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Combat knife... What the actual fuck.

Seen in this clip

https://xcancel.com/KamalaHQ/status/1846373568013029457

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[–] MTK@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Isn't that a belt cutter? (hook knife)

You can also see the glass breaker, it's very common for these knifes to have a belt cutter and a glass breaker

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 42 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Dual purpose. Actually I tried to look up what they list it as and all I came away with is the perfect discovery of it's pricepoint:

"20% off"

[–] nnullzz@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So they’re offering 20% off the $69 price? Because 185 -> 69 is more than 20%. So then it’s just a clearance item. A shitty clearance knife.

[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 33 points 1 month ago (3 children)

189 -> 69 is also not a $135 savings

[–] jettrscga@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

20% off $69 makes it $55. $190-$55 is $135 savings.

The savings seem correct, it's just really confusing.

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

Everything about it is obviously wrong. I've never seen a better metaphor for american conservatives.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago

That shit isn't worth $10.

[–] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Exactly what it looks like, yeah.

Which, as far as I've ever heard it, would make it a "folding utility knife". I've also never seen a combat knife without a fixed blade, because... "Hold on let me just unfold my pocket knife so I can combat you!"

Any folding knife, again, as far as I've ever seen, would be more likely to be called a tactical knife. Which is just another word for utility folder IMO.

[–] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Tati-cool. Useless in practice.

[–] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

Eh, depends. I used to carry a similar knife when I was a vol FF, because seat belt cutter + glass break is handy, and the blade worked better for clothing caught in something than the belt cutter (belt cutter works best when its taut and flat, since its basically a coupon cutter).

Worked just great for the intended purpose. What its not, however, is more than just a utility folder.