CA: Knife brandishing? ATTN: Jim March

[Bruz]

but I can't imagine an officer hassling you over a blade. Which Strider do you have?

I was referring to most of Striders fixed blades as being "bad" looking...

You don't think a cop would talk to you if you were carrying this Strider?

 

[Joe Demko]

(which, unless you work in construction or some field where a beefy, ugly knife may come in handy

I have a number of relatives and friends who make their livings in construction and who are also enthusiastic outdoorsmen/women. Just for the sake of conversation, when it comes to construction related tasks, none of them use any kind of folder, much less a relatively pricey one like a Strider. Every last one of them does, however, carry and use your common, everyday utility knife. I guess the convenience of replacing, rather than sharpening, blades outweighs tactical concerns.

 

[Tamara]

Bruz,

You don't think a cop would talk to you if you were carrying this Strider?

No, but I might laugh at someone carrying that Strider; for some reason it just screams "Someone's watched Conan too many times." That strikes me as the bladed equivalent of a gold-plated Desert Eagle with live goldfish swimming in hollow plastic grips.


Golgo-13,

I know a few folks who use big, thick knives like Striders et al for what they were intended for; cutting rope, prying the lids off crates, et cetera. For some reason, there are folks who believe that specops guys are running around with these things in their teeth to use for killing people. Why anyone would think that somebody would use a knife to kill someone when they have everything at their disposal from pistols to silenced SMG's to laser designators for airstrikes that can do the same job more efficiently is quite beyond me.

 

[tw1112]

Thanks Drjones for the info. Currently I don't have a strider...yet. I was going to buy the WP clip point from TAD but they sent me an email saying that I won't get my strider for another few weeks. I contacted a guy about buying a MT Mod 10. Big difference(price) between the two, but after looking at the MT, sigh...I just want it. More ramen this month I suppose.

 

[Drjones]

For some reason, there are folks who believe that specops guys are running around with these things in their teeth to use for killing people.

http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2003/07/08touristkillerge.html

He used a Strider BT.

 

[Mute]

He used a Strider BT.

This is for you Drjones:

http://www.theonion.com/onion3205/navyseal.html

 

[dav]

Tamara wrote:
a gold-plated Desert Eagle with live goldfish swimming in hollow plastic grips.

Ooh, Tamara, Oh! Where can I get me some of those? I just gotta have 'em for my CCW AR-15!

 

[Joe Demko]

He used a Strider BT.

Thanks for the link. If I ever need to murder and dismember unsuspecting tourists, I now know which brand is best for the job.

For the record, in the meat packing industry, largish animals are dismembered with knives not particularly Strideresque. Some places, they still kill those animals with knives, too. Those knives aren't very Striderish either. As Tamara noted, your boyish enthusiasm over your new possession is very endearing; but, there is no magic sword.

 

[Andrew Wyatt]

there is no magic sword.

I think there is.

 

[tw1112]

woohooo..Put in an order for the DB with OD green wrap right now. I wanted something smaller first...then maybe I will go with a folder or the mt mod 10 a little later.