Knives, bayonets, multi tools, daggers and other pointy implements.

[TacoDelRio]

Excellent...

[dave81]

I would've suggested a basic Swiss Army Knife for $15-25. I just got the new version of the Swiss Army Soldier for $39. It's lovely, and for some reason the liner lock is set up backwards, so as a left-hander I finally have a knife I can open & close one-handed.

[Henry's Fork]

Flash 2's are good people.

I'd rather catch an incurable disease than buy a Smith and Wesson knife/watch/polo shirt/etc. Don't f*#@$&ing buy one.

So that S&W i just sent you was a mistake?

[TacoDelRio]

So that S&W i just sent you was a mistake?

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Hey yo G thug, want a Lone Wolf something or other knife, anda few others in trade eh???

[goat89]

RIP Harpy. 2004-2009
Sorry about your loss Taco. I know how it fels like to lose a piece of valued, not only expensive, but 2 much 'blood' 2gether.
I havent got a knife for myself yet, but your Harpy is like a fang design... any advantage with that design? Small & lightweight? Concealable? Suitable for wilderness survival?

[TacoDelRio]

Actually, it's completely impractical. It's supposed to be used on boats for cutting line. Something with a normal, 3-4in blade without serrations would be superior for outdoors stuff. I just carried it because it's conveniently small, and VG10 holds an edge forever.

[goat89]

Actually, it's completely impractical. It's supposed to be used on boats for cutting line. Something with a normal, 3-4in blade without serrations would be superior for outdoors stuff. I just carried it because it's conveniently small, and VG10 holds an edge forever.

HAHAHA! Now I know!
Without serrations? Why?

[TacoDelRio]

I can only speak for myself and my own hobbies. Serrations are of limited application. I rarely find them to be of any real help. I would rather have a plain blade for most any knife/job.

YMMV

[ktk.ace]

I would've suggested a basic Swiss Army Knife for $15-25. I just got the new version of the Swiss Army Soldier for $39. It's lovely, and for some reason the liner lock is set up backwards, so as a left-hander I finally have a knife I can open & close one-handed.

speaking of swiss army knives, is $40 a good deal on the new german army field issued one worth it?

or a 20 dollar CRKT folding knife?

[StuRat]

I can only speak for myself and my own hobbies. Serrations are of limited application. I rarely find them to be of any real help. I would rather have a plain blade for most any knife/job.

YMMV

I thought you needed serrations in wet environments?

Just picked up a black Leatherman Wave

[dave81]

If you keep your knives sharp enough, you don't need serrations. They only make the edge most fragile, at the part of the blade where you apply the most strength, closest to the handle.

[ktk.ace]

If you keep your knives sharp enough, you don't need serrations. They only make the edge most fragile, at the part of the blade where you apply the most strength, closest to the handle.

like as in how we open up a bag of chips? structurally weak point?

[TacoDelRio]

I thought you needed serrations in wet environments?

Just picked up a black Leatherman Wave

Aside from snow, the environments my knife worked in weren't especially wet. The serrations got in the way of keeping it clean as well, when using the knife to spread stuff on butter, and so forth.

I would imagine it helps greatly on a boat.

[kramer]

The best boat knife is without a doubt a SpyderCo Salt 1. Excellent knife. H1 is an outstanding steeltype.

[therifleman]

3 150 year old American Civil War bayonets. Two of them are stamped "U.S" In total I believe one of them (most rusty one) is for an 1861 Springfield and the other two are for the 1860 Spencer trapdoor rifle.