Good throwing knife?

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Hello

Can you advise me a good throwing knife not too expensive?
I mean a knife that won't break easily, sharp and well balanced.
Medium or small.

regards
 
I haven't thrown a knife in years, but as a child I found some heavy, cheap daggers at a flea market and they worked just fine.

I don't think you need a throwing knife to be that sharp, it just needs a point.


Eh, sorry... that's all the help I can offer. :rolleyes:
 
And what about these cheaper ones at ebay?

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I'm no expert thrower, but I do have a good bit of experience, and I would say longer and heavier is what you want to start out with. Like at least 9-10" OAL. As you go shorter, it gets more difficult (at least for me) to throw consistently each time (short, light knives tend to rotate faster, and more rotations per throw introduces more room for error, at least that's my theory). My favorite throwers are like 11.5 " OAL. Also, if you want to throw no-spin, get something with a clean straight line down the top of the handle. You don't want guards or other bumps getting in the way of a consistent release. For instance, I bought 10 of these on ebay for about $30:

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They're cheap Chinese junk. However, if you're just throwing them, it doesn't matter. They don't need to hold an edge, they're adequately pointy, and the steel is soft enough to withstand throwing. You'll need a vise or something to straighten the tips out when they get bent. They work well for spin throwing (I never throw beyond 25 or 30 feet). For no-spin throwing, I used a bench grinder to grind off the top guard and the top flange at the rear of the handle.

As for your suggestions, I would avoid to the Naruto thing and the throwing needles for sure. The needles cannot be spin-thrown, and they are thrown differently than knives (idk how to throw them). The other four links are too short or have guards. The design of that last set looks decent; I just would get something bigger that looks similar. And don't worry about sheaths for now. Figure out how to throw first, and then you can get something higher quality with a sheath if you decide you want to carry a throwing knife.

If you don't want to go really cheap, the next step up is probably Cold Steel. I don't have any myself, but I see their throwers recommended frequently.

Long story short, get something big and fairly heavy, with a simple design and clean lines. You probably want at least 3 of them for practice. Hope this helps :)
 
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strick284 said:
As for your suggestions, I would avoid to the Naruto thing and the throwing needles for sure. The needles cannot be spin-thrown, and they are thrown differently than knives (idk how to throw them). The other four links are too short or have guards. The design of that last set looks decent; I just would get something bigger that looks similar.
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Thanks for your explanations.
I also thought that the black darts look well, but they are suspiciously cheap.
 
A lot of what you'll see are cheaply made throwing items, or some that really aren't designed well enough to be thrown.

I suggest looking at the Gil Hibben large throwers, the set of three makes them fairly cheap for the abuse they can take. After that, I strongly suggest Cold steel.

Certain items, like spikes and throwing stars, require a different technique than knives. I find that knives can be simple, and teach the coordination needed before moving on to other objects.
 
Cold Steel makes really tough throwing knives. I love mine. If you are looking for the cheaper ones, look into the sure balance models.
 
+1 for Cold Steel and Gil Hibben. Both are heavy and tough, so they stick well and won't break easily.
 
Check out the Glock model 78 field knife. It is a fighting style knife, and a great go to blade. It is very durable and throws awesome. All around great knife.
 
I haven't tried these yet so don't blame me if it sucks but I'm getting one to try it out:

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Also, I notice you've also posted this same question on I wouldn't bother with that place man, major clique.. they are so petty it's not even funny. I got banned for wanting to trade some blades with others : / and they get offended way too easily, bunch of old nannies :D they couldn't even watch a tuffthumbz vid 'cause the language was 'too offensive' ...and these are supposed to be big, hard knife men!? Long live the union and long live bladeforums.com!

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the best for the money would be going to the hardware store and bying some 10 - 12 inch nails and throwing those or making your own out of bar stock all you need is a file and a hack saw.
 
Im with bronyblacksmith, start out simple, find something you like and that works, then go from there. The catalogs and online stores are great sources for design ideas, but cheap is cheap for a reason. you will eventually lose interest or get good enough to want better quality. At that time, you can figure out how to either buy or make something you can use for a long time to come. Youtube can help with "expert" evaluations (cough cough). Happy Hunting
 
condor seems to make some decent throwing knives although quite pricey for a throwing knife.
 
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for throwing you don't need sharp...i used to buy Kukris and Bowie knives from Atlanta cutlery i think, for $10 back in the 90`s they still have them but now they are $20 with discounts for multiples they arefor good for throwing also WW1 bayonets from flee markets or again knife catalogs...The cold steel stuff i don`t know if they changed how they make it now but way back it used to break on me all the time Hibben got some good stuff and his Tomahawks are great throwers the best production throwers i ever came across were the Blackjack ones
the Chinese crap was just that, crap always to lite
if you think condor knives are pricey at $18 you should see the Tru Bal throwing knives at $100...now that`s a throwing knife!!!:thumbup:
 
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