A retired police Lieutenant on another forum pointed out that when they are looking for stabbing suspects, the first thing they look for is cuts on the hands. The context of his post was advocating reverse grip with the thumb over the end of the knife. However, it is also a very good reason to have a handle that is properly designed to retain the hand on the knife. The number of knives I have seen that are suboptimal in this regard is disturbing.
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This is the reason I like Spyderco folders- specifically the ones with pronounced spine cusps, choils, and jimping- safer for me.
Regarding guards, profiles, and whatnot, at first blush I just assumed that Cold Steel was trying for a 'modernized' miniaturized USMC Ka-Bar..... with a couple other blade styles as options.
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While a little too-weeby my “big” NPE knife is the hissatsu folder and I like the Williams design a lot. I’ve been eyeing the Williams/Lionsteel folders for awhile.Originally Posted by 1slow
Outside of that particular design I have little desire for any tanto-ish things.
Might the double edged "spear point" constitute a banned "dirk or dagger" in some places?
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Almost certainly.
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Thoughts on the reverse tango style blade like a benchmade 940? Useful ? I’ve never seen one in person.
It's one of the few Benchmade blade profiles I really like:
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It's one of the few Benchmade blade profiles I really like:
I like that! The edge looks useful for everyday cutting tasks while the point looks nice and stabby yet robust. Almost like a drop point and an American tanto had a love child.
Maybe it's just because I'm a dirty heathen who does it wrong*, but I don't bother trying to sharpen the transition area. Instead, I treat the tip and belly as distinct edges to sharpen. Which makes the tanto a far more utilitarian blade for me, because when I use and dull the tip doing mundane things, I can easily touch it up with a strop or stone.
I find it one sharpens up to the transition on both sides, it results in a nice pointy transition that is sharp and also has a slight hook to it that allows for easy pull cuts.
Count me as one of the people that views the American Tanto as a useful design. But I also find wharncliffes useful and a lot of folks don't.
*Unpossible, since we know I never do anything wrong.
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