Knife reviews

Perhaps, but I can see that negative curvature getting in the way of a lot of normal cutting jobs, too.

Damn! You take "utility" pretty serious!

I wouldn't carry a kerambit as a "utility" knife either. Something with a straight blade is probably more useful overall.

Well, it's not a utility knife, its a personal defense knife.

I prefer my 'personal defense' knives with no more curvature than a cavalry saber or katana for long blades or a tanto for short blades.

I've carried a big folding Buck off and on for most of my life.

My current one is a bit smaller than I carried when I was younger but since I quit going to bars....



Seriously though, my uncle was saved by his when a thug jumped him and unfortunately said thug no longer is amoungst the living. He was acquitted of any wrong doing.

I had a civil war sword and a battle axe for many years but they were misplaced somewhere along the line.

No pics right now, but I think I posted the stabby rack before. Not much new to show off anyways.

Desk defence has added a 3lb mini sledge with woven buckskin grip on the shaft. It'll break a sternum pretty quick and can fly if needed.

added a seax as a club carry

Mine is all one piece of wood, so it stays together as a fist filler. the curvature of the handle is shorter though, so the natural forward fit leaves the blade facing upward for thrusting or wide slashes.

In case anyone hasn't mentioned it, serrated blades tend to catch on anything they're thrust into. For all that they can cause an opponent to think twice about the messy hole they'll soon have, you can do more effective damage with a carpet knife.

sorry about the gap in between reviews, my supply chain has been screwed up, but I'm picking up some new inventory this afternoon so I should have a new review in a few days

I had a review written up for the knife I had chosen as my primary carry knife, the SOG Fusion Fixation dagger. I have had to scrap the review after I sheathed the dagger and the blade penetrated the sheath and my hand. >.> So now I'm searching my catalogs for something a bit different, and I will be contacting SOG for a new sheath.

O.K., my every day carry pocket knife "disappeared." Luckily it was just in time for me to pick up a new order. Few hours of catalog flipping later and I have a fancy new

Smith & Wesson Powerglide hanging off my belt.

Blade Length: 3-7/8"
Blade material: 440 stainless
Handle Length: 5-3/4"
Handle Material: Aluminum w/Zytel pannels
Overall Length (open) 8.8"

The powerglide caught my eye for it's unusual features. First of all is that it is a manual out the front knife. You pull the handle open and a pair of gear arms propel the blade foreward. Close the handle and everything locks into place tight, repeat to retract the blade. After a week and a half of heavy use the blade has no sideways play and the gears have smoothed out.

The second unusual feature to this knife is the clip. Instead of the usual clip screwed to one part of the handle, there is a stob that attaches to a separate belt clip. This means ambidextrous use, which makes it a great companion for a pistol. The stob is notched so the knife has to be at a 90 degree angle to attach to the belt clip, The belt clip has a channel that ends after an inch to a pivot. This setup is very secure, the only way the knife is going to come off the clip is if you pull it off. The part of the clip that attaches to your belt can be reversed so you're drawing the knife downward instead of upward. The handle has a manual clip that keeps it firmly closed, so there is no worry of a false open with this thing hanging from your belt.

This unique design will take a little practice to be proficient with it, but when you get used to it, it's no more hassle to open than a typical liner lock. I have had some worry about this thing falling off the clip. It swings while I walk, but the whole setup is tight. Like I said, this thing won't come off the clip until you take it off. Other than that the blade is extremely sharp and has a good amount of weight to it. the Zytel handle takes the overall weight down and the texturing seems slight, but gives it a surprisingly secure grip. Overall this is my ideal everyday use knife. 5 stars.

As a side note, my particular model is the tanto model, though there are also drop and spear point versions.

Photo Dump Time



The Powerglide closed.



The Powerglide action.



The Powerglide open.



Side shot of the stob that goes up into the clip.



Bonus pic for the hell of it.