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Tmiles
82
Oct 3, 2016
Love the aesthetic, but this knife looks like it may be a little too large to be a practical folder. If i need a knife that big, I'd probably want a fixed blade.
MDDoge
296
Oct 3, 2016
TmilesCold Steel's large and extra large folders, being between 4 and 7.5 inches, are really marketed for self-defense as fighting/tactical knives. However, if you're not in the market for such a knife, they do have utility simply by being as large as a fixed blade with a strong lock while being easier to carry when not in use. Sure they're weaker than a fixed blade of similar dimensions, but if you live somewhere that doesn't allow fixed blades but has no folding blade length restrictions (I have no idea where these laws might be, just a hypothetical example) this could work as a large, almost compact utility knife.
Tmiles
82
Oct 3, 2016
MDDogeI can understand the marketing as a defence/tactical knife. The actual practical applications as a tactical knife are nonexistent however. Self defense i can see, but personally i think knives in general are a pretty terrible self defense tool apart from the scare factor. But there really is no reason to have a large folder in my opinion, because the only real reason most people would need a large utility knife is because they need the strength and reliability of a large fixed blade.
bedp
85
Oct 3, 2016
TmilesIt really depends on the blade design. Look at the buck csar folder. Pure utility design in a large size that can still do many of the tasks normally meant for a fixed.
MDDoge
296
Oct 3, 2016
TmilesI agree completely; a gun or baton makes more sense, though I'd rather have a knife for self-defense than absolutely nothing. My point is the Talwar and CS's other large folders do have use in the utility role, they just become somewhat more niche because they overlap with fixed blade territory.
The lock is strong and the construction is solid, so the only issue becomes that it's basically a single pin tang that is also a pivot, with 3 handle surfaces contacting the blade. I'd say it's personal preference whether the Talwar would fulfill a utility purpose in one's life, though for most probably not (the upswept blade doesn't help any either). It is pretty though :P
Keng
36
Oct 9, 2016
Tmilesthe reason i carry this is because a fixed blade with 5. 5" blade is too long to fit in a pocket. it's less obvious. i also use this to trim my nails so there's that.