Big, small, short, or long, which one of your Daggers is your favorite?

Triton said:
Nice! What is it?
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KenHash said:
That is a beautiful knife. Wish the first photo was closer so I could read the ricasso mark.
Anyway, I would have called this knife a "fighting knife" or "fighter" as it is essentally a non-dagger knife capable of many tasks but with a (presumably) sharpened swedge. To me, a "dagger" has a clear single purpose design and a symetrical grind. This is just my own view, I could be wrong and others may have different ones.

Of course in a legal definition sense, that would be a dagger as it as a sharpened edge on both sides. I sold off my Randall 1-7 for that reason prior to moving to a "no dagger" jurisdiction.
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Legendary_Jarl said:
Like you I'd consider that a fighter. Then again, think of the arab jambiya. Not necessarily symmetrical. Also some medieval "daggers" are not even double edged. I guess what really defines a dagger is the primary function of stabbing.

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Hell in California a screwdriver is a dagger in the legal definition sense if they catch you with one "concealed". Any implement capable of readily causing bodily harm is considered a dagger when carried concealed. Recently applied to a folding box cutter too. Stupid.
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You're all correct, it is a fighter, but it's dagger ground so I threw it in here. It's a Carothers Performance Knives Utility Fighter 2. Preorder options were full dagger grind, satin finish, desert ironwood over black canvas micarta handles, and turned titanium fasteners.
 
VorpelSword said:
I do not now own any daggers.

However, I have made the choice before and have a preference.

In the early 2k years, our son was a Marine about to deploy to Iraq. I bought and gave him several knives. The criteria I used in selecting what to get for him was not based on cost or look. One knife was a Cheris Reeve Green Beret, and another was a Randall #16 Special Fighter.

Among a few other knives I gave him were two daggers. One was an Ek dagger; 6 1/2 inch double edge, Chrome/vanadium etc.
The other one was a Camillus Cuda Maxx, a licensed derivative of the Darrel Ralph Madd Maxx; 5 1/2 inch D2folding stiletto with a titanium frame lock handle.

I was looking for serious EDC tools for a warfighter about to go in harm's way, not wall hangers.

He chose not to bring either of them. Instead, he packed both the Reeve and Randall knives and a CRKT M-21.
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That’s some good fathering right there!
 
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PocketKnifeJimmy said:
You know, there's been a good amount of interesting, beautiful, and desirable daggers in this thread... But it's your dagger that I wish I owned one of exactly like it... What a piece of American history ❤🇺🇸❤
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Yeah - in it’s way it’s the most beautiful knife I own because of it’s brutal design. Similar to the beauty of race cars, it comes less from the symmetry/lines and more from the pure functional intent behind the design.
 
KenHash said:
Pardon my ignorance on this topic, but were these knives made from swords that broke or otherwise had problems? Or were the swo cut down because the shorter "knife length" was more beneficial in some way?
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I got this picture from a facebook post on the group "Classic Military Fighting Knives" by a man called Don Lemon(not the "journalist" fortunately). He also shared this article:
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So apparently a friend of the man requested a good knife from him but he couldn't acquire any because of government requirements for tanks and firearms I presume. The first one he made was from an old sword he had and the friend and peers liked it so much he went to NYC bought a bunch of old sabers and turned them into these knives.
 
Legendary_Jarl said:
I got this picture from a facebook post on the group "Classic Military Fighting Knives" by a man called Don Lemon(not the "journalist" fortunately). He also shared this article:
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So apparently a friend of the man requested a good knife from him but he couldn't acquire any because of government requirements for tanks and firearms I presume. The first one he made was from an old sword he had and the friend and peers liked it so much he went to NYC bought a bunch of old sabers and turned them into these knives.
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https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/fo...wwii-sword-knives-made-from-civil-war-sabers/ .

Big thread on them here. The fellow who started it is a big collector of WWII knives, especially WWII sword knives.
 
Legendary_Jarl said:
I got this picture from a facebook post on the group "Classic Military Fighting Knives" by a man called Don Lemon(not the "journalist" fortunately). He also shared this article:
kiB4IZI.jpeg



7CvMNjQ.jpeg



KAgKiqN.jpeg


So apparently a friend of the man requested a good knife from him but he couldn't acquire any because of government requirements for tanks and firearms I presume. The first one he made was from an old sword he had and the friend and peers liked it so much he went to NYC bought a bunch of old sabers and turned them into these knives.
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Good stuff... Thanks for sharing it! 👍😊👍
 
Legendary_Jarl said:
I got this picture from a facebook post on the group "Classic Military Fighting Knives" by a man called Don Lemon(not the "journalist" fortunately). He also shared this article:
kiB4IZI.jpeg



7CvMNjQ.jpeg



KAgKiqN.jpeg


So apparently a friend of the man requested a good knife from him but he couldn't acquire any because of government requirements for tanks and firearms I presume. The first one he made was from an old sword he had and the friend and peers liked it so much he went to NYC bought a bunch of old sabers and turned them into these knives.
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Makes perfect sense that in the 1940s there was no need for swords/sabers but there was a need for combat/utilty knives and steel was scarce as it was going into the war effort. Great post, thanks.
 
My personal list:
Gerber Applegate dagger
Spyderco euroedge
Gerber guardian
Extrema Ratio Ermes operativo
Extrema Ratio silente
Microtech Sbd
 
Man with no name said:
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I have this very one showing up tomorrow. I have high hopes for it. Is it really a dagger though? I always think of a dagger as perfectly symmetrical. Although this one is sharpened on both edges. Anyway, I found it interesting that you posted this in a dagger discussion. Maybe it’s a cross between a Bowie and dagger? The fact that it’s in San Mai steel as well makes it one of Cold Steel’s most interesting knives to me
 
I used to have a French Foreign Legion dagger with a leather washer handle I got from one of the old catalogs from the early 90s, the butt cap had the logo of a hand holding a knife and wings. Liked that one but it went in a trade with other knives for a Falkniven NL Odin. also fond of my Blackjack Ek Model 4 in black micarta and brass guard.
 
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