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To: 300winmag
a Spyderco folding karambit, and its tiny 1-7/8 inch blade is intended soley for deep slashing and quick removal of internal organs.

mmmmmmmmm... quick removal of internal organs.... grallochin' bastiges rocks...

the Kerambit's big cousin, The Civilian, can eviscerate a Mumakil...


2,196 posted on 01/02/2005 12:24:46 PM PST by g'nad
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To: g'nad
the Kerambit's big cousin, The Civilian, can eviscerate a Mumakil...

It still only counts as one...

2,198 posted on 01/02/2005 12:27:17 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: g'nad
the Kerambit's big cousin, The Civilian, can eviscerate a Mumakil...

Eyes are also a good target for reverse-curve blades like that.

The traditional karambit is a fixed-blade knife, double-edged, and has to be carried in a sheath. That ring on the bottom is the key to its deployment, and either the index or pinkie finger can go there, depending on the moves you want to make.

The karambit is most definitely a martial-arts item, and requires practice to do more than the basic slash/eviscerate. I have a blunt all-aluminum practice karambit that doesn't do any damage to me, except getting whacked on the wrist a little hard when I really spin it. It has potential as a non-lethal weapon that can do things that even a nightstick can't, like using the blunt hook-end to convince someone to get out of a car seat.

Another nice feature of the Spyderco folding Karmbit is that it has nice pointy areas on both ends when the blade is closed. Helpful for pressure points, or just to punch someone in a vulnerable area with.

2,228 posted on 01/02/2005 3:21:00 PM PST by 300winmag (FR's Hobbit Hole supports America's troops)
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