karambit

>>947600
Yes it is a meme.

No, except being used differently to fight, and being very certainly inferior to regular knives for that matter, it can't do anything.

Good luck field dressing an animal or preparing a meal with that.

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>>947602
I don't think field dressing would be that hard considering you can choke up and they are pretty small irl.

>>947610
Then do it and post in on youtube.
It's better to have the opposed curve to skin.

>>947602
Nonsense, its excellent for gutting sheep and over warm blooded mammals.

>>947600
Excellent batonning knife!

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>>947674

>>947600
you don't even have to ask to know this knife is inferior to any regular knife,
that shit only became popular because of a certain game and it was made only to fit a certain combat style and nothing else.
the majority of people that bought it prolly just open their package with it.

>>947600
The only things I can thing of that knives with this curve would be good at at cutting cordage and cutting cloth with pull cuts.

>>947788
>never dropping down the sails with your monogrammed carambit from the Crowsnest, shwashbuckling your way into the princesses' ass

>or the cabinboy, 'cause LOSER!!!!!!!

I don't think I like you.

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>>947801

>>947600
+gutting
+cutting any type of small foliage (it evolved from a hand sythe)
+Rips instead of cuts
-Rips instead of cuts
+cheap
+shape means you can have more cutting surfice in a smaller space
-cannot stabbu
-folding ones can cut off your fucking fingers
+cut seatbelts quick as fuck
-/k/ and /out/ will make fun of you for using anything other than a BK,Mora, or Sykes type knife.

>>947883
-a bitch to sharpen
-three times more easy to mess up the tip while doing so
-using a self defense knife for camping needs

>>947600
>does it add anything of value over other knives?
it's pure undiluted crap

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>>947883
>>947892

+aesthetic

i thought these were specifically meant for gutting animals for butchering and scraping shit and other "work knife" stuff

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yeah its a meme
but its a sexy meme

>>948142
How fucking old are you?

>>948144
44

>>948145
You got some pale as fuck baby hands, work in an office I bet

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>>948142
>sexy

>>948142
overweight ninja

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>>948142
the blade looks so dull and your hand looks neckbeard tier

I got a karambit a few months ago, had to get 2 stitches in my arm. its 2 weeks later and I still have constant pins and needles from the wound down to my wrist. don't play with these fucking things

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>>948443
a cautionary tale

>>947600
Yes.

It was designed to look like a claw. Everything else is post justification.

The end.

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>>948443
>>949066

>>949066
>>949068
It doesn't look like much bit it went in at an angle and went pretty deep. regardless of size it shouldn't of happened in the first place

>>948142
>fatty hand
of course

>>948142
I fucking love that I'm the idiot who cut himself with one of these, yet you're copping all the shit because you're fat. how does it feel?

>>949068
what the hell were you doing? trying to catch it juggling?

>>949423
just twirling it, I wasn't looking and the angle was bad

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>>947600
>No, except being used differently to fight, and being very certainly inferior to regular knives for that matter, it can't do anything.
>Good luck field dressing an animal or preparing a meal with that.

Actually it is more an agricultural tool for cutting plant roots in water and rout environments and made to be hard to drop. Useful maybe also in the garden but no as much as secateurs!

Not really an out knife and a meme as a fighting knife as it lacks the length to reach vital organs like fighting knives designed specifically for killing humans. Throughout the ages the best tool for this has been a long thin and rigid thrusting knife as is perhaps well illustrated by the use of simple spikes by preference by french troops in ww1 made from supports for barbed wire entanglements. .Equally the Sykes-Fairbain, te poniard, the main gauche etc etc. The coup de gras has always been best delivered by a spike like implement.


Fighting knives are not good out knives...it is not what they are intended for. I could write a book on the topic as I have been a collector and student of antique and modern bladed weapons for 25 years.

A good out knife should be above all solid as an example I would suggest looking at the British ministry of defense survival knife...solid and maybe a small knife with a blade appropriate for skinning.

A karambit dispute its novelty and aesthetics which may appeal to some is an inappropriate choice, as indeed are most folders, very small knives or thin bladed or double edged knives, knives without a full tang that may not be easily sharpened.

I now prepare myself to be given out to.

>>949450
>coup de gras
that means "blow of fat"

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>>949450
I concur, good sir.

>>949460
Apologies thinking phonetically as that is how you pronounce grace with a circumflex over the a in french.

>>949466

Thank you anon

>>948142
you got fucking wrecked harder than this guys >>949066 wrist

>>947600
so in conclusion, if you were to fight someone of the exact same size and strength as yourself (both of you have no training in knife combat). most of you would choose something other than a karambit?

>>949877
>karambit is designed for a specific fighting style
>hypothetical situation where neither have training

what do you think doofus.

I'd take a double edge dagger, and chiv the fuck out of their torso.

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>>949997

if i punch u while holding a karambit u will be ded

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>>949466

>>949997
I feel like the karambit isn't as bad as you're implying though, if you have a rough grasp on boxing, you can use it to compliment that without having to change the technique up too much. where as using a regular kind of knife might not come as naturally

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>>950217
scraping it like a claw would definatly do major dmg points >>949997 is full of shit

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>>949877
a boot knife is hands down a better knife for killing somebody, any fool can use one effectively. the karambit is good for taking down your foe if he's a bush, or a weed, or a stalk of rice. or a karambit is really good for accidentally cutting yourself, see >>949066 >>949068


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZY73vzxYoU

>>949877
I always have a knife with me (utility purposes) and got myself a quality karambit to check the merits. it's easy to cut with fresh out of the box, but most day-to-day the curve is a hindrance. as for combat, it IS a dangerous weapon, but requires skill. and again, as someone who trains in martial arts, reach and simplicity is better than elaborate design.

>>949466
Soorz?

>>950217
>if you have a rough grasp on boxing
if you had any you wouldn't talk stupid shit like that.

>>950614
i agree most knife designs would be superior for fighting. karambit has a very specialized advantage for grab and holds and limb control.

>>948062
karambits are from okinawa where the king idk banned all weapons so the farmers deopled farm tools that have a dualuse as weapons

the karambit was used by womans to harvest rice and after work they carried it against rape

>>947600
Pure meme. I own one just for the aesthetics.
Unless you're looking to carve up someone, then I guess it's pretty useful.

>>947600

Not really

Shit as a weapon (stabbing is what you want)

Cuts skin and flesh the same as any other knife, with probably less control due to edge geometry

I love me my Spyderco hawkbills, but they're just fun things to play with.

>>950688
hence the word "if"
I'll chuck a trigger warning on next time sorry bro

>>947600

Lol at all these clueless faggots. The karambit is the ideal utility knife, works great for gutting and skinning, batoning, and general /out/ usage.

These fucks are all clueless YouTube fags memeing cheap ass Moras because they get shilled endlessly.

>>948142
that is probably one of the worst karambit designs I've ever seen. you should be ashamed.

and you have baby hands.

>>951809

Bullshit. That is the bestest batony karambit design.

>>951818
>batony
why can't you type out batoning?

>>947600
Not at all. The basic knife shape has developped over centuries; what you got now is about as good as its ever gonna be. Karambits are gay meme knives, just like autists using kukris to baton shit and stupid tomahawks to chop a log karambits are worthless. If you are gonna be in a knife fight, a fighting knife held in a sword position is better than gay " I can only slash you in one direction" karambits.

But without my karambit, how will I secure the trade rights to all the tea in china?

Mmhmm... Nootka

Regardless of slash vs stab, I feel like you're all acting as if a quick slice across the face or arm wouldn't stop most attackers in their tracks. being able to box with a blade that follows though, with no additional manipulation of the wrist is very useful. having the ring also greatly increases blade retention

>>952122

Plus it's fuckin AWESOME for sneaking up behind someone and slitting their throat!

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>>947668

>>947600
I could never find a karambit that wasn't some cheap chinese mall-ninja brand, so it is safe to say it is indeed a meme

>>947600

It's only purpose is meant for fighting. It's autistic to carry it unless you were actually trained to knife fight with it. Just carry a damn pocket knife, or a traditional belt knife.

mmmmhmmmm be very careful now mmhm...

so in conclusion. this knife isn't at all bad in a fight depending on experience (also if you can box or not) but terrible for /out/door use?

>>947600

They're pretty sweet if you're some one like Doug Marcaida. Guy teaches most law enforcement and military.


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vi7TPa1eQ8w

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>>952436
>reading retention: 0

it is THE baton knife!

>>952451
this guy was the reason I got a karambit, sure it might be a meme, but its a fucking fun one.

>>952457

In the hands of some one who is not fucking around, actually trains with it like Doug does, it is a legit weapon. Why a lot a police carry that ka bar one, cause it works. I conceal carry a gun every day, even I've debated on getting one for last ditch weapon, have it tucked away in the waist band, still carry my paramilitary 2 for edc purposes.

>>952520
muh zombie crapocalypse

>>949066

I've be been meaning to ask, what would happen should you not stitch up a cut?

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>>952667
I can do it again if you'd like and let you know? as it is the nurse did a really bad job with the stitches, the outside healed but the inside didn't. I still have constant numbness around my wrist. and its a bitch to play guitar now

>>952122
>>952142
a regular knife does the exact same thing

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>>952436
the opposite.

it's a small version of a hand sythe. it's good for paring and trimming plants. it's a terrible fighting knife. a regular knife or dagger can do all the things a karambit can do and more.

only a mentally handicap person would try to punch somebody with their knife instead of slash or stab techniques. it's not rocket science, karambits were a last resort self weapon when they were conceived and gained notoriety when introduced cause 'muh exotic fighting skillz hur'.

even that Doug Marcaia knife fighter guy made a knife and surprise! it's not a karambit.

>>947600
no man, my budk karambit has served me well as both a self-defense weapon to defend muh property and as a survival tool. I once survived a harsh 2 hours stuck out in a winter storm with nothing but my automatic rifle and a karambit. The thing saved my life. Buy 1. Buy 10.

>>952895
he's made a few, and surprise! they're mostly karambits

>>953220
happen to me too. I was on a train heading for my next shore duty station amid a battleship (1990's) and there was some serious shit going down in the passage cab before us. I was unarmed by some guy handed me a knife to help him settle shit down. It was a karambit.

long story short, some fucking terrorists were trying to take over a government weapon satellite and the two of us were about to punch slash the dudes dead because the karambit doesn't interfere with punching... at all. it was so sharp and the other guy knew ku fooey, and knife arm-bar/wrist-locks and saved his daughter from that terrorist scum.

somehow the duty station i got to was also overrun with terrorists, but luckily for me, that one dude taught me some sweet moves with the karambit. I made short work of that shit. nothin personal kid

seriously no other knife can cut people open like a karambit. it just makes sense. best ku foo knife ever, Buy 1. Buy 10.

>>954107
is that actually true? or are you fucking with me? I swear I've read about you somewhere

>>949450
>6 knives
>all same function

It's not like your wasting money.

They still have trade value. Heck, you might swap someone a knife for his daughter, after the collapse/comet/meaty ore strike. Or son in your case..

>>952254
>why i carry a gun
Scary man is scary, but I'm not afraid.

Knife fags die from bullets.

>>952677
>plays guitar with karambit

Pothead drug addict detected.

>>954553
>Steven Seagal movie

Come on, dude.

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>>947883
>>947600
sometimes people not using something is good enough evidence for me to not use it either, like fantasy sword designs. Yeah its sheep mentality but it saves money. Why is it you think that most other outdoorsmen use standard knives?
also as >>947627 says you want a knife that curves backwards for gutting

>>954558
you're the guy that gets sulky when he sees the girls loving the fact I play guitar. and no I'm not some douche bag who knows a handful of chords. I have a passion, and you're just mad

>>947600
Good for roofing and linoleum maybe?

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>>954580
Lel. And you're the guy who mentions that he plays guitar within 5min of meeting anybody (including job interviews) and comes off as a complete doucher.

Btw, check out my new fishing reel!

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>>954580
And check out these new fishing lures bro!

>btw, we should jam sometime

>>954679

More like good for all utility tasks and especially for batony batony chop chop.

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>>954107
it's PERSONNEL


fug. would've been a great pasta

>>954683
i like the one on the left

>>954919
lol, didn't notice that, my bad. go ahead and copy pasta it.

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>>954920
It changes colors like a Dindu's Impala after he got his Obama checks.

>>954681
holy shit, trust the drummer to be salty

>>954938
Master of the percussive arts*

>>954945
just teasing man, I was a bassist (bottom end fingerer) before I learned guitar, so we're bros

>>947749
you used the word prolly and that makes me happy anon, thanks for making my day

>>948142

Anon your hands look doughy as fuck.

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>>947602

>Good luck field dressing an animal

What the fuck? Did I really just read that?

Who fucking cares about "field dressing an animal". It's 2017 you innawoods hillbilly.

>>955102
if you're not interested in living off the land or crafting something with the knife, why aren't you talking about this in /k/?

not who you were replying to btw
>tfw you stole the reaction image i'd use to respond to your post

What do you call a drummer without a g/f?
>homeless

What do you call a drummer with an IQ of 78?
>a bass player

How do you get rid od a drummer?
>pay for the pizza

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>>949450
I'm curious, what are your thoughts on the ka-bar?

>>956220
It's not a karambit.

This is a karambit thread.

Ask in the knife general thread or STAY ON TOPIC!

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>>955102
>>955114

>>947600

It is incredibly difficult to disarm someone with a karambit.

>>950614
The knife doesn't require a certain technique. Its meant to assist you with fighting as you would punch your opponent with a normal strike and you may or may not cut them in the process. Its not meant to be your primary weapon its just a small concealable weapon to cause more damage. You throw a hook and you either knock them out or cut their throat. Orignally karambit blades were much smaller so your opponent wouldn't even know it was there.

>>952122
This

>>957401
this is what I've been trying to explain all thread

>>957401
>rignally karambit blades were

Agricultural tools

it is not a good knife for killing humans. less effective/useful than a Phillips screwdriver with a 6-8 inch shank.

It is a novelty.

Thankfully you will never be in a knife fight. Do not carry it to try and threaten people. it will end badly.

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>>947600
I see no point to them. Anything you'd want them for, you could just use one of these for. I carry one of these because it's a knife that represents a utility role and doesn't make me look like a psycho or an edgy faggot.

>>947600
It's decent for cutting mushrooms and some herbs.

>>947600
not a meme at all.
i use mine as a gardening tool and it outperforms most regular knives

>>950007
only if the doctor makes a drastic mistake during the stitches

>>947892
>>947883
-not even a good self defense knife compared to almost anything else
-cutting edge less accessible than on a regular knife
-plebian farm tool used as a weapon pretending to be as good as an actual weapon
-as dumb as using a hand scythe to cut wood

>>949066
>>949068
you're lucky you didn't hurt yourself with an actual knife

>>958594
those are some plegable cuchillos if i've ever seen them

>>947600
It's a purely battle-oriented knife. It's wielded in a very specific knife and almost anything you learn in normal knife use (again, for fighting) is thrown in the trash once you pick up a karambit.

Useful to learn a few punches with it (yes, it can be used to throw clawed punches), but other than that, it's not an /out/ knife by any means and it's unintuitive as far as fighting goes.

>>962388
an actual knife doesn't have a fun ring on the end, so that you can swing it around with a shitload of momentum. I get your point, and as fucking stupid as I am I can't see myself making the same mistake with a real knife

>>963130
>It's a purely battle-oriented knife.
[citation needed]

>>952254

Thanks for reminding me of this video.

Old but gold.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYwd0Wus5Ik

>>949450
*coup de grace (with accent circonflex over a) bonne travaille

>>947600
I have one!

>>947992
>>948142
mall ninja is not a good aesthetic

>>947600
The only real added value of it is that you can open hand someone or grab while holding a knife.

>>947600
If autism was a knife

>>948142
>Looks at fingers/hand

KEK
fat autismo confirmed

>>950588
Kerambits get around double bladed weapon bans

>>957377
Break their wrist

>>957377
that goes for any knife if you are unarmed.
9 out of 10 even the best martial artist will die.

>>955102

You do know that field dressing is not the same as processing the animal, right? It's just the first step, and very good thing to do unless you plan to have the animal out of the woods and at the local butcher shop in a reasonable amount of time. Also makes the animal considerably lighter for the purposes of moving it out of the woods and easier to man handle for the purposes of storage.

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>>947600
>The thread of edgy faggots in non-combat roles kvetching about the ineffectiveness of karambits. Guess what, a sharpened piece of rebar can kill someone, so can a shank made out of a tooth-brush. Stop obsessing about knives and just find one you will regularly carry, the rest really doesnt matter as long as the locking mechanism and deployment method is reliable.

>>964332
>Fucking Israeli military issues these deadly fuckers
Suck your citation up through my asshole

>>948142

posting this was a mistake I see

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>>969753
only locking mechanism reliable enough is the tri-ad btw. it's not hard to deploy but it's fucking hard to put away one handed.

>>970916
my only complaint about the knife is the fucking paint on the blade it came with (one day i will soak it in paint remover) the other is the cs morons don't seem to comprehend the function of a choil.

I blame this on Jurassic park, Jim wants to be a raptor, godaamit.

>>947600
only good if you train with them.

>>947892
>-using a self defense knife for camping needs
its an Indonesian utility and farming knife.

>>948443
>dont try to be a movie ninja with a functional knife
no shit

>>956220
Great combat knife
Decent fighting knife
Bad out knife

>>972917
no it's a decent utility knife, not very good trench/combat knife and workable but not ideal outdoors knife.

combat and fighting knives have totally different geometry. the k-bar is the bastard child of a bowie and a combat knife.