Dec 2, 2012 · Karambit- great for self defense, terrible as utility blade Balisong- better for utility, not as good as karambit in defense/fighting. Just my opinion, having had/have both types.

Jul 8, 2017 · Are Karambits Legal In IL? A switchblade karambit appears to be illegal in Illinois under 720 ILCS 5/24-1 (a) (1), which forbids possession of a knife "which has a blade that opens …

Nov 18, 2014 · Especially with karambit style knives. When carried in the tip down method, the top (where the spine would be if it weren’t sharpened) edge could be used via a quick jab slash method. …

Oct 17, 2015 · A karambit knife is a knife with a curved blade that resembles a claw or tooth of a predator. It can either be a sheathed fixed blade or a folding blade. Is it legal to carry this type of …

Dec 25, 2001 · Been a while since I bought something nice. Back in the day, I owned a few Benchmade balisongs. I understand they are now untouchable. Would love to own one again. As far as Karambit …

Nov 13, 2014 · Karambit is less useful than straight knife in hands of untrained person, but also a better weapon in hands of trained person. Untrained person will most likley just stab, and you can stab …

Aug 14, 2014 · Karambit is strictly a fighter. I see almost no utility use for them at all. Most other knives can do double duty as a self defense tool if needed and a utility knife. They are not useless. If you …

Aug 13, 2016 · A Karambit is a full hawkbill, so it's entire blade is a recurve. A curved blade that is curved inward, which is the opposite of most curved blades, which curve outward.

Jun 23, 2017 · A traditional Karambit design, made by Traditional Filipino Weapons In the prevailing years since my personal collection of various traditional and non-traditional folding and fixed-blade …

Sep 13, 2016 · I wanted these knives so bad, as I practice KALI daily and used the karambit for hooking practice. I noticed the lock failing in practice months ago but wrote it off, until late I tried the same …