meanest+baddest ?

[sam the man..]

Dear Spydernuts,



Which <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>, in your humble opinion, is the meanest and baddest of them all?



Personally, I choose the Police.. This is one mean looking blade you must have in your 16-pocket Spyderpack... Well, I'm yet to aquire one.. Soon! <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>



Sam



have bone implant will travel..

[Blade Santa Cruz]

Did you forget about the Civilian? It makes the Police model look like a child's plaything.

[J Smith]

For EDC,got to be the SE Milli.

JEFF .............Sooooo I see the internet is on the computer now.-Homer Simpson

[Knife Knut]

Got to be the Civilian.
Good description Blade Santa Cruz.

Knife Knut on a shoestring budget.

[java]

Police are there to protect and serve but nothing can protect against the uber-Lecterian Civilian. CF or G10 handled and with the SE blade if you please. Nothing can tame and cow a wild herd of sheeple easier except an assault rifle!!

Stay safe! Stay sharp! <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

[SpyderNut]

Aye, the Civvie is indeed a wicked blade. But, how about the Bram Gunting? Or the Jot Singh Kalsa? <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> Now there are two blades I wouldn't want to be on the 'working end' of!<img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Mike

I think the Military also has some very good &quot;meanest+badest&quot; qualities as well. <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

[glockman99]

I think that perhaps the &quot;meanest+baddest&quot; looking might be the Civi...But then, the Ayoob and the Chinook don't look very &quot;friendly&quot;, either.

Dann Fassnacht Aberdeen, WA glockman99@hotmail.com ICQ: 53675663

[jaxon]

Right on Java. I think it also goes well with my S&amp;W Model 629 44 Mag. Pretty and Evil beasts<img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>.

Jaxon

Weekend yet?

[Sword and Shield]

Well, it goes two ways, common and specialized.

The Civilian would obviously be king of the specialized market, though limited in EDC use.

The Police would probably rule the common market, simply because it is both intimidating and useful.

Keepin' it real...real sharp, that is.

[toothed]

Let's throw the Shabaria into the hat, too.

[java]

Jaxon,

A man of my own heart!! Dirty Harry must carry a Civie come to think of it!!

Mike,

Ah! Throwing in a couple of Dark Horses eh?? The Gunting can get you in so many different ways - it's mean enough that many LEOs just carry the trainer and it still works wonders!I've been looking for a Khalsa! I think the Ayoob with its angled down blade would be another evil contender too. Speaking of different blades, Toothed, nice imput on the Shabaria! SE and another 2 - 3&quot; and the Civie might run for cover.

Good post Sam<img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>!!


Stay safe! Stay sharp! <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

[voxnaes]

The civilian looks evil...I&#180;d go for that one!

Have assaultrifle, will travel!
Vox.

[CKE]

Gotta go with the Shabaria...altough that Civilian is nasty!!! Gunting and Khalsa are also close contenders. In actuallity I wouldn't want to be on the business end of a Ladybug come to think of it! LOL

CKE

[kraziekurtis]

Rescue

No one ever suspects a knife without a point <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

[Impyboy]

I reckon, definitely the Civillian and it's little bro, Matriarch. Pull that out in front of anyone, and their eyes will pop out as soon as they see the shape of the blade!

If only they were available here in Australia, I would be a much happier man!

[Tightwad]

One it comes to the meanest and the baddest of anything it will
usually be the one you least suspect and selsom think of.

So in terms of sheer cutting power (that's what a knife is all
about, right?) my vote will always go for the large Calypso.
Other than the chinese none of the other spyderco's are peer
with the Calypso. Vg-10 inm a thin flat ground blade in a
tried and true cutting shape.......will win everytime.

Slice'm up city!!!!!!

[joebe]

SE ENDURA for the budget baddest <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

anyone think it would go easier in court if you used the Orange Rescue, less combat looking and the lack of a point, it looks much more EMS than SWAT. <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

[sam the man..]

mmmmmm.. the civilian.. looks bad, well, a bit mean, but for practical reasons, I still think the Police is the meanest of them all. Don't be fooled by its handsome looks..

Sam

have bone implant will travel..

[Kaizer]

Meanest = merlin in SE
Baddest = military in SE

Kaizer

A door half open is a door half closed. But a knife half open is a knife fully closed.

[KBR]

IMO, the Civilian is the ultimate meanest and baddest of all <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>s.
However, the SE Endura isn't exactly a pushover either.
And one cannot forget how the Military can be very intimidating to the sheeple.<img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>



Survive, Adapt, and Overcome...

[Blades]

Civilian. <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>


Blades

[dialex]

Well, let's see. Both the Endura and the Millie are comon looking. J.S. Khalsa is interesting, but not that intimidating. Shabaria looks too decorative and this may trick you. Bram Frank's Gunting fascinates me, this is what I call a scary knife.
But Civie takes the cherry!
CKE made a good point on the Ladybug, but the LBK is only dangerous, not intimidating.

[Gallaghe]

Any of them can be mean and bad, it's all in how you present it. Although I have a Police and Ayoob for EDC my Endura SE has gotten more &quot;step back&quot; from people more so then any other <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>.

Kevin S. Gallagher

[Mike Sastre]

Interestingly enough, no one has mentioned Spyderco's fixed blade additions. The Perrin Street Bowie is a formidable piece for &quot;social encounters&quot; and can you imagine what can be done with a serrated Temperance FB?

[sam the man..]

mmmmm... that sounds &quot;bad&quot;... it could be &quot;badder&quot;.. *hee-hee!* Oh yeah, just saw a brand new civilian today at a local store. Perhaps one of the very few in my country.. Totally badass!!! Its mean too!

Sam

have bone implant will travel..

[Alan2112]

I don't own one of these, but maybe someday, to me it's the Chinook. The name, style, and the steel says it all! RKBA!

[dialex]

I just couldn't help to praise the Civie again. Is this a knife or what!

[Big-Target]

The <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>FRN Endura!!!!
Simple, efficient, and NO NONSENSE!!!!<img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

BIG-TARGET>>>>>"Whosoever delights in solitude, is either a wild beast or a god."-Francis Bacon

[4 s ter]

OK - I don't own one but this has got to be the meanest+baddest <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>



"Not all who wander are lost"

[java]

Tightwad,

&quot;One it comes to the meanest and the baddest of anything it will usually be the one you least suspect and selsom think of.&quot;

Sounds like a perfect description of the future &quot;Glasshart Special SE Civilian&quot; in Pink G10 scales with the little cloisonne bunnies and kitty-kats on the the handle. I don't think anyone suspects or &quot;ever&quot; thinks of that one (and with good reason}!

Sorry, I just couldn't resist. <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> (plus it might draw Faire Lady Glasshartt's comment!

Java now returns control of reality back to the thread. You may adjust the picture. I no longer control the vertical. I no longer control the horizontal. Here coffee, coffee, coffee!!


Stay safe! Stay sharp! <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

[glasshartt]

Java,

That sounds interesting, but if it were a &quot;Glasshartt Special&quot; it would be the double Civi and have bunnies and puppies, no kitties for me. <img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Linda

<img src="http://www.spyderco.com/forum/spyder.gif" border=O> Integrity is being good even if no-one else is watching <img src="http://www.spyderco.com/forum/spyder.gif" border=O>

[br44]

Come on guys. The new Lum tanto has all others beat.

[sam the man..]

nah... that's the diet-coke of bad.. not bad enough..

Sam

have bone implant will travel..

[voxnaes]

.....Ahhh but Linda, why not, they taste just like chiken.
How about a Java/Glassharttspecial.....Bunnies &amp; coffecups!?
Vox.

[java]

Samo...really!

The Lum Tanto is the diet coke of bad????? That's as cruel as saying it's the non-fat, no sugar, decaf of Cappuccinos bad. That hurts and makes Java feel REAL bad!!!

Vox,

You Danish dudes!!! Coffe, Chicken. Coffee!! Chicken!! Mmmmmmmmmmmm. All it needs is a nice Danish to go with that coffee now! Something say blonde, blue-eyed, about 5' 4&quot; - but we can go deeper into the design spec off-line. <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Stay safe! Stay sharp! <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>