u/PoopSmith87

Please read and share, family friend of ours

Very thin, easier to pocket than a modern cell phone in an otter box, yet is a solid stand in for a mid size belt knife. I think it was $20 in ~2010 dollars.

Wharncliff pattern means it can be used to get into extremely tight spots, or choke up on it and use it as an exacto knife, yet it has a mild back sweep that lets it cut very efficiently, simple but extremely firm grip in all basic grip positions, especially in a saber grip due to the finger "trigger" and thumb knurls on the spine... truly a prized knife in my fixie collection despite being super basic and affordable. Pat Crawford and Bob Kasper's finest collaboration imho.

We all know that a human with a spear is potentially the most deadly animal on the planet- yet all over the world, there are remarkable yet well documented accounts of humans defending themselves from large predators with simple knives. Today people will scoff at the idea that anyone should ever consider a knife as a defensive tool in almost any context- yet there are accounts of humans fighting off grizzly bears, black bears, mountain lions, and even tigers with knives of all sizes. While the predator usually simply slinks away and the human is often wounded, there have been some cases where the human completely kills the predator.

If have never looked into this before and are skeptical, I strongly encourage you to look into this phenomenon. Everything from relatively recent news stories to centuries old tales tell the tale of human being with pocket knives, bowie knives, hunting knives, kukris, etc. Having successfully defended themselves from even the most peak predators.