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Americanized Tanto is Weird

Comeuppance said:
I used to think they looked too aggressive and mall-ninja-esque. I have since re-evaluated them as they are almost unmatched for utility tasks.
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Could you explain what utility tasks you find them especially well suited for?

Out of all my knives I have only one BM Stryker with the tip we are discussing.
While the 154CM blade takes an unreal scary edge, it takes such precise sharpening techniques to keep the exactly flat edge perfectly in contact with the stone.
This adds quite a bit of time to resharpening.

My "normal" ....bellied... blades sharpen to the same keen edge but with FAR less effort as the sharpening movements are less precise and (for me) a way more intuitive motion.

While that straight sharp edge seems to cut rope and stab things QUITE efficiently, it sure doesn't lend itself as well to anything I want to shave off, split, slice or carve.

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EpicHam said:
I doubt it , the Europeans came up with the Seax all the way back at 450AD , the Japanese didn't came up with the shape until the Heian Period by 794 AD.
The Japanese came late to the party by 344 years!
A good 3 1/2 century late.

Ohh man .. don't even get me started on how the Japanese flaunt their so called "folded" steel when the Celts has been doing pattern welding back at 200AD!!!
The Japanese didn't get the hang of it till the 1100AD during the Kamakura period!

I understand the usefulness of such shapes , but just never understood what's with the fetish for japanese swords and knives.
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The Japanese copied the Korean swords to have a katana, they made their curved where Korean swords were straight (and one handed). And Koreans most likely got their sword ideas from present day chinese.
 
People copy people. There is nothing new under the Sun.
Except for mecha's new-age Ti blades. :D
 
So basically its not a tanto , its the inbred child between a ninjato and a bastardized double edge tanto?
 
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