TOPS Taliban Takedown Knife Review w/ Training Included
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ส.ค. 2024
- The Taliban Takedown Tanto knife from Tops is battle prepared and can be carried in multiple ways. This is a knife designed with one sole purpose in mind. #topsknives #tantoknife #combatknife
The ironic thing is, the common thing with TOPS always used to be how they had great knives but terrible sheaths. I checked some older models on their site and see they've updated the sheaths finally (specifically the Bootlegger models). So cool that they've turned the weak point with the sheaths around!
Right on 🙂👍💯
Awesome review as always thank you for sharing!
Always a joy to review Tops Knives! An ever bigger joy to carry 🙂
6:10 For me that depends. I prefer slowly walking backwards with my off hand in front of my main hand, so I can deflect and grab. And with my main hand sort of semi in front of my chest, so I don't get my main hand tangled / grabbed and have it out of the way / have my vital organs protected instead of taking an offensive stance. I can also switch stances while slowly backing up and point the pointy end of the thing to where strikes / grabs come in; instead of attacking myself. I prefer to be entirely defensive for personal reasons, at some point the attacker will stop trying or collapse; in the best case scenario. Mind you that I would, of course, also try to get away first, and only if that's not possible I would have to become a hedgehog.
But then again, you gotta use what works best for you, but maybe I could give some inspiration for a sort of wider view / broader picture. So for me it's ice pick and defending. For me it is more about protecting myself and less about trying to end the threat with risky offensive maneuvers.
Love to see a review on the Apache Falcon or the Moccasin Ranger
Sweet blades!
I got large hands, but thin hands, so I never had any problems holding small knives myself personally.
I sometimes have problems finding the right sized gloves though. lol
Not much out there that fits well enough in finger length + palm fatness (sorry, I ran out of words).
Trying to decide between this and the SAW-02 you recently reviewed.
I would get the saw my friend it’s easier to carry
@@411Outdoors Thanks for the reply. After watching more reviews on the TT, I realize the blade is chisel ground,!which is the main thing that steered me away from Emerson knives.
so i have 1 already in my amazon cart lol but having just been on vacation visiting the Gettysburg & Antietam battlefields got to wait for the next paycheck. but i did take my TOPs Street Scalpel 2 & Spartan Alala along for the trip made for great EDC
That’s sweet! 🙂👍
If they madd it in a standard grind i might be more into it but its still pretty cool. Chisel grind is more something for woodcraft in my toolbox. Oh btw not all knife fighting systems are weapon hand forward. A whole lot use the left hand as a shield especially with a jacket wrapped around it. Think about it, if the other guy has a blade too & he cuts your weapon hand &/or arm then what? Kali/Arnis or Mexican Bowie knife fighting would both be a good example.
I’ve only had two knives with this type of grind. It’s definitely a different bear
New name: TOPS 411 LLC 😮 So many TOPS videos，lol :)
😂😂 settle in for the ride brother. I reviewed for so many budget companies that never called me or thanked me for reviews or sent me anything. Tops has been treating me right. Might just review them all 😂. I’ve got a hardcore budget review coming out today
6:10 I actually fight coordinated hand forward. Mark Hatmaker always was a proponent of this.
Great knife for fighting! 🥰
How about the TOPS Mountain Spike though?
Not to compare these two, but I am thinking about getting that Mountain Spike as a longer beater. Got the FDX 66 as a short beater (utility) and I personally love that little devil. None of those two I am considering for self defense by the way, just regular stuff I don't want to use my good folder for, which would take much longer to fix and also more mental pain.
Unfortunately hardly anyone reviews the FDX 66, and that saddens me greatly. Maybe people don't like it as much because it's not made for fighting and fairly thin for a TOPS knife. It's my perfect back up / beater fixed though, can't even notice it next to the belt buckle it's so compact. And no, it's a literal backup / beater and not something to work on something for extended periods of time. And trying to fight with it ... well, good friggin luck haha.
Me being German I never carry a knife for self defense by the way, just to let you know where I'm coming from. Pun not intended. But I will admit that I would edc a gun if I was living in the US of A and at least own several if I had to live there. Here I feel very secure, and it is insanely safe. That being said I only take out knives for utility. Where I live there is no robbing and house invasions are practically unheard of here. Et cetera perge perge.
Great 👍 👍👍
Thank you! Cheers!
@@411Outdoors cheers bro 😎 keep going with the great work 👍
I've always had a bit of interest in this knife because of the chisel grind - not enough of those going around
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Don't have the tops knives Taliban takedown a good night for its size specially with a little bit of serrations but at some point I might have to buy myself one normally I just carry my Cold steel recon 1 and the tops m1 midget as like a backup to my pocket knife but I can say your review for the knife is not bad pretty good 👍👍👍👍
Thanks my friend!
What about the Ranger Bootlegger ?
I don’t have that one, but it’s a heckuva blade! Love Tops knives
7:46 That looks a lot like offensive trying to kill type of movements. But I guess in the USA if someone is trying to kill you, or just trying to beat you, then you trying to kill them counts as defense.
Could get a little tricky in court I imagine, if someone was going at you with fists and you start stabbing them in the throat out of nowhere.
And sorry for pulling legs sometimes!
Good analysis, my friend. I consider it an ambush style.
She’s such a beautiful thing to hold in my hand till my wallet is partially full again😂Now my mind has changed again due to to the way such a good quality knife is presented by someone who knows his stuff ❤
I appreciate you, my friend! have a blessed day
Dig it
Which is better, this or the SAW ?
I think the saw is a little more practical for every day carry
"Down with the thickness" LOL. Good review. I wish the TOPS were a little more affordable.
Very understandable🙂👍 thanks for stopping in my friend
I was interested in a similar, smaller version of this called the SAW- tanto point with short serrations... also very nice and utilitarian. Check it out.
Holds the knife well in the hand because it has no finger guard?
Though I do some traditional grip work with it, I believe these are primarily designed as an ice pick reverse grip type base with thumb brace to pierce through a lot of clothing
@@411Outdoors Yes, that's what I thought. Thanks for the information. Have a good weekend greetings from Europe Nantes 🇫🇷
@@MrWaex greetings!🙂
What do you think about Cold Steel Voyager XL Tanto as a self defence knife ? Is tanto better option for "piercing styled fighting" then clip point ? Im gonna buy one of them so im really interested in your opinion ! Thank you in advance !
Hello my friend! I’m sure it’s rocksolid blade as I have seen it before. I’m not the biggest fan of folding knives just because I don’t like moving parts but that’s just me. I would much rather have a fixed blade for self-defense and a folding knife for work.
@@411Outdoors Absolutely agree, just not comfortable for me to carry fixed blade. So what about blade shape, should i choose tanto or clip point for better penetrator knife ? (in knife fighting for self defence). You are truly aware of this topic, + 1 follower !
@@sabasaba1818 awesome thanks bro! I believe the point driven is most effective in defense esp with people wearing layers. Therefore tanto definitely because they pierce as good as any
do they sell those on the spot adjustable clips separately? what are they called?
I’m not sure because they seem to be deeply interwoven into the sheath
that name makes it a non-starter for a self-defense piece
Name shname.
if my tiny knife is over 100 bucks it better have elephant tusk in it and gold plating
Check out that new loner... it makes this look like a sissy knife.
A new one! Oh wow I will
Dude, what are you talking about? Night fighting out front if you're going to win a knife fight they shouldn't even know you have a knife until it's too late.
Not sure what you’re referring to but definitely the element of surprise is paramount in just about anything. Drills are just drills
Good knife review there , smooth tanto blade , looks more like a stone grind finish by looks .behat a name they gave looks like it was majorly used in Taliban mission operations.
Yo brotha try to get your hand on the damned designs fixed blades very good imo