Blade Length Advertising

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rickf

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Mates,

Why do some catalogs and internet knife companies only tell overall length of the knife (open and closed) vice blade length? Is it a legal reason? I always want to know blade length before I buy and always end up buying from a site that gives me the info I want. Any thoughts? Regards. -Rick
 
This is just a guess, but I imagine a lot of them are concerned about the many and inconsistant ways in which "blade length" are defined in different areas. Do you measure it as actual edge length, "straight line" edge length, length from tip to grip, or length from tip to pivot? Not only do various laws specify different methods, but many of them don't specify, leaving it up to the discretion of whoever wants to get you in trouble the most...

--Bob Q
 
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Blade length = Open length - Closed length

Otherwise it's a question of whether or not the ricasso should be included in the measurement, or whether you want the length of the edge, and does that include any shoulder or just sharp cutting edge, and at what point do you decide that it's sharp -- where it cuts paper, cuts you, cuts as well as the average butter, I mean pocket, knife??? Or are you in Colorado and measuring from the pivot? And what about recurves, hawkbills, etc.? It's just too complicated. ;)
 
Unfortunately not all companies even list open and closed length. Some just list closed length!! I don't know, maybe I'm nitpicking but I like to at least see 2 1/2 inch, 3 inch, 4 inch, etc. I'm not trying to split hairs but I like to know what ballpark I'm in. BTW, I usually will go to the makers website when I really want to know the specs, I just think that it's an extra step I shouldn't have to do since I'm sure the knife mfg probably suppies the specs to the vendor. Again, maybe I'm nitpicking. Thanks for everyone's reply. -Rick
 
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