Fixed Blade knives.
- Thread starter AUFred
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I've always preferred Fixed blades to folding, most of my Knives were stolen though, I've only got a couple left, all folding, I'll take a picture of them in a minute.
Fixed blades guarantee you'll be ready for a knife fight. Bring a gun to a gunfight though instead of a knife. Just saying.
Knives are not just weapons Noose, they are tools that can be used for many, MANY different things.
the only 3 knives I've got right now 
the one on the left was my grandpa's, he died before I was born.
the one on the left was my grandpa's, he died before I was born.
In some ways that's why I think they are better than guns, since there is more than one way to use them rather than only weapons. I agree. Sweet looking knives both of you have.
First one looks like an "Old Timer"
yeah, a gun is made for killing and only killing, whereas a blade an actually save a life, or be used for something as simple as cutting a piece of string.
I really like the feel of fixed blade when using it. The folders are just really convenient. Especially those with locking blades.
you know your knives sir!
That is a form of what is refered to as a "Stockman's Knife" Usually stockman's are three blades.
I love it too, they just feel so SOLID, and I will not buy a folder without a locking blade.
Excellent survival tools. I have a few folding knives I've never used much but this thread makes me want to change that. lol.
yeah it's got three on it, I took it when I came here from Oregon, it was just sitting in a china cabinet and with all the shit that going on I didn't want to leave it there to get lost or something.
All of those fixed blades I displayed are shaving sharp. I wished I was handier than I am at sharpening.
I own a small version of that knife which is 2-3/4" long. It is a handy size for somethings.
the Old Timer is dull, the other two are shaving sharp though, I am not that good at sharpening unfortunately.
Both have their advantages and disadvantages. Fixed blades are always ready to be used without the need to unfold them, but a pain to easily conceal. Folding knives are so much portable. Ones with locked blades are as close as you can get to having a fixed knife.
I need to clean and Sharpen it, it is not a bad knife really.
I don't conceal knives if I carry one on me, if you're thinking of self defense someone is less likely to mess with you if they see a big fixed blade on your belt.