Clip Point Fixed Blade EDC?

[marcinek]

Only problem is they're not actually clip points, they just have that name. Kind of curious why they were named that way... Fine knives, but if he wants a technical clip point these don't fit the bill.

I believe you are referring to the ESEE clip points?

Is so, I'd argue that technically, they do fit the definition. I'll go with AG Russell's definition of a clip point:

A blade on which the back line breaks and slants downward to produce a finer and more useful point.

The slant is not, by definition, necessarily concave, and it may or may not be swedged ("A bevel grind on the edge of the back of a blade. If it were sharp it would not be a swedge but would be a False Edge." - again from AG Russell)

So, technically, the ESEE is a clip point. Swedged, with a slightly convex curved clipped section.

Benchmade also gives a nice definition:

A clip point is technically a variant of a drop point. Instead of a “slow convex-curve” to lower the point; the profile is “clipped” to bring the point down. Sometimes a concave curve will be referred to as a “clipped point”. This is usually associated with bowie styles.

What the ESEEs aren't are knives with a concave curve clipped section.