Re:Who is the greatest knife steel metallurgist of all time?
by enchiridion on Thursday July 16, 2020 @04:39PM
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It is a bad idea to rely on it in any sense for protection, unless you are mentally and physically prepared to use it.
The best option is always to run if you can. Everyone loses in a knife fight.
Re:Who is the greatest knife steel metallurgist of all time?
by econcon on Friday July 17, 2020 @02:08AM
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Unless you are trained in knife combat unlikely you'll be able to use it effectively and risk your knife being against you by the attacker.
Re:Who is the greatest knife steel metallurgist of all time?
by vvanders on Thursday July 16, 2020 @08:12PM
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Yup, the laws around knife possession/self defense are much worse than many other things, at least in the US. As the OP mentioned running is a better choice and only if no options existed should you even consider it.
(not a lawyer)
Beyond self-defense, which is a fairly obvious use case for any "weapon," I've used my pocket knife to cut loose threads from clothing, open plastic packaging that broke a good pair of scissors, removing stickers, splinters, and even as a makeshift screwdriver (in a pinch).
You can do almost all of those with scissors, but are you going to carry a pair of scissors in your pocket? Probably not.
Beyond that, there are emergency scenarios you may never run into, such as cutting seatbelts, clothing, or stuck shoelaces -- again, better to have it and not need it...