Blade length

[surfing ronin]

Is the blade length measured from the tang or is it the sharpened portion?

 

[Dirk]

Is this geared toward legal limit or what knife makers actually consider to be the way to measure? Personally, I always go the way most LEOs look at it, tip of blade to handle or guard.

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[KnifeBomber]

I think Mick measures from the top handguard or where it would be to determine blade length. Not sure though, so don't quote me on that.

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[Duane Dwyer]

We consider anything from the front surface of the guard forward to be blade, and from the same point rearward to be handle. Thanks for your interest,
Duane Dwyer

 

[surfing ronin]

Gentlemen,

Thank you all for your replies. My question has been answered.