Did Hinderer copy Emerson?

[ebidis]

Does this blade shape on the Skinner look familiar?




Just sayin'

 

[Officer's Match]

Not if you hold one. Quite a bit different.

 

[Silvanus]

I wouldn't say it's a "copy". The CQC-8 is a born and bred tactical fighting blade design while the Hinderer is meant to be used for skinning game. I can see the similarities in the blade shape but I seriously doubt there was any copying of designs

 

[MatthewSB]

It's a clip point, there are a lot of them out there.

Benchmade has some too, they call it a "reverse tanto" to make it sound like something new and different

The '8 is the best executed, pierces very well but is extremely well supported at the tip.

 

[Boru13]

I don't see it as being a copy, to many differences for that.

Besides the Emerson looks much better

 

[Lycosa]

This. ^

 

[6ft8Baffoon]

When the skinner arrives tomorrow, I'll have both. They are similar in blade. Both look great.

 

[flatblackcapo]

With the knife being one of man's oldest tools, it is almost imposable to design a knife with out someone thinking it resembles another one.

 

[asdf12345]

Those blades don't even look similar to me..

 

[Thomas Carey]

I sure don't see it.

 

[ebidis]

I was just trying to point out the fact that they are both banana shaped blades, with an abrupt angled clip, quasi harpoon swedge, and saber grind.

Not really thinking that Rick copied Ernie, maybe just took some influence from the design.

Perhaps I should have named my post differently. It was supposed to be a bit tongue in cheek.

 

[dr_fosg8]

Not really. Similar maybe. Copied, nah.

 

[mrnotsam123]

Similar but not a copy, That hinderer skinner design is modified from one that other makers have used. I don't think it's something any one specific maker claims to be "their" design.

Here's some other similar ones:
Kingdom Armory Mini Samaritan

Remington Sportsmans series

Chris reeve skinner ubejane

 

[RevDevil]

I was just trying to point out the fact that they are both banana shaped blades, with an abrupt angled clip, quasi harpoon swedge, and saber grind.

Not really thinking that Rick copied Ernie, maybe just took some influence from the design.

Perhaps I should have named my post differently. It was supposed to be a bit tongue in cheek.

If that is the case, then maybe you showld throw Warren Osborne in the mix, that 940 and the 950 might just be a copy of that too, any any other blade that is a reverse tanto with a clip style blade.

 

[Sidehill Gouger]

The first time I saw one of the Emersons I wondered if he copied a Blackjack model that came before it. And the Blackjack was influenced by much older Chinese sword patterns.

 

[D.C.Johnson]

I dont think so, if anything the xm handle is more similar then the blade