Number Of Knifes Allowed

[bossi]

Glad to see common sense prevailing, and a general consensus shared
(i.e. that knives are a tool, after all, and as we all know from experience at zero dark thirty ... there's no such thing as "too many tools" when you're a gazillion lightyears away from the nearest Canadian Tire or Home Depot store ... which reminds me of something an engineer taught me:  a dime and a pair of Vice Grips makes a handy substitute for a screwdriver when you've got to tighten a clamp in your car engine on your way home from the Brunswick House in Toronto ... and, as for my own Escape and Evasion exercise true story ... they forgot to check my pockets for ... my pistol ... and when the Green Beret lunged for it I accidentally cut him for several stitches in the face ... which just goes to show you that knives aren't the only things with sharp edges ... chuckle!!!)

 

[Pugnacious]

Is this capture, and evasion stuff in basic training?
Like are we going to have to keep one eye open for a lurking officers dressed as a Ninjas or something?
It sounds kind'a fun.
;D
Cheers!
P.

 

[Danjanou]

You don't want to see Bossi in his nija suit, trust me. ;D

 

[Ex-Dragoon]

You don't want to see Bossi in his nija suit, trust me. ;D

*shudder*

 

[Slim]

You don't want to see Bossi in his nija suit, trust me. ;D

Bossi-San

Is it true that you have to spend 20 years becoming a ninja? And that you can hang upside down for hours on end, or that you can... ;D

Slim

 

[Crazy_Eyes]

Oh man, this has been one of the funniest topics i've read in so long,  ;D lol, not to mention the topic has changed a few times, oh well, my 2 cents, how could you need anything bigger than a few inch blade? and you shouldn't need more than two should you? and to the kid on the ramp with no chute, do me a favor and jump off....head first...with every single ninja sword, axe, stars etc, although i guess i owe you one for all the laughs i got out of this

 

[commando_wolf63]

Other than a bayonet when it was a part of training or an exercise I carried my trusty C5. Other fellows who were in the N Sask R carried various forms of knives. Even after my entering the Reg Forces my C5 was at my side while on duty.  As for the Reservists who were in high school  one of the boys in my unit told his teacher his ball point pen could be used as a weapon. He left his C5 at home while in school for the remainder of the school yr.

 

[Pugnacious]

I found this interesting site:
http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/equipment/knives.htm

The title says it all "edged tools".

Cheers!
P.

 

[Jinxed]

So speaking of knives, anyone else have the C5 knife?  I was issued it but it never came out of the KFS holder until I actually turned in my webbing.  Found it really difficult to open and dull as heck  :-\

As for knives...Gerber and a $19 folding knife.  All I need.  Gerber mainly for the tools OTHER than the knives.  I'm a Sig so if I wanted to hurt someone I'll just poke them with the antenna on a manpack and transmit. 

I'm trying to learn how to throw throwing knives though (interest, not intending to walk around with a bandolier of throwing knives).  Someone posted about Knifezone and I thank them for that...so much cheaper.  I was intending to practice with these http://www.weaponmasters.com/?ID=WEAPONS&SORT=&ITEM=PA-3120  but the shipping is like $56.  Anyone know where I can get these within Canada at an even lower price than Knifezone?  Most sites I find are American.

Thanks.

Also, in terms of collecting, has anyone found an M9 bayonet cheaper than the ~200 bones most places ask for?  I mean a good one, not a Chinese knockoff that costs $5.

 

[Glorified Ape]

Does anyone know what is the allowed number of knifes your allowed to bring to training, everyday work, and to missions?

You are allowed 10 knives on your person at any one time - be it in training, everyday work, or missions. Only one of the knives may be a sword and the sword cannot exceed 1 metre in blade length and 3 inches in blade width. Being a multicultural force, this blade limit does not apply to members of ethnicities with a scimitar tradition. The sheath may be hand-tooled leather, but cannot be studded with metal as there have been hazards found when such sheaths were used by aircrew to carry their swords. The sword, if carried at all, must be razor sharp and semi-annual testing of each member's sword on an unsuspecting goat ensures that this standard is enforced. The sword itself cannot be gaudy or overly ornamental, as this is fruity and is unbecoming a CF member.

JTF2 are exempt from such limitations on their swords and can carry metal-studded sheaths, 2-metre claymores, or swords like that guy from Soul Calibre.  The current trend in swords amongst the JTF2 are those chromed spikey-jobs one finds in goth-esque head shops. Aside from pagers, beards, and exotic kit, this is another easy way of identifying JTF2 members.




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[Danjanou]

You are allowed 10 knives on your person at any one time - be it in training, everyday work, or missions. Only one of the knives may be a sword and the sword cannot exceed 1 metre in blade length and 3 inches in blade width. Being a multicultural force, this blade limit does not apply to members of ethnicities with a scimitar tradition. The sheath may be hand-tooled leather, but cannot be studded with metal as there have been hazards found when such sheaths were used by aircrew to carry their swords. The sword, if carried at all, must be razor sharp and semi-annual testing of each member's sword on an unsuspecting goat ensures that this standard is enforced. The sword itself cannot be gaudy or overly ornamental, as this is fruity and is unbecoming a CF member.

JTF2 are exempt from such limitations on their swords and can carry metal-studded sheaths, 2-metre claymores, or swords like that guy from Soul Calibre.   The current trend in swords amongst the JTF2 are those chromed spikey-jobs one finds in goth-esque head shops. Aside from pagers, beards, and exotic kit, this is another easy way of identifying JTF2 members.




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