| | |  | Hunting Knives | Home » » » » Cold Steel FGX Karambit | | | | | | | Description: | | Our Nightshade™ knives are light enough to be tied, tucked, or taped just about anywhere on one’s person. And, since they are impervious to heat, cold, moisture and extreme weather they are a natural to hide both inside and outside your house. They can be hidden virtually everywhere from the hedges and flowerpots in your yard, to the refrigerator, bookshelves, and closets in your house. Keep one in every room of the house, from the laundry room to the bathroom shower! With violent home invasions on the rise a strategically placed Nightshade™ could save the day, and even your life. | | | Features: | |
• Nightshade knives are lightweight, stowable, and impervious to heat, cold, moisture, and extreme weather
• Made from fiberglass-reinforced plastic Griv-Ex material, they are UV- and heat-stabilized for long-term durability
• 2.3-ounce weight, 7.5-millimeter thickness, 8.5-inch overall length, and four-inch blade
• Includes limited manufacturer's warranty; details included with purchase
• This item is not for sale in some specific zip codes
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 4.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 0.25 inches | | Product Height:
| 11.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.2 pounds | | Package Length:
| 11.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 52 reviews |
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138 of 147 found the following review helpful:
 Some people...Dec 03, 2010
By BLC
Some people choose to not read product descriptions before they buy items. If you are one of those people - don't buy this item. It is not some black carbon steel knife. This is a self defense product that is meant to be used in a situation where a normal heavy duty knife is no longer applicable. These weapons are light-weight, allowing them to be transported anywhere on your person or secured anywhere using mere scotch tape. These weapons are cheap, allowing one to be purchased for every room in your house. And above all these weapons are made for defense against a HUMAN TARGET not some cardboard box. Do you know what is the most degrading use for a knife? Cutting paper or anything similar to the texture of paper. It destroys the edge on even the best made steel knives. You don't use a polymer SD knife to open boxes, you use it with force to open arteries.
Karambits are specialist use knives. The ring on the end is created for a purpose, it is not a key ring. It is a rotational point and secure hold, used in knife defense. You will never find a respectable karambit without at least one loop in it. The curved blade is used for quick stabbing, slashing, and general evisceration. Human flesh, despite the popular belief, is less durable than cardboard. It takes two pounds of pressure to break skin, and the point on this weapon is fully capable of delivering that... then going farther and ending up taking a couple organs with it on the way out. This weapon's use is not for those who are simply casual knife collectors, a karambit is made for those with training and anyone used to a straight bladed folding knife won't be able to properly use one. The nightshade series has various other weapons for those who have no training. One that is perfect for any occasion is the push blade of this series. It's cheap, and you don't need to be intelligent to know how to use it. At least watch an instructional video on how to use a karambit before even thinking about buying this. And for gods sake... quit complaining about your own stupidity. Don't cut off the ring, don't use it to open boxes, DO use it to protect yourself against home invasion. Next time, read up before you purchase.
14 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Excellent ProductJan 16, 2007
By M. Joseph
This is a great tool, especially for the self-defense purposes. I admit I was put off initially, as I am sure many others are, because of its' light weight and pastic-ish appearance. But that just shows my ignorance. It does the job very well, and I have had no problems with it. I wouldn't use it for every-day use, like cutting stuff and what not, but for self-defense purposes it is worth its' weight in gold.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 READ the description before buying. Then BUY!Mar 02, 2011
By neonsavior
I am surprised by the amount of bad ratings and negative comments this knife has so far, because I've had it for close to a month now and am very pleased. It is exactly what it says it is. Most of the complaints about this knife, are ironically about its features. This is a very specialized type of non-metallic knife. I sought it out, and was pleased to find it so cheap. This is a self defense tool, the point on the end of this weapon is more than capable of delivering serious wounds to an attacker. And though its a bladed weapon, with a cutting edge(with enough force) it is unlike a metal knife meaning it's not ideal for cutting cardboard boxes. Seriously, generally its a good idea to take a second to know what your about to buy, it saves you hassle and keeps you from looking like an idiot in the comments section.
20 of 24 found the following review helpful:
Keyring? are you people serious?Aug 27, 2010
By cpconstantine
"databeast"
So, Cold Steel's grivory Nightshade series are an interesting bunch, but you've got to know what you're buying. These things are essentially single-shot self-defense tools. nothing more. nothing less. They will not serve you as a daily utility knife, they will not serve you as a training tool, they will not serve you in any kind of repeated duty. They are one-shot-for-the-throat tools, that are cheap to acquire, require no maintenance; as Cold Steel themselves describes them "Keep one in a flowerpot"
Now, as to the other reviewers here talking about the "keychain", my eyes roll at you. If you don't know what a Karambit knife is or how to use one, don't buy this. (Hint, with a proper grip, you will have a finger in that 'keychain' ring)
8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
cold steel in plasticOct 08, 2009
By Wayne S. Downer
I became interested in the Karambit(Kerambit) style knives after reading a book by Steve Perry (The Musashi Flex). I now have several of them and this one is all one piece plastic, very tough and very sharp! If I were not so old I would certainly be taking classes in knife fighting in this style. I collect silent weapons and will have more of these in the future!
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