Pendragon
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I am not a big knife person.
I carry a neat 3 bladed pocket knife (non locking) that my grandfather gave me when I was about 10. Its very handy and sentimental.
I have a couple lockback knives that I have carried from time to time - in California I carried one a lot because I would go walking with my baby boy and there were always dogs...
You cannot open a gun magazine without seeing many knife advertisements. Some of the knives seem to cost about as much as some guns. Thats fine, I understand paying for quality and workmanship.
However, carrying a knife for self defense makes me uneasy. I grew up in rural Alaska and California and we always had knives, but I always saw them as tools more than weapons (yeah, I know, weapon = tool).
I took just enough martial arts when I was younger to know that a knife is an extension of your hands and you better know what you are doing or you could seriously injure yourself. We always hear this about guns, but I think you are MUCH more likely to hurt yourself with a knife and I think its much harder to become proficient with a knife. After all, who goes to the knife range to slice up targets?
I am not opposed to having a knife, if I did not have a gun, I would be glad of a knife but I think as a weapon, it's much more of a wild card.
So - you people who are into these fancy combat knives - what is your training level and what do you see your knife being used for in a self defense scenario (because I find stuff to cut open all the time, but I dont need a $250 titanium coated lockback to open boxes).
I am really curious, because I can't help but feel that a lot of people are kidding themselves about what they are going to do with their knife. No - not saying you should not have it...
I carry a neat 3 bladed pocket knife (non locking) that my grandfather gave me when I was about 10. Its very handy and sentimental.
I have a couple lockback knives that I have carried from time to time - in California I carried one a lot because I would go walking with my baby boy and there were always dogs...
You cannot open a gun magazine without seeing many knife advertisements. Some of the knives seem to cost about as much as some guns. Thats fine, I understand paying for quality and workmanship.
However, carrying a knife for self defense makes me uneasy. I grew up in rural Alaska and California and we always had knives, but I always saw them as tools more than weapons (yeah, I know, weapon = tool).
I took just enough martial arts when I was younger to know that a knife is an extension of your hands and you better know what you are doing or you could seriously injure yourself. We always hear this about guns, but I think you are MUCH more likely to hurt yourself with a knife and I think its much harder to become proficient with a knife. After all, who goes to the knife range to slice up targets?
I am not opposed to having a knife, if I did not have a gun, I would be glad of a knife but I think as a weapon, it's much more of a wild card.
So - you people who are into these fancy combat knives - what is your training level and what do you see your knife being used for in a self defense scenario (because I find stuff to cut open all the time, but I dont need a $250 titanium coated lockback to open boxes).
I am really curious, because I can't help but feel that a lot of people are kidding themselves about what they are going to do with their knife. No - not saying you should not have it...