A knife should be attached to the end of your rifle.
Gerber Guardian backup is my favorite, but sadly they are now discontinued.
When I studied martial arts, our knife instructor told us that if you have to defend against a knife, just know that you WILL get cut. There’s no avoiding it. You just have to make sure you don’t get KILLED.
Being unhappy with lowering IQs on the subject of guns the AM Journal now branching into knives.
“Have you ever noticed how everyone seems to be an expert on something these days? Whether it be geopolitics, food, parenting, guns, knives, survival techniques, self-defense, basket weaving …”
Hey, I have a triple A expert certification in self-defense basket weaving!
I did something I generally don’t do, and clicked on the article. Nothing really useful said.
That is THE most ironic thing 'Am Shooting Journal' has EVER published.
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But people be watching Kojak and s___ too much. They think they have to be [singing] *MACHO MAN* I’ll take that knife and shove it up your a__. [singing] I’m *MACHO MAN*!!!
You go from *MACHO MAN* to *DEAD PERSON*!
-Richard Pryor
A Karambit knife makes for a good gutting knife.
Martial arts instructors have all stated, if you go against a knife, you best plan to get cut. You just have to guard the most vital parts. Don’t expose the inside of your arms and your guard needs to be arms in front of core, neck and face turned so that you are looking at the inside of your hands.
I saw an instructor go through any number of people who tried to “knife” fight him. Every single one lost. The instructor screamed like a wild banshee and stabbed constantly over and over rushing in. Each of the opponents got one short attempted stab in at him and he was on them like the third monkey on the ramp to Noah’s Ark, stabbing constantly.
The vast majority of Americans have no clue what to do with a madman. And neither do I, which is why I carry a gun or stungun. Put the sucker down with the first hit.
Understand one thing about defending against edged weapons... you’re gonna get cut.
Biggest thing is that when you have the knife remember it’s not a sword. Waving it around in your forward hand you might as well just hand it to your opponent, cause they’re gonna get it anyway. Back hand, against the wrist. Think of it more like brass knuckles.
Bring a narwhal tusk. It worked.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-50870309
You WILL get cut.
I have always liked knives of any kind. At the same time I would avoid a knife fight if at all possible.
I read an interesting article years ago about William Fairbairne, the co-inventor of the Sykes-Fairbairne knife. He was for years the head of the Shanghai Riot Police. He also trained the British Commandos in WWII, and is the author of “get tough”.
One thing I recall is a commando who was trained by him mentioned that Fairbairne’s body was covered in scars.
Even the toughest sometimes get cut.
Still I always carry a knife, mainly for general use but as a last resort for defense.
probably the easiest to use is the Ruger, CRKT Hollow Point designed by Onion. It was inexpensive and is made from an inexpensive but good Chinese steel. The best part is the opening is easy.
I also have a Spyderco, which has a slightly larger blade and is also easy to open.
BTW, there is nothing magical about Boker knives. They are good quality but not made of any better metal than most other good knives.
The knife that is hidden until it is actually needed at the moment of striking is the most effective. Wielding a knife at an attacker is most effective if you are using the knife as a distraction to facilitate another and completely unexpected strike. If you really mean to use the knife the malevolent knows the exact direction of your attack.
