A small question about the term "Turkish Clip point" or "California clip point"

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Is that a term specific only used to describe a type of clip point of pocket knife?Could the point of a fixed blade Bowie could be called "Turkish clip point" or "California clip point"? Though I haven't see in anywhere to call fixed blade or any other types of knives expect this one
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I have never heard about this manufacturer before and its blade, to me, has nothing to do with "Turkish clip point". But that confuses me a little bit so I wonder if that just a small manufacturers use the term wrongly and try to make that sounds "professional"?


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I agree, with that broad handle it's hard to see how the slimmer, narrower Turkish Clip would work on that. Some fillet knives might be dubbed Turkish Clip perhaps but not the one in the pic. Advert revved up by marketing language. The key word is "style"...
 
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I agree, with that broad handle it's hard to see how the slimmer, narrower Turkish Clip would work on that. Some fillet knives might be dubbed Turkish Clip perhaps but not the one in the pic. Advert revved up by marketing language. The key word is "style"...
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I am not sure what is the exactly definition of "Turkish clip point" or "California clip point", did some Bowies with a long false edge and recurve blade could be called that way?Or it is a term for small and narrow knife
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Can't answer that about fixed blades I'm afraid. I know about them in a folding knife context, those are some beautiful pictures you are showing!
 
Will Power said:
Can't answer that about fixed blades I'm afraid. I know about them in a folding knife context, those are some beautiful pictures you are showing!
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I saved quite a lot pictures of awesome knives,good to see you like them.[emoji8] And I learned that term in some discussions about folding knives and I haven't seem that term was used in any else where[emoji23]
 
Here's some GECs as an example.

Boy's Knife 15 top with Clip, 66 Slim single-spring 2 blades with Turkish Clip below

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I had a bit of a look around on the net and while I found nothing conclusive, it seems a turkish clip may have more of a recurve than a california clip - possibly a strongly recurved clip is classed as a turkish clip by some people. Personally I am happy enough to ignore the amount of recurve and base the classification on the length of the clip compared to the blade.
 
Like Jack and Charlie, I've never heard the term used when describing a fixed blade knife. I've always used A.G. Russell's definition, as brownshoe posted.
 
I always followed the knife books and now AG Russels online database .Dad always said Turkish Clip pocket knifes was for Sunday's cause they are not robust enough for Construction or Farm work.
 
Yeah, I've only heard the term with reference to traditional folder blades, not to bowies. Not that it really matters, since the idea is still the same. I wouldn't call the knife in the OP a Turkish clip point by any means, though.
 
Well, it certainly wouldn't be the first case of a retailer talking rubbish! :D
 
Will Power said:
Can't answer that about fixed blades I'm afraid. I know about them in a folding knife context, those are some beautiful pictures you are showing!
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Those are some good pictures. However I may be a little biased since they were shot by an old friend of the family. He got my dad into photography many years ago. Chuck Ward is a great guy and has been a mentor to one of our porch members, Chris Montgomery. Proud to be friends with both of these fine gentlemen and knifemakers.

In reference to AG Russell's definition, I'd say this would be a decent example of a California Clip.

 
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^^^^^^ yup. Big stockman for a regular one. I wonder if California clip was thought up by a Cali maker, like- oh help me out someone, the gentleman out of San Francisco, people do reprise of his work, lotsa pearl handled Bowles, lotsa decorative pins in the handles. Ahhhggghh. Getting older.
Thanks, Neal
Ps-Michael Price, is who I was thinking of. Could swear I've seen his name connected to Turkish clip or California clip. I could be way off base, and it could be something an author inserted, not original to Mr. Price
 
"Turkish clip" was one of the names used for folding knife blades. See page 36 of Levine's Guide for some antique Remington catalog examples. I don't remember the origin of "California clip".
 
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