H/D - I think that if I anticipated a knife fight, I would be packing my Cold Steel Laredo Bowie. It is long, fast, and VERY sharp! Also, the Oyabun with the longer blade has the same features, only lighter and faster. A knife fight calls for a slicer/dicer, not a chopper, in my opinion. YMMV <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> Tom