In this video I'm telling the story of stiletto knife that is mostly known from CS:GO. I'll tell you how those knives were invented and why have those knives become illegal
In my state, automatic knives are perfectly legal. In fact, the ONLY blade that is illegal to carry concealed is a Bowie knife (very clearly described in law) but only if concealed. Carried openly, any blade is A-Okay. I have several automatic knives, assisted opening knives, small and large fixed blades, etc. While I appreciate automatic knives for their history and cool-factor, however, they're not really any faster to deploy than an assisted opening knife and slower still than a fixed blade. The laws banning them, at least in the US are based on a perceived threat from legislatures watching too many fictional movies and not based in reality.
Legislators are not afraid of knives, rather they are afraid of us. So, it is all a con game of perceived authority versus a complacent public. Take away the TV's and beer and things will get real nasty for them. Just joking, but you can see what I mean.
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I quite like my switchblade for cutting plants to make into teas. I bought it very sharp during my edgelord phase and kept it that way almost obsessively even after I chilled out. It’s a surprisingly good cutter and one of my favorite little utility knives.
@@454FatJack thank goodness that I am away from London and we have no king or queen. I feel sorry for them though and it really sucks to live under such rules that only benefit criminals and the elites who doesn’t care since they are always protected 🤷
I use one but as a utility knife for all sorts of things around my house. I dont wanna use the kitchen knife for cleanliness purposes and since it has a stiffer spine compared to a box cutter, I can use it for opening packages, poking into small crevices for whatever reason like retrieving an item, using it as a lever, and a multitude of other stuff that I cant remember.
Switchblade knives used to be more strictly banned across the country. The laws in most states have laxed on automatic knives, as they've become more widely produced. The original reasons for switchblades being banned was because politicians thought they were scary looking and media portrayed them being more involved in gangs than they actually were. In reality they're a beautiful knife with an interesting, yet controversial history.
Fact is, most folding knifes of any make, I can open very fast with only one hand... most people who grew up in the rural areas of the United States can... you're working on the farm, have one hand occupied and need to use a knife, you are taught at an early age how to use you thumb and to flick them open.
The main advantage of a switch blade is one hand opening. So many of the knives featured in this video game are based on appearance rather than fighting capability. However, all knives can be dangerous.
@@sircumference8281 Hell if you use a folding knife with a wave feature it can be deployed faster than an automatic knife and reliably without practice. Also if you choose something like a cold steel AK-47 it is a strong knife that has a practical use in defense or survival usage. Personally however the only type of knife I carry is a non locking folder with a blade bellow 3 inches in length but then I live in the UK.
Stiletto's were so trendy for a while, but I never felt comfortable with one. I think they're better used as letter openers. If you're gonna carry a knife to protect yourself, there are far better options.
It's also there's many better option to carry as self defense than a knife too. Knife is mostly tool, yeah deadly tool but knife is really not good option to carry as self defense weapon since it basically very short range tool, which is really risky, and you can end up get into trouble with authority if they found out you carry one to begin with.
@@joostdriesens3984 Dude! if a weapon like that is allowed to carry everywhere you go without any authority would arrest you, that would be my choice too.
A thousand comments, so maybe it has been mentioned before, but the Finnish "puukko" style knife got its shape and name also in the middle ages, and they are still extremely common in Finland. In fact I imagine every household, which is not super urban, will have one or more of them. Finnish language indeed also has a general word equivalent to the English "knife", but "puukko" is a separate word that refers only to its own type of knife that every Finn would recognise. So, yeah, that would be one of the few knives the video author briefly mentioned.
Another common misconception: A bulletproof vest will protect you against stabbing weapons. Actually, an icepick is far more likely to penetrate a bulletproof vest than a bullet. A bullet gets tangled up in the kevlar, an icepick will just push through between the fibers. You need a stabproof vest, which uses overlapping plates, to protect yourself from stabbing weapons. Unfortunately those vests are not bulletproof. There are combination stabproof/bulletproof vests out there, but those are often too thick to wear unnoticed.
@@jugdish_zboy600well a "bullet vest" with ceramic plates is technically stab resistant I wouldn't want to be a copper doing the rounds of his town 😂 Hot, heavy, freaking heavy and generally uncomfortable for a prolonged period
it depends. "bullet proof vest" and "bullet" are way too broad terms here. anti personal ammos, such as hollow points, are stopped by basic kevlar protections, because they "mushroom" on impact and can't just tear the kevlar by pushing through. normal full copper or copper jacketed bullets also have a very high chance of stopping on kevlar protections depending of how much they "mushroom" on impact too. before you go to plated armors, the best you'll find are level 3a protections which stop[s pretty much all handgun calibers. now when it comes to bullets that are harder (better?), faster, pointier, such as rifle rounds, you will need hard plates to stop them. any ways, a kevlar only ballistic protection will nearly always be thick enough to block cuts, but will do nothing against a stab. stabbing a knife just pushes apart or cut the kevlar threads, and kevlar's only ability to block thing is its high tear resistance.
The first switch blade I ever saw was in the 1950s a man called big Jim had it and I was just fascinated by it while I was looking at it another man started hurting me by pinching me at first Jim told him damit leave that youngin alone he's just interested in this knife!but he kept pinching me and big Jim went after him with the knife and he ran like hell. When you are little and someone sticks up for you, you never forget it
@@city_of_coompton6832 I don't deem the other man important enough to ever say his name, that would give him importance he doesn't deserve,it was about 40 years before I saw another switch blade exactly like big Jim,s ,but the moment I saw it I knew it was going home with me because it reminded me of Jim
@@grottybt5006 nope, and he wouldn't tolerate anyone abusing a child in his presence. Killed his own son for abusing his grandkids! The cops came out to the scene and interviewed everyone, and basically said good job taking out the trash old man, have a nice day
@@pughoneycutt1986 great story, police were less serious with charging back then. My grandfather shot a man trying to break into their house with a bat, he survived. The cops told him next time to shoot him dead and drag his ass inside so he wouldn't have to go to court.
From my limited understanding, the three sided blade knives shown were termed a "devil's spike". This was due to making a wound that was less likely to close - and heal. A two sided blade (common dagger) creates a wound like a slot which has two sides that can be pressed together to create a seal to stop bleeding. The third cutting edge prevents this and becomes much harder to supply first aid or long term healing.
This is something I had repeatedly heard over a couple of decades and was accepted as a common fact. But then I read a meta-analysis on knife stabbings covering dozens of papers and decades of warfare. The notorious triangular blades don't result in worse patient outcomes. In fact the idea that the triangular wound made it very difficult for clinicians to close the wound is total nonsense. Patient outcomes derive from what internal organs or arteries have been penetrated, at that point stitching the entry wound is almost immaterial.
@@beardedchimpbut historical evidence disagrees with your statement. Triangle or square (or anything that's not a "flat wound" ) is a bitch to stem the bleeding from
@@richardcostello360It's more difficult yes, and it's more likely to rip back open, but not impossible like some rumors claim. But the thing is that most victims of stabbings in times of war die from the initial stab and don't make it back to the doctor to be patched up. Especially in medieval times where hand to hand combat was more prominent. The extra hassle of forging a triangular blade (no easy task) and keeping it properly sharpened (more difficult when not a flat 2 sided blade) was not worth the effort when the plan was to kill the enemy here and now. After all what's the point of them dying of infection if you are already dead. Moreover, the extra material needed means you would make ~1/3 less blades per batch of material. Limiting your ability to arm your army.
@@richardcostello360 the shape of the wound doesn't really matter and a flat blade can cause similar wounds if you just twist the knife once it's in there, hell a flat blade can cause even worse wounds if you just draw it through the body as you pull it back out. What does matter is that triangular or square cross sections make the blade more rigid (and thus better at penetrating deeply or through tough materials), and the point less likely to break.
I've been carrying a Benchmade Automatic knife for a couple of years, and really like it. It's not a stiletto, since I don't need to go around Sticking folks, fish nor fowl. I live on my Dads old farm that we've had since about 1880, and I have horses and a few large Dogs. I no longer do Livestock except for 7 Pasture Ornaments, A few Rideable Horse Critters and the rest are Rescues. Even at 73 I still handle Feed and Hay, especially in Winter, after the first Frost. I love the way I only need one hand to deploy the blade. Mine has a pocket clip that holds the knife quite securely, with about 1 1/2 inches sticking out of my front jeans pocket, making it very easy for quick access whether one hand is occupied or not. Since it's a Benchmade, the Steel is high quality and holds an edge quite well & part of the Lifetime Guarantee is that they'll Laser Sharpen it whenever you dull it, but I'd have to send it to send it back to them for that service, and I ain't doing without it for that long & can manage to keep it sharp on my own. It cuts well and is easy to operate, & about 10" long when opened so it's big enough for about any job, but light enough not to be too heavy for EDC. If I'd known how useful it is and how much I'd like toting an Automatic is, I'd have gotten one ages ago. At just under $200, for an old Goat Roper like me, that's quite Spendy for a knife, but I freely admit I've Pissed Away more than that for stuff that went immediately into the Junk Drawer after I played with "it" for a while, but no chance this one will suffer the same fate. I carried a Schrade Old Timer(the big two blade version) since I got out of the Navy in 1973, and got back to the Farm. They're now $100+, and I have one in my truck, but since Schrade changed owners, I found the metal to be too soft and switched to Case, and it still takes 2 hands to open until used enough to slightly weaken the flat spring, and then enough practice to open it with one hand, plus my hands aren't as strong as the used to be, making my Benchmade Auto even more of a welcome add to my EDC. I know there are a Gazillion other makers who put out fine quality Cutlery, but Schrade, Case and Benchmade are the only 3 knife brands I've used. I like Blades and have collected several Civil War Swords, A War of 1812 Sword, and a handful of Bowies & a few Native American repurposed Wagon Spring knives, plus a couple of Tomahawks, and I like every one very much, and simply holding them in my hands gives me a lot of pleasure, but if I could have One and Only One Knife, I wouldn't have to think about. My Benchmade Auto "Fits My Pistol" to a T
I had a stiletto and i didnt really care for it, even though i bought an expensive brand, the blade still felt jiggly, and the button felt stiff, which made it feel cheap.
@@rickdeboer6615 "even in a self defense situation, using a knife is a dumb idea" yeah if you dont know how to use it your right theres a good chance it will be taken from you and you will be stabbed with ur own knife, but if you are trained to use a knife they are VERY affective for close quarters combat. why do you think every single army man in the world from USA to Russia to Northkorea every soldier has a knife of some sort.
@@sploomwhale9424 exactly, having a knife is still infinitely better than just your fists, also, you have the Chance of simply scaring someone away without any combat when wielding a knife
@@sploomwhale9424 The problem here is that if you're in a fight, and you're the first one to draw a weapon, you very quickly get in more legal trouble than they would. Next thing is that if the fight was one without weapons in the beginning, why make it bloody?
I'm in my mid 40's, I have a Solingen switchblade stiletto that I carried when I was in my late teens thinking I was a badass... Thing's got a damn good blade on it, in fact I still have it... It's been in my knife block for a lot of the time since I got it... Makes one hell of a paring knife.
I used to carry around a Coldsteel Ti-Lite. I fell in love with the stilleto blade. Its basically a sharp letter opener in your pocket, oddly great for tape and opening boxes lol
The Fairbairn & Sykes Commando knife was extremely useful both in terms of actual damage but also for very quiet situations. The Falklands were very useful to certain parts (no name, no pack drill) of the Argentinian fixed/trenches that we encountered. I suppose that waking up to every other comrade dying silently during the night is something that I’d rather not face!
@GeoffRowleySuperstar I see the troll has entered the room. Just to be clear, I wasn’t suggesting it was a regular occurrence but I am aware of a couple of claims (no idea if substantiated or not) but there’s always crap going on in the “fog” of war - even a little bun fight that wouldn’t be recognised as a war/conflict by my father/grandfathers. Of course if you know better how about sharing your experiences?
@GeoffRowleySuperstar Sorry mate but throwing around insults, especially from a Saturday Afternoon Soldier, when you don’t have the faintest idea about my background would still place you at the top of the Troll Tree. Everyone has had to utilise a golok at some point, usually in Belize (as an example). There was nothing to prevent you carrying an F&S knife but the QM wouldn’t be keeping them on the shelves. Sorry if it doesn’t fit in with your memories, or service time as you don’t mention it. Take care Pongo, hope your retirement puts you in a better frame of mind for the future.
@@GeoffRowleySuperstara golok......mate noone is issued that in a Commonwealth army except our NorFor 😂 The closest thing you Poms have is a Kukuri that the Gurkhas have and they're custom jobs
In my state. Louisiana automatic opening knifes are legal. I live on a farm and use one every day to open feed bags and seed bags. Also to cut zip ties and string. It's very useful when you just have one hand free.
Switchblades (legally distinct term from the broader automatic opening knives category) are actually still illegal to concealed carry in Louisiana, but you can open carry them. AFAIK the law doesn't apply to what you do on private property though unless they owner of the property specifically prohibits weapons, SO as long as you don't forget to take it out of your pocket before leaving the farm prolly ok.
@@tonyprice2256 Just because they have no legal basis to beat the shit out of you doesn't mean they won't beat the shit out of you. You don't need me to remind you that criminals don't follow laws.
I really find their ban to be pointless when pointing out that they are inferior to other knives in combat. But they are cool knives and the work around versions are neat. Personally, I prefer chonky bois because I want my knives to be useful tools first. But a tiny one for peeling apples would be a nice addition to the collection- if only
Piercing blades like stilettos style switchblades are many times more deadly and slashing weapons. Most people can survive but one good poke with an Italian pointy boi and your oil pressure drops to zero in nothing flat. It's actually the reason that Rapier style swords fell out of favor in Europe. Too many people were dying in Duels because all it takes is one quick stab from the piercing blade.
@@dmac1259 It's also why these Blades are banned in a lot of countries, their entire history of usage was to murder people . albeit it often times being used to grant the mercy of death to mortally wounded Knights it was still their exclusive use as Misericorde in the middle ages, they had no utility outside of it. It's also why they fell out of fashion, when the Knights disappeared, if you were wearing one of these you were wearing it because you wanted to kill someone or look like you wanted to kill someone.
Most bans are pointless.... Drugs are banned but more accessible than pepsi. Guns are banned but criminals don't care about the law. Incest is banned but I've slept with my cousin..
The funny thing is, the Switchblade ban of 1958 did Not ban these or switchblade knives, only the interstate sales of said knives. You can still own/possess/carry one in a majority of States.
@@jmackinjersey1 I live in a state with almost no knife laws and have had stiletto style switchblades mailed to me from other states. I guess it really depends on what state you're in even though shipping from one legal state to another legal state is still interstate commerce.
Lived in Denmark for a few years. ANY blade longer than 5cm (2in) is illegal. Those disposable utility knives are illegal to carry around as a civilian.
Having some experience with both body armor and trauma care, a knife will generally still do damage against a 'bullet proof vest'. The most common body armor is the 'soft' body armor, consisting of layers of kevlar. While this is great at stopping high speed objects, the knife blade will slide between/through the fibers. There is such a thing as a stab proof vest and if you shell out enough, you can get level 3A soft body armor that is also stab proof. Plate armor is pretty stab proof though...... that AR500 steel is not going to let that knife blade through.
@@tonyprice2256 to be totally honest, I don’t know. Based on my current knowledge, I’d say it would depend on the power and the head being used. A broad head would be most likely to go through, whereas a field point likely would not. A bodkin head with a strong crossbow would probably go through. Those are all educated guesses though.
@@TheOriginalCoolDad There are some very powerful crossbows these days that can shoot arrows at more than 500 feet per second and are very accurate at 100 yards. And yeah, you would probably want to use the best razor edge hunting arrows you can get.
@@tonyprice2256 absolutely true. I can best guess it on the basic ballistic qualities of the head shape, but from me is all guesswork. Would make a great video for someone knowledgeable though.
I have a switch fishing knife. When you have a fish in one hand you can open the blade one hand, there is also a gutting blade. Very useful as a fishing knife set up
If the switchblade is made strong enough, it should be able to go through soft body armor. Kevalr does very well against bullets but tends to do less well against sharp, pointy objects.
@@M60gunner1971 You are being generic there the actual true answer is it depends on the type of kevlar weave used. Some Kevlar weaves are great against stabbing and slashing attacks but weak against gunfire. Hence the UK police kevlar stab vests which will only slow a bullet are impervious to stabbing attacks.
These knives are not only crappy quality for any purpose they are not illegal everywhere in the world. Currently over 30 states in the USA have legalized automatic knives. Luckily there are many high quality, useful models available
@@squibload58 Beltrame are probably the best of the bunch, but they don't compare to Microtech, Protech or custom models Italians are novelty knives, not for any type of serious use.
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@@Craigx71 What's your point? The video suggested that these knives were illegal to own everywhere in the world and they are clearly not. I am sure that there are other countries around the world that either do not care if you have them or have realized that it was only hype and non-sense that made them illegal in the first place. I do not know about the laws in other countries so I could not comment on them, but in the USA (no matter the land area) they are not illegal everywhere. If you have knowledge in this area internationally, why not share it rather than posting something that has no bearing on the subject matter.
They definitely aren't illegal in my home state of Indiana in USA because I own several automatic stilettos (similar to what James Dean had in Rebel Without a Cause). I also own even more dangerous blades like OTFs and knuckle daggers.
You can have them in California, too. Just have to be under 2 inches blade length for carry. Any length you want at home. Legal in every state. Even OTF.
I have a stiletto. I live in California and i bought it from an online retailer and had it shipped to me here in California where most weapons other than a rock or a pointed stick are heavily regulated or banned and I got it with no difficulty. I just bought it on a whim as a novelty. It's not good for much more than that.
SSSSSSHHHHHH!! They're already TRYING to get sticks (pointed or not) AND rocks registered, because (say it with me), "It will prevent crime". Don't believe that? Don't worry, they don't either.
I used to reside in The Peoplz Republik of Kalifornistan. (San Bernardino/Highland/Fontana/Ontario area) I left that place forever in 1980. Sharp sticks and forked sticks were banned. Forked sticks could be made into a slingshot, which IS banned. So are blowguns. I thought it strange they banned blowguns, slings, sharp srticks/spears, and crossbows. Have a pocket full of rocks? Expect to be searched for a sling and/or slingshot. However, it was perfectly legal at the time to carry a sheath/hunting knife with up to a 12 inch blade, or short sword with up to a 28 inch blade, or a 36 inch Saber on my belt. 🙄
The knives were banned in the US mainly due to two movies 12 angry men and believe it or not WestSide Story bc of the knife fight scene. Until this time automatic knives were utility knives often called sewing box knives and marketed towards women bc they were easy to open without use of a nail Nick in traditional knives
in the states, stiletto knives were banned due to switch-blade mechanism. this device would thrust a spring loaded blade strait out of the hilt and lock in place. replacing the blade with a stronger spring would allow quick stab wound to the intended victim with the press of a button and without the perpetrator needing to display any tell-tale or telegraph the incoming strike. in addition, people were filing the end-stops off the blades. this allowed the blades to become projectiles, often penetrating just far enough to lodge the blade completely inside the abdomen, allowing it to cut the guts apart as the victim was moved around.
Basically a sharp ice pick. The Stiletto is nice if you can aim for downward collar bone up into the armpit and lower abdomen or hit the thigh to immobilize them for a lung hit finishing through the base of the skull or through the top of the skull. If you keep the principle that it was to attack weak points on armor and that it wasn't made to be a slasher you should be fine just turn it side ways so you don't get stuck in the ribs.
A stiletto was originally intended to be thrust upwards through the abdomen with the heart being the desired target. They're not combative knives, they're best utilised for assassinations or concealment for a small number of defensive strikes.
Any man who comes for you with a knife held in a downward grasp as you described for a downward thrust knows nothing about knives! Keep trying though! A stiletto was intended for close quarter clinch battle where the stiletto became a silent, hidden and deadly finisher. Balanced on the balls of ones feet was the stance adopted...and the target was beneath the rib cage and up into the heart. No ribs in the way then!
Well , you mentioned needing to inflict several stabbs to kill, that's kinda true , a sharp edge definitely helps. But in general, the blade is too short and not quite thick enough. You really need a longer blade than a 4/5 inch pencil. That said , any small sharp knife can cut and disable movement in limbs, and the real value is in its concealability. The problem is everyone can see you going for your pocket lol
I often open a lot of envelopes and some packages. Looks like it will be a perfect tool for that. And over here in Poland it is called a Sicilian knife or "Sycylijka". I will get one eventually.
@@jessewjames-ym1rc Well, it is already part of the language. Nothing we can do about it. Just like Netherlands is still called "Holandia" in Polish by literally everybody despite official government requests from the Kingdom of Netherlands. Language is not a thing one can control.
If you have a well-made folding knife, it’s just as fast to open as an automatic knife. The difference is, it’s also easy to close. What’s the difference between a rondel and a stiletto?
Ice Picks and knives are greaqt against "Bullet Proof" vest (as long as the metal plate is not contacted). Kevlar, etc. is for 'blunt' impact, like a bullet not a cutting edge or point. This was demonstrated way back c. 1970. Most vests are a weave which a point can push aside, or an edge can and will cut. It takes a special fabric to stop either a point or an edge. AND on top of that is the kinetic energy of the assault. There may not be a penetration, but there will be a blunt trauma.
This knife was called also misericordia. I was used not to stick into weak places, but penetrate armor near heart. To end life of a badly wounded enemy, literally "Put him out of misery". That's why misericordia.
kevlar is made for stopping bullets or other very fast moving objects. it doesnt fare very well against anything slower and it's fairly easy to just push a knife through it. something like plate armor worn in the medieval era is much better at stopping a blade as it not only is the material hard to stab through by hand, but the armor is specifically shaped in such a way that makes bladed weapons slide off much easier
After deployed, its no more dangerous than a fixed blade. People think its scary because it "clicks" open. If it was quiet, no one would pay any attention.
4” Cold Steel Ti Lite is an homage to the stiletto but so much better made. The blade is unfortunately too pointy for dressing small game, but sufficient for a rotisserie chicken or submarine sandwich in a pinch. Oddly enough the Ti Lite excels for lightweight, compact carry - the narrow design on blade and handle means much less bulk and weight. If you are looking for another cultural homage in same length, the Cold Steel 4” Luzon is equally light and only a little wider in the handle, but the curve in the blade makes it far more useful for road trip and camping food prep - it is much closer to a paring knife shape for cutting sausages, onions, carrots for simple Jetboil stove meals. For self defense, a narrow blade is much less damaging than a same length, but wider blade. There’s no need to bury it deep, no one wants to be cut, and old time fencing style techniques called for initially pinking the front upper thigh and then opening up some distance to see if that ends the fight (I’m in the run like hell first and get deployed, don’t turn and fight unless he’s catching up). Personally, I’m comfortable with stiletto blade designs and I’m terrified of Chinese kitchen cleavers.
@@richardcostello360 it’s funny you would say that, in the 90’s a rumor got started that non declared CIA staff deployed in Europe and Eastern Europe would carry the slim Eagle from Al Mar. I can’t imagine them trying to deploy it. Nowadays I’m sure the would all be button release automatics. But I guess 6” versions are rare, and the nylon handle Ti Lite is so inexpensive.
They're not illegal everywhere. Tennessee made them legal to carry a few years ago, and then a year later, they passed a second law to specify that it is legal to give them to minors. In many states, they're legal to own, but not carry.
Funny enough some "bullet proof vests" are actually very ineffective against piercing/edged weapons. Soft armor made out of Kevlar without any inserts is one such example. It takes a little effort but a stiletto can pierce it. You need hard plates for that
Tats why you have "stab vests" buddy..... though if you've got ceramic plates in your "bullet vest" it does work.....but you suddenly have 20 kilos strapped to you
I mean, it’s a good lesson in law in general: in the places where they were made illegal (and are still illegal) they never changed that law even once it became irrelevant. Governments are quick to ban and slow to ever remove those laws later, because it’s just not a priority for them, and rarely is it flashy or fashionable enough for them to gladhand their way through a press conference about it afterwards. There are exceptions (famously, prohibition and the assault weapon ban… but only because it expired) but in general, if you let them take something, you will not be getting it back no matter the circumstances. Think carefully about what you’ll let them take from you.
Legal to own in Oregon, legal to carry in a belt pouch or sheath. Concealed weapon if carried in a pocket even if showing. Same with balisong (butterfly knife)
Well there were other of medieval daggers that could come with blades just like the stilleto, like rondel daggers and bollock daggers which would honnestly be better picks for the job of armor pentration in a milliatary context since they allowed for a much more secure grip sow you could stab with much more force. Medieval stilleto's really were more of a civilian selfdefence option right from the start and honnestly that's even strechting it cause even in those times the stilleto had a reputation as a crimanals weapon good for nothing, but straight up murder.
Ahhh now I know why it's called a Bollock Dagger, the guard is two ball shapes. Thank you for educating me, I'd NEVER heard of one. Now I want one haha!
@@davekennedy6315 yeh my respons to finding out what they are exactly. Like litterly I exactly said I never knew about these, but now I really want one. Also believe it or not, but those balles allow for such a good grip and edge elinment that it isn't strange at all that they were sow damn populaire. It's a highly under appricated type of dagger that doesn't get nearly enough love.
Funny but the stiletto in Italy wasn't this 😆 Middle Ages was a solid hunk of forged steel that had a thick cross guard, since it was meant to be a off-hand parry item to trap/restrict the opponent's weapon The idea of this spring knife was only born in the 40's as a cheap and easy made tourist trinkets to sell by the millions to GI's that occupied Italy
@@richardcostello360 yeh what your talking about is a main gauche not a stilleto. A medieval stilleto is thin spike with a smalle crossguerd, but true there mostly made out of just metal. There tinny consilable daggers that acording to periode sources where mostly used with the intention to murder someon. The stilleto came around in late medieval times. A main gauche is a big hulking dagger with a curved or straight crossguerd to trap blades, a ring or basket on the side to help protect the hand and that was used in combination with a rapier in a dueling context. They became a thing after the medieval periode. There 2 compleetly opisits of the dagger spectrum. Also don't think that medieval people diden't have folding blades similair to the once we have. Look up navaja it's bassicly a massive medieval folding.... I would almost call it a short sword but not really, cause it's just a very little bit to tinny to call it that.
My stiletto does not rely on a button. mine is done by pushing the blade out. Still its only for "self defense" and scaring intruders. Im planning on getting a dagger instead to not worry about mechanical stuff breaking if it ever happens. The aesthetic of blades also intrigues me but I do agree that a pepper spray would be much more effective and less dangerous.
Protec Godfather, awesome and very sharp knife. I have the large blackout version with the tritium insert in the button and I like it alot. It's kind of tight, but I guess that's a good thing.
They look cool, but I had a lot of cheap switchblades as a kid and they always broke pretty quickly, more expensive ones might be more reliable, but my cheap paraframe with a thumb stud flicks out just as fast as a switchblade, but doesn’t ware out and break quickly.
This is like saying you wouldn't use a gun for shooting because it makes a nice tack hammer. A Stiletto is specifically designed as a stabbing/thrusting weapon. Its blade profile and length allow for nearly effortless penetration deep into vital organs. It doesn't need a hand guard the body of the handle is enough to stop over penetration. Its blade isn't designed for the side loading cutting/slashing requires. Many Stilettos aren't even sharp their full length.
Switchblades are terrible for slashing most of them aren’t even sharpened at the edge but have an extremely sharp point for stabbing particularly soft parts of the body like the throat or abdomen
Those Italian knife blades are similar to the more robust English version known to bowmen as a Bollock dagger. 3 or 4 square or round with a handle made from the fork in a branch. Almost useless piece of wood, now had a purpose
Back in the day when I was a pizza delivery driver some guy that I met at a bar gifted me a stiletto when he found out my occupation. I carried a pocket pistol on my right side and had my stiletto in my left pocket. Many times when I needed to I pulled the blade before the pistol because people in the areas that I delivered were used to people pulling a gun. When the knife came out they backed off quickly.
The Italian stilettos were used for a quick stab to the heart using an upward motion. The palm would support the knife while stabbing. Excellent weapon for defense.
Italy here. When I was young (fourty years ago) it was common to have one in pocket. A third of my school mates had one. Some with otf pattern. We were not troublemakers. Crime rate was higher only because our criminal organizations (four) had not yet changed their attitude (more finance and real estate, and less shooting). But one day I found a strange pocket knife in a shop. Was made in Maniago, and had three blades. From a picture in a magazine I discovered the name: stockman. My choice since then. Now I edc a small model, its main blade is under 1.5 inch. It is illegal to have one in pocket, and socially disturbing. Days ago I emptied my pocket at job, searching a key, a colleague (a woman) screamed.
You learn something new every day. I have been keeping a Stiletto in my bedside table for decades now. By the way, by "Mercy Daggers" I assume you mean "Bollock Dagger's"? which were named so because of their phallic shape.
Hardly. There is general term for penetrating dagger - misericordia - that is said was used to finish gravely wounded enemy knights in heavy armor by stab through some armor slit - like visor in helmet. So called "coup de grace" or "put them out of misery".
Video is not true, (pure bs) they got banned because the knife blade is to long... Everything bigger than 5 cm is forbidden because it can be used as lethal weapon. It takes more than 5 cm to reach your organs
Meanwhile, I've been concealing Kabar-class fixed blades under normal summer clothing since I was 12 years old and don't care about folding knives at all.
There’s way more artistry and craftsmanship involved with a good folding knife than a good fixed blade, and the increase in durability is meaningless because there is no purpose you are using them for that a quality folding knife can’t handle. Plus they’re way more practical and way cooler since there’s so much more that goes into them.
@@puritydvoyd2978 Fixed blades can be deployed against an opponent who has you in a hold and are much safer and more reliable to deploy in combat in general. Fixed blades come in blade lengths of 6"-8" or more, allowing full penetration of vitals in any opponent from any angle through any clothing, giving them much greater slicing power, and making them useful for a much greater range of tasks than a folder. Fixed blades can be strong enough to stab through rib cages and skulls, pry open windows and crates, split wood, and be chiseled through hard materials. Fixed blades can be had in carbon and low alloy tool steels that can be sharpened with common stones. Fixed blades can have full crossgaurds to allow for the strongest possible thrusting without risking injury to the hand, and to block and parry another weapon such as a machete. Fixed blades can accomplish all of this while still being ergonomic for precision tasks like carving and field dressing game. Given that I have techniques for concealing large fixed blades under normal summer clothing very comfortably, I therefore have no use for folders at all. Fixed blades are superior in every way.
@@igorzisky You get a full body mirror and figure it out yourself. I have a dozen different techniques depending on my wardrobe and half of them I invented in highschool over 15 years ago. A real knife guy will figure out some way to carry a real knife. You wouldn't understand my preferred technique no matter how I explained it.
I just bought one in the street today in mexico. And I'm from Arizona where you can legally carry guns concealed in your pocket without a license. It's great.
Spain: has folding knives or "navajas" since always and it's even depicted in classic literature as a common tool and compact weapon used by everyone. Italian guy: makes a long folding knive The world: OH MY GOD THIS IS A REVOLUTION
Are totally different, in size, shape, opening mechanism... practically, the only similarity is that the blade can be folded back into the handle. there were folding blades found among the tools of Roman legionaries, they found older ones in Hiberia?
Yeah. Happened to me just now. It popped up on my recommended too. I knew immediately something was off because I don't think any state in the US bans these knives. Maybe individual cities like Chicago or something do, but there is absolutely not a countrywide ban on any knives. We can openly carry rifles ffs lol. Making a knife illegal wouldn't do anything and it'd just anger collectors.
A switchblade, like a balisong, can be opened and closed easily with one hand. This is very practical, and would make it an ideal cutting tool. I emphasize the word "tool", for that is what a knife is.
And have a very good stabbing point so a suprise attack aiming for the abdomen or throat a switchblade can certainly inflict lethal damage very fast while being quieter than a gun it’s why criminals of a different time may have used it
I know it’s a bit boring, and I’m not your mother, but please just run. Fighting risks your life and theirs. Even if you’re skilled, it only takes an unlucky slash to the wrist or thigh to end it.
@@smartstudyingdoggo9031 right!!??? People say the darndest things you’re saying you’re gonna try to fight back against a dude who is attacking you with a blade that is basically designed for stabbing and quite honestly as a knife is only useful for killing…. Like you can’t say it’s a good utility knife or that you can cut meat it’s literally only good at concealing, deploying quickly, and stabbing
It's perfectly legal to have stilettos, switchblades, basalong butterfly knives and swords and conceal carry or open carry them here in Florida. The only knife banned is ballistic knives like the Russian Spetsnaz use. The Spetsnaz knife shoots the blade out of the knife with very high force and will easily fly 40 feet! It's even possible to pin your opponent to a wall with one or shoot the blade thru them!
My Italian (original 1950's) switchbade is dangerious to the user. I once cut my finger on it when I didn't realize that my finger was in the way of the blade when it fliped out. Other than that it isn't a real dangerious weapon. It just looks like it is. It was banned for years in Wisconsin but not anymore.
Just to mention that in Estonia "fix-locking spring knives" with a blade up to 85mm long are perfectly legal. No matter what shape of blade or whether it opens from side or front.
In Chile no specific type of knife is banned to sell or own, but in urban areas you can't carry any blade weapon without a justification. In rural areas you can carry any blade, a stiletto, a machete, a longsword or a spear, if you want.
I have a file thats 3sided and has a very sharp tip it can easily be used as a stilleto/dagger and its technically a file took so u can carry it everywhere
These are absolutely not banned worldwide. I can literally mail order an Italian picklock and carry it in my pocket without breaking any laws. As a pragmatist, however, I carry a more modern automatic knife (daily).
The thing is, fixed blades are as easy to conceal. And something like a box cutter can be opened equally fast. It's basically the same situation as with "assault weapons", rifles like the SKS or Mini-14 can be done with wood in the style of a hunting rifle, or a super tacticool black rifle with rails and attachments. And yet they're still the same rifle shooting the same ammunition and causing the same damage.
it's a nifty blade useful for lighter work: e.g. is perfect around a farm for cutting cordage, bags, peel fruits etc. provided it's good quality and doesn't open on its own accord in your pocket can be useful. indeed this can be done as well if not better with any small foldable knife but the same can be said of many things: it's matter of preference. imho i feel more comfortable with a small fixed blade like a mora knife. cheap, durable and take a good edge even in the field with little effort
One thing that wasn't pointed out: the original italian imports in the US had iron blades, not steel, which made them even less of a utility knife or weapon and more just an art piece or fashion accessory. You could cut paper and string with it, you could scratch your initials on the bark of a tree and of course anything harder than a pencil can stab and pierce skin, but they'd last much less than any other pocket knife if you tried to cut something hard and rust much worse if not cleaned after cutting food, or simply existing in humidity.
It's a glorified pocket knife. At the end of the day, it's just a tool. You can get Italian switchblade Stilettos in the US, by the way, imported from Maniago Italy. Frank Beltame, Armando Beltrame, Angelo Campolin, AKC, etc.
I’ve been seeing these knife videos saying how different styles are illegal everywhere but in reality they’re legal more places than they aren’t in the states at least
BTW, if you own a stiletto/switchblade you should always store them open as the spring has a "memory" and will weaken if kept in the closed position over time..
Being curious, I looked up the knife laws in my state:
- There are no forbidden or restricted knives.
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Texas?
@@matthewcantu3127 Not TX, but it is in the west. 🤠
Buster Sword time
Based, I kneel
In my state, automatic knives are perfectly legal. In fact, the ONLY blade that is illegal to carry concealed is a Bowie knife (very clearly described in law) but only if concealed. Carried openly, any blade is A-Okay.
I have several automatic knives, assisted opening knives, small and large fixed blades, etc. While I appreciate automatic knives for their history and cool-factor, however, they're not really any faster to deploy than an assisted opening knife and slower still than a fixed blade. The laws banning them, at least in the US are based on a perceived threat from legislatures watching too many fictional movies and not based in reality.
Here in Tennessee we can carry any type of automatic knife.
Legislators are not afraid of knives, rather they are afraid of us. So, it is all a con game of perceived authority versus a complacent public. Take away the TV's and beer and things will get real nasty for them. Just joking, but you can see what I mean.
Ballistic knives are the only thing you can't carry in my state.
@@vernaracey1174indeed
Oregon?
"ILLEGAL WORLDWIDE" -> Legal to own in over 40 states in the US. Somebody didn't do their research.
Bro the US is not the World, 1 counrty were its sometimes legal😂
@@tilschael3237😂
@@tilschael3237 in Austria its legal too
this is a channel of a Russian blogger who translates videos into English using a neural network and makes money from monetization, and the script is written by chat GPT
I quite like my switchblade for cutting plants to make into teas. I bought it very sharp during my edgelord phase and kept it that way almost obsessively even after I chilled out. It’s a surprisingly good cutter and one of my favorite little utility knives.
You can buy own and carry these knives in most states in the US
@Christopher Moltisanti find an outside source,
@@buster1173 In a lot of states. Illinois being one of them. You can only carry one if you have a valid FOI card
Most illegal non explosive projectile weapons are decriminalized in the u.s
@@stuckinstuff1814Would've had to be criminal in the first place to be decriminalized.
@@jraymond3218 lols
What needs to be banned is the conduct of people and not inanimate objects 🤷
Ask your King in London
@@454FatJack thank goodness that I am away from London and we have no king or queen. I feel sorry for them though and it really sucks to live under such rules that only benefit criminals and the elites who doesn’t care since they are always protected 🤷
Good luck doing that
YES, make them LEGISLATE their feelings! This will basically solve our problem for us.
Preach king 👑
I use one but as a utility knife for all sorts of things around my house. I dont wanna use the kitchen knife for cleanliness purposes and since it has a stiffer spine compared to a box cutter, I can use it for opening packages, poking into small crevices for whatever reason like retrieving an item, using it as a lever, and a multitude of other stuff that I cant remember.
Switchblade knives used to be more strictly banned across the country. The laws in most states have laxed on automatic knives, as they've become more widely produced. The original reasons for switchblades being banned was because politicians thought they were scary looking and media portrayed them being more involved in gangs than they actually were. In reality they're a beautiful knife with an interesting, yet controversial history.
Fact is, most folding knifes of any make, I can open very fast with only one hand... most people who grew up in the rural areas of the United States can... you're working on the farm, have one hand occupied and need to use a knife, you are taught at an early age how to use you thumb and to flick them open.
The main advantage of a switch blade is one hand opening.
So many of the knives featured in this video game are based on appearance rather than fighting capability. However, all knives can be dangerous.
You know that you can open assisted and regular flip knives one handed pretty easily right?
@@sircumference8281 yep
@@sircumference8281 minimal practice, too. Something that once learned, it's the only way you will anyways.
@@sircumference8281 Hell if you use a folding knife with a wave feature it can be deployed faster than an automatic knife and reliably without practice. Also if you choose something like a cold steel AK-47 it is a strong knife that has a practical use in defense or survival usage. Personally however the only type of knife I carry is a non locking folder with a blade bellow 3 inches in length but then I live in the UK.
Can open my buck with 1 hand
Stiletto's were so trendy for a while, but I never felt comfortable with one. I think they're better used as letter openers. If you're gonna carry a knife to protect yourself, there are far better options.
It's also there's many better option to carry as self defense than a knife too. Knife is mostly tool, yeah deadly tool but knife is really not good option to carry as self defense weapon since it basically very short range tool, which is really risky, and you can end up get into trouble with authority if they found out you carry one to begin with.
@@Ilyas-ty6cy Personally I prefer a halberd for self defense, it has much better range and can be used in different ways.
@@joostdriesens3984 Dude! if a weapon like that is allowed to carry everywhere you go without any authority would arrest you, that would be my choice too.
@@joostdriesens3984 I prefer the M16, I usually put it in my backpack when I go to school.
@@Ilyas-ty6cy Does this still hold true for a machete?
A thousand comments, so maybe it has been mentioned before, but the Finnish "puukko" style knife got its shape and name also in the middle ages, and they are still extremely common in Finland. In fact I imagine every household, which is not super urban, will have one or more of them. Finnish language indeed also has a general word equivalent to the English "knife", but "puukko" is a separate word that refers only to its own type of knife that every Finn would recognise. So, yeah, that would be one of the few knives the video author briefly mentioned.
Thank you, I appreciate that.
Pukkos are fantastic general purpose knives 😁
I have one from Moira of Sweden and it's about 60 years old and still my go to camping and hiking knife
4 months later the number grows to 1.7k
@@richardcostello360 it is actually Mora, and that brand is so well known that some people refer to puukkos as just moras
"Turning a completely peaceful knife into a deadly weapon" - that made my day😅
Another common misconception: A bulletproof vest will protect you against stabbing weapons. Actually, an icepick is far more likely to penetrate a bulletproof vest than a bullet.
A bullet gets tangled up in the kevlar, an icepick will just push through between the fibers.
You need a stabproof vest, which uses overlapping plates, to protect yourself from stabbing weapons. Unfortunately those vests are not bulletproof. There are combination stabproof/bulletproof vests out there, but those are often too thick to wear unnoticed.
I have a suit that's both bulletproof an stab proof , it does however make running up stairs to avoid a deadline take an eternity.
@@jugdish_zboy600well a "bullet vest" with ceramic plates is technically stab resistant I wouldn't want to be a copper doing the rounds of his town 😂
Hot, heavy, freaking heavy and generally uncomfortable for a prolonged period
Yeah, like working with cut-resistant gloves, when nails pierce thru with nearly full force!
If its soft body armor probably not but lvl 3+ or lvl4 plates are gonna stop most knives
it depends. "bullet proof vest" and "bullet" are way too broad terms here. anti personal ammos, such as hollow points, are stopped by basic kevlar protections, because they "mushroom" on impact and can't just tear the kevlar by pushing through. normal full copper or copper jacketed bullets also have a very high chance of stopping on kevlar protections depending of how much they "mushroom" on impact too.
before you go to plated armors, the best you'll find are level 3a protections which stop[s pretty much all handgun calibers.
now when it comes to bullets that are harder (better?), faster, pointier, such as rifle rounds, you will need hard plates to stop them.
any ways, a kevlar only ballistic protection will nearly always be thick enough to block cuts, but will do nothing against a stab. stabbing a knife just pushes apart or cut the kevlar threads, and kevlar's only ability to block thing is its high tear resistance.
The first switch blade I ever saw was in the 1950s a man called big Jim had it and I was just fascinated by it while I was looking at it another man started hurting me by pinching me at first Jim told him damit leave that youngin alone he's just interested in this knife!but he kept pinching me and big Jim went after him with the knife and he ran like hell. When you are little and someone sticks up for you, you never forget it
That other man's name? Albert Einstein.
@@city_of_coompton6832 I don't deem the other man important enough to ever say his name, that would give him importance he doesn't deserve,it was about 40 years before I saw another switch blade exactly like big Jim,s ,but the moment I saw it I knew it was going home with me because it reminded me of Jim
Did big Jim end up in jail by any chance?
@@grottybt5006 nope, and he wouldn't tolerate anyone abusing a child in his presence. Killed his own son for abusing his grandkids! The cops came out to the scene and interviewed everyone, and basically said good job taking out the trash old man, have a nice day
@@pughoneycutt1986 great story, police were less serious with charging back then. My grandfather shot a man trying to break into their house with a bat, he survived. The cops told him next time to shoot him dead and drag his ass inside so he wouldn't have to go to court.
From my limited understanding, the three sided blade knives shown were termed a "devil's spike". This was due to making a wound that was less likely to close - and heal. A two sided blade (common dagger) creates a wound like a slot which has two sides that can be pressed together to create a seal to stop bleeding. The third cutting edge prevents this and becomes much harder to supply first aid or long term healing.
This is something I had repeatedly heard over a couple of decades and was accepted as a common fact. But then I read a meta-analysis on knife stabbings covering dozens of papers and decades of warfare. The notorious triangular blades don't result in worse patient outcomes. In fact the idea that the triangular wound made it very difficult for clinicians to close the wound is total nonsense. Patient outcomes derive from what internal organs or arteries have been penetrated, at that point stitching the entry wound is almost immaterial.
@@beardedchimpbut historical evidence disagrees with your statement.
Triangle or square (or anything that's not a "flat wound" ) is a bitch to stem the bleeding from
@@richardcostello360It's more difficult yes, and it's more likely to rip back open, but not impossible like some rumors claim.
But the thing is that most victims of stabbings in times of war die from the initial stab and don't make it back to the doctor to be patched up. Especially in medieval times where hand to hand combat was more prominent.
The extra hassle of forging a triangular blade (no easy task) and keeping it properly sharpened (more difficult when not a flat 2 sided blade) was not worth the effort when the plan was to kill the enemy here and now. After all what's the point of them dying of infection if you are already dead.
Moreover, the extra material needed means you would make ~1/3 less blades per batch of material. Limiting your ability to arm your army.
This is a common misconception. Trilobal/Triangular blades are not more difficult to suture than wounds caused by flat blades.
@@richardcostello360 the shape of the wound doesn't really matter and a flat blade can cause similar wounds if you just twist the knife once it's in there, hell a flat blade can cause even worse wounds if you just draw it through the body as you pull it back out.
What does matter is that triangular or square cross sections make the blade more rigid (and thus better at penetrating deeply or through tough materials), and the point less likely to break.
I've been carrying a Benchmade Automatic knife for a couple of years, and really like it. It's not a stiletto, since I don't need to go around Sticking folks, fish nor fowl. I live on my Dads old farm that we've had since about 1880, and I have horses and a few large Dogs. I no longer do Livestock except for 7 Pasture Ornaments, A few Rideable Horse Critters and the rest are Rescues. Even at 73 I still handle Feed and Hay, especially in Winter, after the first Frost. I love the way I only need one hand to deploy the blade. Mine has a pocket clip that holds the knife quite securely, with about 1 1/2 inches sticking out of my front jeans pocket, making it very easy for quick access whether one hand is occupied or not. Since it's a Benchmade, the Steel is high quality and holds an edge quite well & part of the Lifetime Guarantee is that they'll Laser Sharpen it whenever you dull it, but I'd have to send it to send it back to them for that service, and I ain't doing without it for that long & can manage to keep it sharp on my own. It cuts well and is easy to operate, & about 10" long when opened so it's big enough for about any job, but light enough not to be too heavy for EDC. If I'd known how useful it is and how much I'd like toting an Automatic is, I'd have gotten one ages ago. At just under $200, for an old Goat Roper like me, that's quite Spendy for a knife, but I freely admit I've Pissed Away more than that for stuff that went immediately into the Junk Drawer after I played with "it" for a while, but no chance this one will suffer the same fate. I carried a Schrade Old Timer(the big two blade version) since I got out of the Navy in 1973, and got back to the Farm. They're now $100+, and I have one in my truck, but since Schrade changed owners, I found the metal to be too soft and switched to Case, and it still takes 2 hands to open until used enough to slightly weaken the flat spring, and then enough practice to open it with one hand, plus my hands aren't as strong as the used to be, making my Benchmade Auto even more of a welcome add to my EDC. I know there are a Gazillion other makers who put out fine quality Cutlery, but Schrade, Case and Benchmade are the only 3 knife brands I've used. I like Blades and have collected several Civil War Swords, A War of 1812 Sword, and a handful of Bowies & a few Native American repurposed Wagon Spring knives, plus a couple of Tomahawks, and I like every one very much, and simply holding them in my hands gives me a lot of pleasure, but if I could have One and Only One Knife, I wouldn't have to think about. My Benchmade Auto "Fits My Pistol" to a T
As an owner of a stiletto i can say that they are strong in terms of mechanism. Also, if well sharpened, they can be a really serious weapon.
Thats the whole problem… in the knifeworld, a knife isn’t a weapon… it’s a tool, even in a self defense situation, using a knife is a dumb idea
I had a stiletto and i didnt really care for it, even though i bought an expensive brand, the blade still felt jiggly, and the button felt stiff, which made it feel cheap.
@@rickdeboer6615 "even in a self defense situation, using a knife is a dumb idea" yeah if you dont know how to use it your right theres a good chance it will be taken from you and you will be stabbed with ur own knife, but if you are trained to use a knife they are VERY affective for close quarters combat. why do you think every single army man in the world from USA to Russia to Northkorea every soldier has a knife of some sort.
@@sploomwhale9424 exactly, having a knife is still infinitely better than just your fists, also, you have the Chance of simply scaring someone away without any combat when wielding a knife
@@sploomwhale9424 The problem here is that if you're in a fight, and you're the first one to draw a weapon, you very quickly get in more legal trouble than they would. Next thing is that if the fight was one without weapons in the beginning, why make it bloody?
I'm in my mid 40's, I have a Solingen switchblade stiletto that I carried when I was in my late teens thinking I was a badass... Thing's got a damn good blade on it, in fact I still have it... It's been in my knife block for a lot of the time since I got it... Makes one hell of a paring knife.
Yeah, if still legal we would also see damast-steel or dynamic-steel variants these days.
I used to carry around a Coldsteel Ti-Lite. I fell in love with the stilleto blade. Its basically a sharp letter opener in your pocket, oddly great for tape and opening boxes lol
The Fairbairn & Sykes Commando knife was extremely useful both in terms of actual damage but also for very quiet situations. The Falklands were very useful to certain parts (no name, no pack drill) of the Argentinian fixed/trenches that we encountered. I suppose that waking up to every other comrade dying silently during the night is something that I’d rather not face!
@GeoffRowleySuperstar I see the troll has entered the room. Just to be clear, I wasn’t suggesting it was a regular occurrence but I am aware of a couple of claims (no idea if substantiated or not) but there’s always crap going on in the “fog” of war - even a little bun fight that wouldn’t be recognised as a war/conflict by my father/grandfathers.
Of course if you know better how about sharing your experiences?
@GeoffRowleySuperstar Sorry mate but throwing around insults, especially from a Saturday Afternoon Soldier, when you don’t have the faintest idea about my background would still place you at the top of the Troll Tree. Everyone has had to utilise a golok at some point, usually in Belize (as an example). There was nothing to prevent you carrying an F&S knife but the QM wouldn’t be keeping them on the shelves. Sorry if it doesn’t fit in with your memories, or service time as you don’t mention it. Take care Pongo, hope your retirement puts you in a better frame of mind for the future.
@@GeoffRowleySuperstara golok......mate noone is issued that in a Commonwealth army except our NorFor 😂
The closest thing you Poms have is a Kukuri that the Gurkhas have and they're custom jobs
In my state. Louisiana automatic opening knifes are legal. I live on a farm and use one every day to open feed bags and seed bags. Also to cut zip ties and string. It's very useful when you just have one hand free.
Switchblades (legally distinct term from the broader automatic opening knives category) are actually still illegal to concealed carry in Louisiana, but you can open carry them. AFAIK the law doesn't apply to what you do on private property though unless they owner of the property specifically prohibits weapons, SO as long as you don't forget to take it out of your pocket before leaving the farm prolly ok.
@@kylehenline3245 "When policemen don't obey the laws, there are no laws." ~ Billy Jack
@@tonyprice2256 Just because they have no legal basis to beat the shit out of you doesn't mean they won't beat the shit out of you. You don't need me to remind you that criminals don't follow laws.
I really find their ban to be pointless when pointing out that they are inferior to other knives in combat. But they are cool knives and the work around versions are neat. Personally, I prefer chonky bois because I want my knives to be useful tools first. But a tiny one for peeling apples would be a nice addition to the collection- if only
Piercing blades like stilettos style switchblades are many times more deadly and slashing weapons. Most people can survive but one good poke with an Italian pointy boi and your oil pressure drops to zero in nothing flat. It's actually the reason that Rapier style swords fell out of favor in Europe. Too many people were dying in Duels because all it takes is one quick stab from the piercing blade.
@@dmac1259 It's also why these Blades are banned in a lot of countries, their entire history of usage was to murder people . albeit it often times being used to grant the mercy of death to mortally wounded Knights it was still their exclusive use as Misericorde in the middle ages, they had no utility outside of it. It's also why they fell out of fashion, when the Knights disappeared, if you were wearing one of these you were wearing it because you wanted to kill someone or look like you wanted to kill someone.
Most bans are pointless.... Drugs are banned but more accessible than pepsi. Guns are banned but criminals don't care about the law. Incest is banned but I've slept with my cousin..
The funny thing is, the Switchblade ban of 1958 did Not ban these or switchblade knives, only the interstate sales of said knives. You can still own/possess/carry one in a majority of States.
@@jmackinjersey1 I live in a state with almost no knife laws and have had stiletto style switchblades mailed to me from other states. I guess it really depends on what state you're in even though shipping from one legal state to another legal state is still interstate commerce.
I purchased two in Rome and two in Venice, Italy this year. Packed them in my checked luggage and had no problem getting them into the USA.
Lived in Denmark for a few years. ANY blade longer than 5cm (2in) is illegal. Those disposable utility knives are illegal to carry around as a civilian.
Being a 90's kid, these are my favorite knives.
Having some experience with both body armor and trauma care, a knife will generally still do damage against a 'bullet proof vest'. The most common body armor is the 'soft' body armor, consisting of layers of kevlar. While this is great at stopping high speed objects, the knife blade will slide between/through the fibers. There is such a thing as a stab proof vest and if you shell out enough, you can get level 3A soft body armor that is also stab proof. Plate armor is pretty stab proof though...... that AR500 steel is not going to let that knife blade through.
What about a high powered crossbow?
@@tonyprice2256 to be totally honest, I don’t know. Based on my current knowledge, I’d say it would depend on the power and the head being used. A broad head would be most likely to go through, whereas a field point likely would not. A bodkin head with a strong crossbow would probably go through. Those are all educated guesses though.
@@TheOriginalCoolDad There are some very powerful crossbows these days that can shoot arrows at more than 500 feet per second and are very accurate at 100 yards. And yeah, you would probably want to use the best razor edge hunting arrows you can get.
@@tonyprice2256 absolutely true. I can best guess it on the basic ballistic qualities of the head shape, but from me is all guesswork. Would make a great video for someone knowledgeable though.
you can’t wear body armour on your neck and it’s a lot easier to put a blade in the neck than a bullet
I have a switch fishing knife. When you have a fish in one hand you can open the blade one hand, there is also a gutting blade. Very useful as a fishing knife set up
why am I finding this channel just now? this is so cool, but more videos on cold weapons please!
If the switchblade is made strong enough, it should be able to go through soft body armor. Kevalr does very well against bullets but tends to do less well against sharp, pointy objects.
Kevlar is useless against blades.
@@M60gunner1971 I believe that Kevlar, is actually supposed to be pretty good against cuts. It just doesn't do so hot against piercing/thrusts.
@@M60gunner1971 You are being generic there the actual true answer is it depends on the type of kevlar weave used. Some Kevlar weaves are great against stabbing and slashing attacks but weak against gunfire. Hence the UK police kevlar stab vests which will only slow a bullet are impervious to stabbing attacks.
@@M60gunner1971 When was the last time you stabled a Kevlar helmet?
@@M60gunner1971 Not quite, but narrow blades can be a serious problem.
These knives are not only crappy quality for any purpose they are not illegal everywhere in the world. Currently over 30 states in the USA have legalized automatic knives. Luckily there are many high quality, useful models available
@@squibload58 Beltrame are probably the best of the bunch, but they don't compare to Microtech, Protech or custom models Italians are novelty knives, not for any type of serious use.
@@1vjbknife I daily carry a Microtech Combat Troodon T/E...love it 😁😎
@@Craigx71 Africa is a continent and consists of 54 countries...the US is just 1 very large country.
@@squibload58 Number 1 country in the world for workers treated as slaves. Yes the US is number 1. UK sickdays unlimited take them when you need them + 28 days paid holliday from the first day of employment. That is for all workers no matter if they are full or part time.
@@Craigx71 What's your point? The video suggested that these knives were illegal to own everywhere in the world and they are clearly not. I am sure that there are other countries around the world that either do not care if you have them or have realized that it was only hype and non-sense that made them illegal in the first place. I do not know about the laws in other countries so I could not comment on them, but in the USA (no matter the land area) they are not illegal everywhere. If you have knowledge in this area internationally, why not share it rather than posting something that has no bearing on the subject matter.
They definitely aren't illegal in my home state of Indiana in USA because I own several automatic stilettos (similar to what James Dean had in Rebel Without a Cause). I also own even more dangerous blades like OTFs and knuckle daggers.
You can have them in California, too. Just have to be under 2 inches blade length for carry. Any length you want at home. Legal in every state. Even OTF.
I live in LA. They are available at a few cutlery stores.
I have a stiletto. I live in California and i bought it from an online retailer and had it shipped to me here in California where most weapons other than a rock or a pointed stick are heavily regulated or banned and I got it with no difficulty. I just bought it on a whim as a novelty. It's not good for much more than that.
SSSSSSHHHHHH!! They're already TRYING to get sticks (pointed or not) AND rocks registered, because (say it with me), "It will prevent crime". Don't believe that? Don't worry, they don't either.
I used to reside in The Peoplz Republik of Kalifornistan. (San Bernardino/Highland/Fontana/Ontario area) I left that place forever in 1980.
Sharp sticks and forked sticks were banned. Forked sticks could be made into a slingshot, which IS banned. So are blowguns. I thought it strange they banned blowguns, slings, sharp srticks/spears, and crossbows. Have a pocket full of rocks? Expect to be searched for a sling and/or slingshot.
However, it was perfectly legal at the time to carry a sheath/hunting knife with up to a 12 inch blade, or short sword with up to a 28 inch blade, or a 36 inch Saber on my belt. 🙄
The knives were banned in the US mainly due to two movies 12 angry men and believe it or not WestSide Story bc of the knife fight scene. Until this time automatic knives were utility knives often called sewing box knives and marketed towards women bc they were easy to open without use of a nail Nick in traditional knives
in the states, stiletto knives were banned due to switch-blade mechanism. this device would thrust a spring loaded blade strait out of the hilt and lock in place. replacing the blade with a stronger spring would allow quick stab wound to the intended victim with the press of a button and without the perpetrator needing to display any tell-tale or telegraph the incoming strike. in addition, people were filing the end-stops off the blades. this allowed the blades to become projectiles, often penetrating just far enough to lodge the blade completely inside the abdomen, allowing it to cut the guts apart as the victim was moved around.
Our legislature here in Texas saw fit to abolish all laws prohibiting all types of edged weapons.
Basically a sharp ice pick. The Stiletto is nice if you can aim for downward collar bone up into the armpit and lower abdomen or hit the thigh to immobilize them for a lung hit finishing through the base of the skull or through the top of the skull. If you keep the principle that it was to attack weak points on armor and that it wasn't made to be a slasher you should be fine just turn it side ways so you don't get stuck in the ribs.
A stiletto was originally intended to be thrust upwards through the abdomen with the heart being the desired target. They're not combative knives, they're best utilised for assassinations or concealment for a small number of defensive strikes.
Any man who comes for you with a knife held in a downward grasp as you described for a downward thrust knows nothing about knives! Keep trying though! A stiletto was intended for close quarter clinch battle where the stiletto became a silent, hidden and deadly finisher. Balanced on the balls of ones feet was the stance adopted...and the target was beneath the rib cage and up into the heart. No ribs in the way then!
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You watch a lot of TV huh
I have a large collection of Italian stiletto switchblades. It all started after having watched a James Dean movie decades ago.
That James Dean Movie along with West Side Story is why the idiots in the government made automatic knives illegal in the first place.
Great video!
I'd love to see your take on the Fairbairn-Sykes combat knife, the M9 bayonet, or the Bowie knife.
Well , you mentioned needing to inflict several stabbs to kill, that's kinda true , a sharp edge definitely helps. But in general, the blade is too short and not quite thick enough. You really need a longer blade than a 4/5 inch pencil.
That said , any small sharp knife can cut and disable movement in limbs, and the real value is in its concealability. The problem is everyone can see you going for your pocket lol
yea but if it's cold out you'd have your hand in your pocket already.
I can't believe you missed the obvious reference to the stiletto in the original '12 angry men'.
I often open a lot of envelopes and some packages. Looks like it will be a perfect tool for that. And over here in Poland it is called a Sicilian knife or "Sycylijka". I will get one eventually.
But it's made in North East Italy, closer to Slovenia than Sicily 😅
@@jessewjames-ym1rc Well, it is already part of the language. Nothing we can do about it. Just like Netherlands is still called "Holandia" in Polish by literally everybody despite official government requests from the Kingdom of Netherlands. Language is not a thing one can control.
Honestly I wouldn't buy it 😆
Just hop next door to Germany and get one of the world's best knives from Soligen
My friend just recently bought a new stiletto and it’s one of the nicest most sharp knives I’ve ever seen
If you have a well-made folding knife, it’s just as fast to open as an automatic knife. The difference is, it’s also easy to close.
What’s the difference between a rondel and a stiletto?
Ice Picks and knives are greaqt against "Bullet Proof" vest (as long as the metal plate is not contacted). Kevlar, etc. is for 'blunt' impact, like a bullet not a cutting edge or point. This was demonstrated way back c. 1970. Most vests are a weave which a point can push aside, or an edge can and will cut. It takes a special fabric to stop either a point or an edge. AND on top of that is the kinetic energy of the assault. There may not be a penetration, but there will be a blunt trauma.
This knife was called also misericordia. I was used not to stick into weak places, but penetrate armor near heart. To end life of a badly wounded enemy, literally "Put him out of misery". That's why misericordia.
You don't penetrate armor
@@adolfhipsteryolocaust3443 yeah you go through the cracks in the armor
kevlar is made for stopping bullets or other very fast moving objects. it doesnt fare very well against anything slower and it's fairly easy to just push a knife through it. something like plate armor worn in the medieval era is much better at stopping a blade as it not only is the material hard to stab through by hand, but the armor is specifically shaped in such a way that makes bladed weapons slide off much easier
After deployed, its no more dangerous than a fixed blade. People think its scary because it "clicks" open. If it was quiet, no one would pay any attention.
4” Cold Steel Ti Lite is an homage to the stiletto but so much better made. The blade is unfortunately too pointy for dressing small game, but sufficient for a rotisserie chicken or submarine sandwich in a pinch. Oddly enough the Ti Lite excels for lightweight, compact carry - the narrow design on blade and handle means much less bulk and weight. If you are looking for another cultural homage in same length, the Cold Steel 4” Luzon is equally light and only a little wider in the handle, but the curve in the blade makes it far more useful for road trip and camping food prep - it is much closer to a paring knife shape for cutting sausages, onions, carrots for simple Jetboil stove meals. For self defense, a narrow blade is much less damaging than a same length, but wider blade. There’s no need to bury it deep, no one wants to be cut, and old time fencing style techniques called for initially pinking the front upper thigh and then opening up some distance to see if that ends the fight (I’m in the run like hell first and get deployed, don’t turn and fight unless he’s catching up). Personally, I’m comfortable with stiletto blade designs and I’m terrified of Chinese kitchen cleavers.
You say that but these knives were ment to be a off-hand parry item that got picked up by "cloak and dagger" types
@@richardcostello360 it’s funny you would say that, in the 90’s a rumor got started that non declared CIA staff deployed in Europe and Eastern Europe would carry the slim Eagle from Al Mar. I can’t imagine them trying to deploy it. Nowadays I’m sure the would all be button release automatics. But I guess 6” versions are rare, and the nylon handle Ti Lite is so inexpensive.
rennaissance stilettos are very clearely daggers that fall into a cathegory of thrusting daggers, noone ever confused them with a sword
Lol this video is kinda all over the place.
In Texas you can carry any form of blade, brass knuckles, retractable batons etc.
As long as you are not a felon or engaging in illegal activities
They're not illegal everywhere. Tennessee made them legal to carry a few years ago, and then a year later, they passed a second law to specify that it is legal to give them to minors. In many states, they're legal to own, but not carry.
Funny enough some "bullet proof vests" are actually very ineffective against piercing/edged weapons. Soft armor made out of Kevlar without any inserts is one such example. It takes a little effort but a stiletto can pierce it. You need hard plates for that
Tats why you have "stab vests" buddy..... though if you've got ceramic plates in your "bullet vest" it does work.....but you suddenly have 20 kilos strapped to you
A weapon like any tool is the extension of the arm of the user. It is the user that gives purpose to the tool with his/her actions 🤷
I mean, it’s a good lesson in law in general: in the places where they were made illegal (and are still illegal) they never changed that law even once it became irrelevant. Governments are quick to ban and slow to ever remove those laws later, because it’s just not a priority for them, and rarely is it flashy or fashionable enough for them to gladhand their way through a press conference about it afterwards. There are exceptions (famously, prohibition and the assault weapon ban… but only because it expired) but in general, if you let them take something, you will not be getting it back no matter the circumstances. Think carefully about what you’ll let them take from you.
Legal to own in Oregon, legal to carry in a belt pouch or sheath.
Concealed weapon if carried in a pocket even if showing.
Same with balisong (butterfly knife)
Well there were other of medieval daggers that could come with blades just like the stilleto, like rondel daggers and bollock daggers which would honnestly be better picks for the job of armor pentration in a milliatary context since they allowed for a much more secure grip sow you could stab with much more force. Medieval stilleto's really were more of a civilian selfdefence option right from the start and honnestly that's even strechting it cause even in those times the stilleto had a reputation as a crimanals weapon good for nothing, but straight up murder.
There's a Bollock Dagger? I'd heard of a Bastard Sword but I didn't know about a Bollock (as in mens balls) Dagger? I'm off to do some research haha!
Ahhh now I know why it's called a Bollock Dagger, the guard is two ball shapes. Thank you for educating me, I'd NEVER heard of one. Now I want one haha!
@@davekennedy6315 yeh my respons to finding out what they are exactly. Like litterly I exactly said I never knew about these, but now I really want one. Also believe it or not, but those balles allow for such a good grip and edge elinment that it isn't strange at all that they were sow damn populaire. It's a highly under appricated type of dagger that doesn't get nearly enough love.
Funny but the stiletto in Italy wasn't this 😆
Middle Ages was a solid hunk of forged steel that had a thick cross guard, since it was meant to be a off-hand parry item to trap/restrict the opponent's weapon
The idea of this spring knife was only born in the 40's as a cheap and easy made tourist trinkets to sell by the millions to GI's that occupied Italy
@@richardcostello360 yeh what your talking about is a main gauche not a stilleto. A medieval stilleto is thin spike with a smalle crossguerd, but true there mostly made out of just metal. There tinny consilable daggers that acording to periode sources where mostly used with the intention to murder someon. The stilleto came around in late medieval times. A main gauche is a big hulking dagger with a curved or straight crossguerd to trap blades, a ring or basket on the side to help protect the hand and that was used in combination with a rapier in a dueling context. They became a thing after the medieval periode. There 2 compleetly opisits of the dagger spectrum. Also don't think that medieval people diden't have folding blades similair to the once we have. Look up navaja it's bassicly a massive medieval folding.... I would almost call it a short sword but not really, cause it's just a very little bit to tinny to call it that.
My stiletto does not rely on a button. mine is done by pushing the blade out. Still its only for "self defense" and scaring intruders. Im planning on getting a dagger instead to not worry about mechanical stuff breaking if it ever happens. The aesthetic of blades also intrigues me but I do agree that a pepper spray would be much more effective and less dangerous.
Protec Godfather, awesome and very sharp knife. I have the large blackout version with the tritium insert in the button and I like it alot. It's kind of tight, but I guess that's a good thing.
They look cool, but I had a lot of cheap switchblades as a kid and they always broke pretty quickly, more expensive ones might be more reliable, but my cheap paraframe with a thumb stud flicks out just as fast as a switchblade, but doesn’t ware out and break quickly.
I wouldn't use it for stabbing, not enough guard to stop it from slipping in your hand. They are more useful for cutting and slashing.
This is like saying you wouldn't use a gun for shooting because it makes a nice tack hammer.
A Stiletto is specifically designed as a stabbing/thrusting weapon. Its blade profile and length allow for nearly effortless penetration deep into vital organs.
It doesn't need a hand guard the body of the handle is enough to stop over penetration. Its blade isn't designed for the side loading cutting/slashing requires. Many Stilettos aren't even sharp their full length.
Switchblades are terrible for slashing most of them aren’t even sharpened at the edge but have an extremely sharp point for stabbing particularly soft parts of the body like the throat or abdomen
grip harder lol
Well If you hold it like a newborn kitten I imagine it would slip.. but If you hold it like a damn man, your gonna be good
Those Italian knife blades are similar to the more robust English version known to bowmen as a Bollock dagger. 3 or 4 square or round with a handle made from the fork in a branch. Almost useless piece of wood, now had a purpose
Back in the day when I was a pizza delivery driver some guy that I met at a bar gifted me a stiletto when he found out my occupation. I carried a pocket pistol on my right side and had my stiletto in my left pocket. Many times when I needed to I pulled the blade before the pistol because people in the areas that I delivered were used to people pulling a gun. When the knife came out they backed off quickly.
The Italian stilettos were used for a quick stab to the heart using an upward motion. The palm would support the knife while stabbing. Excellent weapon for defense.
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Ah. So that's why they are banned!
Italy here.
When I was young (fourty years ago) it was common to have one in pocket.
A third of my school mates had one. Some with otf pattern.
We were not troublemakers. Crime rate was higher only because our criminal organizations (four) had not yet changed their attitude (more finance and real estate, and less shooting).
But one day I found a strange pocket knife in a shop.
Was made in Maniago, and had three blades. From a picture in a magazine I discovered the name: stockman.
My choice since then. Now I edc a small model, its main blade is under 1.5 inch.
It is illegal to have one in pocket, and socially disturbing.
Days ago I emptied my pocket at job, searching a key, a colleague (a woman) screamed.
The Spanish 'Navaja' is very interesting and came before the Stilleto. Research those. A fighting amd utility knife.
@@jpeyrol5023 Bro is a whole-ass gangster
You learn something new every day. I have been keeping a Stiletto in my bedside table for decades now. By the way, by "Mercy Daggers" I assume you mean "Bollock Dagger's"? which were named so because of their phallic shape.
Hardly. There is general term for penetrating dagger - misericordia - that is said was used to finish gravely wounded enemy knights in heavy armor by stab through some armor slit - like visor in helmet. So called "coup de grace" or "put them out of misery".
@@mungo7136 Fair do's. So in other words, a Bollock Dagger falls into this category, as does a stiletto.
Never bring a toy knife to a gun fight.
I've bought a really nice one. There are also many knives with studs etc., on the blades so they can be opened one handed.
No I really don't understand why a knife off 8 cm long is forbidden.
You know, me kitchen knives are 5 to 7 times as long...
Video is not true, (pure bs) they got banned because the knife blade is to long...
Everything bigger than 5 cm is forbidden because it can be used as lethal weapon.
It takes more than 5 cm to reach your organs
Meanwhile, I've been concealing Kabar-class fixed blades under normal summer clothing since I was 12 years old and don't care about folding knives at all.
How do you do it?
There’s way more artistry and craftsmanship involved with a good folding knife than a good fixed blade, and the increase in durability is meaningless because there is no purpose you are using them for that a quality folding knife can’t handle. Plus they’re way more practical and way cooler since there’s so much more that goes into them.
@@puritydvoyd2978 Fixed blades can be deployed against an opponent who has you in a hold and are much safer and more reliable to deploy in combat in general. Fixed blades come in blade lengths of 6"-8" or more, allowing full penetration of vitals in any opponent from any angle through any clothing, giving them much greater slicing power, and making them useful for a much greater range of tasks than a folder. Fixed blades can be strong enough to stab through rib cages and skulls, pry open windows and crates, split wood, and be chiseled through hard materials. Fixed blades can be had in carbon and low alloy tool steels that can be sharpened with common stones. Fixed blades can have full crossgaurds to allow for the strongest possible thrusting without risking injury to the hand, and to block and parry another weapon such as a machete. Fixed blades can accomplish all of this while still being ergonomic for precision tasks like carving and field dressing game. Given that I have techniques for concealing large fixed blades under normal summer clothing very comfortably, I therefore have no use for folders at all. Fixed blades are superior in every way.
@@nobodyatall7039 how do you manage to conceal the fixed blade?
@@igorzisky You get a full body mirror and figure it out yourself. I have a dozen different techniques depending on my wardrobe and half of them I invented in highschool over 15 years ago. A real knife guy will figure out some way to carry a real knife. You wouldn't understand my preferred technique no matter how I explained it.
I bought one of those frank beltram stilettos in france, pretty cheap there. Been very happy with it.
I just bought one in the street today in mexico. And I'm from Arizona where you can legally carry guns concealed in your pocket without a license. It's great.
Switchblades and stilettos are no longer illegal in the United States. We in Indiana can have them.
arent they technically still illegal under the 1958 federal law
A thrust of 2" in a vital area will do the job, known since ancient times.
Yeah, the other guy might die from infection a week after he kills you if he can't get medical treatment.
@@nobodyatall7039 Or bleed out rather quickly. Might still get you, if he can function.
I love how all this ended somehow on cs. Incredible plot twist
In New Hampshire, Not only is every knife legal but it is state law that no town or jurisdiction may pass any restrictions on them.
Spain: has folding knives or "navajas" since always and it's even depicted in classic literature as a common tool and compact weapon used by everyone.
Italian guy: makes a long folding knive
The world: OH MY GOD THIS IS A REVOLUTION
Are totally different, in size, shape, opening mechanism... practically, the only similarity is that the blade can be folded back into the handle. there were folding blades found among the tools of Roman legionaries, they found older ones in Hiberia?
@@jessewjames-ym1rc Yeah man the other day I found a sharp rock I think you would also consider it a folding blade 🤣
@@VRWarLab Delete the empty space between https and the colon, otherwise it would delete my link
So this video pops up in my recommended and just by the title alone I already feel like this channel is untrustworthy and probably just clickbait.
Yeah. Happened to me just now. It popped up on my recommended too. I knew immediately something was off because I don't think any state in the US bans these knives. Maybe individual cities like Chicago or something do, but there is absolutely not a countrywide ban on any knives.
We can openly carry rifles ffs lol. Making a knife illegal wouldn't do anything and it'd just anger collectors.
A switchblade, like a balisong, can be opened and closed easily with one hand. This is very practical, and would make it an ideal cutting tool. I emphasize the word "tool", for that is what a knife is.
"no one will ever use screws and springs during combat"
Guns: oh yea?
Stiletto knives are definitely not illegal everywhere. Bullshit title.
If I were threatened with one of these, I'd probably fight. If I were threatened with a bowie, I probably wouldn't.
Well the reason switchblades are good assassination type weapons is because they’re small and deploy fast….
And have a very good stabbing point so a suprise attack aiming for the abdomen or throat a switchblade can certainly inflict lethal damage very fast while being quieter than a gun it’s why criminals of a different time may have used it
I know it’s a bit boring, and I’m not your mother, but please just run. Fighting risks your life and theirs. Even if you’re skilled, it only takes an unlucky slash to the wrist or thigh to end it.
@@smartstudyingdoggo9031 right!!??? People say the darndest things you’re saying you’re gonna try to fight back against a dude who is attacking you with a blade that is basically designed for stabbing and quite honestly as a knife is only useful for killing…. Like you can’t say it’s a good utility knife or that you can cut meat it’s literally only good at concealing, deploying quickly, and stabbing
@@smartstudyingdoggo9031Running isn't always an option. Then what do you suggest? Just die?
It's perfectly legal to have stilettos, switchblades, basalong butterfly knives and swords and conceal carry or open carry them here in Florida. The only knife banned is ballistic knives like the Russian Spetsnaz use. The Spetsnaz knife shoots the blade out of the knife with very high force and will easily fly 40 feet! It's even possible to pin your opponent to a wall with one or shoot the blade thru them!
My Italian (original 1950's) switchbade is dangerious to the user. I once cut my finger on it when I didn't realize that my finger was in the way of the blade when it fliped out. Other than that it isn't a real dangerious weapon. It just looks like it is. It was banned for years in Wisconsin but not anymore.
There's so many high quality, 100% legal, manual, one handed opening (thumb stud/ flipper tab) knives available. Switchblades really don't make sense.
I bought a switch blade in Naples Italy back in 1970. Cool knife. I never carry it. It's just a fun souvenir.
Just to mention that in Estonia "fix-locking spring knives" with a blade up to 85mm long are perfectly legal. No matter what shape of blade or whether it opens from side or front.
In Chile no specific type of knife is banned to sell or own, but in urban areas you can't carry any blade weapon without a justification. In rural areas you can carry any blade, a stiletto, a machete, a longsword or a spear, if you want.
I have a file thats 3sided and has a very sharp tip it can easily be used as a stilleto/dagger and its technically a file took so u can carry it everywhere
These are absolutely not banned worldwide. I can literally mail order an Italian picklock and carry it in my pocket without breaking any laws. As a pragmatist, however, I carry a more modern automatic knife (daily).
The thing is, fixed blades are as easy to conceal. And something like a box cutter can be opened equally fast.
It's basically the same situation as with "assault weapons", rifles like the SKS or Mini-14 can be done with wood in the style of a hunting rifle, or a super tacticool black rifle with rails and attachments. And yet they're still the same rifle shooting the same ammunition and causing the same damage.
Fun fact, the switchblade law of 1958 did Not Ban the use, ownership, carrying/possession of switchblade knives, only interstate sales of said knives.
it's a nifty blade useful for lighter work: e.g. is perfect around a farm for cutting cordage, bags, peel fruits etc. provided it's good quality and doesn't open on its own accord in your pocket can be useful. indeed this can be done as well if not better with any small foldable knife but the same can be said of many things: it's matter of preference. imho i feel more comfortable with a small fixed blade like a mora knife. cheap, durable and take a good edge even in the field with little effort
One thing that wasn't pointed out: the original italian imports in the US had iron blades, not steel, which made them even less of a utility knife or weapon and more just an art piece or fashion accessory. You could cut paper and string with it, you could scratch your initials on the bark of a tree and of course anything harder than a pencil can stab and pierce skin, but they'd last much less than any other pocket knife if you tried to cut something hard and rust much worse if not cleaned after cutting food, or simply existing in humidity.
It's a glorified pocket knife. At the end of the day, it's just a tool. You can get Italian switchblade Stilettos in the US, by the way, imported from Maniago Italy. Frank Beltame, Armando Beltrame, Angelo Campolin, AKC, etc.
I’ve been seeing these knife videos saying how different styles are illegal everywhere but in reality they’re legal more places than they aren’t in the states at least
BTW, if you own a stiletto/switchblade you should always store them open as the spring has a "memory" and will weaken if kept in the closed position over time..
True. That’s why double action OTF’s will always be superior 😌
I had one the exact same looking just like those as a kid ,because it was really a comb for hair .does anyone else remember those?
for combat purpose my main concern is the blade coming back down on my fingers or bending in combat making me think its not safe or reliable.
Just FYI no blade is illegal to carry in the Lone Star State.
In UK these were called a flick knife. I bought one on hols in Spain about 40 years back for collecting’s sake, never carried or used for any purpose.