Thread: Combat Knives?

Originally Posted by Jes

Oooh! Nice. I'm going to look forward to your 'review' on that one!

I came across the knives via the Equip 2 Endure Youtube channel and really fell for the 4.1 (so now I'm trying to find a way to pay for one). How did you discover them?

Same here. E2E's YouTube channel. :thumbup:

I love my Fairbairn-Sykes knife, but it's probably not for carry. Don't try to chop wood or open cans with it either For everyday carry I like the Camillus Cuda. Not sure if they make them anymore, but you can still get them for pretty cheap on ebay.

An F-S, eh? You have... Classical tastes. But those are real fighting knives. Mine are more of the camping/survival variety. Leather man aside, I mean...

Also, those Cudas look pretty cool. I thought they'd re-released them, but I couldn't back that up if asked...

Originally Posted by TonyFranciozi

I love my Fairbairn-Sykes knife, but it's probably not for carry. Don't try to chop wood or open cans with it either For everyday carry I like the Camillus Cuda. Not sure if they make them anymore, but you can still get them for pretty cheap on ebay.

I find it odd that I'll see or hear about something I'm not familiar with, and it will show up on the SRP site somewhere. Just yesterday I was watching a show on the Military Channel about the Royal Marines and their history. They had quite a bit on the Fairbairn-Sykes knife and after the show I just had to Google them. Awesome knife. Too bad I live in California, can't have one here. Like I said, awesome knife and the history behind it was really cool. I have a KaBar and it's legal here, if the top part of the blade near the tip is not sharpened. I'm very happy the state has taken it upon its self to help keep me safe from such evil.

Originally Posted by donv

I find it odd that I'll see or hear about something I'm not familiar with, and it will show up on the SRP site somewhere. Just yesterday I was watching a show on the Military Channel about the Royal Marines and their history. They had quite a bit on the Fairbairn-Sykes knife and after the show I just had to Google them. Awesome knife. Too bad I live in California, can't have one here. Like I said, awesome knife and the history behind it was really cool. I have a KaBar and it's legal here, if the top part of the blade near the tip is not sharpened. I'm very happy the state has taken it upon its self to help keep me safe from such evil.

Why can't you have one in California?

Originally Posted by Lemur

Why can't you have one in California?

I'll have to check, muddle through the legal terms, and get back to you. I don't want to spread false information. But, I know for sure that anything with a double edge is considered a "dirk or dagger" and are illegal to carry. Maybe, they are ok to own, but I've had trouble before even getting a company to ship anything remotely like that to California, they just don't want the hassle. As with many things here, even those who enforce the law are often confused by them, I'll check on buying one, but I kinda doubt it.

Originally Posted by donv

I'll have to check, muddle through the legal terms, and get back to you. I don't want to spread false information. But, I know for sure that anything with a double edge is considered a "dirk or dagger" and are illegal to carry. Maybe, they are ok to own, but I've had trouble before even getting a company to ship anything remotely like that to California, they just don't want the hassle. As with many things here, even those who enforce the law are often confused by them, I'll check on buying one, but I kinda doubt it.

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The Camillus Cuda is a Robert(aka Bob) Terzoula design. Do a websearch using his name or "Gryphon Knives".

OK, this is what I came up with. Remember, this is how I understand the law. From what I've found, I can own a double edged knife, "dirk or dagger", but can only carry it as "open carry". This is where one would have to be very careful, as concealment is determined by the officer. I would imagine the only place they would not have a problem with it being carried, is if it were duct taped directly onto the forehead. Actually, I'm kinda happy I looked into this, it was my understanding that I couldn't possess one at all.

One thing in Cali that is for sure a no no, is a cane sword. I always thought these were somewhat of a novelty, a joke of sorts. Till I watched a couple videos put out by Cold Steel on the one they offer. Wow, is the only word to describe it. Since a leg break darn near two years ago, followed by a total ankle replacement in November, I've come to accept that I'll be using a cane for the remainder of my life. I don't know how criminals think, but I would imagine if they see a wounded, limping person with a cane, they would assume me to be easy prey. I've put in for a CCW, but I really like the cane sword idea.

Sword Cane : Heavy Duty - YouTube

Originally Posted by Bruno

If I thought it would not get me arrested, I'd carry this.



I've been drooling over this knife for a long time. I may just end up buying it to keep it on my nightstand as a 'just in case' knife.
Like they say in the description: this knife is not a general purpose knife. It was designed for 1 purpose only.
And I am willing to bet that someone seeing this knife would lose motivation very rapidly.

Syderco Civilian...