Posted: 8/25/2009 7:05:50 PM EDT
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i know theres a "blades" forum somewhere here, but seems more logical to as here.
what kind of knifes are people carrying on as a weak side backup, or defense. like say in the situation where you are "made" by a BG before he implements whatever he is going to do and tries for your weapon, you put a hand on it to block it, but cant draw without risking losing or dropping it. what kind of knife do you keep on your weak side to use against said BG?? currently the only knife i carry is typically some sort of folder, and occasionally a S&W OTF, but they are primarily used as a general pocket knife. |
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Fixed blade shivworks clinch pick at my 11 o clock if 12 o clock is my belt buckle. If you don't want to spend that much get a TDI fixed blade. I challenge anyone to deploy a folder as quickly and under stress as a fixed blade in a sheath mounted on your belt. Yep, good info here. I carry the TDI on and off duty at my 11:00 in a custom kydex sheath that mounts the knive at an almost horizontal position. Can be grabbed by either hand. |
| Benchmade 910, It is serrated on the back half, it also tends to be my utility, and general purpose knife. It has modified tanto D2 tool steel blade, that makes the point very strong, and is designed to be a thrusting weapon rather than a slashing one. There are many great blade manufactures out there, especially if you are willing to pay for it. I chose a benchmade because of others that had them, there quality and price point. It's great knife and I use it constantly. |
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Right now a Cold Steel Recon, but have carried a Microtech Scarab, Cold Steel Arc-Angel, Benchmade Rukus, or SOG Trident in strong hand front pocket in the past.
If you want an ambidextrous carry blade, try a kneck knife. I recommend the Cold Steel Spike as a very affordable tough as nails knife that conceals well under a T-shirt and is super quick to get your hands on. Back that up with a little pocket folder to keep from spooking the herd and you will be good to go. |
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Only duty I seem to carry 4 knives.
1. Benchmade 9100 Autostryker 2. Spyderco Military 3. Cheap folding razor knife 4. Wilson Combat Cop-Tool. Each has a specific task that it does well. If you want the fastest knife draw imaginable though, you'll want a fixed blade knife on a belt sheath. |
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Fixed blade shivworks clinch pick at my 11 o clock if 12 o clock is my belt buckle. If you don't want to spend that much get a TDI fixed blade. I challenge anyone to deploy a folder as quickly and under stress as a fixed blade in a sheath mounted on your belt. This I prefer the Disciple slightly to the Clinch Pick, but both are great. I also like the Blackhawk Kalista a lot. THese blades are all designed for use with the 'Reverse Edge' technique. I usually, however, end up carrying my TDI on my off side at around 10 o'clock. |
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Sometimes a Cold Steel push knife at 8 o'clock. I've been thinking of picking one up as well, I just need to check my local laws. Which one do you have and how do you like it? IMO it'd probably be the easiest to use left handed and the fastest to draw. Regular fixed blade are nice but seem twice as bulky as the push knives. |
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Sometimes a Cold Steel push knife at 8 o'clock. I've been thinking of picking one up as well, I just need to check my local laws. Which one do you have and how do you like it? IMO it'd probably be the easiest to use left handed and the fastest to draw. Regular fixed blade are nice but seem twice as bulky as the push knives. I bought it a few years ago. At that point they made 2 versions, a smaller one with an edge on one side and a larger one with an edge on both sides. Mine is the larger one with an edge on both sides. It is not a Safe Maker 1 but that is the closest they currently make. I do not use it for normal cutting work but I am confident it would work as desired when used in defense. It came quite sharp out of the box. |
I carry a waved Byrd CaraCara Rescue knife that I DuraCoated "Parker" grey in my front left pocket. Tip up, blade foward (towards centerline).
Waved Byrd CaraCara Rescue 
Waved Byrd CaraCara Rescue Open 
Left front pocket. Tip up, blade foward. 
I draw the knife this way, it opens on the way up. 
Then rotate the handle into my palm for a blade in, tip down "Icepick" grip. |
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I've taken a few courses from Insights Training (insightstraining.com). They teach an integration of different tools throughout their courses. As an example: I carried an inert blue gun during my unarmed self defense and knife classes, and would transition to it as an escalation of force required.
They specifically teach carrying a folding knife on your weak side in case of gun grabs. I never carried a knife on my weak side so this was new, but it makes absolute sense. When someone makes an attempt on seizing your firearm that is an attempt that warrants deadly force. Would you rather be punching someone in the head with your weak hand or cutting the holy hell out of their gun-grabbing hand or putting it in their skull if necessary? The knife course I took from Insights opened up my eyes to a lot of different scenarios where a weak hand knife made more sense than a strong hand knife when carrying. Why align all weapons on your strong side? A knife is considered deadly force. If I do in fact need to use deadly force, I'll be reaching for my G19 instead, strong hand. At that point, the knife serves to support my primary hand in the event its challenged. YMMV, but this made sense to me during training, especially when working through drills and scenarios at near full speed. |
Emerson Super Commander front side strong and a Kershaw Spec Bump weak side front. I also carry a few Gerber work knives in various other pockets. The Kershaw shares a pocket with my 442 and the Emerson gets his own pocket, but has my 1911 right around the corner. 
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