Carry a Knife for Personal Defense; When will you Use it?

Paul_1SG

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I would find it interesting to hear from those that carry a knife for personal defense, when they would use it. And more importantly, how. Any training? How much training and what kind of knife would you elect to use?
I carry a CRKT Kit Carson M16-13SF. This is my 2nd one. I lost the first one that I routinely deployed with. I wrote CRKT and explained the connection to the knife. They send me a new one free of charge. I chose it because it has guards to prevent the hand from slipping onto the blade. The blade also has a double lock which prevents premature folding on itself. Training was done with rubber knifes purchased by myself for the entire Army Company. We used the sawdust pits for hand to hand/knife. We took the mindset that we fight to the death. Without bullets, we still had fight in us. I used defensive knife fighting books for the basics. Lastly, I carried a another knife strapped to my calf under my uniform. I used a flat dive knife to prevent rusting from skin contact in the hot as hell Middle East. Now I carry my CRKT where guns are not allowed. It and a flashlight goes in my checked baggage why I fly.
 

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I carry a CRKT Kit Carson M16-13SF. This is my 2nd one. I lost the first one that I routinely deployed with. I wrote CRKT and explained the connection to the knife. They send me a new one free of charge. I chose it because it has guards to prevent the hand from slipping onto the blade. The blade also has a double lock which prevents premature folding on itself. Training was done with rubber knifes purchased by myself for the entire Army Company. We used the sawdust pits for hand to hand/knife. We took the mindset that we fight to the death. Without bullets, we still had fight in us. I used defensive knife fighting books for the basics. Lastly, I carried a another knife strapped to my calf under my uniform. I used a flat dive knife to prevent rusting from skin contact in the hot as hell Middle East. Now I carry my CRKT where guns are not allowed. It and a flashlight goes in my checked baggage why I fly.
I have a small CRKT that I usually had with me. Have now gravitated to a small Karambit (Bastinelli) and an interesting Karambit by Fox that's a little bigger than a silver dollar. Attended a weekend seminar with Burton Richardson, which I'm sure you would have enjoyed, given your background. A full house with some from several hundred miles away. Most with Instructor rank in Kali, JKD and similar arts. It's not often that Guru Richardson comes in from Hawaii, so a big crowd.
 

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I have a small CRKT that I usually had with me. Have now gravitated to a small Karambit (Bastinelli) and an interesting Karambit by Fox that's a little bigger than a silver dollar. Attended a weekend seminar with Burton Richardson, which I'm sure you would have enjoyed, given your background. A full house with some from several hundred miles away. Most with Instructor rank in Kali, JKD and similar arts. It's not often that Guru Richardson comes in from Hawaii, so a big crowd.
That sounds like an interesting and awesome learning experience. I used War Blade training by Sammy Franco. I don't remember the background but I remember it was down and dirty.
 

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In a real fight for your life, there's no such thing as fighting dirty.;)

In a fight there are no rules, that's the only real rule. ;)

They seem to be out of stock now. https://www.grindworx.com/cat--Ital...lade_style:Dagger/filter:knife_type:Automatic
This was one of many pearl handled Italian switch blades & unopened Nudie cards all meant for bartering for a Bike :eek: I was just in from transfer& needed a bike now so some Brat was on stand by & needed a way to get a bike when they landed at their new Post.

I bought all the switch blades I needed for .25 centavos & the cards were .25 centavos. see how that works LOL?

You all remember how important a bike was?
 
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In a fight there are no rules, that's the only real rule. ;)

They seem to be out of stock now. https://www.grindworx.com/cat--Ital...lade_style:Dagger/filter:knife_type:Automatic
This was one of many pearl handled Italian switch blades & unopened Nudie cards all meant for bartering for a Bike :eek: I was just in from transfer& needed a bike now so some Brat was on stand by & needed a way to get a bike when they landed at their new Post.

I bought all the switch blades I needed for .25 centavos & the cards were .25 centavos. see how that works LOL?

You all remember how important a bike was?
Absolutely, I remember. Those were the days.
 

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I considered BM when I was looking around. When I learned here about their bad behavior, they immediately became dead to me.

We must support those who support us and America, $ talks we have what they want $o talk loudly.
BM knives make me Sick, no more BM knives for me!
 

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Well the ones I had where the Benchmade Infidel both sizes ($450) very very well made.
Also had a couple Benchmade Adamas's but those are auto flippers. Had both the autos with plain blade and in black and dessert tan.


(Also both colors of plain and serrated blade manual Adamas flippers. I had 5 or 6 versions of the Osborne model. I had five different versions of the Skirmish and four different mini Skirmishes, I had two 757 Sieberts and few Griptilians plus a whole lot of other models.
Their axis lock system is great and to be honest I miss some of those knives because they are very well made knives but alas like I said I will not buy another BM! I had a lot of BM knives at the time.)


Also had all of the Kershaw launch series knives, these are very snappy and lock up tight but there all flippers but well made.

Hogue and Boker seem to make pretty decent mid priced OTFs
Of course Microtech has made their name going autos.
Then again like 1911s you could always go more custom and go a Brian Tighe or Marifone Custom but these can run $1000-$10,000

As far as legal, well that depends on your state! Ohio just went legal to manufacture autos and the like, such as gravity knives in the state.
 
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