kali13
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Good you are getting some training. THis site has a wide range of prices:
http://store.kaligear.com/categories/Karambits/
http://store.kaligear.com/categories/Karambits/
Why are Karambit knives so expensive??
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lobo9er
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try google shopping.
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Lobo, if someone makes a claim, it's not unreasonable to ask them to back it up. You claimed there were (understood to be reasonable quality, and the OP wants a folder) k-bits in every price bracket. I asked you to show me some in a certain price range.
That's only reasonable.
John
That's only reasonable.
John
jahwarrior
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lobo,bi didn't mean to offend you, if you felt offended. my purpose was to warn people away from buying knockoffs of custom/semi-custom works of established 'smiths. i also would like to warn as many people as i can against buying Mantis products.
lobo9er
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yes you both are right my post was out of line, sorry about that. i suppose I thought the whole thread seemed suspect to me to start, a person with training in kali, silat and krava maga not sure on why karambit knives are expensive. "kramabit" being a style of knife being expensive not a particular brand or maker of knives.
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Hey, we're hopefully all learning. From what I've seen, it looks like the 5-11 K-bits are about the most economical quality Ks around. Those seem to be running around $100. I found it $20 cheaper...but not in stock. 
jahwarrior
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yeah, the 5.11 k-bits are my favorite of the production k-bits. i've bought and tried different ones, but that one fits me the best. the Spydie's handle was too wide and flat, and the blade was too delicate, the Emerson's finger hole was too small, and i hate chisel grind blades, and the Mantis just sucks.
mr.trooper
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Maybe reconsider a bit: a good FOLDER is going to be expensive because of their nature...
But if you want a folder because you think it will be SMALLER, then you have other options: while it is not technically a kerambit, the CRKT Bear Claw is very small, very durable, and takes much less practice to use effectively - all while providing most of the Kerambit looks and all of the kerambits retention ability - and they are less than $30.
I conceal my Bear Claw daily in a 'figure 8' style rig that slings it under my arm pit: it disappears under normal clothing, deploys very quickly, and will deliver nasty slashing wounds when used in an instinctual manner; all while being very very difficult to disarm - it is quite like having a claw.
But if you want a folder because you think it will be SMALLER, then you have other options: while it is not technically a kerambit, the CRKT Bear Claw is very small, very durable, and takes much less practice to use effectively - all while providing most of the Kerambit looks and all of the kerambits retention ability - and they are less than $30.
I conceal my Bear Claw daily in a 'figure 8' style rig that slings it under my arm pit: it disappears under normal clothing, deploys very quickly, and will deliver nasty slashing wounds when used in an instinctual manner; all while being very very difficult to disarm - it is quite like having a claw.
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