False edge on a clip point blade

[bluka94]

HI!

Can anyone explain why there is a false edge on certain clip point blades?
Is there a pactical function it fulfils or it's just a design thing?

Have read somewhere that blades with edge on the top of point reduces risk of getting stuck in a bone or other hard materials. And that is easier to pull it out (if stucked) if its contact surface is smaller. Any true in this?

 

[Absintheur]

1. Makes the knife less blade heavy
2. Increases penetration potential

Plus of course it looks good.

 

[yablanowitz]

Definition of terms. A false edge is a sharp edge on the spine which does not run the entire length of the blade. It essentially makes the knife double edged at the tip for better penetration and slashing in either direction, and is generally found on knives intended primarily as weapons. In some jurisdictions, the presence of a false edge is enough to make the knife a weapon legally.

A swedge is an unsharpened bevel on the spine side of a blade. It can serve multiple functions, including reducing weight, changing balance point, and increasing penetration potential.

Yep. Some of us are born pricks.