Knife Stopping Power?

[Fishinfool]

Looks deadly. Kind of reminds me of that Harrison Ford movie where he is being chased thru a middle eastern bazaar, fighting off bad guys, when he is confronted by a guy with a big blade, and he knows how to use it. Ford, looks at him, says "***** it", pulls his revolver, and shoots him.....

Seriously though, a blade like that can be quite deadly in the right circumstances. Heck, the simple machete has literally been used to commit genocide in several African countries.

Larry

 

[ISCS Yoda]

WHAT'S THE SPIRIT OF THE BAYONET !!!!!

It's like less than three days since I had to give someone a lecture on knife stopping power and as part of the discussion I explained United States Army bayonet training and I literally used the phrase "What is the spirit of the bayonet fighter??!! To Kill, Drill Sergeant!!" No pun intended, my point was very clear.

..... my kukri. It's from the muzzle loading era, when I guess they had to rely on bigger knives.

I submit that the kukri probably precedes the muzzle loading era by very many generations. There was a time when all fighting around the world was done with edged weapons. Some of us might be old enough to remember those times; I am not sure.

I submit that this pretty knife is at the lower end of knife stopping power but vut an aorta or a jugular vein and you're done.

I lost this beauty in 2018's fire but this is the upper end of knife stopping power unless you get into very long blades and swords. Kukris are around this long, I thing, but their blades are curved and more massive.

This is NOT supposed to be for fighting but if it's what you have when you need it then, by all means, it will work:

This is America's answer to the kukri, I suppose:

Remember not just the 21 foot rule but the old maxim, "in a knife fight, one of the fighters is going to the hospital; the other fighter is going to the morgue".

The problem with knife fighting is that most of us don't really know how while most of us truly do know how to gun fight. Watch your six and behave and maybe you can just keep these concepts academic my friends!

 

[diyj98]

Pure effective. Better than a gun in close quarters.

I'm not sure how a knife would be better than a snub nosed 38 special in close quarters.

 

[Peakes]

Always good to have a Sharp Blade available.

 

[Narragansett]

Never leave home without one

 

[Kurusu]

The really dangerous knife fight is the one where the one being "knifed" does not even know there is a knife involved. It only takes a very small sharp knife in the hands of someone knowledged of how and where to use it. He won't confront you, he won't get loud, he'll just kill you and move away.

Pulling out a big knife and looking meanacing with it generally means the attacker only is trying to scare you.

Edit. Knives, as weapons, are mostly offensive weapons not defensive. Does not mean you cannot defend yourself with one. But again, it's better if your opponent does not even dream you got a knife.

 

[boykinlp]

In late 70s I bought a case of Khukri from Century Arms Importers. They were Brit colonial issue made in India. They were covered in some kind of cosmoline that was PIA to get off.m They were not of high finish and heavier made than OPs. They were only couple bucks apiece by the case.
Had to put them in a bucket of gasoline to get them apart.

Did you keep any? We need pics.
Larry

 

[delcrossv]

I keep looking at these and thinking "Off With Their Heads!"

I'm sure they're great for mayhem, but rather impractical for general use.

 

[Drm50]

Did you keep any? We need pics.
Larry

I don’t own one but good chance one of my buddies still has one. They were marked with British broad arrow and had no sheaths. I think that might have been same time all the Nepal stuff was being imported.

 

[white cloud]

Some of you large blade fans may enjoy this.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG7Fp01sVbk[/ame]

 

[Farmer17]

My cousin was at a car wash in Little Rock, AR washing his car in a questionable neighborhood getting ready to go to his daughters softball game. As he was bending down vacuuming his car he got hit in the head with some kind of metal box or briefcase. He's 6-2 and in great shape and was stunned but then jumped up and started hitting and kicking the guy but then another man came up from behind and grabbed him and he broke free and started to grab his Glock .40 under the front seat, but then two men ran away. He went to the softball game and was watching the game and realized he was bleeding from his back, one of the guys had cut him with a knife he never saw. Had to go get a few stitches but he never felt the stab wound.