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Why this knife was made in Taiwan I don't understand. It obviously raises the price on what should be a using knife. Instead as is it leans more toward an art/collector's piece. Something I have a feeling was not Kelly McCann's intention for the knife. Making it in Golden would have put it more in t...

Hi Sal, thanks for the answer. Looking forward to seeing it. Understand you have others on the list, just happy it's on the list too.

Have we actually made it to page two of a thread about survival without talking about guns?!? Lol. Seriously you'll probably need some and to know how to use them. Especially in a suburban environment. Where do you think all those pleasant desperate people from the cities are going to end up?

Kicking this thread back up to the top again for some air. Glad you did. This valuable thread piqued my interest in the CoPilot, and as of today I have a one. Thanks to a fellow in Yokohama, I have an unused PE Yellowhorse-embellished one. #173. It sure is built solidly. Not a hint of blade-play in...

Sal, any chance you have some of drawings to show us, or just an update on the status of the new Co Pilot? Looks like people are interested. Thanks.

At this point, for better or worse, justified or not, the Yojimbo is associated with having a fragile tip. I don't know if it should be addressed or not. There may be implications to caving to a particular faction of knife users. Design by committee is generally a pejorative for a reason. My 2 cent...

I should start by saying I own two Yojimbo's and two Yojimbo 2"s. I'm very familiar with MBC, never trained in it but have seen many of the videos and am very familiar with it being a cut focused system if you will. But it's not ONLY cutting. I've also trained in Pikiti Tersia Kali, and was in ...

Big Surprise.... The Co Pilot. I believe the first of Spyderco's small knives and the first to be called a "little big knife". I find the ergos much better than any of the other small knives even the Dragon Fly. Sal said he was working on a new model awhile back in a thread I started about...

Salma Hayek

It sounds like you were and thanks for that. I'm truly surprised the Military or Police didn't scare them, did they ever get a good look at them? Although they generally didn't pay much mind to my knives, on a few occasions a co-worker asked if they could see the knife. It happened with a couple ma...

I'm in. Though I'm good with the original blade length Spyderco made. Some maroon micarta or G10 would be nice. And I'm in for the rest as well, lol.

I’ve had experiences similar to Co Pilot’s where people get intimidated by a one-handed knife opening because they think you might have an automatic knife. It’s funny how opening the exact same knife slowly with two hands will get little to no reaction from the same people. I always carry two knive...

I’ve had experiences similar to Co Pilot’s where people get intimidated by a one-handed knife opening because they think you might have an automatic knife. It’s funny how opening the exact same knife slowly with two hands will get little to no reaction from the same people. I always carry two knive...

Jim, remembered the guy who offers excellent training and info on the selection and use of OC sprays if you're interested. Chuck Haggard of Agile training and consulting, at agiletactical.com. He's a veteran of 28 years with the Topeka Police Department. And his other credentials are impressive. The...

A follow up on "scary" self defense tools and the subconscious. I once used a DragonFly to open an evidence bag in front of a jury. Later on a gentleman on the jury asked why I needed "such" a knife. I took it out to show it to him, saying "It's quite small". His ridicu...

Jim, Takuan Jim happy to share it, hopefully it helps someone. Please everyone remember it's MY experience, it may not be gospel. And, yes, sadly society does frown on self defense, ESPECIALLY if you strike/hit first. You're seen as the aggressor. Odd since you can obviously shoot first if you're ju...

Okay James you said we could include gun fights.... The final shootout in Michael Mann's Thief with James Caan. An excellent very realistic scene showing, slicing the pie to search a room, tactical and speed reloads. The bank shootout from Mann's Heat, everyone knows this one. The "Hey homey th...

Sorry the clip from Casino is in James' Favorite movie fight scenes thread. Possibly why I couldn't find it here! And it's Frank Herbert, not Fran. Left off the k.

Having a trouble finding James' post with the clip from Casino. That scene says it all. In my 22 years NYC Law Enforcement and having been born and raised in this city I can say that IS how it happens when there's no posturing. And even when there is SOMETIMES one of the "posturers" decide...

No particular order:

The Omega Man
I Am Legend
Escape From New York
The Thing
Soylent Green
Alien
Aliens
Serenity
T1&T2
The Matrix, Reloaded, Revolutions