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I really enjoy the fact that each and every Spyderco has it's own unique name. I don't love them all but I love enough of them. Spyderco names that I particularly like are : Manix , Yojimbo , Sage and Navaja. Names I'm not fond off are : Ladybug , Dodo and Junior.

I would like to see a Spyderco named "Born to End Lives". Or "The Devil's Tongue". Hahaha.

I wouldn't mind seeing more animal names.

Bear, rabbit (might not be able to use because of the car), dino. You could go into more detailed name like the bug series does.

ya +1 on more exotic ethnic names in relation to cultures and more animals

Leatherneck wrote:Sure a name matters. While a knife like the Paramilitary holds its own on merit it may not have gotten so hugely popular if it were named the "Potato".

Actually, I like the named the Potato, or would that be potatoe, or just tater. The mini would be tater tot.
Names that make no sense would be the best. Say like the Flywheel, or Toenail Curtain, or maybe Dirt,
or Dirty Sock. I'd like to get a Placebo Junior or a 3-fitty, or maybe even a fully serrated Underbritches II.

Mimi's(my wife) tongue would be a good fit.

My Rock Lobster goes by Zoidberg.

Gibbs, Tony, Ziva, McGee, Ducky, Abby, Mike, Leon, Tobias. Rule #9

mikeo wrote:Gibbs, Tony, Ziva, McGee, Ducky, Abby, Mike, Leon, Tobias. Rule #9

Why don't we just say NCIS?

PARATOM wrote:i call my para 2 digi/dlc "the devil"

that may be kind of weird and satanic (which i am not) but when you look at that thing open, it just looks evil. Very intimidating blade shape and size...the dlc really makes it nasty

Reading your post reminded me that I have to get me one of those. Waiting for them to appear at my current favorite online shop.

KardinalSyn wrote:It's nice to read these comments.

Indeed, having a very ferocious named knife on a person at the wrong time can get the owner into trouble. Think in terms of courtroom cases where a lawyer can say that someone used the "Spyderco Throat Slitter" to stab someone. Even if the person was defending themselves, how will the jury take it. These sheeple friendly names do help a lot. For me, the most ferocious looking knife in the entire Spyderco range has the simplest name, the Civilian.
:D

There is a well known guy in the field of knives who has written a lot on what you have just mentioned about how the names of knives can truly effect the outcome of serious court cases. His name is Bernard Levine and he had been an expert witness in many court cases where the name of the knife has literally gotten some people in a lot of trouble.

That's a great point about Spyderco's 2 most celebrated self defense knives i.e. the Civilian and the Matriarch both having very sterile and mundane names while being true self defense gems. The wicked chess games many of these lawyers play can truly get an innocent man ( or woman) in a lot of trouble simply by virtue of what the knife is named by the company or individual that produces it.

One good example is the "Dodo". While the name would imply it to be some sort of novelty knife; it's anything but that>> as a matter of fact it's probably one of Spyderco's best all purpose and best selfdefense knives for a relatively short blade.

I think Spyderco has been extremely wise with the selection of their names that they've used for their knives. The Massad Ayoob to me is one of their premier self defense and all purpose blades>> and how better can you disguise it than to just name it with it's designer's name.

JD Spydo wrote:There is a well known guy in the field of knives who has written a lot on what you have just mentioned about how the names of knives can truly effect the outcome of serious court cases. His name is Bernard Levine and he had been an expert witness in many court cases where the name of the knife has literally gotten some people in a lot of trouble.

That's a great point about Spyderco's 2 most celebrated self defense knives i.e. the Civilian and the Matriarch both having very sterile and mundane names while being true self defense gems. The wicked chess games many of these lawyers play can truly get an innocent man ( or woman) in a lot of trouble simply by virtue of what the knife is named by the company or individual that produces it.

One good example is the "Dodo". While the name would imply it to be some sort of novelty knife; it's anything but that>> as a matter of fact it's probably one of Spyderco's best all purpose and best selfdefense knives for a relatively short blade.

I think Spyderco has been extremely wise with the selection of their names that they've used for their knives. The Massad Ayoob to me is one of their premier self defense and all purpose blades>> and how better can you disguise it than to just name it with it's designer's name.

Thanks for sharing. I will certainly look up Bernard Levine. I was thinking about what another compatriot of yours, Alex Haddox spoke about on his podcasts. He also spoke about the complications that arise out of modifying our blades.

I never really looked at the Dodo for SD purposes but you are right, that tip can be deadly.

Yep, Spyderco naming methods are very wise.

KardinalSyn wrote:Why don't we just say NCIS?

That would only be one knife.

mikeo wrote:That would only be one knife.

LOL. Good one.

I would like a knife named Shadow. It could be an EDC blade. One that sticks with us like our shadow.

JD Spydo wrote:There is a well known guy in the field of knives who has written a lot on what you have just mentioned about how the names of knives can truly effect the outcome of serious court cases. His name is Bernard Levine and he had been an expert witness in many court cases where the name of the knife has literally gotten some people in a lot of trouble.

Further proof that humans are idiotic by nature. You have the sheer stupidity that could cause a person to be biased based on the name of the item used to harm another individual, and also the fact that most people put far more trust in their memory than it deserves. (Most people actually believe that memory works like a video tape!) Add the two (and other factors of course), and you could be severely penalized without justification, simply because of common idiocy.

Para Military 2 Salt :D

Spyderco legionnaire.

Spyderco + ESEE =Spyderant

Building off of the Badfish recommendation and in keeping with the Spyderco system of not having threatening named knives: Trooper, Soldier, or more loosely: Ally, Associate, Confederate, Colleague, Cohort, Friend.

How about Duke, Cootie, Count, Slim, Slam, Toots, Fats, Hoagy, Yardbird, Cannonball, Trane. Instead of Lady Bug we can have Lady Day. Instead of Caly 3 and Caly 3.5 we could have Django and Stephane. Well, I can dream can't I?