Spear point vs Tanto for OTF

[adamsredlines]

For a split second I thought about the double edge because in theory that is twice as much blade as you can use before it needs to be sharpened but then I had flashbacks to me as a kid damn near cutting my pointer finger off because I forgot it was double-edged and looped a piece of rope around it against my finger and gave it a yank...

 

[mtngunr]

For a split second I thought about the double edge because in theory that is twice as much blade as you can use before it needs to be sharpened but then I had flashbacks to me as a kid damn near cutting my pointer finger off because I forgot it was double-edged and looped a piece of rope around it against my finger and gave it a yank...

That used to be a common argument for best military field knife, having a sharp edge in reserve.
But, it wrecks a lot of utility holds, cuts both ways in worst sense of the phrase, is more fragile, and strictly of utility as a fighter (if the blade design and steel even up to that)....very little call for hewing and cleaving today, or folk truly knife fighting (where you are gonna get cut no matter how good you are), but, still, dirks, daggers and swords are pretty cool.

 

[adamsredlines]

For a split second I thought about the double edge because in theory that is twice as much blade as you can use before it needs to be sharpened but then I had flashbacks to me as a kid damn near cutting my pointer finger off because I forgot it was double-edged and looped a piece of rope around it against my finger and gave it a yank...

I think my neighbor gave it to me as a kid. It's neat, that was the first and last time I ever used that knife LOL. No idea why he had it either....seems like a decent quality knife.

 

[adamsredlines]

And I'm not too concerned with ease of sharpening. I rotate around 5 or 6 Kershaws for EDC and will just send a them in every few years to make use of their free sharpening/tuneups.

 

[mtngunr]

I think my neighbor gave it to me as a kid. It's neat, that was the first and last time I ever used that knife LOL. No idea why he had it either....seems like a decent quality knife.

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That knife was a hot item back in the 1970s, immensely popular as a boot knife, sold under several brands, even though a diver. It was made by Hattori at the time. Hattori still makes high grade knives, such as Fallkniven, and did the Cold Steel San Mai fixed blades, before everybody went to Taiwan and China, where I suspect the modern Tekna now from. You can still periodically get the Hattori, but are going to pay $300 for that knife.