Anatomy of Hype: Tom Brown Tracker knife Part 1

THIS VIDEO IS IN RESPONSE TO THE MANY MESSAGES I RECEIVE FROM MY FAITHFUL SUBSCRIBERS ASKING ME ABOUT THIS KNIFE. I WILL NEVER PAY MONEY FOR THE TBT SO ANSWERING THESE MANY QUESTIONS IS ONLY POSSIBLE THROUGH A SCREEN REVIEW.
PART 1 of 2
Imbued with seemingly magical capabilities from the 2003 movie "The Hunted," the Tom Brown Tracker T1 has gain stunning popularity and has sucked in a lot of users. Starring Tommy Lee Jones as good guy LT and Benicio Del Toro as the out-of-control killer Aaron, the movie showed several laughable sequences involving the Tracker knife. No doubt, the TBT was chosen for its unusual visual appeal and to half-heartedly separate The Hunted from its plot source, the much better Rambo: First Blood movie. That show had already used a more impressive (and effective) Gil Hibben bowie knife in similar fashion. But from The Hunted movie we are led to believe that Tom Brown Tracker is the preferred blade, over all others, by an elite and secret group of combat soldiers. We see it thrown with amazing speed basically blowing a hole through the receiving tree. We see it hacking a part government assassins with ease. We see it being carried in a ridiculous horizontal fashion by Aaron. We see being forged out of raw steel into the perfect killing blade. And thats what Tom Brown, a technical advisor to the movie, would have us believe: that the Tracker knife is the swiftest, most deadly blade out there. If this wasnt the case, why then would these elite and superbly skilled operatives choose it and actually manufacture it! Never mind they could have BOUGHT much better blades or simply armed themselves with a much more capable handgun to dispatch each other. Nope, the movie and Tom Brown Tracker fan boys, avoid such logic and march on with absurdity born of foolish technical advisement and remains detached from reality in most of its sequences. In this two part series, Nutnfancy debunks the mystique and nonsense surrounding the overpriced, over-hyped, and overly heavy Tom Brown Tracker T1 knife. From its diminutive 6 ¼ thick blade, to its astounding 28 ounce weight, to its goofy, limited application grind, the Tom Brown Tracker will stack up poorly against other blades possessing better survival capability and combat efficiency. Its reputation is a house of cards. Admittedly the Tracker is a visually engaging knife with a good handle and probably excellent chopping capability but it cant escape its limitations (and apparently being overpriced as well). I have used blades long enough in the wilderness to know the 6 blade will have limitations. As a purely collectible knife, the Tracker is worthwhile. But as a fully capable wilderness or combat blade, the Tom Brown Tracker is very much sub par compared to many other far more capable and affordable designs. Surely some knife users that have bit off on the hype of the TBT (and bought it) will take offense to this truthful review and will post their undying loyalty to this ridiculous blade and try to flame me in the process (just watch the comments!). But Nutnfancy will always cut through the crap for you, the potential buyers wanting to maximize money and capabilities.




Nutnfancy Likeability Scale: 2 out of 10

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[tapecrafta]

i love the hunted, its freakin awesome

[ivansnyder]

First I think it was a GREAT movie... And frankly it was just that... A movie... In the right hands any knife can be a deadly weapon... And for what it's worth who care's if it's a Rambo rippoff... if we judged movies like that... All the movies out there would be crap... Okay, so here it is... Anyone who can make money off a knife like he has.... I give Kudos to because it's made him Money... And that bothers a lot of people...More power to him if he can do that, It's America...

[markshmily]

This movie is spot on if you know NOTHING about knives :P

At least it was entertaining. =\.. somewhat.

[Awsomesnake227]

lol Hogwash

[xboxblows]

i could spend all day just going through the videos in the suggested bar!

[newby1627]

over priced!!!!!

[stopstickers]

6:00 Hollywood killed a tree. Hypocrites.

[TheWendolGuild]

i saw this movie and rambo didnt cross my mind once although i think rambo is a better movie still this movie kicked much ass

[garrettzkool63]

great movie, fight scenes are gratuitus but thats ok. movie seemed fine to me. better than rambo

[HerbWalker]

Oh Great Nutn, at 10:35 I'm drinking a coke and you said "He doesnt mind taking a knife and choppin' up dudes!!" hahahahaha Spit my Coke out'ma NOSE!!! LOL

[BEASTLLLYy]

i think it has got skinning potential

[knifethrower72194]

It is a movie. It is for fun. It isn't 100% realistic. It has cool knives. It has exciting fight scenes. It is not meant to be overanalized. Relax and enjoy one of the few movies with a strong emphasis on knives and their uses.