Swords, knives and other blades
 

Aside from guns and other things that are loud and man stopping, I have a thing for swords. I carry around a Gerber knife all the time. I was wondering who else have a thing for blades

I like Viking swords, but I don't own any. My friend, however, loves Katanas despite the fact that they can't pierce the flimsiest of mail and will shatter when struck by a Viking style sword. Also, I own a crappy broadsword, a Bowie knife that has a spiked knuckleduster, wicked serrations anda sharp spike on the bottom of it (sort of like a huge trench knife), a few pocket knives and a longsword made in Pakistan.

I have a woderful fasination with swords and I love them as much as I love guns, Queen (the band), and the poem "Jabberwocky" (which I all love with my heart's content. I have done a lot of research on swords for my fantasy story and would love to have a french sabre. I also love the butterfly knife.:)

I would like to have a Microtech, more specifically one of their Ultratech series knives. I'd just have to find one that didn't take both hands and 30 seconds to open :p

When I can I go backpacking durring the summer to places that are literally days from the end of the road. You can bet your ass I have at least one blade on me and there are other knives besides mine in the group.


Personally Due to where i am working i have a boxcutter on me just about 24/7. Outside of work I usually carry a simple liner lock folder or a swiss army knife.

Backpacking I have either a Ka-Bar or more resently a Cold Steel Kobun.

I have an entire box(bulk paper box from Staples) worth of various knives from about 20 years worth of collecting. it contains everything from a Cold Steel Minipal at the smallest to an old fashion Kukri at the largest.

I've got a whole crapload of knives. For your viewing pleasure, here's a visual sampling:

The first one I ever got.
http://www.camping-survival.net/imag...ival-knife.jpg

Needless to say, I was always a fan...
http://www.teraasekeskus.com/tuottee...tBlood1Net.jpg

Complete with the 82nd Airborne logo on the blade.
https://www.gijoesmilitarysurplus.co...s/3134_big.jpg

What blade collection would be complete without one of these?
http://www.usmcstore.com/images/Ka-Bar/Ka-bar.gif

I really want to get a Kuhkri. Almost did earlier in the year, but I didn't have enough cash

I'm not big on blades, but I have a respect for them. Ka-Bars are pretty much my favorite as far as knives go, and I've got a short straight blade sitting here with a very dark brown leather hilt (not sure how it got so dark, probably from it being in my luggage when I flew back from Oregon to my old home in Florida) though I don't use it much, as I don't need the knife for anything that my little Gerber can't do, and I like keeping it in as near perfect condition as possible. When I get some more money I'm gonna buy a full size part-serrated Next Generation model and that'll free me up to use the little one for general purpose. This is not to say that I am a knife douche or anything, I just don't want to destroy or damage a knife if I don't have to, especially if it's the only one I have. If I've got another one though.....

I would like to see whatever Viking sword tested on my Katana that was a gift to me from a friend in Japan. Home forged, took a month to make and would cost several hundred dollars. This thing weren't designed to go through armor. It was designed to cut and slash, but against other swords, it'll chip, but it won't break or bend

I'd post the video if I could find it

Yeah, those things are wicked. :cool:

I would like to learn how to use one effectively so I can mess someone up with it if I need to

I've got about a dozen bayonets for my rifles, and a couple of pocket knives, but I'm not really a knife guy. I'd like to start a collection of WW1 trench knives, but the damned things are expensive as a rifle.

Yeah, that reminds me that I have an old WWI/WW2 bayonet that my dad got me at a flea market. As soon as I get batteries for my digital camera, I'll take some pics of it to show off, but I believe that it's a Spanish Bolo Turkish Bayonet, as it looks almost identical to the one in the bottom of this pic here:

http://cgi.ebay.ph/LOT-3-ANTIQUE-SPA...-/280344236364

The description on that auction is vague and misleading, there's no such thing as a Spanish Bolo Turkish bayonet. The curved one is a Spanish M1941 bayonet for the M43 Mauser. The other two are Turkish M35 bayonets for the various 1930s era Mauser upgrades from their standardization program.

Swiss army Knives are my thing. I had a real one from Switzerland but I nearly cut my finger off because it didn't have a locking blade. I then got a Leatherman and it's been with me for a long time. I'd love a ka-bar but I dont really have a need for fixed bladed knives. I've recently gotten into folding knives and if somebody could identify the one in this picture it'd be most appreciated. https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/...ducts_id/55260

This one's on my wish listAttachment 267

"Is that right Rambo?"

I would like to own:

Viking tomahawk thing- http://www.coldsteel.com/norsehawk.html

Viking Sword- http://www.coldsteel.com/vikingsword.html

Grosse Messer- http://www.coldsteel.com/grossemesser.html

Spetsnaz Shovel- http://www.coldsteel.com/spshovel.html

Kukri- http://www.coldsteel.com/sanmaigurkha.html

(the videos on the last 3 links' pages are the best, so I strongly suggest watching them)

I would like one of these

http://www.coldsteel.com/chswbr.html

http://www.coldsteel.com/oss.html

http://www.coldsteel.com/japanimperial.html

http://www.coldsteel.com/taipan.html

The first two look pretty cool. The bottom two, not so much (but that's just because I don't like Katanas/ Japanese weapons. Chinese and European weapons are better in my opinion)

I've taken a lot of kung-fu lessons, and it only brushes on knowing how to use the traditional weapons like the straight sword or broad sword. For Katana, I took classes that are solely for learning how to use Japanese swords. So I'm more on Japanese swords and it's also good to know the happy medium when combining both styles.

European stuff fits me better because I'm a big dude with lots of power. How did Kung Fu work out for you? I took lesson for awhile but ever really got into it. I would consider taking martial arts classes again, but my damn (near crippling) pinched sciatic nerve prevents me from doing so. If I was able to, I think I probably would take up Sambo ( or Krav Maga if I can't find someone to teach me Sambo)

Ever since I saw Kiefer Sutherland use one on 24, I've had a desire to own a Microtech HALO III.

Problem is, laws aside (I don't think MD allows a knife like that to be civilian owned), I can't justify dropping 400 bucks on one.

I've always wanted a Microtech too, but if I bought one I wouldn't be able to carry it around

After seeing Kick-Ass, now I want a butterfly knife.

I want this so bad!

http://compare.ebay.com/like/3304927...sort=BestMatch

I've been interested in SOG knives recently

My friend got one of their pocket knives I believe 2 years ago. From what I can tell from handling/using his, they are well built and durable. The only reason I didn't buy one when I was knife shopping the summer before last (because a different friend broke my cheap S&W folder) is because when I tried to open it one handed, it sliced my thumb open

one of my first knives was a plain old folding and one day I reached into my pocket for it and didnt notice that the blade slipped put partly and I cut myself. So I bought a new one with a blade lock on it

My first knife was one of those huge Victorinox Swiss Army knives. I got it for christmas and not even an hour after I opened it I had a deep cut in my thumb.

I was at the gun store last month to fetch another mag for the Beretta, and I stumbled upon two things. One was an old stock factory Browning magazine on the wall, which are hard to come by for a decent price, even online, and a crappy Taiwanese butterfly knife with a plastic hilt and some paint marks on it in the make an offer bin. I got the Beretta mag (factory Italian, blued, non LE marked) for 20, the Browning mag for 25, and the knife for a dollar! All have performed well but the knife has earned it's keep already. I've been flipping it around getting my skills back, and it's got a bottle opener on it too which I've used more than once. Real glad I picked it up.