Man Talk thread for the men

wolf · 12-17-2003, 11:50 AM

This is the knife I'm carrying right now. I tried searching the manufacturer's website for one of their beauty shots, but the design appears to have been discontinued. At one time, Spyderco would custom make knives in this style. The customer's company logo would replace theirs on the blade. Blade length is 6cm

Detail of just the blade:

Again, no manufacturer's beauty shot available of a discontinued Gerber Mark I Tactical. It's usually regarded as a "boot knife" because of the relatively short blade. Blade length is 12cm, 21.5cm overall. The "tactical" aspect is that it has serrations on either side of the blade. The standard Mark I is a straight-bladed knife.

I had to change my carry at work to cut drawstrings out of pants knife because my boss thought this one was too intimidating. It's actually just a standard folder, a Gerber E-Z Out, but I have this habit of flicking it open by holding the blade and shaking it and *snick*, I'm holding a knife. It's a nice bit of slight of hand, but scary to some people, I guess.

This last knife is technically more of a doodad, but it looks neat. You'll see why I ended up with it.

12-17-2003, 11:50 AM	#11
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Did Someone Say Blades?? This is the knife I'm carrying right now. I tried searching the manufacturer's website for one of their beauty shots, but the design appears to have been discontinued. At one time, Spyderco would custom make knives in this style. The customer's company logo would replace theirs on the blade. Blade length is 6cm Detail of just the blade: Again, no manufacturer's beauty shot available of a discontinued Gerber Mark I Tactical. It's usually regarded as a "boot knife" because of the relatively short blade. Blade length is 12cm, 21.5cm overall. The "tactical" aspect is that it has serrations on either side of the blade. The standard Mark I is a straight-bladed knife. I had to change my carry at work to cut drawstrings out of pants knife because my boss thought this one was too intimidating. It's actually just a standard folder, a Gerber E-Z Out, but I have this habit of flicking it open by holding the blade and shaking it and snick, I'm holding a knife. It's a nice bit of slight of hand, but scary to some people, I guess. This last knife is technically more of a doodad, but it looks neat. You'll see why I ended up with it. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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