CRKT Hisshou-- Impressions?

I have one. It's not bad. I don't care for the polished finish on these blades. The lack of a guard does not breed confidence either. I'm going to add a large turk's head knot guard to mine eventually. As far as feel and balance I like the newer CRKT Shinbu version better.
 
I have one, and I really like it. I exchanged emails with James Williams about the design.
my biggest concern was the about handle unwrapping, I was told the that there is a resin coated on the wrap.
Also he's explained why there's no guard in several articles. Both of these designs, by the way, Hissatsu and Hisshou are not for knife on knife
duels but for sticking it in an evildoer or lopping his arm off.
 
sigsaur said:
I have one, and I really like it. I exchanged emails with James Williams about the design.
my biggest concern was the about handle unwrapping, I was told the that there is a resin coated on the wrap.
Also he's explained why there's no guard in several articles. Both of these designs, by the way, Hissatsu and Hisshou are not for knife on knife
duels but for sticking it in an evildoer or lopping his arm off.
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I am glad to hear that about the wrapping. It also is good to know why no guard is part pf the design. Thanks.
 
I love the design, but i think it would be MUCH more attractive to me if it were around 6-8" longer. If it were to be the size of a small Waki, i'd be wanting one myself
 
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Not to split hairs, but it's already the size of a small wakizashi. The line that divides tanto and wakizashi is about 1 foot — at 13", this puts it into wakizashi range.

- Chris
 
okay then, if it were the size of a LARGE waki, i'd buy one...

anything under 15" is a big knife to me... i prefer 18-22" blades
 
Sigsaur - Are these articles on line? If not would you mind giving a quick summary of what the reasoning is? I'm curious what he has to say about it.

BePrepared - If, as the literature on the website claims, this was designed for modern military carry, I think the blade is about the perfect length for quick deployment in combat. It can be drawn and strike in a single motion in tight quarters, to devastating effect. I don't say this based on owning one (or military experience), but from handling a similarly-sized blade that I have in the works that is similarly curved. I didn't make mine for military application, but given the similarity, I pictured it attached to MOLLE LBE and did some practice draw/strikes. I could see it working in the given situation. :)
 
Storm Crow, I can definitely see how it could be highly effective as a CQC weapon. It's plently long to give you a significant advantage over someone with a basic 6-8" combat knife, and still small enough to use the knife fighting styles that the elite military are trained in.

That said, the additional length would be more a personal preference for me than a suggestion of a way to increase the blade utility. It may be optimal for the work it was designed to do, but it's not optimal for me
 
Not having a guard on a blade that is intended to be used for stabbing is not my cup of tea, but to each their own
 
I have to agree. The curved blade on the design should indicate it's designed mainly for slashing. Sabers, scimitars, katanas...you'll note that most slashing weapons have a distinct curvature, which keeps the edge of the blade along the target on a swing, so you can more easily draw-cut. As has been pointed out, even the ad points out that it's a slashing weapon: "The Hisshou's 13" full-tang dual grind Tanto blade is YK-30 high-carbon steel, high satin finished. The long, tapered tip grind is designed for maximum slashing power combined with superior penetration. At 16.4 ounces, the Hisshou also offers superior slashing ability as compared to the Hissatsu."
 
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