$900 Tactical Knife (Gigantosaur)

[BIG-TARGET]

How about this for dubious value for money:
http://www.bayleyknife.com/bear.htm

Stick with BRK&T, J. Neilson, or Ernest Emerson. a better value for the moola!!!

 

[Goose]

How about this for dubious value for money:
http://www.bayleyknife.com/bear.htm

I am really searching for the right way to put this, is it me or does the sheath just look "camp"?

I just mean the look of it, looks like it would be on the belt of one of the village people.

 

[British Red]

Many years ago I worked in the antique picture game. A useful side to the business was providing insurance valuations. My boss was ever tactful and on a couple of occasions he described a painting as "a good example of its type". Being the new guy it took me some time to aske "what type of picture was that a good example of?". My vaguely intellectual arty boss (think Donald Pleasence in the the Great Escape) replied

"the type painted by an artist wholly lacking in talent, in a pitch black room using a live badger for a brush"

and wandered off.


This knife is without doubt, "a good example of its type"

Red

 

[willie]

I just mean the look of it, looks like it would be on the belt of one of the village people.

What do you mean Bear grylls isnt a member of the villiage people uppy_dog

 

[Shinken]

One thing we have all forgotten though. Obviously the design is flawed, but the craftsmanship looks to be exellent.

He has made what someone must want. And if someone wants one and can afford it, thats good too. Each to there own. If the maker is reading this and my earlier post then my apologies. And i would like to add that i havent been told to right this! i just feel bad:tapedshut

 

[Shinken]

And the Grylls knife looks like a good design to me, and top materials are being used. A little pricey though

 

[Rebel]

I'm no fan of Mr Grylls but his knife looks okay. There's nothing special about it in my eyes and at 350 quid it's way overpriced, I'd much sooner have a Fallkniven F1.

As for Fred Flinstone's bread knife, what can I say? Perhaps Damien Hirst could pretend he made them and bump the price up to a million.

 

[mark wood]

And the Grylls knife looks like a good design to me, and top materials are being used. A little pricey though

Thats exactly the comments generated on Bladeforums. It's not a bad knife but it's like the woodlore with a greatly inflated price for the name - should be about 100 quid or so.

It's also funny that Bear is endorsing a 350 quid knife whilst using cheap diving knives and Gerber folders (possibly a Wenger in one episode) in his programmes. They're still good telly though!

 

[fredcraft]

As a collector knife, it is beautiful IMHO, but the fact that it's being sold as "user" knife is leaving me a bit confused ...

 

[spamel]

As for Fred Flinstone's bread knife, what can I say? Perhaps Damien Hirst could pretend he made them and bump the price up to a million.

If he can display it with a dissected vole in formaldehyde and worcestershire sauce, I reckon he could sell it for billions!

 

[elma]

$900. . .

The "Gigantosaur" this has to be the most expensive and useless "tactical" knife I have ever seen. How useful would that blade be eh? lmao.
https://dstactical.com/product_info.php?products_id=828 :theyareon

I want one.........I'll probably hang it next to my RM Bush Shirt

 

[Aaron]

What a pointless waste of money. The only thing more stupid than the knife are the 'knife pornography' annoraks we all know who can and will buy such a thing, who sadly are often the people who are completely clueless about bushcraft and the actual practical use of knives. Instead why not spend your hard earned cash on a set of clubs and take up golf. Or better still buy yourself a mora knife for a tenner, which is probably a much more useful tool, and donate the rest to a needy charity.

 

[edispilff]

Oh it is the sad shape of edge evolution when form precedes function!
Can you imagine trying to open the top of a can with this?
It's probably safe to say that 100% of the people on this site purchase a knife with the intention of using it.
Can you see the advertisement at the bottom of the amazon detail page that says
: "people that purchased this item also purchased..."
and then the onslaught of beautifully useless items:
- damascus steel mouse traps
- diamond flaked camoflauge fingernail polish
- titanium wind powered flashlight (just keep running)
- combination leather belt shotglass holder and waterford crystal shotglass

 

[jojo]

I found another pic of this beauty Looks like you can fold the thing. I was trying to find out if it actually had a real purpose but nothing so far.

That's the guy who makes it. His other knives not so bad, just not my taste though. http://www.marzknives.com/index.html

 

[jamesraykenney]

How about this for dubious value for money:
http://www.bayleyknife.com/bear.htm

You know... I actually rather like the look of that one, but 350 British Pounds!!!
$350.00 would be pushing it over here...

 

[jamesraykenney]

WOW, the BIG SNARLY "J" is actuall NICE!!!

 

[jojo]

I was wondering why it is that this knife is getting such reaction? Is it because it offends our sense of esthetic, it is the price, is it the design that we see as pretty useless for our purpose? Or any other reasons? For me, my first reaction was looks ugly. I think it's meant to look "reptilan" and a art piece destined to be a drawer queen.

 

[Nightwalker]

I was wondering why it is that this knife is getting such reaction? Is it because it offends our sense of esthetic, it is the price, is it the design that we see as pretty useless for our purpose? Or any other reasons? For me, my first reaction was looks ugly. I think it's meant to look "reptilan" and a art piece destined to be a drawer queen.

I think I can tell you why and of course this is merely my views, but I think it has been echo'd by others on here:

• Its $900 / £450 I think that is way more than the vast majority of people will be willing to pay for a knife.
• And for that excessive price you get a knife that is practically less capable in design than a £8 Frost Mora.
• The knife is considered visually ugly by most who have posted here; another good reason why the $900 pricetag seems insane to me.

I think your right about the art-aspect of it and yes it looks like a true drawer-queen! lol. One concerning quote from the webpage I found it on: "They are working knives and as such only the best materials and construction techniques are employed." - Working knifes ! Yeah right it'll cut cheese (badly)! lol.

 

[spamel]

More like it will bludgeon cheese. That might keep Danzo happy!

 

[jon r]

"built with the user in mind" No no no! They got it wrong! It was made with Murder in mind!