5.5 inch blade non-serrated folder?

[doctorxring]

Poor Man's Cuda Maxx

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I picked this knife up the other day just on a chance it would
be a decent self defense pocket knife or "tactical carry" or
whatever you want to call it. Boker Great Knight.

I was very surprised as I got a lot for my $15. It's a solid knife,
nice G10 scales, locks tight, has an excellent profile on the handle
which is of good size, has good cross-guard design, opens easily
both flipper and by thumb (I put a little zip tie on there to make the
thumb purchase more positive). The handle is long enough to offer
a strike point with the butt.

The only thing I thought was mediocre was the edge. I redid the
edge with my EdgePro and it's awesome. Shaving sharp. This point
will penetrate.

This knife is legal in Texas, where I live. It's dagger shaped but has
a false edge on one side. The blade is 4.75 inches long. This is as
much knife as I would want to carry in my pocket.

I've got knives I've paid 20x what I've paid for this. But I'm as pleased
as punch with this Boker Great Knight. I carry my Kershaw Leek in
my left pocket for EDC and this mofo in my right pocket if I need a
fighting blade. Yeah, it's 440 stainless and not some exotic steel, but
I never use it so I'm not worried about the blade not being able to hold
an edge hacking through 6 hickory trees. Just one person with
a bad attitude that goes too far.

I offer you a "Poor Man's Cuda Maxx" ---

Here's someone's YT on it if you want to see it in somebody's hand --

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcMfGJovL88

dxr

 

[Mark-Smith]

That Boker Great Knight looks like the best option (given cost, expected frequency of use, features, etc). The only thing that worries me is that it looks like a dagger, those are definitely muy no bueno in Texas.

The Spyderco Chinook looks really, really nice, but for $300 on ebay, it's not really an option. I could buy a nice revolver for that price! (although it wouldn't help the problem I have here).

The Spyderco Manix looks like a darn good solution, but at $75, it's a bit steep for the intended application. Still, the lock looks very solid indeed.

And if the Boker Great Knight doesn't cut it (hah), I'm only out $13.50. You guys are bad for me, now that I've seen all these knives, I want at least one of each!

 

[gga357]

I know some don't like Cold Steel, but the new Tri-ad lock is very strong and their folders are good. Maybe not great, S35Vn IKBS knives but what I call work horses.

 

[doctorxring]

Boker Magnum Great Knight

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It's legal in Texas. I checked it out. It's not a "dagger" unless it's
sharpened on both sides. This has a false edge on the top. This
blade has dagger "styling". We do have some stupid knife laws
here in Texas.

I bought another of these knives and am working over the edge on
that one too and am going to give it to my brother.

$13.50 ! You got it a $1.50 cheaper than I did.



dxr

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[hso]

I wouldn't want to use the fact that it isn't sharpened on both sides as the reasoning that the Boker Great Knight would not be considered a dagger by an LEO or the court. Since TX statute doesn't define what a "dagger" is where did you check it out?

 

[doctorxring]

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HSO wrote --

"Where did you check it out ? --"



Armendariz v. State, 396 S.W.2d 132 (Tex. Crim. App. 1965) A knife slightly over seven inches in length when open, equipped with a double guard, blade that locks open and is sharpened on both sides of blade for over an inch meets the definition of a dagger.

See here -- http://ss.utpb.edu/media/files/university-police/TEXAS-WEAPON-LAWS.pdf

i.e. A pocket folder can "look" like a switch-blade, but if it doesn't have
spring-loaded deployment actuated by a button, it's not a switch blade.

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[hso]

I'd be careful about leaning on that one too much since it is only saying that a knife sharpened on both sides meets the definition of a dagger, but that doesn't mean that it excludes one of the shape of a dagger that isn't sharpened on both sides.

 

[doctorxring]

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Then this Kershaw Leek is also a "dagger" as well as any many, many
other knives --

 

[hso]

Is the blade symmetric like a dagger?
Is the unsharpened edge beveled to take an edge?
Is the blade designed primarily for stabbing?

Those are the characteristics you have to be concerned with and many prosecutors have tried to use a good deal of imagination and the "designed for stabbing" criteria to bedevil people with knives we'd consider anything but a dagger

We get into the gray area's of interpretation if the blade is symmetric and the opposite side of the blade is beveled like the cutting edge.