Double Edged...but not a dagger

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iHermes

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I can't believe how hard it is to just find a fixed knife that is sharpened on both sides! I don't want to carry a dagger because they are a bit "stabby" looking, and there is the whole legal thing. Why do knife makers insist on putting those phony false edges on everything? Such a waste of space. You could have two edges for when one starts getting dull.

Does anyone know of a fixed blade boot knife with a sharp edge on both sides (3"-4"), even if the edge only extends half way down the spine? I don't have hundreds to drop on a custom. The only thing I have found online is the Nikov D2, but that guy is in Bulgaria! Anyone know of anything commercially available? Thanks in advance.
 
[video=youtube;mQDQCYnqZRI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQDQCYnqZRI[/video]

All I'm looking for is something like this.
 
marcinek said:
A sharpened false edge is just as illegal as a dagger in thise jurisdictions where daggers are illegal. Just something to think about.
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A knife would more than one sharpened edge is illegal in a lot of places. The false edge (or swedge) is there to take material away from the tip and make penetrating cuts easier.

I don't even know how you could possibly make a knife with two sharpened edges that are intended to be used that doesn't look 'stabby'.... That's part of the point.
 
ZT 0150...along with what Marcinek said, they're not common because they're illegal in most places, generally when the (sharpened) swedge extends longer than half the blade it's classified as a dagger.
 
I don't think I've ever seen a dagger/bayonet shaped blade described as having 2 cutting edges specifically for when one gets dull. My money is on th cops not buying that story. The overwhelming implied use of such blades is as described for puncture/penetrating cuts.
 
Interesting concept in that video but I doubt you would find something production like that.

Get in touch with a custom maker. Someone might be able to do that for under $250.
 
there are double edge versions of the microtech crosshair and they are also D2, blade hq has one in stock right now
 
Thanks OBL. I just looked at the Microtech Crosshair, but it's about a foot long! It has a dagger tip too, and I've broken enough of those over the years.
 
Just to clear this up for me... because I am mighty confused.

The OP wants a dagger that isnt a dagger... or am I not understanding something?
 
Phoynix said:
Just to clear this up for me... because I am mighty confused.

The OP wants a dagger that isnt a dagger... or am I not understanding something?
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Not just you - I don't get it either. Maybe he wants something like this?

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I'm not trying to be a smart-ass, but if you don't want a "stabby", "dagger-looking" knife, but you want to be able to keep on cutting after your edge gets dull, I'd suggest buying a single-edged knife, a good sharpening hone, and practice sharpening to develop your sharpening skills. That way when your knife gets dull, you can just pull out your hone and make it sharp again. They make a lot of small/pocket hones so it would be easy to carry one around if you plan on doing a lot of cutting, and they aren't too expensive.

Another option is to carry more than one knife (many folks around here do just that, including me).

Either way, you avoid carrying a stabby looking dagger that may or may not get you in trouble some day.
 
With good steel, it takes quite a bit of cutting before a knife 'begins to get dull', and with a decent touch up sharpening system (or strop), only a few seconds are needed to get the edge back. Unless the knife has a serrated/sawback spine (like a Winkler II SAR), the double edged blade seems to me to be too awkward to be worth the legal stress.
 
With good steel, it takes quite a bit of cutting before a knife 'begins to get dull', and with a decent touch up sharpening system (or strop), only a few seconds are needed to get the edge back. Unless the knife has a serrated/sawback spine (like a Winkler II SAR), the double edged blade seems to me to be too awkward to be worth the legal stress.
 
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