"The Karambit is a fighting knife, which is fairly easy to conceal, and operated with a clenched fist..It always cracks me up at how these things are marketed to "not make them seem so dangerous so facebook doesn't ban their sale".  Ah, good times. "

"I spent nearly a decade designing knives for Benchmade Knife company, and countless hrs researching knives/gear/tools.  Never once have I ever heard of EMT's carrying Karambits.  They may have had their roots in agricultural, but those blades were quite a bit different than the modern Filipino fighting knives that this one is modeled after.  They are quite a bit more effective if the blade is canted forward a bit more..but that's beside the point.  "

"My guess is the "blended" stuff didn't work out as good as people thought.  Competition of ideas and allegiances is a very positive thing in the development of products.  Eng and ID are Different trades, skills, and education.  Few people can to both well, very very few.  "