"Innocent" knives, and front waistband carry

[crashdive123]

Projectile knives are also called ballistic knives. It's where the blade can be shot out of the handle.

[LowKey]

Thanks Rick. Sorry 'bout that.

[Rick]

@ Crash - I've just never seen one. I didn't even know they made them. But then, I don't get out in the world much. (shrug)

@ Lowkey - No sweat. No blood, no foul.

[backpacker3]

I saw a projectile knife on TV that sucker shot the blade almost 30 feet!!!

[ninjasurvivor]

I wouldn't want to be on the wrong end of a ballistic knife.

[Scottishsmith24]

I know I always carry a sheath knife everywhere aside from airports, it's my leuku I made a while back but for the past three year I have always open carried a sheath knife with a blade no less than 5 inches long. That being said this is in everyday normal life and I don't get looks and have only ever had a minor problem once and that was in Chicago with a greyhound bus security personnel. Thankfully because I am a full time knife maker there is a loop hole in the law about "transportation for business purposes" which I have only had to use once. But no I almost never have a problem. I think a lot of it is to do with attitude if you don't treat it like a big deal most other people won't either. Just my 2 cents.

[Old Professor]

The "projectile knife" refers to a knife whose blade can be propelled out of the handle by a strong spring. The Russian special forces at one time used/carried just such a knife, losely based in a German parachute knife of WWII vintage, as I recall. Thirty or forty years ago you could by them mail order from magazines.

[ninjasurvivor]

Stab somebody first, then push the button to shoot it. OUCH!

[Rick]

There are some YouTube vids on them. I had to take a look. Not something I think I'd be interested in. Odd that I had never seen them before.

[crashdive123]

You could always go with the WASP Injection Knife.



On second thought.....nah.

[Rick]

Now that one I've seen. That was made for divers if I remember right. Shark protection.

[Infoholic]

Those ballistic knives look like an accident waiting to happen. I dont really get the point of them... Knives are tools first, weapons as a last resort. Thats why i carry a 45. Id rather send 230 grains of man stopper at an attacker than some mostly useless spring loaded blade...

[Jonesy]

http://youtu.be/CsqClktIKZQ
Heres the ballistic knife in action

[suthincomfort]

i am known in my area for carrying several knives a good bit of the time. but i'm known as retired gunsmith whittler wood carver and a knife trader. the knife i use most i carry in an unobtrusive horizontal sheath. it rides nicely under the t-shirt i generally have on and in many year's of carrying I've never been asked about it. other is clipped to my pant's pocket and sometimes i carry a small whittler in my pocket. so far gtg no matter where I've gone was i ever bothered. i made the sheath myself and it has a sewn area where the butt of knife set's and then since i want it available i sewed a piece of paracord to hold the front of the folder in place so wouldn't lose it. i melted the cord to hold the button actually a thumb nut off an old uniform post in place. it's never failed me being lost or dropped accidentally.

[Highhawk1948]

There are a couple of places to get horizontal folding knife sheaths. One is Moore Maker Knives, the other may be Big Bend Saddlery out in Alpine Texas. I have used a couple of them myself.

[Walter2]

I always have a leatherman wave and a kershaw leek,never had a look but many have asked where they could get the kershaw.....people you would never expect....

[Duece]

I wear a kabar tdi self defence knife,it has a sturdy belt clip stays fairly concealed while easy to get at,am not sure of legalities havent had any problems yet,also carry leatherman charge and a ckrt mini tigh breaker assisted opening.depending on where am going in city also carry kabar mini hunter on belt
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This is tdi knife and clip,put my zippo beside for size comparison
Knife laws around here are dumb assisted opening are legal butterfly knives and switchblades arent.
As to carrying a folder it more or less depends on the officer and what kind of mood he is in,about 5 yrs ago i had a gerber paraframe confiscated last year was carrying my tigh breaker assisted open in exactly same way officer didnt even look twice,wasnt wearing tdi that day though

[ElevenBravo]

It may just be me but I carry a decent pocket knife for a tool and a gun for protection. Thats all I can can contribute.

EB

[MrFixIt]

As far as an "innocent" knife, I've never had a problem with my SAK Pioneer.

[NavySEAL]

When mixing it up with a shark we use the butt of the knife (ka-Bar) to bang him on the tip of his tender nose. Poof he is gone......stab one with the tip of the blade and it is a different story......I found out the hard way. The shark cant figure out the nose punch but he for damn sure knows what to do when he gets stabbed. I carry 4 knives.....each one has a use.....one for vet med, one for people, one folding box cutter and a SAK. Love them all and would carry more if I could find a reason to do so.