Push Dagger/ Knife

[Milo]

Anyone carry a push dagger/ knife ? Whats your favorite ones ? Whats are your opinion on carrying one in general ?

 

[flyingsquirrel]

I've had a few and the Cold Steel ones seem popular. Somewhere down the threads here, it has been discussed in more detail if you check. Good Luck

 

[Random_71]

They always look cool, but are often defensive in nature, are designed for that purpose to the detriment of other uses, and I prefer at least some utilitarian capability from my knives. Thats me though...

But I will say the Esee Tertiary, keeps catching my eye. Perhaps it is the handle, it appears to have room for all of the hand.

 

[Gabriel]

I've made some in the past, but don't carry one.

 

[KokomoDave]

I make them out of 6-4 titanium with a carbide chisel edge and kydex sheath held together with glue and 550. No metal.

 

[MCgrease08]

I'll be the first to admit I know next to nothing about fighting or self-defense with a knife, but in my completely untrained opinion, push daggers seem like a pretty darn good option for use as an edged self defense weapon. They seem much easier to deploy in a hands-on encounter than a traditional folder or single bladed knife which requires a lot more slicing motion. Push daggers can be absolutely brutal when used in conjunction with basic strikes.

 

[Ark]

I'll be the first to admit I know next to nothing about fighting or self-defense with a knife, but in my completely untrained opinion, push daggers seem like a pretty darn good option for use as an edged self defense weapon. They seem much easier to deploy in a hands-on encounter than a traditional folder or single bladed knife which requires a lot more slicing motion. Push daggers can be absolutely brutal when used in conjunction with basic strikes.

Seems incredibly difficult to defend against when in a grappling position like that. I don't know jack about fighting either, but the design seems to lend itself to very simple unskilled use IF you can get to it and grip it correctly.

Biggest drawbacks seem to be that it's nearly the size of a small AIWB handgun, and the unfair but very real public reaction to killing anyone specifically with a knife. And the list of places you can carry it but not a handgun is pretty small. But, man, that'll get somebody away from you if they try for one of those grapples and throws that everyone seems to love now.

 

[mbkintner]

Anyone carry a push dagger/ knife ? Whats your favorite ones ? Whats are your opinion on carrying one in general ?

Why bother when you could just carry a garotte?

 

[manifest destiny]

I make them out of 6-4 titanium with a carbide chisel edge and kydex sheath held together with glue and 550. No metal.

No metal. Hmm...

 

[KokomoDave]

Yeah, I call them kniphes because there is no Vanadium in them.



* Vanadium is represented by the letter 'V' on the periodic table of elements.

 

[manifest destiny]

I was simply pondering the tactical advantage a kniphe might have in a gun free zone that uses metal detectors. I like the idea of your construction.

 

[KokomoDave]

Ti likes to burn rather than cut using a bandsaw so I rough my out using a 4&1/2" grinder and diamond wheel while wearing a respirator outside. Ti phires are serious class D.

 

[tradertator]

I think the Cold Steel ones are really hard to beat, especially when you factor in price.

I also have a Bastinelli one that I bought from Jared Wihongi, that I really like. He mirrored the handle to match that of a Glock, so it really feels familiar in the hand.

Another cool one I've owned, is Dan Winkler's from his Winkler II lineup.

 

[thedreamer]

I have a Kabar TDI as well as a Benchmade SOCP. I like both. The SOCP really needs a different sheath to be effective for edc. Works well on a plate carrier though.