Favorite daggers?

[sweet]

Bob Engnath blade with the hilt and scabbard by Art Elwell

 

[Kevin Jones]

 

[philwar]

Try a Cold Steel OSS. It's not exactly a dagger, but it's thinner (and much cheaper) than the Tai Pan.

Why isn't the OSS a dagger? AFAIC, any double edged knife = dagger.

Light, fast, razorsharp, 8" blade... and inexpensive. Great fighting blade. :thumbup:

Edit: The Peacekeeper I is very nice too:

 

[Kevin Jones]

Why isn't the OSS a dagger? AFAIC, any double edged knife = dagger.

To me, the blade shape defines a dagger not just both bottom and top edges being sharp.
Many fighters and bowies have sharpened top clips, some almost bake to the ricasso.

 

[Trent Rock]

Call me old skool
I like the Camillus and Western daggers

 

[eccvets]

Taipan
cold steel safe keeper 1

 

[eisman]

To me, the blade shape defines a dagger not just both bottom and top edges being sharp.

So, you only consider assymetrical blades sharpened on both edges as daggers? What then of triangular grinds, cruciforms, or tantos? Those with only one sharp edge? What about blade length? 4", 6", or maybe 14" like the old 14/15th Century stuff?

To me a dagger is a primarily stabbing blade. The nicer the better.

 

[rvr37]

For collecting the original WW2 Fairbairn Sykes Fighting knife or if you want to use the knife a bit a well made modern version like the one by Hill Knives in Holland or nzknives in New Zealand..

http://www.nzknives.co.nz/pattern1.htm

http://www.hillknives.com/HillWebsite/Menu/New-commando-dagger.htm

 

[Kevin Jones]

To me, the blade shape defines a dagger not just both bottom and top edges being sharp.

So, you only consider assymetrical blades sharpened on both edges as daggers? What then of triangular grinds, cruciforms, or tantos? Those with only one sharp edge? What about blade length? 4", 6", or maybe 14" like the old 14/15th Century stuff?

To me a dagger is a primarily stabbing blade. The nicer the better.

NO, I didn't say that. My point was that a double edge blade alone doesn't classify a knife as a dagger as was stated in a previous post.

I agree with AG Russell's knife glossary definition (below) and consider him more qualified for defining knife terms than Merriam Webster.

Dagger;
"double edged sheath knife with a symmetrical blade intended for stabbing"

 

[Charlie Mike]

NO, I didn't say that. My point was that a double edge blade alone doesn't classify a knife as a dagger as was stated in a previous post.

I agree with AG Russell's knife glossary definition (below) and consider him more qualified for defining knife terms than Merriam Webster.

Dagger;
"double edged sheath knife with a symmetrical blade intended for stabbing"

I agree. A dagger should have a parabolic symmetry.

 

[fudo]

LOL. I have 8 of these. They are very low cost and very functional.

 

[sweet]

LOL. I have 8 of these. They are very low cost and very functional.

8! Post up that pic:thumbup: I love Old Hickory knives but every time I pick this unused one up I think to myself don't slip dont slip dont slip

 

[Dr Heelhook]

Why isn't the OSS a dagger? AFAIC, any double edged knife = dagger.

I don't know what the official definition is, but I've always thought of a dagger as a symmetrical knife.

edit: someone beat me to it.

 

[philwar]

I think accepting the opinion of an esteemed knifemaker is valid. I would like to know however - ask him if at all possible - why it would have to be symmetrical.
Wiki says nothing about symmetry.
Most definitions - in fact all 'official' definitions - say nothing about a requirement that the blade be symmetrical.
So really, I would appreciate some background on this.

 

[boring]

this one, as well as westerns, gerbers, rodgers, fs, m3s, ok I like about all daggers.

 

[zignal_zero]

Roton Talon, Peace Keeper II, Kershaw Trooper

and i agree, symmetry is a must to be called a "Dagger"

 

[Dr Heelhook]

I think accepting the opinion of an esteemed knifemaker is valid. I would like to know however - ask him if at all possible - why it would have to be symmetrical.
Wiki says nothing about symmetry.
Most definitions - in fact all 'official' definitions - say nothing about a requirement that the blade be symmetrical.
So really, I would appreciate some background on this.

It's just names anyway.

 

[makandr]

Trenches cleaner "Snake head".

Apotheosis of war: wootz.

 

[jonnymac44]

How bout this one? I recently acquired it from an old biker friend of mine who got it as a gift in the early or mid 1970's. It's a handmade Jimmy Lile with a 12 inch blade and a very nice stag handle that fits a right hander just perfectly. Don't know whether to keep this one or not. It's gorgeous, but not what I usually tend to collect.

 

[jonnymac44]

Call me old skool
I like the Camillus and Western daggers

Trent, my younger brother has a western, much like the one in your collection:thumbup: I've dated it for him in the past, and believe his is a '77 model. I haven't been able to talk him out of it just yet