Backup Knives

[Edward R Schott]

A friend who is a dispatcher for a local agency suggested I design a knife for officers to
show to a Capt. who she dates.
So I came up with 3 based on the escape knives the British used in WW2.
I put scans of the prototypes up on a information page and wondered what you folks
would think of them.
http://www.javanet.com/~edschott/index.html


ED

 

[Cougar Allen]

No guard at all on the second and third knives??? Especially on double-edged, thin-handled concealable knives like those....

A handle you can hold onto is the most important feature of a fighting knife. The carry system is pretty important too -- what do you have in mind?

-Cougar Allen :{)

 

[Edward R Schott]

Cougar these blades are intended for escape and survival not for protracted fighting.
I.E. stabs to the eyes, throat, ear ect.
The surface is a rough sandblast and the holes are spaced the line up with the pads of the
fingers.
I do a test when I want to see how well a knife handle will stay in the hand under heavy
loads. I put the knife point down on a scale on the floor and lean into it until it starts
creeping.
This is how they did.
#1 65lbs (small for my hand)
#2 79lbs(big for my hand)
#3 95lbs(best fit)
The sheath is vacuum molded and can be worn under arm point up or down, arm-leg with
velcoro straps, belt and in the pants under or over the shirt.

 

[Hawkbill]

Your designs look functional enough. My problem would be that most police administrators would be afraid to consider issuing/authorizing a backup weapon for Officers without concurrent training and demonstration of proficiency with it (ie: qualification). Civil-lawyers love this kind of stuff.
Good luck in this venture, though.
Brian