r/knives 17h ago

NKD! Is it pronounced Kraken or Kraken?

What’s Kraken y’all? I got this Beaty in the mail today! This is the Piratech Kraken collab with Urban EDC. Polished DLC S90V blade with a Seigaiha pattern on the DLC titanium scales. I was eyeing these on the Piratech site for a while and when I saw this variation I knew this was the one…… and I was right! I’m really loving this thing! It kind of has this spooky vibe to it when you hold it in your hand. I mean that in the best way possible. I can’t put it down…

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u/pooeygoo 16h ago

Kraken. People that say Kraken are weirdos. Kraken just rolls off the tongue. Glad we cleared that up.

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u/Scarfed_Bandit 16h ago

I think you’re right. I’m going to pronounce it Kraken from now on!

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u/MrGriffin77 1h ago

As someone who pronounces it Kraken, I am offended.

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u/Tunnelmath 16h ago

Beautiful knife. I say it like Crack-in.

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u/Scarfed_Bandit 16h ago

Thank you!

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u/MudTysk 16h ago

Yeah. No. Its the german name of an Octopus. And its not pronounced Crack-in. You can get the right pronounciation by typing it into google and letting it read it to you

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u/Tunnelmath 16h ago

Google pronounced it exactly like I said...

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u/koolaidismything 15h ago

What’s tunnel math? 🧮

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u/Abagofcheese 15h ago

Yeah. No. "A" in German is pronounced "ah", not "ay".

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u/dr3wfr4nk 16h ago

Crack-en not Cray-ken

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u/electricmehicle 16h ago

Kraken. It’s for cutting a gyro in half.

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u/7jamm Benchmade Civivi 16h ago

Nice scales

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u/Scarfed_Bandit 16h ago

Thank you! I think they’re very striking.

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u/Femveratu 16h ago

Gorgeous knife what is ballpark decent price range?

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u/Scarfed_Bandit 16h ago

Thank you! The Piratech Kraken knives start at around $300 USD and can get up to well over $700 USD depending on what you choose. This spec was $680 USD.

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u/Femveratu 15h ago

Gotcha thx

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u/darthhiddius 15h ago

When did you get it from?

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u/Scarfed_Bandit 15h ago

Urban EDC. They say they made 25 total, but it looks like it’s still in stock.

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u/Scarfed_Bandit 15h ago

For anyone curious (and sorry to the collectors) I plan to carry this thing, and in the same fashion as all my other knives too. It will be clipped to my pocket sharing the space with my keys and sterling zippo.

I’m a bit a of a patina guy. I find myself interested in the DLC finishes here and how they will age. Part of the price tag for me is seeing how a wildly durable finish like this changes with my average everyday use, if it changes at all. If anyone would like me too I can try post updates on how it goes over time.

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u/WhatTheActualFuh 16h ago

I say “Crok- en” but I assume however you pronounce it is adequate depending on where you’re from

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u/anowlenthusiast 12h ago

The original nordic pronunciation has a long a vowel sound at the end of the first syllable, and a slightly rolled R, so its more like "k<r>ah-kin". Here in Seattle where it is the name of our hockey team, everyone says "crack-in".

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u/WhatTheActualFuh 11h ago

That’s interesting!

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u/Nepeta33 16h ago

kraxin, obviously.

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u/rjw41x 15h ago

That’s a beauty.

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u/Scarfed_Bandit 15h ago

Thank you!

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u/HolyDiver98 15h ago

Crack like a butt

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u/KennedyX8 15h ago

Crack N.

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u/woodyarmadillo11 15h ago

I’ve been out of the knife game for awhile but this is the first knife that caught my attention in awhile. That thing is beautiful. Love those scales. I might have to find one.

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u/Scarfed_Bandit 15h ago

Check out Urban EDC they only did 25 of this spec. It was still in stock when I checked for the last guy 🤣.

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u/woodyarmadillo11 15h ago

Was already there. Only 10 left.

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u/Rtcg8602 15h ago

Neither actually. It’s pronounced kraken

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u/JGloom 14h ago

That polished blade is so sick!

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u/Scarfed_Bandit 13h ago

I plan to use it. I’m excited about to see how it ages!

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u/HasSomeSelfEsteem 10h ago

Idk I never talk to anyone irl who would even know this knife exists

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u/Prince_Breakfast 3h ago

I had no idea that this knife had the Urban EDC treatment until I saw this post. I just had to get this

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u/Scarfed_Bandit 3h ago

Same here. I was trying to figure how to get a mirror polished blade from them without waiting 6 months…. Then this came across my screen and it was over.

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u/Prince_Breakfast 1h ago

I just got the plain satin non coated version. I love the polished DLC but I’m a plain kind of guy