I admit I'm an old fart, and a lot of things have changed since the years I grew up in the 1950's, guns, cars and even pocket knives. EWhat I don't get is the last 20 years of so the trend of large locking blade so called "tactical" knives.
To me, a pocket knife was always a smallish two or even three blade little thing that opened packages, sliced some snacks now and then, or cut string or rope when needed. When I was 12, we had our boy scout knives that even had a screw driver and bottle and can openers. When Buck cane out with the big brass lock blade, I didn't understand then why someone needed a knife that weighed as much as a small pocket pistol and only held one single blade to cut with.
Now I see all these knives that are on the large side, one blade, all inds of locking mechanisms, and weird blade shapes that look awkward for general use as a cutting tool. To emit seems like they are mostly sold as a 99% weapon and 1% knife for real world cutting. I tried one, a all metal handle thing with a Japanese sword shaped blade tip. Carried it around for a week and gave it away. Aside from the blade being too wide or too big, it was limiting to have only one blade on hand.
Do you guys carry a knife now as a weapon,?
Most weapon knives I've seen used have all been pretty thin bladed and pointy, like boning knives, butcher knives, and such. Growing up where I did in a bad part of town, knives were used as weapons, but they were way different than the knives I see clipped to pockets now. And I guess that's another thing I don't understand; why advertise what you're carrying and where it is with such a visible clip on a pants pocket? They always told us to never let anyone know what you've got until you use.
Can you all explain the tactical knife thing to an old white bearded retired guy?
To me, a pocket knife was always a smallish two or even three blade little thing that opened packages, sliced some snacks now and then, or cut string or rope when needed. When I was 12, we had our boy scout knives that even had a screw driver and bottle and can openers. When Buck cane out with the big brass lock blade, I didn't understand then why someone needed a knife that weighed as much as a small pocket pistol and only held one single blade to cut with.
Now I see all these knives that are on the large side, one blade, all inds of locking mechanisms, and weird blade shapes that look awkward for general use as a cutting tool. To emit seems like they are mostly sold as a 99% weapon and 1% knife for real world cutting. I tried one, a all metal handle thing with a Japanese sword shaped blade tip. Carried it around for a week and gave it away. Aside from the blade being too wide or too big, it was limiting to have only one blade on hand.
Do you guys carry a knife now as a weapon,?
Most weapon knives I've seen used have all been pretty thin bladed and pointy, like boning knives, butcher knives, and such. Growing up where I did in a bad part of town, knives were used as weapons, but they were way different than the knives I see clipped to pockets now. And I guess that's another thing I don't understand; why advertise what you're carrying and where it is with such a visible clip on a pants pocket? They always told us to never let anyone know what you've got until you use.
Can you all explain the tactical knife thing to an old white bearded retired guy?
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