P'kal pics please

[catamount]

I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of the P'kal I have on backorder. I'd be most grateful for some pics from the excellent photographers here to help tide me over :D

[The Deacon]

I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of the P'kal I have on backorder. I'd be most grateful for some pics from the excellent photographers here to help tide me overI don't consider myself in that group, just hope these will do till one of them chimes in.


http://paulberetta.com/images/may_07/pkal_01.jpg

http://paulberetta.com/images/may_07/pkal_02.jpg

http://paulberetta.com/images/may_07/pkal_03.jpg

http://paulberetta.com/images/may_07/pkal_04.jpg

http://paulberetta.com/images/may_07/pkal_05.jpg

http://paulberetta.com/images/may_07/pkal_06.jpg

http://paulberetta.com/images/may_07/pkal_07.jpg

http://paulberetta.com/images/may_07/pkal_08.jpg

http://paulberetta.com/images/may_07/pkal_09.jpg

http://paulberetta.com/images/may_07/pkal_10.jpg

[Mr Blonde]

I don't consider myself in that group, just hope these will do till one of them chimes in.

With pics like this, you should.:)

Wouter

[Peter1960]

With pics like this, you should.:)
I second this, pure understatement of a gentleman :)

[fellyjr]

With pics like this, you should.:)


Yeah Paul, those pic's are right there with the best I've seen on this Forum! ;)
I see you have mastered the Macro. :cool: :)

[catamount]

With pics like this, you should.:)

I agree. Thanks Paul :)

[enyong112]

very nice pics!!! what is the lock on that called?:confused: is that new? is the p'kal the only knife that has that type of lock?

[PSU]

very nice pics!!! what is the lock on that called?:confused: is that new? is the p'kal the only knife that has that type of lock? It's called a Ball Bearing Lock. The ball is enclosed in a translucent cage.

[Lostification]

What is the knife especially designed for? SD? EDC? Letter opener? lol, just kidding. But serious, what is it designed for?

[Th232]

What is the knife especially designed for? SD? EDC? Letter opener? lol, just kidding. But serious, what is it designed for?

It's designed for SD in a reverse edge-in grip, using a Filipino system called Pikal. Designed by SouthNarc (and a couple of others?).

[Dr. Snubnose]

It's designed for SD in a reverse edge-in grip, using a Filipino system called Pikal. Designed by SouthNarc (and a couple of others?).

Hope you don't mind a slight correction here TH232....Pikal is not a Filipino system but rather a method of blade use. Various Filipino stick fighting systems use the method. Pikal by best definition means 'to rip'. As Th232 has already describe it is for SD in reverse grip edge facing inwards towards your own body..Pikal method is different from other Filipino blade applications.
The method is basically a thrusting application similiar to a sewing machines mechanics. Using footwork and proper timing to aggresively engage your opponent with thrusting techniques until a thrust has been blocked at which time the edge in theory allows one to hook and shear his opponent's blocking limb down to the bone and then when a line is clear resume his thrusting motions. This is the basic method of application...There exist much much more...but this ought to answer the question of what was this knife designed for.....Doc:D

[Mr Blonde]

Doc, wasn't the underlying system more related to Pekiti Tirsia (sp?), an Indonesian art?

Wouter

[Dr. Snubnose]

Doc, wasn't the underlying system more related to Pekiti Tirsia (sp?), an Indonesian art?

Wouter

Yes Wouter Pekiti-Tersia and others but they are filipino martial arts....Doc:D