Combat knives: dagger vs bowie - BladeForums.com
WEBJun 11, 2013 · the faibairn sykes fighting knife / british commando dagger was introduced during the second world war for use of behind the enemy lines operations (including the british s.o.e. and american o.s.s., whose missions included sabotage and subversion). besides the british commandos, free and allied military elements who were trained by …
Daggerr knives? - BladeForums.com
WEBMar 10, 2013 · The arrow is just a gorgeous blade IMO. Despite the dagger grind, it isnt too thick for edc use. I'm pretty excited to see how it does cutting different media. Oh yeah, the front choil on the blades could be better. It doesnt fit my finger, so you cant choke up like you would on a spyderco with a 50/50 choil.
Recommendation? Who makes the best V-42 Replica Devils …
WEBDec 4, 2016 · Messages. 11,261. Dec 30, 2017. #6. The Spartan blades is probably going to be the best version of the v42. Their v-14 dagger is not an exact replica, but rather an updated version and is simply beautiful. Spartan Blades makes amazing stuff, easily on the level of most customs. Also in my experience Spartan knives come with excellent sheaths.
The difference between a dagger and a knife? | BladeForums.com
WEBJan 19, 1999 · On the other hand, the legal definition of a dagger in California is so broad that it includes a ball-point pen. I would say that a knife is primarily a cutting instrument, and a dagger is primarily a stabbing instrument. And I would guess that their origins are completely different, though now they may come from the same workshop, and even be ...
Which steels would be best suited for a Dagger - BladeForums.com
WEBJan 7, 2014 · A dagger in 3v or M4 COULD be awesome, unless you grind it like a filet knife or design a handle that tapers in toward the blade with no guards. Whereas 440a blows, but if it's a thick, narrow blade with a slight swell at the tip and an ergonomic, tacky handle with solid guards or choils you could still slay a whole platoon of roaming mall ...
Original? USMC Marine Corps Raider Stiletto dagger knife
WEBMar 11, 2009 · There was a 55 gallon drum full of U.S.M.C. Raider Stiletto blanks. The story was that they were left over from WWII. Our records indicate that we made the U.S.M.C. Stiletto in 1942 with a total production of 14,370. An unknown quantity were coated with a black parkerizing finish for the Canadian Air Corps.
How to sharpen a dagger...? - BladeForums.com
WEBApr 12, 2009 · The mark series was better at general knife duties than the original fairbairn-sykes because it had wider bevels allowing more useful geometry that could carry a secondary bevel, but it still suffers from being a dagger. 'outdoorsy' tends to imply good at wood working, shelter making, or skinning, all of which benefit from having a spine that ...
Is it a dagger if it's single edged? - BladeForums.com
WEBMay 24, 2016 · (a) A person commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons when he knowingly: (2) Carries or possesses with intent to use the same unlawfully against another, a dagger, dirk, billy, dangerous knife, razor, stiletto, broken bottle or other piece of glass, stun gun or taser or any other dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument of like …
Boker Applegate Fairbairn review - BladeForums.com
WEBJul 21, 2010 · 19. Jun 27, 2014. #1. Hello all, just wanted to post my experiences with a boker applegate fairbairn I recently purchased. I bought this knife from a desire to own a fighting knife in the style of the Fairbairn sykes, but without its frailties, and heard that the Applegate fairbairn was an improvement on all fronts.
History of Cold Steel Push-knives - BladeForums.com
WEBApr 11, 2016 · The I was the longest, and is the largest push-dagger CS has made to date. The II was similar to the Terminator/Defender I, and the III was almost identical to the Urban Skinner/Defender II. In fact, the blade lengths are the same, but the necks on the Safe Keepers were lengthened a little, increasing the overall length a bit.