Knives

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A knife has been used as a prop in many scenes.

Locke's knife collection

Locke's knife collection

	
		
		
	
	
Introduced
"Walkabout"
Owned
Locke
Found
Locke
Used
Locke

Most notable is Locke's knife collection and its introduction in the episode "Walkabout". As yet, it is unknown how Locke acquired his knife throwing skills and why he did have so many knives with him if he was only going on a walkabout tour in an wheelchair.

These knives are also featured in the extra featurette "Terry O'Quinn: Throwing from the Handle" on Disc 7 of the Lost: The Complete Third Season (DVD).

The complete set

Clockwise from the left the knives in the suitcase are:

• Full Size USMC Ka Bar with serrated edge
• Tekna Wilderness Edge
• United Cutlery Sentry Tanto
• Master Jaguar
• United Cutlery Delta Defender
• Buck Nighthawk
• Master Bowie

• Locke also has a Spyderco Harpy knife clipped into his jacket

Notable scenes with Locke's knives

Season 1

• "Walkabout"
  

Throwing the Master Bowie Locke informs the survivors of Flight 815 how to survive by his simple answer: "We hunt". Trivia: This scene was humorously lampooned in a commercial by KFC Hawaii.

• "Hearts and Minds"
  

Locke whacks Boone over the head with the handle of a knife, knocking him out cold. After tying him up he leaves the USMC Ka Bar knife just out of Boone's reach. In a vision, with Shannon's safety in mind, Boone is able to contort himself just enough to get Locke's knife and to cut himself loose.

• "Special"
  

Locke teaching Walt to throw the Master Bowie, telling him to "use his mind's eye."
Season 2

• "Three Minutes"
  

Locke uses a knife to cut off his splint.
Season 3

• "Further Instructions"
  

Hurley catches a Tigershark knife thrown by Locke

• "The Man Behind the Curtain"
  

Locke cutting a mango with a knife while speaking to Ben

"Through the Looking Glass, Part 2"
Locke throws the Tigershark knife at Naomi, hitting her in the back of the neck.

Season 4

Locke's promotional image for season 4 prominently features a knife in a sheath at his side

• "The Beginning of the End"
  

Naomi holds Kate at knifepoint with the Tigershark knife she took out of her own back

The US Army knife

• "The Other 48 Days"
  

Ana Lucia finds an US Army knife on one of The Others. She believes it to be around 20 years old. This knife resembled a knife owned by Kelvin Inman.

• "Two for the Road"
  

Ana Lucia slides the US army knife to Ben, to cut himself loose.

Other knives

Knives in the video game Lost: Via Domus

There are other examples of scenes with knives. Sometimes they knives are used as a weapon, whereas other times they are used for nonviolent purposes, such as cutting fruit.

• "Homecoming"
  

Jack using a knife to cut fruit in the caves as Kate arrives to talk to him

• "The Other 48 Days"
  

Goodwin cutting fruit for Ana Lucia in a tense moment where he holds the knife close to her as he hands her fruit, when she already suspects he is an imposter.

• "The Hunting Party"
  

Ana Lucia eating, and cutting some mango for Vincent.

• "Left Behind"
  

Kate spots a knife in Juliet's pocket and tries to steal it. Later, she attempts to use the knife to pick the lock of her handcuffs.

• "One of Us"
  

Sun and Hurley preparing food with knives at the survivors' camp.

• "The Brig"
  

Ben hands Locke a knife, suggesting to kill Cooper "the quicker, the better."

• "Greatest Hits"
  

Nadia's mugger brandishes a knife.

• "Cabin Fever"
  There was a knife among the items that Richard Alpert showed the young John Locke

See also

• Weapons
• Rob Kyker, propmaster
• Doug Madison Jr., propmaster

External links

• Lost's Lost Luggage - thread at lost-tv forums describing the exact brands of the various knives and sheathes that Locke used
• www.bladeforums.com