Colonel Blades is undergoing a restructuring but will be back selling their knives again sometime in the summer of 2019.

@jmart21

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Was wondering what's been going on with their site.

@IAMJRAD

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting us know! I've been looking for one for a while and thought they were shutdown for good

@coryyuh1108

5 жыл бұрын

can any folders be found anywhere?

@jmart21

4 жыл бұрын

It seems this was false information..

You always get the cool stuff. I like this knife.

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

I'm lucky to say that I do.

At first I thought it was weird, but the more I see you hold it, the more it makes sense. I really love your channel, it is a rare occasion that you promote anything that I don't find interesting!

@lancer737

5 жыл бұрын

It's like a retractable push dagger.

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

I also rarely push something as much in a video as I do this knife. That should tell you how much of a fan I am of its philosophy and not just the knife itself.

I ordered one today from Warrior Poet Society. Let them know that your video is why I wanted one.

Got my BCM email yesterday on the folding Colonel. I bought 2 of the fixed Original Colonel's for Christmas several years ago. My Auto Benchmade knives stay in the drawer now. I carry the Colonel as does my wife. A no brainer for us. Thanks

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

These seem to have been discontinued. I've looked and can't find one for sale. Does anyone know what's up of where one cold be purchased? Help appreciated.

@beck-tn9gl

3 жыл бұрын

@@schumacr1 How do you like it?

Just ordered one of these bad boys yesterday!

I tried to order one of their folders from their website. The website said they were out of stock, but I could sign up to receive notification when they get some back in stock. The notification function didn't work, so I sent them a Facebook message asking them about it. After several days, they finally replied, but they didn't really answer my question. So, I commented on one of their posts, telling them I've been trying to get a straight answer from them for about a week. Instead of reaching out to me with anything that could be construed as customer service, they BLOCKED ME! Are you kidding me?! Now, I've made it my personal hobby to tell everyone I know online, and in person about the AT&T-like customer service I received from Colonel Blades. They WILL answer my question "When will your folders be back in stock?" one way or another.

@lampshadesoapmaker678

5 жыл бұрын

Buy Cold Steel

got a knife at Lowes, Lenox LXHT10386 cost $17 keeps a super sharp edge stays razor sharp even after cutting steak (many restaurants have dull steak knives), cardboard boxes, plastic bottles and aluminum cans, hit bone and didn't chip or dull the blade. the blade is a heavy drop point serrated on the rear third of the blade.

Wooooo!...another awesome and informational vid. Keep it up m8

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I carry my Colonel NCO Folder in my watch pocket. This keeps my right side pocket open for what ever else I want to carry. I carry a Leatherman Wingwan with pocket clip where you would ordinarily carry a standard pocket knife. So...... By carrying the NCO in my watch pocket, I can keep the Wingman in the position I like it in.

I switched over to ZT framelock models years ago because I had a liner lock fail on me and give me a good scare. This knife may bring me back though.

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

That is scary, for sure.

Strong elastic sheets 😂

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

Yep. ;)

@myavatartablet2567

5 жыл бұрын

I didn't get that reference at ALL. Is he talking about those exercise bands? Go easy on me, I'm a woman and there's a strong possibility this is a "guy thing".

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

KZread wasn’t keen on me demonstrating how to disembowel someone (i.e., cut open their abdominal wall). So that is why I specifically would never do so in a video. I was not talking about stomach muscle. I was talking about strong elastic sheets.

@southernlonghorn4507

3 жыл бұрын

@@TWANGnBANG Love the reference/word usage there. Wish I could find one...been out of stock everywhere for quite some time.

Received mine a few weeks ago. I really like it. My new EDC knife.

@TWANGnBANG

3 жыл бұрын

Where did you get yours? The company went out of business years ago, sadly.

@beck-tn9gl

3 жыл бұрын

@@TWANGnBANG Depot 7. I ordered on September 17. It was 159.99. Made in Italy by For Knives.

Awesome review as always!!! Thanks for sharing!

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I'm usually a set in my ways traditionalist. I find most "innovative" knife designs to be pointless and gimmicky. Not so with this one. That's a very well thought out and practical design! It's somewhere halfway between a normal folder and a push dagger. I like it. Gonna have to allot some funds toward a new purchase soon. ;) Thanks Twangandbang!

That's a pretty nice piece of kit.

My wife commandeered my Colonel LoViz! I really like the philosophy of the Colonel knife line. If you know how to box, you are better equipped to fight with a knife. I like that.

They really need a sheath for it. Carry in deployed position but legally it’s still a folder. Conceals the same as the fixed designs yet legal for those places fixed blades aren’t.

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

Interesting idea.

Already ordered one of the folders. It's on its way. Can't wait to get it and start carrying it. Thanks for the info and review.

@gillzgotskillz

5 жыл бұрын

Whered you order it from everywhere seems to be out

Knife carry laws? What state do you live in man? Here in Missouri you can pretty much carry any knife you want. I once saw some dude at aldis who was wearing a HUGE knife on his belt. He was also wearing a pair of shorts that went all the way to his ankles. So that proves that no matter what mental state your in, you can still carry a big old knife.

Interesting Indeed!!! Awesome!!! Excellent Overview!!! 😀

It's like a mix between the karambit and the push dagger

I carry two knives so that I don't have to use my fighting blade like a utility knife. The Colonel is my fighting knife. I'm not worried that I might ruin my fighting knife. I just want to always have the sharpest possible edge on my fighting knife. Plus I found that I get fewer leery glances when I pull out my Cold Steel Recon 1 for cutting boxes than I do pulling out the Colonel.

Great video. I have both the folder and the fixed blade, love them both.

@tutoschinnerling1727

Жыл бұрын

Where did you buy it ???

Wow great timing... I was checking out this blade on bladehq yesterday...

Has this company gone out of business? They are nowhere to be found and I can't seem to find any info on them.

*Like-before-watch company reporting* 😎

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

You are awesome!!!

And I thought the UK had some strange laws, ok to carry concealed pistol but not a knife. Hey at least your allowed a lockable folder!!

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

Yep. Gun carry laws have definitely progress while knife carry laws have remained unchanged since the 50s.

@shojus

5 жыл бұрын

@@TWANGnBANG We FINALLY got our draconian knife laws changed here in Michigan, so we can now carry a lot of autos and other knives we could never carry before, but there are still several knives on the "no-no" list, such as stilettos and anything with a double edge. Oh well, maybe in another 50 years we can carry double edged knives!? Lol

Isn't this just the same concept of the dudley push dagger from ww1?

Do u have a link with this awesome knife?

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

KZread won't let us link to websites that sell weapons anymore. However, I do tell you the website at the end of the video.

Has colonel blades gone out of business? I can't find their knives in stock anywhere.

How is it for reversed hand technique? I am a lefty, and I generally hold the blade down and out for defense. I.e. strike up through the midsection, then thrust down through the neck, chest, leg, back, or arm depending on position. Kind of wish that was addressed in the video. Great content as always.

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

You're right that I needed to show it. It's certainly doable, but it's definitely much more comfortable to hold the way I show it. FWIW, this is a thrusting blade, and held in your fist the way I show, you get many more inches of reach that you'll ever get from a reverse grip slashing motion.

Good alternative to a carambit. Nice presentation.

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

I also like Karambits, but this is a no-brainer for me.

I was waiting for them to come out with a folder, now I have to get my hands on one.

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

I was wondering how they were going to do it, and I'm pretty happy with the results.

Great video! Any experience with NoVz handle vs Fullbird?

It's so goofy looking but probably very good for defense.

That price is rough, but quality costs!

thanks for making this video

Hey, whatever happened to the chain driven knife you reviewed a few years back? Still have that/using it?

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

Still bulletproof, but knife laws in NC make it inconvenient to carry. The Colonel Folder shown in this video is my EDC knife.

I have my introvert. It's the same

There are new 2019 crossbows from Ravin, Mission, Tenpoint and Scorpyt as well. I am hoping for some new reviews! Like and thumbs up!

Dude are you honestly trying to tell me that that little knife would be better than a cold steel Espada XL? I used the Espada as an extreme example and I definitely get the concept of the colonel and think it's probably very valid but the best nice of any other fighting knife for self-defense? Give me a break.

@RSUG

5 жыл бұрын

The longer the knife range the better. That is why professionals train with and carry firearms. The knife is a close range backup regardless of size in a deadly force situation when accessing the firearm is not an option.

@TacticalBunnyCA

5 жыл бұрын

@@RSUG did you proofread your reply? Because I have no idea what point you're trying to make. I am using the Cold Steel Espada as an extreme example of how calling the colonel "the best" option is false. I really do think it is good to great if not fantastic option but calling it "the best" lacks logic.

@RSUG

5 жыл бұрын

@@TacticalBunnyCA Yes indeed. Again a longer/larger knife is best. However, not always practical. Thus the question is best in what context. The Cold Steel Espada XL is hardly a practical everyday carry knife. Ease of concealment, ease of access as well as how it integrates with the rest of your equipment should be considered when determining what is "BEST".

@TacticalBunnyCA

5 жыл бұрын

@@RSUG I do agree that caring a Xl Espada is Impractical but I carry a large Espada and a 4 inch Talwar both of which I think would be at least equally up to the primary task laid before us in this review. If you look at the end of the review he makes some pretty bold, general and conclusive statements that would not necessarily exclude the XL Espada from being a part of the discussion which is why I chose it as an extreme example. Personally I only carry pocket deployable or "waveable" options. For me anything's that has to be deployed with a flipper tab is a no-go. Flippers are slower to deploy and take way too much time and intricate manual dexterity to be reliably deployed in an emergency s"%* hit the fan three seconds ago situation. This specific knife looks like it might have additional deployment issues that he even points out in the video. Putting my own preferences aside, I just think that for as much validity as this review has there's almost an equal amount of hype verging on BS specifically because of the very definitive and uncategorized words he chooses to use. Doesn't "The non knife fighters fighting knife" comes across as being a bit of a sales pitch to you?

@RSUG

5 жыл бұрын

Well stated. Yes, II think while selling of the pros and cons of a particular tool of defense one should always encourage skills over tools. Certainly some tools are more intuitive than others, but training of non knife fighters for both adrenaline stress and tactics is more important than the tool available.

Kabar has the tdi knives that are similar.

I'm a blackbelt in Bullshito. I'll do that video.

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

:)

Have you seen the demo ranch and lunkers tv knive company?

Cool, never heard of it✅

One question one year ago I buy a full bird colonel blade on their website but now I want to buy another on their website and I don’t found nothing , do you know what happen with the colonel website

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

See pinned comment.

KA-BAR TDI?

this knife is perfect for a escrima/kali practitioner

So I spent a long time in the Philippines and some of the locals taught me how to fight with a karambit, would the colonel folder index the same? Or is it a completely different animal?

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

This is a knife you hold in your fist and punch. That’s all there is to it.

@Twang n' Bang... Based on what you stated are the salient features you appreciate about this knife, I strongly recomend you take a look at Krudo Knives "Snag" family of blades. I carry a Snag Controller and Snag Half Serrated on my hips every day, for well over five years now. Much more intuitive grasp from pocket, with punching ring, pain-compliance thumb pressure stud and flipper point available without even deploying blade, which, should you have to escalate to sub-lethal or lethal, takes only a micro-second. Aggressive jimping relief everywhere you want it, smooth where you do not. Odd geometry by design. Not a thrusting tool, much more a grapple and control/slashing punch set of tools. Expensive, but very well built. Extremely rugged, but not a camping knife. The sole purpose is for escalation of force defensive combat. These are serious fighting knives for serious people... Pictures do not do it justice, you have to hold it to see the genius of the design geometry. Looks like a backwards karambit, but is much more versatile in many ways. You can punch from the draw, unopened. But once deployed, dangerously impactful. Little mini Velociraptor claws, really, that tear as much as cut. Very nasty stuff. I carry the non-sharpened Controller on my support side, and should conflict arise, it would be deployed first, because you now have Options to inflict massive pain, and Options of extreme limb control and locks, plus Having The Option of not going to prison for a murder charge. However, if absolutely neccessary, the strong side has the very deadly live blade option. Look into these, as a pair. (This is not some mall ninja wannabe airsoft crap.) Study these as a working team, they compliment each other by design. They ABSOLUTELY take regular practice to deploy safely, and yes, you will get cut at first... But slow down, train on the mechanics correctly, and they become lightning fast and intuitive. Once you understand the geometry and use, circular hook and slash attacks are simple, powerful, and effective. Not to mention just straight up punching/boxing attacks. Very few knives in my lifetime of collecting and studying blade geometry produce the amount of force delivered by these tiny two inch blades. A very secure extension of the hand, honestly. Yes, I carry a "regular" straight blade knife for normal daily use, naturally. But since your video is about a folding combative karambit variation, I figured my feedback is relevant. Look, if it's a question of dying, or having the option of stopping an attack on you or someone else, choose wisely if you decide to act. But if you do act, a ballpoint pen is better than empty hands, and a regular blade is better than a pen, and purpose built combat/pain-compliance hook blades are better even still. (Beyond that you are getting into K-bar/TOPS territory, or of course, some type of a firearm.) But let's say fixed blades are not an option? If all you have is a gun, you have already chosen your only option is lethal force. And guns have vastly missunderstood liabilities for the avearge CPL holder. I'm all for CPL's, just as much as I am for training repeatedly on ANY deadly force tool/skill set. Why would you not? So why not carry, like the many professionals, something light, small, and convenient, that gives you a less than lethal option? That is much better to be able to defend in a courtroom. Your video review was great, as is most of your content. These little Krudo claws are, in my opinion, just a further development of your exact concept here. Precisely and specifically the Snag Controller, if they still sell it. Worth looking into, is all. Thanks, and keep 'em coming. ;- )

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

That’s super expensive for a knife made in China. Seems like an interesting design nonetheless.

@BeingFireRetardant

5 жыл бұрын

Two things: First, great channel! You put a lot of work into your videos, and it shows. Also hands down the best intro music on the the Internet. Could be thirty seconds longer, even... ;- ) And I am really impressed that you take the time to respond to the comments. That's the sole reason I wrote that overlong disertation on the Krudos, lol, because I thought you might actually consider the concept. No point in throwing words out into the ether... ( So thanks for thinking critically. ) Secondly, the knives... Yes, they are pricey. I got mine as a combo deal for $260. Don't know how much love I have for his pricing, and he distributes some very "just ok at best" designs. He has some fixed blade winners, though. I am a bit embarrassed I didn't know it was Chinese mfg. But I am very critical of durability, it is my No.1 criteria. And I find no fault in this pair in that regard. Just know I've bought/sold/gifted probably a hundred knives over the past 30yrs, and I am always looking for a better mousetrap, in terms of design and blade geometry specifically. If all goes well, in about a year I will have some of my own designs to release. It's like a never ending passion to try to make the perfect blade. Anyway, thanks again for the response. Like ForgottenWeapons/InRange, MAC, LateBoyScout,and GarandThumb, you continue to produce top tier content and reviews. Well done, sir.

I do see the appeal of this unique knife. But the finger ring is too large and the safety just seems redundant for me. I want to put a carry knife in a small pocket. For me the safety is not wanted with a knife. Its just another thing I have to worry about fiddling with.

Does anyone know what happened to colonel blades? Their website has nothing and their social media is all gone. I can't find any store that carries them. Are they going out of business?

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

I was told they’re going through a restructuring right now. The old company might not come out of it, but the knives will be reintroduced one way or another.

@DayBowBow

5 жыл бұрын

@@TWANGnBANG Thank you for the updated info, Thats good news sort of I hope they make it through, I was scared Id never be able to purchase one of these Folders, they are perfect for us Californians due to our Knife laws out here.

Can their folding knife model fit into their sheaths when open?

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

I tried, and the answer is "no." They're considering making a sheath as an accessory.

That is very cool. Do you have a link?

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

KZread no longer allows providing direct links to websites that sell weapons. I do tell you the website in the video, however.

@bobwampler3387

5 жыл бұрын

Got it. So sad isn’t it?

Does anyone have an update on the colonel blade company? I know they went into some restructuring. But what's the update? I'm eager to get my hands on one but they don't sell at the moment.

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

I haven't heard anything, so that means there isn't anything to share yet. I know there are some deep pockets wanting to save this design, so it is just a matter of when and not if these knives are available again.

@DayBowBow

5 жыл бұрын

@@TWANGnBANG Awesome thank you for the update, bummer about the wait, but im glad there are people who want to keep moving forward with it. The design is great and it'll be sad to see it disappear.

I would carry it. In a environment where I need to have a backup to my main weapon. Or in an environment where a pocket knife is the main option. But saying that . every time I pulled a s&w 686 on a bad guy. The fight was over. And a knife was not needed. That's 30 years of working alone at night.

@MaxxVelo

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Pretty much in all crowded areas (bars, clubs, social events) guns are a liability. Miss the attacker, hit an innocent, Instant manslaughter charge. Knives eliminate that issue and are perfect for that environment.

I don't think a knife is a good defense tool, unless you are a professional knife fighter or something......

@overlogged

5 жыл бұрын

yeah, exactly what I thought, its a close range fighting tool, you really need some skills for that, otherwise you can get killed using your self-defense tool

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

It's better than no knife when your life is on the line, and you really missed the point of this video if you think you need to be a knife professional to use this to defend yourself.

@erebostd

5 жыл бұрын

@@TWANGnBANG no, not really. You surely can have this opinion, it's a free country. But i would never ever draw a knife if there's any other option. Are guns allowed where you are? If not, how about something like a Jpx Jet protector www.usconcealedcarry.com/piexon-jpx-jet-protector-pepper-gun-hi-tech-swiss-oc-defensive-system/ or, if you can't carry those a simple pepper spray? Otherwise I would consider a self defence umbrella - get some distance between you and your (maybe multiple) attackers. A knife as a tool and a last defence? For sure, I have one with me all the time, it's a tool you can use every day for multiple things as you know. As I said, you are old enough to choose your options, and if a knife is all you nerd and like, go for it. For me a knife as self defence Optik is risky at best. By the way: love your channel, you do great stuff! :-)

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

I carry a folder every day, everywhere I go. I can't do that with a gun, and there are places where I can carry this knife where I can't carry pepper spray.

@erebostd

5 жыл бұрын

@@TWANGnBANG that's quite unfortunate that your laws a so strict, sorry to hear that. Anyway, I think we agreed that a knife is better than nothing. But as I said, I wouldn't choose it as a self defence tool when there are better options available (or better: if the legislation allows better tools)... :-)

Negative nancy/ Devil's advocate: don't use a defensive tool for opening letters/ cutting boxes/ etc. Get a small cheapo folder or box knife (mine is an Olfa 26b kiridashi) that you beat on, and keep your "weapons" sharp. ;)

@twangandbang what pants are those?

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

VERTX Deltas. They are the most comfortable pants I’ve ever had. I just bought another two pair last week because I wear them until they break.

"now that's a knife" (said like crocodile dundee)

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

Nice!

You need to design pants for the knife

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

Yes!!

Ok its nice, but can i use it efficiently to make a sandwich? Or do some basic camping woodworking? Anyway good video as always, best regards :)

Hmmmm, it’s a legal karambit. Cuz it folds. Me thinks cool says I.

I say this, Colonel Blades has great marketing, but the production blades are mediocre at best. Used for its intended purpose, the fixed blade will twist in your hand, with the finger guard banging the index finger with each blow. The sheath is also substandard.

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

There is no way you’ve used one of these the way you’re describing. However, many of Colonel’s customers have.

The Colonel is actually a great tool. However, should the unit be unlocked with a finger through the loop it would act like a cigar cutter under impact. Be sure that it is positively locked open before impacted anything. Also, they do have the companion trainer.

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

It would not. The finger guard is fat and dull and does not push the finger into equally sharp edges on the other side. I challenge you to put your finger in a cigar cutter and press as hard as I can tolerate with the colonel. Would make a great video. ;) The companion trainer is not included, though I did show it in the video.

@RSUG

5 жыл бұрын

@@TWANGnBANG Glad to hear of your confidence in the product. However many a man has lost a finger from the comfort-fit, rounded edge wedding ring. It is not a stab against the knife, but a reminder that making sure the knife is positively locked open is imperative.

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

That’s degloving, a completely different injury caused by a tight fitting ring. The finger guard does not fit tightly on the finger. You’re making something up to justify good advice. Good advice does not need exaggeration.

@RSUG

5 жыл бұрын

Jul 16, 2015 · According to a study published in the Indian Journal of Orthopaedics in 2008, ring avulsion is rare but very serious. It occurs when a ring on a person's finger is pulled in some kind of forceful manner causing anything from "a simple contusion injury to a traumatic amputation."

Yes officer I broke my hand when I used my knife to punch someone in the head.

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

The knife will stop and the finger guard. That’s why it’s there

Nice.. come check my knife collection let me know what you think

Nice knife!! Here in communist New Jerky we can't even carry toothpicks!! Rich

5 жыл бұрын

GTFO

@donnadonna9907

5 жыл бұрын

@ here in New Jerky you could stop 8 terrorist attacking the capital building with a single shot pistol, and afterwards they would say. Give me your gun, then go to your house and take the rest of your guns. We have the new law that limits magazine capacity to 10. Over 1 million are violating the law. Come and get them boys. Rich

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

So sorry. :(

@donnadonna9907

5 жыл бұрын

@@TWANGnBANG don't feel bad. We have a number of lawsuits in and we're going to win!! I was talking to a anti-gun congressman and asked him about several things in the Constitution and he didn't know the answers, but I did. I made him look like an idiot in front of dozens of people. I love a good fight. Rich

@donnadonna9907

5 жыл бұрын

@@TWANGnBANG oh yeah I forgot to mention my favorite line in history bye Thomas Jefferson. " I'd rather live in a scary freedom then a safe slavery". Rich

Decades of research?....... come on

funy

TWANGnBANG, my dude... I enjoy your videos. But this! Do you carry your firearm with an empty chamber, you know, for self defense? A folding knife for self defense is just as ridiculous.

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

A folding knife is the only knife I can carry. Maybe you missed that lengthy part of the video.

@SchultzMartialARTS

5 жыл бұрын

@@TWANGnBANG that's just ridiculous. Civil disobedience is a thing, and if it came down to actually protecting your family or whomever, wouldn't it be unfortunate if that extra half second is what could've saved them, but you know, laws?

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

You’re way too dogmatic. Honestly, if it was down to the difference between a fixed blad or a folder, I’d just use my hands. If someone is already that close to me, I’m pulling off body parts. Meanwhile, you’re suggesting that people risk a felony conviction for having a fixed blade knife at their kid’s school for bullshido scenarios.

@SchultzMartialARTS

5 жыл бұрын

@@TWANGnBANG and you're suggesting you can pull off body parts? Come on now.

@TWANGnBANG

5 жыл бұрын

Ears and testes come off very easily. Eyes pop right out of socket with a simple thumb poke. Your mouth is capable of biting flesh off anything your assailant gets too close to your face (nose, face, wrist tendons, biceps or forearm muscle, etc.). Happens all the time in street fights- just search LiveLeak. If this is something you don't already know, you need to reevaluate how you plan to defend yourself in a life-or-death fight, which is what you better be in if you're pulling a knife. You are capable of much more destruction without additional tools than you clearly realize. Oh, and I walk with my folder in my hand when things look sketchy and I don't have my gun all the time. I guarantee you I'll have that blade out faster than someone having to draw from a sheath. I also guarantee you that if you walk around with a fixed blade in your hand, you're going to get shot or arrested, but hey, civil disobedience is a thing, right? ;)

it is a terrible knife for defense. A fighting knife - if we can agree to stop being PC about it - cannot be forcing you into a particular grip. This one forces you to always have the blade "out", and hardly lets you have your blade "down" at all. Forget about all the Filipino knife bs-do you see on KZread. Look at military fighting knifes. British Fairbairn's dagger or US military Ka-Bar. That's what it looks like. Of course for CC you will have to go smaller, maybe even folding, but the general idea remains the same. If you don't trust the military to pick up a good fighting knife - there are now people who are trying to take knife fighting to the same level as other hand to hand combat. They hold competitions. Look what shape of knifes they use. You will not see a karambit there, and for a good reason. Because it's terrible.