There weren't just guns at the NRA convention - oh no! There were all sorts of sharp and pointy things there as well! Here are just a few of the neat stabbies that I encountered last week at the NRA convention:
Here are just a few of the drop-dead gorgeous knives from the good folks at
Blind Horse Knives. Blind Horse makes beautiful knives that are functional - or is it functional knives that are beautiful? Either way, they're a treat to behold and look like they'd hold up to years of use.
Here's a
Black Label Tactical Shock & Awe Tomahawk from, of all companies,
Browning. It's nice to see companies with more staid reputations branching out into the "tactical" arena - it means we're making inroads even with Fudd and Fudd-like companies...
I really liked this one:
This is the
Black Label Tactical Boot Dagger. I've always had a bit of a soft spot for boot daggers (and Bowie knives) - I think it's the clean, simple lines that mean business.
And, of course, there simply must be a trip to the
Cold Steel pavilion.
Yes, Cold Steel now makes kitchen knives. Wouldn't that be the neat little ice-breaker at a cocktail party? You'd know immediately who the geardos and knife-lovers were...
And there was this:
It's a
Kopis Machete, new for 2012. Note to the guys at Cold Steel: If you need someone to test out this new machete, I've got a back yard full of brush that could use chopping and would be happy to give it a helluva workout...
And lastly, no trip to the NRA convention would be complete without picking up a few of the inexpensive offerings from
Ka-Bar:
I think that about wraps up the picture sets from the 141st NRA Annual Meeting...
That is all.
8 comments:
I have three of Blind Horse's knives. One of them is my EDC (Every Day Carry) knife. They are indeed quality knives, and are priced where working people can actually afford them. They have a monthly special that is...well, just that: special.
They're gorgeous . . . but I still put my Hideaway Knife up against another other tactical pocketknife!
I've got a Kabar FIN floating around somewhere (I think it's in the outside pouch of the Potbelly, actually) ... nice knife and feels great in the hand, but is too wide a form for daily pocket carry.
Now, that Kopis ... that's intriguing.
Has any one tried the Cold Steel Kitchen Knives? Husband and I need a good set, and thats not overly expensive as such things go....
Mmmmm, love that tomahawk
Love the look of the Black Label Tactical Boot Dagger... sigh.
Jay . . . No Known Allergies?
Ruth, from what I saw, I was not impressed with the Cold Steel kitchen set. I'm not a kitchen knife expert, but they look like your average set of cheap knives in a block that you'd buy at Target, with soft rubber (sorry, probably "Kraton," right?) handles.
I imagine there's nothing wrong with them. But I wouldn't expect them to be any better than, say, a set of Chicago Cutlery from the department store.
Serrated knives? Really? I hate to come on here and poke at eyes, but I was raised to believe, and truly do believe, that serrated knives are the product of a knife owner who either doesn't know how or doesn't care enough to keep his knife sharp.
I can shave hair off of my arm with my utility knife. It takes about 30 minutes of work a month, grand total. I promise you that it can out-cut any serrated blade knife in anything other than sawing through wood, but if one are using his knife as a saw - well, I think we've identified why he can't keep his knife sharp...
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