Brand New Design, Tactical Ring Tanto, aka Tant-O

[Crag the Brewer]

I voted Zero Chance.... not that I like it necessarily, but tant-o sounds bad to me......

 

[jbmonkey]

I voted Zero Chance.... not that I like it necessarily, but tant-o sounds bad to me......

two ways it could be taken. one kinda dirty sounding and i didn't think of that til ya mentioned it.....

the other I took it as a simple word broken up into the two parts showing the O to point out the ring.....in that regard I like it.

 

[jlauffer]

Could remove the dash and simplify it to TantO

 

[David Mary]

Next Tant-O decision is handle material. It's ready for it. Thoughts?

 

[David Mary]

Or TantO

 

[David Mary]

I've been holding out on this thread, but I did finally finish it just before I started on the the MagnaCut blades back from heat treatment. I made an executive decision to go with blue/black G10, since I had enough for it in the right shape. I just haven't gotten around to photographing it for this thread until today, please pardon the delay. From the discussion in this thread, I am guessing that there would not be a whole lot of interest in a design like this, but it was fun to make, and I do think it would make a good combat blade for a soldier who is properly trained to use a ring knife. This may be the only one to ever be me but nevertheless, here for your viewing pleasure is the prototype Tant-O.

 

[beeinak]

Interesting design. The handle slope definitely aids with ergonomics of using a blade with index finger hole. I think your color choice is great.

 

[Bob Denman]

X 2! 👍