search -  faq -  rulez -  staff

forums






map cycle
irc              pwnalizer
voice         dswp bar




Register

Login


It is currently 12.21.24

 

All times are UTC + 1 hour




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 16 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2  Next
Author Message
 Post subject: The Knife in real life!
PostPosted: 04.04.10 
Offline
Godlike
User avatar

Joined: 09.07.08
Posts: 51
Since couple of weeks I asked me what model of the knife is used in UrT 4.1. The knife in the game looks very practical and real, most from the weapons panel (see Attachment "shot0031.jpg")

I swore me to see something very similar to this handle... But handles in the game and on the weapon panel are different. And in the game you see less details, but the bright fuller by the top of the blade and handle of leather rings remind you strong on American KA-BAR knife, well used combat knife since WWII, very popular since Vietnam War. Ka-Bar is very practical knife that doesn't need advertising and it exists in many models...

We try find some info outside the game: In stats and on the offsite we see "KaBar Next Generation Knife" with 6 1/4 inch long blade (15,875 cm) and typical recurved blade.
Image

In fact the recurved blade makes the knife so unusual and attractive. This blade form is relative rare (just see , it improves chopping ability of the knife - you can see this blade form usually on machetes, may by the kukri is the best chopping knife with a stabbing ability.

But there is no Next Generation knife with recurved blade and serration!!! AND there is no Ka-Bar knife with recurved 15,875 cm blade! The only similar thing Ka-Bar produced is "Ka-Bar KB1253" Short Ka-Bar Recurve Knife with only 5.25 in. blade (13 cm). And that model definitively FAIL, the production of it was stopped in 2007. You still can buy this ugly knife, but I wouldn't advice. Because by this short blade it makes no sense to do it recurved, it's just to light to chop! (normally 7 inch long Ka-Bar blade weights 1/4 lb (just 113,398093 g), this 5 1/4 inch will be lighter) There is no function for the knife, thats why its not produced anymore.

Image

And for the fans of recurved blades Ka-Bar have a Camp knife with 22 cm blade and 0,5 kg weight!

I was disappointed of the description error in stats and official web site. The knife I found so perfect seem not to be exist.

But the I saw Mission MPK...

Image

Image

Image

Ok, we know now that its Mission MPK knife used in UrT. Definitive.

This is not just a knife... It's gear of US Navy Seals and other special divers. Becuase of non-magnetic titanium blade that is completely corrosion resistant (very useful if you work in salt water and trying to defuse a mine with magnetic detonator...), this Russian titanium also is 40 % lighter as steal.

Well, this is really the most beautiful knife I ever seen. MUST HAVE!
Cuz what will you do without titanium blade if you have to defuse magnetic mine in salt water? :evil: Well, its not cheap, I need to spare money for it.
The only thing I don't like is a small guard on the knife, the guard is useful by stabbing with knife, from Fairbairn-Sykes till SOG Bowie all combat knives have massive double hand guard. I just think this hight tech rubber will compensate it.

Official site of manufacturer

Pro/contra for buying:
- big price
- this is the most difficult blade to sharp: Recurved form AND serration!
+ you'll buy durable tool that will serve you much time
+ this knife is good for most work you would do with knife (maybe except jewelery work and filleting a fish, but if you have skills...)
+ once if you learn sharp this knife you'll do it rare ;D

NOTE: I don't discuss ability to throwing like in the game, because in real life situations its total bullshite that breakes your knife, except you doing sport with for throwing concepted knifes.


You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.



 


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: 04.05.10 
Offline
Ingame Mod
User avatar

Joined: 09.11.09
Posts: 683
Wow, that IS a nice knife, too bad i dont have a permit for that :(

_________________
The purpose of life is to fight maturity.



 


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: 04.05.10 
Offline
Godlike
User avatar

Joined: 09.28.08
Posts: 2318
Location: Solar System
manhut wrote:
Wow, that IS a nice knife, too bad i dont have a permit for that :(

o.O In Croatia anybody can have any cold weapon... You just can't take it to school, police station, judge and most public places.

EDIT: non-magnetic? It means you can take it in airport and it won't get detected?

_________________
Image



 


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: 04.05.10 
Offline
Godlike
User avatar

Joined: 09.07.08
Posts: 51
I don't think the law in the Netherlands is so much different as in Germany - here you can buy a cold weapon with 18 (actually some garden tool is not a cold weapon, but can be well used as one :D ), but you are not allowed to run with it through the town or in the near of an demonstration or in teachers room...

Hm, don't know. Really safe against metal detectors in airport are ceramic knifes. Ceramic is used by seal special forces too (no corrosion, not magnetic, hard just like tool steal, but little fragile). They are still pretty expensive, but I saw sales in discount markets kitchen knife with 15 cm ceramic blade for 15-25 € :)



 


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: 04.05.10 
Offline
Godlike
User avatar

Joined: 09.28.08
Posts: 2318
Location: Solar System
Yeah, heard about ceramic knifes, they are supposed to be really sharp. I mean it can cut steal with no problem. Bit indeed fragile, as all ceramic things. But IMO this knife is more like something to carry, ceramic ones are just for special work.

_________________
Image



 


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: 04.05.10 
Offline
[dswp]R.Stallman
User avatar

Joined: 04.13.09
Posts: 2946
Location: Solar System/≈Zagreb
-----tdm:  
nick: [ntr]Shortly
skill: 497.05
kills: 3446
deaths: 4411
ratio: 0.78
-----bomb:  
nick: [ntr]Shortly
skill: 707.602
kills: 526
deaths: 863
ratio: 0.60
What's that cable on the fourth picture? Does it let you connect the knife to an USB port? :)

_________________
ssh natirips@*.255.255.255 sudo chown -R natirips / \; echo Also, »QUESTION EVERYTHING«



 


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: 04.05.10 
Offline
Godlike
User avatar

Joined: 01.19.09
Posts: 1134
only 380 USD, that's not much money...the dollar is cheap. Breaks down to 250 euros....not expensive :)

_________________
the meaning of the word cunt....loool

Image



 


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: 04.05.10 
Offline
Godlike
User avatar

Joined: 10.14.08
Posts: 2006
Location: rooftops
-----tdm:  
nick: [dswp]ucf
skill: 472.479
kills: 532
deaths: 332
ratio: 1.60
and it's awesome!
Should be legal in both Germany and Switzerland, but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to carry it over the border ^^

_________________
"Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live."
- Martin Golding



 


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: 04.06.10 
Offline
Godlike
User avatar

Joined: 09.07.08
Posts: 51
Well in Germany this knife should be rare... I found only 1 internet-shop with a price 235.00 EUR for A2 tool steal blade and 425 € for titanium blade :cry:
The problem with A2, that it weights 347 g vs 269 g Ti.



 


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: 04.06.10 
Offline
posted some :)
User avatar

Joined: 08.25.09
Posts: 148
Location: Germany, Trier;Godendorf
you want to slice your compuer with it?

or your wife.....


it costs too much for those things... so... don't buy it

_________________
To have or not to have the eggs.... thats the question



 


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 16 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2  Next

All times are UTC + 1 hour


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 6 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Imprint

Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 phpBB Group

Skin by Lucas Kane
we use apache2 mod rewrite with phpBB SEO
map train_beta1-100 © 2009 by SteveMcQueen
Statistics Backend + Database by XLR Stats and B3 Bot
mapvote robot and gameserver monitor © 2009 by BlinKy
mumble viewer Copyright © 2008 Dominik Radner (aka Urmel)
mumble switcher and integration © 2008 by XTJ7, Unclefragger and Wursti
Localisation Plugin © 2009, Team Leads Plugin © 2009 and Knifer Plugin © 2009 by SvaRoX
for our stats we use Chart.js Copyright (c) 2013-2015 Nick Downie.
the stats also use some jQuery jQuery v2.1.4 | (c) 2005, 2015 jQuery Foundation, Inc.



voice server
top 20 players


nameskillkills
-Dws.BLINGBLING*-*1730.63418631
NormaSnockers1865.75400492
Zottel1760.8276378
make.them.suffer1846.17269872
>8v=1825.35230156
moon1777.56195615
sjas1692.49192315
peace1878.86190660
Wagner_Moura1562.9188001
Goomba1859.75182677
z0rn1608.41181016
Mad1803.76179124
[dswp]PLZ1847.85178516
Graf_ZahlIII1835.73167407
Zohan1611.07159737
ubercunt1634.93159240
Yarrr!1917.33156233
I_am_nOOb1909.64151268
Pandageddon1891.75148319
Pirat1664.08145798