LOL.....

so many good posts here... klink, bruce, bors, you all are right on..

Im with Bruce on this one about self defense... but i am not sure that is the intent of the OP's question (correct me if im wrong OP). i understood this thread to be asking which SY knife would you take to the grave with you. i.e. - the one you would NEVER part with, ever. under ANY circumstances.

for me that is my s6.

for a knife i would fight with... as bruce said above.... (no need to repeat it) the s6 would be about as good a combat, fighting knife as you are going to find. its light, fast, and tankish.


(its wierd listening to slipknot and posting this response, by the way) <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/paperbag.gif" alt="" />

Running would be my first option...........but I am old and slow <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />.Next would be to sick my wife on them as she is small but mean as hell <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />. Last resort would be to run em over with my car <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />. Oh yeah- also my shotgun and BDLE would be on standby- but I'm bettin on the ole lady <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />. That would learn em not to mess with me. I ain't bad- but I got people <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

I am going to limit it to ones I own, so I think the DMDC is my choice. Small enough to move ok and good blade design. Depending on someone"s style, the new Scrap Muk might be a very effective slasher. If I could pick outside of SY, it would be my leaner meaner. Seems like a great fighter.

i'd want reach and agility. the biggest, lightest knife from the yard is the DFLE.

a knife i purchased recently and decided i didn't like at all was the cold steel laredo bowie. it's very swift in hand with a very fine point and a long blade. i couldn't improve on the design if i wanted to. i just don't like fighters.

i'd rather have the soviet shovel, a tomahawk, a sirupati, or a tarwar. less poke, more dismember.

klink already posted the best tool for the job.

DFLE, no question. It's light and fast with good reach.

This is from experience, cutting myself many times and actually getting stabbed in the leg in a fight, I want to run as fast as I can. Let me tell you, getting stabbed is not like on tv where you don't feel it.

Some of us are too old and too fat to escape. We carry large caliber hand guns.

I remember you mentioning a Bull Dog. That is a big hole at the end! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Me too. A shotgun has that "reach out and touch you" <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> approach to things.
Much more preferable than the alternatives.

However, if it had to be a knife fight, I think I would use something like the
BirdDog. That thin, long, very pointy blade with it's upsweep would be ideal
for both slashing (both the neck and groin areas to cut major arteries) and
quick thrusting jabs through the ribs to vital points.

With the Busse Heat Treat, you know that it isn't going to break on you if
it gets stuck somewhere.

Still would go with the shotgun though <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

SS4. Smaller and easily concealable for that surprise cut.

And remember... In a knife fight, Winner bleed Losers gush!