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Pink Knives and how Men react to them.

I witness many stereo type men at the gun shows when they see a pink knife. (Spyderco) " Their comment is why would anyone want a pink knife" Well it immediately gets my attention and brings out the rebel in me. I tell them the pink Spyderco knife is to help support the cure for breast cancer. They seem to shut up and say "oh ok" But if you know me I cant just let it rest there. I proceed to pick their brain on exactly what do they have against the color "pink" They really cannot give me an answer other than no man wants a pink knife. Well I have sold many knives to all ages and genders and some of the knives are rainbow colored. SO if it has multicolors on the knife it is considered a man's knife??? But if it is solid pink it is only for a woman or a child or for whom then??? So the bubble gum Case knife is only for a woman?? I think NOT. There are more and more women invovled in Guns and knives presently than ever before I would wager that fact. So if the knife industry is to continue to grow then should'nt men keep a more open mind as to the knife itself and not to who they think the knife should be possessed by. I guess "pink" is and always will be reflected as a girly color regardless ............

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Permalink Reply by kage on January 1, 2010 at 23:37

A lot has to do with fashion trends. In the 1950s pink was all the rage as for the colour of choice for sharp-dressed men. Combined with black, it could be seen as retro, and might sell better and be more well received.

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KnifeMakerPermalink Reply by Karl B. Andersen on January 2, 2010 at 15:04

The answer to all of your questions is "yes".

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Permalink Reply by Thorvan Patten JR. on January 20, 2010 at 21:54

Hi, would you happen to know were I could get a pink skinner for my daughter in law? Thank You. THOR.

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Permalink Reply by Knife Lady (Sheila) on January 22, 2010 at 9:47

I know of plenty of pink folders but not of any skinners at this time. I will keep searching for you and if I can come up with something I will certainly let you know.
Sheila

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Permalink Reply by kage on January 22, 2010 at 19:44

Knives by Dean has a Texas Whitetail Hunter for $225. @ http://knivesbydean.com/FixedBladeKnives.aspx

There's also the Izula-P by RAT for $46. from The Knife Connection @ http://www.the-knife-connection.com/izula-p.html

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Permalink Reply by Cornelius on August 16, 2010 at 5:38

Pink is also the colour of the gay movement, I think that's the reason most straight guys would not want a pink implement.

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Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on June 26, 2014 at 18:22

Pink is an excellent desert camouflage color and has been used in desert camouflage since at least World War I. The color was used by the British Light Car Patrols during World War I. It was then adopted by the Long Range Desert Group and the British Special Air Service during World War II. The British continue to use pink for desert camouflage today. It has also a camouflage color that has been adopted by other Special Forces units.

Pink was also used as one of the colors used in the dazzle camouflage used on Navy ships during the World Wars. The color was effective at breaking up the ships out line at dawn and sunset and made it much harder to see the ships in periods of low light (such as full moon or overcast nights.)

What I've always thought was kind of silly is the notion that if you make a knife pink it is somehow going to be more appealing to women. I find that more sexist than the thought a man isn't going to buy a knife because it is pink.

My Pink Izula with Black LRDG beret.

Rough Rider Pink Canittler.

Rough Rider Pink Bartender.

I have no problem with a pink knife.

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Permalink Reply by Doug Thrower on June 26, 2014 at 19:34

I carry that pink Spyderco, wife didn't like it. Pink as a feminine color is a fairly modern notion, coming in about the 40's. I see nothing wrong with pink anything, it just gets dirty faster. The flip side, I don't see anything wrong with a girl wanting a big honking black tactical knife.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on June 26, 2014 at 19:40

Now I like that analogy Doug. I have a good friend and she drives a 4X4 F150. People are always surprised by that, bet you get the same subtle reaction to carrying a pink knife

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Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on June 26, 2014 at 20:09

If pink was manly enough for the Duke then it is manly enough for me.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Scheuerman (Manx) on June 27, 2014 at 8:03

Touche, Tobias...lol

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Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on June 27, 2014 at 8:53

From the Wikipedia:

[Pink] happens to be one of least popular colors. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink was the favorite color of only two-percent of respondents, compared with forty-five-percent who chose blue. It was the least-favorite color of seventeen percent of respondents; the only color more disliked was brown, with twenty percent. There was a notable difference between men and women; three percent of women chose pink as their favorite color, compared with less than one percent of men. Many of the men surveyed were unable to even identify pink correctly, confusing it with mauve. Pink was also more popular with older people than younger; twenty-five percent of women under twenty-five called pink their least favorite color, compared with only eight percent of women over fifty. Twenty-nine percent of men under the age of twenty-five said pink was their least favorite color, compared with eight percent of men over fifty. (Eva Heller, Psychologie de la couleur - effets et symboliques, p. 179.)

So it would seem that the research makes it pretty clear that women are not going to be more inclined to buy a knife simply because it is pink. I also doubt that a female who is not inclined to carry a knife is going to change that inclination simply because the knife is pink.

As for me, I don't actively collect pink knives but if it fills out a collection or if it supports a cause that I agree with, or if someone is willing to give me one, I will definitely buy/take it. So if anyone has a pink knife they don't want feel free to send it my way. As for my favorite color -- well that would be: