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To muddy the waters, have you considered the Lil Temperance 3 LW? I believe they can be had on sale (see the Summer Sale thread). I really like this knife. I can't speak to its use as a self-defense tool, but it was built for it. It is incredibly comfortable in hand. The cutting edge is similar to ...

I've been thinking about getting a new knife for self-defense lately after not carrying anything for a few years now. I'm considering the Civilian or something like a Delica, Police, or Yojimbo. The reverse S blade design looks wicked, but in reality how much of an advantage does it give you when sl...

Hey,

Can the Pochi be an effective self-defense tool?

I should say again that the Luger 9mm in respect to the .45 acp has these distinct and undisputed advantages. Longer range, more accurate, more carry rounds, smaller lighter handgun, less cost and most importantly relatively similar takedown results in the realistic actual shoot range of 15'-20', d...

I'll definitely look into the issuance of CCWs right now. Pepper spray seems like a good option, my concern though is the multiple reports of blowback where the mace ends up disabling the victim rather than the attacker. Between a Yojimbo and a Civilian, which would be a better choice? Is a Yojimbo...

Regarding CCWs in LA County it says here that it's all just for show, nothing's really changed.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/bearingarm ... n38255/amp

I'll definitely look into the issuance of CCWs right now. Pepper spray seems like a good option, my concern though is the multiple reports of blowback where the mace ends up disabling the victim rather than the attacker. Between a Yojimbo and a Civilian, which would be a better choice? Is a Yojimbo ...

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Sat Apr 17, 2021 2:06 pm

Hi Knife1,

Is the Byrna legal in LA?

sal

Hi Sal,

It's legal to own but not to carry unfortunately.

Right, running away would be a good option but the place was a parking garage with no other exit so it got me thinking that many times flight is not an option, so there's only fight left. I believe that all of California has ridiculous CCW processes where nothing qualifies as "justifiable cause...

California is a total mess with homelessness and it really reflects everywhere you go. A few weeks ago a transient was clearly just looking for an easy target to beat up. Luckily I was not alone so he changed his mind, nor was he armed, but reports on the news of transients stabbing people to death ...

This got me thinking, how about something like a Civilian or a Matriarch? How devastating will this be? Or will only the tip penetrate so the whole cut will be limited in depth to only the length of the tip?

Try doing some cuts where just the tip is making the cut. So the top third of the blade or so. The wharncliffe is all about concentrating cutting power at the tip. Just did. Definitely the Drop/Clip point if it's less than half of the blade. With my style of slash the Drop/Clip point always penetra...

I just re-did all of my tests getting as close to the heel of the blade when striking. Now without a doubt it's a ballistic cut. So I've come to the conclusion that I have to try my tests again with a piece of meat because it's got to be the hardness of the paper towels on the roll and the force wit...

Hey, Knife 1: Thank you for your question and thanks to everybody for the discussion. I typically avoid the term "slash," as it tends to have a negative connotation and also suggests an untrained action. Instead, I divide "cutting" into two forms--ballistic cutting, in which you...

I tried the wharncliffe vs the drop/clip point Delica, Dragonfly, and Manbug today. I tried them on an industrial paper towel roll inside jeans so that could have had an impact on results since it's hard material, probably significantly harder than flesh. However, with all 3 knives I found the wharn...

Does anybody have a photo comparison of the size difference between a Boker DW1, Boker Keycom, and Spyderco Ladybug?

Slashing or pull cuts will always be more efficient with a wharncliffe versus the other blade profiles. I've been giving it much though and came out more confused than before. If you slash something like a hand where the entire length of the blade traverses then a wharncliffe would indeed have an a...

Recently there's been the addition of the Delica as well as the Dragonfly and even the Manbug in wharncliffe versus their original drop point/clip point designs. As such, I'm wondering if anyone has compared the difference with the wharncliffe blade versus the original when slashing something? Is it...

There is a thread here where Dr. Snubnose mentions that the best cutters are wharncliffe blades https://forum.spyderco.com/viewtopic.php?t=36529 However, the Chinooks did very well and they have really curved points. Any ideas as to why, even though it's not that much longer but it is very curved th...

What about the Delica Warncliffe?
We definitely need new pork man tests .