MKD B.A.B.O. Back Alley Bottle Opener

[Gary Melton]

Ok.. I showed this to the guys over on PS so I thought it only right to get my brothers on SS's thoughts on this too.
I wanted to make a line of inconspicuous self defense weapons. Items that you can carry and are indeed weapons but dont draw attention. I hope this is the first of a long line of such tools. This is the B.A.B.O. (back alley bottle opener). You can put it on your key ring, no one will think anything of it and even bring it into a bar, but you have a very effective weapon if and when you need it. It's perfect for women, it's obviously easy to use and requires no special training and yes... it will open a bottle. This is just the prototype I hade cut out, the production ones will have all the corners nice and rounded, it will be blasted, look pretty, and be logo'd.
AAR it up. The GOOD the BAD the UGLY

 

[x SF med]

I've given you my thoughts on it already... we will need to test it on a bottle over the weekend... Moose Drool would be good. I think I have some here to bring over even....

 

[Gary Melton]

HA.. sounds good! Send me a PM or an email and remind me again when that "meet up" is going to take place. We want to try and make it.

 

[ovicidal01]

What kind of damage to the finger could be expected from punching someone in the face with it?

It would be interesting to have it seated inside a belt buckle, attached via a strong magnet. Stays in place and is quickly accessible when the occasion calls for pops.

 

[Gary Melton]

What kind of damage to the finger could be expected from punching someone in the face with it?

It would be interesting to have it seated inside a belt buckle, attached via a strong magnet. Stays in place and is quickly accessible when the occasion calls for pops.

Well.. I wouldnt expect any, but anything can happen I guess. I have punched a ton of materials with different densities and have had no injuries from the BABO itself. On the prototype there, that I had cut out just to have a proto to figure out what needed to change, the sharp corners that rested in the palm did hurt but no blood drawn or anything but I always intended of rounding everything. So dont expect any self inflicted injuries.
I REALLY like your idea of magnetic belt buckle. I will have to put further thought into, not necessarily for this item but maybe one of the big trendy belt buckles concealing dual punch daggers or something..

 

[pardus]

Gary, that is a great little toy, I like it alot!

I would maybe look at rounding off the piece that sits against the palm so the corners don't damage the palm when striking. .02c

I have a belt buckle punch dagger belt somewhere, very nice indeed, I'm a fan of punch weapons.

 

[ÉIREGOBRÁCH1922]

Cool stuff. You should patent it.

 

[ovicidal01]

.... big trendy belt buckles concealing dual punch daggers or something..

man... I would buy something like that.. but I'm pretty sure brass knuckles and the likes aren't legal up here.
........Moose knuckles on the other hand..........

I like your work. Cheers.

 

[Gary Melton]

man... I would buy something like that.. but I'm pretty sure brass knuckles and the likes aren't legal up here.
........Moose knuckles on the other hand..........

I like your work. Cheers.

Thats the point.. it's a bottle opener! Officer.. seriously..it's a bottle opener..:-";)

 

[Diamondback 2/2]

Looks pretty dual role to me; open my beer, while punching tool-bags in the nugget, after pimp slappin’ my Ho’s all the while winning the international bitch slappin’ contest.:-"

:eek:

 

[Muppet]

Looks pretty dual role to me; open my beer, while punching tool-bags in the nugget, after pimp slappin’ my Ho’s all the while winning the international bitch slappin’ contest.:-"

 

[mike_cos]

Gary.. interesting... I need something like that to fix on the tip of my right boot.... length 3 millimeter only...

 

[x SF med]

Gary.. interesting... I need something like that to fix on the tip of my right boot.... length 3 millimeter only...

You open beers with your feet?:confused::eek: What are you... a friggin monkey?:-|

 

[mike_cos]

haha.... yes I'll do Troll... what you think about it..

 

[x SF med]

haha.... yes I'll do Troll... what you think about it..

I think I won.... gotcha last, I quit....

 

[mike_cos]

You open beers with your feet?:confused::eek: What are you... a friggin monkey?:-|

I need a very little blade fixed on the tip... invisible blade... 3 or 4 millimeter

 

[mike_cos]

I think I won.... gotcha last, I quit....

like this one...

 

[RackMaster]

I think that would make a great "stocking stuffer" for my sisters, mother and wife.

 

[Marauder06]

I think it's a good idea, and if you make it so you can attach it to a key chain you might even be able to get away with calling it a bottle opener. I think if you modify it too much more or if you design it so it can be hidden, it becomes much more conspicuously a concealed weapon, with all the baggage that entails.

 

[Gary Melton]

I think that would make a great "stocking stuffer" for my sisters, mother and wife.

They do make GREAT stocking stuffers, however ilf you end up on the bottom of matriarchal beat down Melton Knife and Design is not responsible for any injuries or deaths that may occur with the use of it's products. ;)