Daggers... are they good for anything except fighting?

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LostCause

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By now pretty much all webshops stopped shipping daggers to my country, which kinda sucks.

I never wanted one, or had a need for one, but seeing that... I suddenly felt urge to buy one. Because if I don't get one now, I might get to want one later and be unable to get it.

So I went to hunting store after work and had my impulse purchase.
Fox Elementum dagger in Bohler N690Co steel. It cost me around 60€ if I remember correct...

Knife, fit and finish and sheath are all amazing. I'm really glad I got it, but (there is always "but" can it be used for any particular purpose except maybe war if it spreads on my country?

In any case I'm just glad I got one as apparently they are taking away the import...
 
Dispatching animals.
Popping tires.
Stabbing chair.
Opening mail.
Making holes in stuff.
Hanging on the wall.
Poking holes in the same wall.
Waving around while making "whoosh" noises.
Prop for Lord of The Rings fan fairs.
Cutting stuff.
Bragging rights because they are cool.
Table decoration when your daughter's new boyfriend visits.
 
The usefulness of a dagger isn't determined by how many edges it has, but rather, by the edge geometry, the level of sharpness, the design of it's handle, and it's edge-holding capability. Basically all the things that define the usefulness of ANY knife.

All knives have their limitations. No one knife is the perfect choice for every knife task. Daggers are no different- they're not perfect for every task, but they are perfectly capable of performing many tasks just as effectively as any other knife with the same edge geometry, level of sharpness, etc.

Below is a pic of one of my more "practical" daggers. I call it practical because I can use it for general cutting tasks if I want. After a thread awhile back where people said that daggers are no good for cutting stuff I decided to test this knife by cutting up a bunch of 550 paracord. The knife sliced right through it without effort, just as easily as any of my single-edged fixed-blades. It also works great for opening packages.

Would I choose it for skinning a deer, or whitling, no. But I also have single-edged knives that are not suitable for such tasks.

I think it sucks that you live in a country that limits your choice of knives.

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MolokaiRider said:
Joking aside, glad you got one. They are pretty amazing knives and well worth having an anyones collection.

Just don't make any push cuts with your thumb.
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I don't really plan to use it, but I'm just asking because if the need ever arises I'd like to know what it can do.

killgar said:
The usefulness of a dagger isn't determined by how many edges it has, but rather, by the edge geometry, the level of sharpness, the design of it's handle, and it's edge-holding capability. Basically all the things that define the usefulness of ANY knife.

All knives have their limitations. No one knife is the perfect choice for every knife task. Daggers are no different- they're not perfect for every task, but they are perfectly capable of performing many tasks just as effectively as any other knife with the same edge geometry, level of sharpness, etc.

Below is a pic of one of my more "practical" daggers. I call it practical because I can use it for general cutting tasks if I want. After a thread awhile back where people said that daggers are no good for cutting stuff I decided to test this knife by cutting up a bunch of 550 paracord. The knife sliced right through it without effort, just as easily as any of my single-edged fixed-blades. It also works great for opening packages.

Would I choose it for skinning a deer, or whitling, no. But I also have single-edged knives that are not suitable for such tasks.

I think it sucks that you live in a country that limits your choice of knives.

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My dagger is thin, and is sharpened at 19° from what I can see. Even plain edge cuts the rope easily, it can even slice tomato, onion and potato without wedging it like some thicker knives that have more obtuse grinds.
I also like the fact that one edge is serrated.

And yes, it sucks that my country is limiting my choices...

It's not illegal to own one or sell one, but you cannot import it for some reason. Webshops just won't ship them to my country. Only few stores that sell rifles, shotguns and ammo here have are also selling daggers among other knives here.

I'm happy I could buy one at least locally.
 
If anybody in your country hunts wild pigs, they’ll likely use/have a dagger. In German, there is a word for this, “Saufeder” or “Saufaenger” (or “Hirschfaenger” for Elk). They have a larger hilt due to the application technique.
 
My only dagger blade that I carry around, is a UTX-70. I don't think anyone's fighting with that. I use it to cut stuff and show off.
 
MolokaiRider said:
Dispatching animals.
Popping tires.
Stabbing chair.
Opening mail.
Making holes in stuff.
Hanging on the wall.
Poking holes in the same wall.
Waving around while making "whoosh" noises.
Prop for Lord of The Rings fan fairs.
Cutting stuff.
Bragging rights because they are cool.
Table decoration when your daughter's new boyfriend visits.
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Who could forget the stabbing chair!!! 😂😂😂
 
LostCause said:
I don't really plan to use it, but I'm just asking because if the need ever arises I'd like to know what it can do.


My dagger is thin, and is sharpened at 19° from what I can see. Even plain edge cuts the rope easily, it can even slice tomato, onion and potato without wedging it like some thicker knives that have more obtuse grinds.
I also like the fact that one edge is serrated.

And yes, it sucks that my country is limiting my choices...

It's not illegal to own one or sell one, but you cannot import it for some reason. Webshops just won't ship them to my country. Only few stores that sell rifles, shotguns and ammo here have are also selling daggers among other knives here.

I'm happy I could buy one at least locally.
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In my experience, a dagger is just a knife with two edges. Excellent for longer cutting performance... Your dagger with its 19° angle (and proven veggie cutting ability, seems just great in this regard). Strictly specialized daggers have thick blades which makes them not so good at cutting. But a thin bladed, accutely sharpened dagger makes for a great EDC, imo. Legal concerns aside, of course. And no applying pressure to the spine for whittling, shaving kindling and so on !
 
Never saw the need for a dagger, but the basic double-edged blade designed for stabbing has a long history, as shown by the Roman gladius.
 
LostCause said:
By now pretty much all webshops stopped shipping daggers to my country, which kinda sucks.

I never wanted one, or had a need for one, but seeing that... I suddenly felt urge to buy one. Because if I don't get one now, I might get to want one later and be unable to get it.

So I went to hunting store after work and had my impulse purchase.
Fox Elementum dagger in Bohler N690Co steel. It cost me around 60€ if I remember correct...

Knife, fit and finish and sheath are all amazing. I'm really glad I got it, but (there is always "but" can it be used for any particular purpose except maybe war if it spreads on my country?

In any case I'm just glad I got one as apparently they are taking away the import...
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What is your country? I'll add it to the list of places I won't visit.
 
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