and satan could get the Flapjacks going with that! Love the name sir, thanks for the intel!

LD

[loandr.]

Jens Anso Grinds some scary steel as well, My Weehawk tanto "1of"

[WhiteMarshJohnny]

There was a crazy story I heard in the news a few months back about someone who was attacked and killed by someone wielding some kind of sushi knife. They said that the knife is so sharp and dangerous that it only takes seconds to kill a person and they are illegal to even own unless you have some kind of Sushi chefs license. I'm not sure what the heck the thing was called.

Two inexpensive nasty looking Zombie killers I have seen are the USMC K-bar and the Cold Steel Peacekeeper. They both are in the $50-65 range. I don't really know knives, so If anyone can tell me which would make a better Zombie killer I'd be in your debt.

[rustymaggot]

proud2deviate.

lecter's knife of choice is a spyderco civilian. in the book he specifically asks for one when shopping and cant get one. he settles for somthing else. look up the civilian, you might dig it.

[Boom-stick]

anything by these guys is fun too.

http://www.szaboinc.com

[RyeDaddy]

How about this? It's more like a machete, but at 11" it fits within size requirements to be considered a Rambo knife. I have the 7" version, and it's big enough. They have it in a tanto point too.




http://www.topsknives.com/product_info.php?products_id=140

[CWL]

Got a Spyderco Civilian clipped on me right now. Would like to own one of these Yaibas.

[LanEvo`]

There was a crazy story I heard in the news a few months back about someone who was attacked and killed by someone wielding some kind of sushi knife. They said that the knife is so sharp and dangerous that it only takes seconds to kill a person and they are illegal to even own unless you have some kind of Sushi chefs license. I'm not sure what the heck the thing was called.Lol. I'm assuming this was a joke.

I used to live in Japan and own 2-3 sushi knives I bought while there. They call them "yanagi" IIRC. Basically, these are traditional folded steel (laminated) blades with very high carbon content and differential tempering. The blade steel, geometry, and temper are designed to give you a very thin, mirror-polished edge. Think straight razor. It's fantastically sharp...but no more lethal than any other knife of similar size.

[3fgburner]

The obligatory kukri, of course. Also, a Katzbalger (http://www.armor.com/2000/Catalog/item149.html):

http://www.armor.com/2000/Catalog/images/149.jpg

Not an endorsement of that company, per se - it's just one of the better pics and descriptions I found with a quick Google. That's about the same size as my Katzi at home. Mine, however, was made for me by a squire-brother and came to me almost sharp enough to shave with.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Landsknechte.jpg/360px-Landsknechte.jpg

http://www.mauritia.de/de/renaissance/landsknecht_orig.jpg

[proud2deviate]

proud2deviate.

lecter's knife of choice is a spyderco civilian. in the book he specifically asks for one when shopping and cant get one. he settles for somthing else. look up the civilian, you might dig it.

He asked for a Civilian, but after that, it didn't get much mention in the book. (He did get one, however. They're two twenty regular, but Buck was willing to let it go for one ninety with the case. . .) His Harpies (One he was forced to abandon in Italy, and one he purchased from Buck at the gun show,) saw action on several occasions. Newspaper clipping, femoral artery/face/chest/belly slashing. . . The last mention of the Harpy (IIRC) was when Carlos used it to slice off Clarice's tire valve after kidnapping Lector.

In the movie, (crap) he used a Merlin for the balcony scene, which pissed me off mightily.

And once again, it's official. I have no life:rolleyes:

(By the way, the last use of my Harpy was removing the living room carpet. Great little knife.)

[hso]

crazy story - news - sushi knife - illegal to even own unless you have some kind of Sushi chefs license.

Yup, crazy story. No liscences to own any knife in the U.S.

[JShirley]

In the big knife/short sword category, I have an HI Crow and a 21" Chainpuri kukuri.

The Chainpuri (http://www.himalayan-imports.com/uncle/11-02-06b%20002.jpg) is 24 oz, and should be about perfect for inside...

The Crow (http://photos-510.facebook.com/ip005/v40/216/117/69403225/n69403225_30194510_4395.jpg):
blade 12.5"
handle 6.5'
width of blade at widest: about 1.5"

[The Deer Hunter]

It is of practical use as a regular knife?

yea, until you press the button in public and make a huge scene:D

[Fosbery]

10" Zombie Slaying Blade

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a155/yunaknives/IMG_2036.jpg

[Boom-stick]

NICE!!

[rbmcmjr]

This picture is from the maker, but I own the knives.

Dervish Knives "Yataghan" variant with a matching Hunter. 16" blade on the Yataghan, 7" on the Hunter. Both from blued 1/4" 5160, with red G10 bolsters and black G10 handles.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b240/rbmcmjr/dervishcombo.jpg

This one is a custom from Ted Frizzell/Mineral Mountain Hatchet Works that I had rehandled by Dervish. 12" blade of parkerized 5160 with green linen micarta handles. The top clip is sharpened for about 7". It is flanked by a Busse HOFSH and Reeve Shadow I, to give a sense of the scale.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b240/rbmcmjr/pigsticker2.jpg

[Boats]

In descending order of preference:

Swiss bayonet on a K-31 rifle

http://www.simpsonltd.com/images/EdgedWeapons/K1081B.jpg

Ka-Bar 1271:

http://www.lfchosting.com/digitalcanoe/knife/pictures/kabar/images/ka-1271.jpg

Ontario RAT-5:

http://www.cumberlandknifeworks.com/cgi-bin/store/html/images/large/ontario_rat5.jpg

Bark River Knife & Tool Gameskeeper:

http://www.dlttradingcompany.com/images/GK.BigHornSheepMP.jpg

Benchmade 806D2 Axis:

http://www.fernknives.com/images/BM-806D2medium.gif

Ka-Bar TDI:

http://www.specnaz.cz/appdata/obrazy00/kabar2.jpg

Thiers-Issard Straight Razor:

http://www.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/thiers/images/j81a.jpg

[Soap]

rbmcmjr,

What model Mineral Mountain is that? I really like the shape!

[Colt46]

Have no idea but that ought to make anybody think twice.

[pete f]

Just a Dr's scalpel. they kill one hundred thousand a year easy....

[LAK]

A machete - or a katana. I'd take either.

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http://ussliberty.org
http://ssunitedstates.org

[rbmcmjr]

Daniel Flory,

I bought it on EvilBay, but the seller called it a Starlight Bowie one-off. Ted currently offers something called the Mini Starlight, but it isn't this model. Oddly enough, the seller was a relative of Ted.

[usmccpl]

For movie knives for this kinda thing I'll take Tom Brown Jrs Tracker. As seen in The Hunted. Any other time give me my Ka-Bar and Applegate Fairbain combo I carry to war.Once I even found some people who feared them more than my M16A2.




one shot one kill

[Hammerxc]

http://www.blackbeltacademies.com/assets/hobbit.gif

[Edgy1]

The knife is only as mean and nasty as the person wielding it.I personally like the Dozier Freedom Fighter for a fixed and my Emerson CQC10,CQC7 Waved Folders for quick deployment.For a smooth and relaxed deployment I love my Lg. Sebenza.

Edgy1

[dragongoddess]

20 inch Ang Khola

The King of the Choppers. 20 inches overall, about 9/16" thick at the spine and 3 or 4 pounds depending on the kamis who made the knife. Unless you are physically fit and have serious chopping to get done, opt for something smaller

from Himalayan Imports

[paddling_man]

My WWII model khukuri, Bark River Northwind with 5160, Bark River Golok with 5160 and Ambroyna Wood, or my David Wesner (Kelsey Creek) Chopper.

Let's stick with the Wesner for this psycho.

# A2 Blade Steel
# 17-1/4" OAL
# 12-3/8" Blade Length
# Black Textured G10 with Blue G10 Liners
# 59-60 RC

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/paddling_man/Knives/PA300399E.jpg

[JTW Jr.]

from Blade 2004 in Atlanta....

Crawford made this , and each of those blades are wicked sharp.

[33-805]

Randall Model 14 "Attack". I have had a lot of knives. This is the best ever. Still, I think I'd go for my "Swiss Army 870 12ga" rather than any knife. Bright lights and loud noises!!!

[WhiteMarshJohnny]

To 33-805:
That Randall Model 14 "Attack knife is one beautiful piece of work.

[Steve2237]

Any fixed blade Strider.

[ksp771]

In the hands of the right person I would say and Emerson Kerambit folder. They would be even nastier if they were serrated.

[warriorsociologist]

My most recent purchace (now with it's very satisfying aged look applied by your's truely) is pretty mean at 38oz / 18"... :)

H.I. 18" Chiruwa Ang Khola made by Kami Kumar (2006).

[BrennanKG]

rbmcmjr,

So you are the owner of that AMAZING espada y daga set from Dervish?
WOW! :what:
Do they handle as well as I'd hope?
I've been admiring that set for a good long while.
Congrats!

Oh for my choice...big (12" blade) kukris my dad brought back from Nepal are what I have on hand. A Graham Bros. Entry Razel or a big Busse Fusion Battle Mistress would certainly do the trick.


B.

[Scottso]

My Strider MB Karambit, or my SAR CF Tanto and Hornet V, or a Loveless Big Bear!

[BrennanKG]

Scott,

How do you like your SAR knives?
With San Antonio's bizarre and irrational laws regarding folding knives, I've been thinking about a mid-sized Hornet for EDC.

(in fact it may have even been the tanto I was looking at)

B.

[BrennanKG]

I'd completely forgotten about this one!
:D

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p216/brenkg/Shulps.jpg

[Zero_DgZ]

Why do I hear John Cleese's voice when I read that?

Good. Now I want to see you write it one hundred more times and then don't do it again!

As far as mean'n'scary goes, I've yet to find much of an equal for my old and ragged Ontario Knife sawback machete. It's big, it's an identifiable shape, it's got a mean looking jagged side, and mine is all worn down so half of it is still mottled with the original phosphate finish and the rest is bare steel. Jason would be proud, I'm sure.

[mr.trooper]

The EVILEST, most WICKED, battle blade of all time......





The Case SOD BUSTER jr.!!!!!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/mrtrooper/sodbuster.jpg

[rbmcmjr]

So you are the owner of that AMAZING espada y daga set from Dervish?

That would be me. I lucked into them after the original owner decided to sell them. I also picked up a matching Bushi tanto in the same style. I later ordered a single-guard Ishtar from John, again with the same style:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b240/rbmcmjr/ishtarandhunterandbushi.jpg

I don't have a picture with all four because it is difficult to fit the sword in with the others. They are very lively, but I sometimes worry about the lack of a guard. I value my fingers too much to get reckless.

[Scottso]

SAR's are excellent knives, feel great in hand and Spencer's a great guy to deal with. Would not hesitate recommending his work, very well made and excellent value for a handmade knife!

[wildburp]

Meanest knife would be a Bowie style (top edge sharpened) like the Randall Model 1, or that nasty longer Bowie they build - pure fighters. Machetes seem more a sword, by defintion, like the Roman short, which changed history.

So, I vote for custom fighting knifes with laser sights and auto-sharpeners, and to #$*@ with the Romans and Randall. Talk about history - it take five years to get a Randall; you may be history before it arrives.

wb

[paddling_man]

Hey, Brennan. Tell us a little more about that one.

[mikedavis120]

19-3Ben said it right here
"The simple fact that it has been used UNCHANGED in combat for the past 65 years goes to show that when you want a bad-ass knife that will work each and every time, the K-Bar wouldn't let you down."


And i agree.. i own 3 and would choose them over any other knife for self defense ... however i do like um big for looks... a bowie knife would kick butt but try moving one fast when you need to. The K-Bar is better for hand to hand combat IMHO

[wildburp]

I have a couple K-BARS. Nice balance, and will do the job. It is a Bowie derivitive, like many others; mine have a faux-sharpend 2 inch top edge from the tip. I would have to try really hard to cut something with it. Two edged blades are illegal in a lot of locals. I'll report more when I get my Randall Model 1 in a few weeks, and can compare it with the standard military issue K-BAR. I only mentioned the Randall Model 1 because of the totally custom hand made factor. To me, that's more attractive (as a collector).

My K-Bars are formed from 1/8" or 3/16" stock (my eyes are weak, but my tape measure is cheap :) ). The Randall Model 1, and most of their other models, are hewn from the finest Krytonite impregnated (cuts down the German supermen) 1/4" steel. As one WW2 soldier testified after using the requested custom blade, "it'll damn near cut his (the enemies) head off" with one swipe.

The Old Hickory butcher knife is deadly also, as mentioned above. Mine, which I found on the roof of my deluxe residential hotel in Pacific Grove, California, circa 1975, is old style steel with hardwood grips, light and swift in a skilled hand; it takes a wicked edge with little effort. I use if mainly for weed cutting and gardening. The blade is even thinner than the exotic stuff above; it flexes a little. This makes it more effective stabbing through the ribs. The design allows the blade to glance off, or bend slightly around a rib bone, making butchering easier (shades of "Gangs of New York). Of course, it has no hilt guard. My K_BAR has only half a hilt (sharpened side), and an abbreviated (read next to useless) hilt for the top of one's forearm.

I don't want to sound like a Randall salesman here, or some kung foo knife fighter - I just like a good tool with a sharp edge. Trouble is, order one now, and look forward to getting it in about 5 years :cuss: :eek: :mad: :banghead:

Oh, well.

wb

[BrennanKG]

paddling_man,

With pleasure sir.

Made by John Shulps in 1996.
John is an old friend who used to make knives a Rennaisance Faires in California. I believe he stopped making knives a few years ago due to health reasons but the last time I attended Faire he had a small cadre of knife-makers/smiths continuing on for him.

This one was the first of three I purchased, and is the only one I still own.

Overall length: 15.5 inches
Blade length: 9 inches (or 9.75 depending on how you measure)
Cutting edge: 8.5 inches
Quarter inch stock, most likely some kind of stainless (although I let it pick up a little rust once by storing it unoiled in leather too long)
Center of balance is at the "guard" just b/t the front finger groove and the choile.
One piece construction. I believe the slabs are epoxied and pinned with stainless steel. There is a rear stainless tube pine, ostensibly for a lanyard.
Handle is black linen micarta with red liners which seem to have darkened a bit over time.

I bought it years ago (10 it would seem) as a part of my Faire costume (and because I have a fondness for handmade knives) but it has served me well as camp & hunting knife.

Be well,
B.

[paddling_man]

Very cool! Thanks, Brennan.

http://www.schulpspotteryandknives.com/

[BrennanKG]

Thanks, had no idea he finally got a website up!
Sweet.
John's an amzing guy with a heart of gold and a keen mind.



B.

[jashar160]

I suppose that ANY knife is mean and nasty to the one on the recieving end. I read someplace that people are more afraid of knives than guns. As a previous commentator said, his cook's knife had an intimidation factor on a biker. I to am a cook at a cafeteria in Marion,Ohio. I sharpen my cook's knife on a diamond rod then touch it up on the surface of my stainless steel table. It's so sharp that I barely touch a piece of paper and it is cut. If I take a stroke across that paper with that knife,it makes no sound;atleast one you can hear. That knife will open a man like a Christmas turkey.

[cnorman18]

+1 for the Civilian. It's designed for people with no training in knife fighting, like me. The shape of the blade--and those nasty Spydie serrations--does the heavy lifting. Anywhere you slash with it, it's going to leave an ugly wound.

[Rexster]

A Bowie made by Bill Bagwell, tailored to my hand size and other measurements, would be nice. I already have an Ontario Hell's Belle, designed by him, and a smaller Bowie handmade by Mr. Bagwell, but built originally for someone else.

[Rexster]

I am known by some to be a karambit guy, and I carry one or more daily, but they are at their best as close-range back-up blades. If our fantasy here is "meanest knife to back-up your Remington 870P and handgun," then of course, I would answer MicK Strider Custom Karambit. :)

[jahwarrior]

i vote for the khukuri.

[cwmcgu2]

http://extremely-sharp.com/es/images/30021.jpg

Not my pic but I've got one of these. Blade is crappy cheap steel and I hope to get a custom made blade made for it one day. I basically bought it just for the brass knuckle grip.

Brass Knuckles and a good blade makes for a pretty mean and nasty knife.

[texgunner]

I like the Ka-Bar, it's a classic and still very effective.

Tex

[hopkin]

I'd use a decent, large chef's knife. Strong, sharp and flexible enough not to break.

I'd paint it a tasteful pink so the bad guy would relax his guard and hopefully be distracted with laughter.

Then I'd dip the blade in dog poo to cause debilitating infection in case I lost the fight. Revenge from the grave.

[CZ.22]

They had pilum as well. Wait, is pilum the neuter plural? Or is it pila? Must be pila. Habuit pila. No wait, habebant pila because it's imperfect past tense. Anyway, they did have long pointy sticks.

It would be pila. Habuerunt though, I think. Don't remember perfect stem of Habeo. Habebant would be "they were having".
Viri Romae pila habuerunt, I think.

[MASTEROFMALICE]

I took a picture of a very small part of my knife collection.

Mean and nasty? I have some of those but they're not always functional.

A prime example in my picture is #5 an Undertaker Bowie I bought close to 15 years ago, I guess.

Here is what I've shown:

1: Cold Steel Vietnam tomahawk
2: Becker Brute
3: Kershaw Outkast
4: A pair of Cold Steel Tiger karambits
5: Frost Undertaker Bowie
6: SOG Daggert II
7: Ontario K-Bar (mine from the Corps)
8: CRKT Ultima
9: No name made in China POS kukri

What would I want to have out of these if I was being attacked? I'd go tomahawk first then the Outkast. It's light and extremely tough.

P.S.: I know the date on my camera is off by a day. You can thank the MISTRESSOFMALICE for that.

[Chilean]

a Corvo

[Killian]

The Purba.

It will follow you around a room...that's nasty!

[Stretchman]

http://www.trueswords.com/images/prod/TS-OKC032.jpg?osCsid=6307c392df35df06b4be3d909d3905cb

Ontario SP2 USAF survival knife.

[JShirley]

Time to put this zombie down. If y'all want an exotic knives thread, start part deux.