Infi-del
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So I wanted somewhat of a tactical tanto. By that I meant something in the blade style of a Japanese Tanto but with modern materials and construction. The Hanwei looks interesting but I'm not sure about the strength of the steel. So I picked up this discontinued little jewel in a trade...
It's made out of good 1095 and the earlier Spec Plus blades were pretty durable and robust. I have a Survival Bowie in 1095 by them and it's still one of my favorite knives. But I don't care for the Cold Steel style Americanized Tanto. So I set to grinding it in more of a traditional shape. I slapped a nice convex grind on it and rounded the transition from blade to tip to make a somewhat japanese style kissaki. Removing all the steel made it faster in the hand and gave it was i think will be strong edge that cuts with far less resistance. Here is my tactical tanto.
It's made out of good 1095 and the earlier Spec Plus blades were pretty durable and robust. I have a Survival Bowie in 1095 by them and it's still one of my favorite knives. But I don't care for the Cold Steel style Americanized Tanto. So I set to grinding it in more of a traditional shape. I slapped a nice convex grind on it and rounded the transition from blade to tip to make a somewhat japanese style kissaki. Removing all the steel made it faster in the hand and gave it was i think will be strong edge that cuts with far less resistance. Here is my tactical tanto.
