Afghani fighting pick

**Permalost** · Posted On: 7/27/2012 11:57am

Nick Papadakis posted this on his site (bloodsport.com), saying it was something he came across when deployed in Afghanistan:

Its a folding pick that folds into 2 pieces. I looked up their other example of it to see it in the closed position:

Reminds me of a folding bowie knife, which mostly seem to be made in Pakistan

Also looks a lot like a kama. I imagine a well-placed attack with one of these could end a fight pretty quickly.

http://www.faganarms.com/Afghan-Fold...har-22920.aspx
http://bloodsport.com/product_info.php?products_id=160

**Mr. Machette** · Posted On: 7/27/2012 4:03pm

Well that is just MEAN!

I like it.

**Fuzzy** · Posted On: 7/27/2012 7:38pm

It does look a lot like a kama, not sure if I'd prefer it to a good knife though.

**daishi** · Posted On: 7/28/2012 8:58am

What part of AFG?

**Like Water** · Posted On: 8/11/2012 3:22am

Personally, I think I would prefer it to a knife. A little more range, a different angle of attack that allows me to employ my tee ball bat-swinging skills, and lots of extra points for badassery.

Now if only I was still young and could justify in my head blowing that much money on a toy I'll never get to use...

**dwkfym** · Posted On: 8/12/2012 1:55pm

I wonder how secure the lockign mechanism is. If I miss or it gets blocked, come around and go through my forearm?

**Devil** · Posted On: 8/13/2012 9:10am

Originally Posted by dwkfym

I wonder how secure the lockign mechanism is.

My thoughts as well. I have very little doubt this thing is a steaming pile of ****.

The handle appears to be made largely of brass, which is soft. It's a terrible material for weapon making.

Considering the moment of inertia from an impact on the tip of that long blade, you'd have to have quality materials with a hell of a locking mechanism to keep it from breaking. I'd be willing to bet after a few good whacks that thing would snap at one of the two joints.

**slamdunc** · Posted On: 8/13/2012 9:16am

Originally Posted by Devil

My thoughts as well. I have very little doubt this thing is a steaming pile of ****.

Agreed, it does look really cool and I would like to have one in my display cabinet, but as for as using it as a weapon. Form over Function.

**Hypno** · Posted On: 8/13/2012 5:42pm

You see this kind of stuff at all the suqs (markets) that are held on American bases. They're usually made in Pakistan out of super cheap materials and sold to Americans. I've spent a lot of time in Afghanistan and have never seen an Afghani carrying or using anything like this nor have I ever seen one on a target (I did find a set of nunchucks once though). While it's possible that the Afghanis did use something like this in their past it's most likely something created for the new combat tourism industry.