Griptilian Blade question

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Okay so I own a couple of regular modified drop point mini griptilians, but I've always wondered about their modified sheepsfoot blades.

I dont really know much about the sheepsfoot blade, other than I like the way that they look, but obviously I don't want to just but a knife for that reason.

So I was wondering, is there more of an advantage to having one over the other? Which one do you prefer, and why?

I'm strictly talking griptilians here; full size or mini.

Thanks,
Dan
 
Strength & Safety cutting (avoidance of an inadvertent stab/puncture), and control on draw cuts.
I "think" also that the Sheepsfoot models (Grips) typically do not have thumb-studs (strictly a Benchmade thing).

Decades back a stockman knife (slipjoint folder with three blades - sheepsfoot, spey, general purpose drop-point or possibly an awl type blade). These typically had the sheepsfoot blade highest (when folding knife is closed, sheepsfoot was easiest to open). This was the most used on my stockman's and also was the easiest to sharpen. Being the highest blade (when closed) it was the easiest to deploy (even with gloved hands), and was typically the strongest of the options.
 
There are many advantages to a real sheep's foot blade, however this is not one.
A sheep's foot blade has a straight edge with no belly.

A real sheep's foot blade is great because you only have to tilt the blade down slightly to have a tip / point to Pierce materials you want to cut, having belly totally ruins this useful blade shape and makes it not as good as a real sheep's foot and not as good as a drop point.

If I were you I'd stick with the standard blades you already own.
 
I'm a fan of the BM sheepsfoot because:

- It's slightly easier to sharpen because the blade profile is more straight.
- It's thinner behind the edge, which makes it 'slicier' -- and isn't slicing what we mostly do with our knives?
- It's the only Griptillian blade that comes with a Spydie hole instead of a thumbstud -- and I don't like thumbstuds.
-- Like you, I also just like how a sheepsfoot blade looks. It's different and also traditional and somehow futuristic all at the same time.

So I say get one and try it out. You'll probably like it. And if you don't, sell it to someone else right here on BF and recover 80% of your money.

Here's my EDC Mini Grip with aftermarket G10 scales:

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My full size 154 CM Griptilian sheepfoot is the sharpest knife I've ever got out of the box.
It's scary. The hollow grind is wicked, and the overall shape is amazing.
It's more a slicer than the regular one. I EDC the spearpoint one, and keep the sheepfoot mint as I don't want to ruin it, even if it's just a standard model.
It's one of the best blades I own, but it's a personal feeling.
 
I also like the "modified" Sheepsfoot that BM puts in their Grips . But... I like them for the reasons that Roamad mentioned, esp. the HG part. I've discovered that only the original 154CM & Noryl Grips are actually hollow ground. The newer G10 & 20CV Grips have the same blade profile but they aren't HG... they're a sabre-ground kind of blade.

That's no problem, however, since I actually like 154CM and Noryl. Those blades are thinner behind the edge. Combine that with their continuously curved edge instead of a more prominent belly and they're very easy to maintain.
 
It may have been the coating on my mini Grip, but it seemed to be thicker behind the edge. My regular Grip has a fantastic grind. But, it is uncoated, so I don't know if the mini was uncoated, if it would have close to the same blade geometry? Not sure.
I will be able to answer this question in about a month or so, because I am getting a coated M4 regular Grip. So we will se if the blade geometry looks different with the coating.
Both of mine are Sheepsfoot blades.
Love both of them!
 
Depends on what you’re cutting, your drop point likely better if you are say constantly piercing cardboard then cutting but the modified sheeps foot makes for an excellent slicer and utility cutter. I like mine, and my Insingo Sebenza for all sorts of tasks from cardboard to food prep to cutting metal downspout! It’s no slouch for piercing either but perhaps not the best choice if you need to make that cut all day long.
 
I love the plain jane mini sheepsfoot in 154 cm. The hollow grind is a fantastic slicer and its super light in the pocket. I have the g-10 full size but it's a low number first prod. so I really don't use it.
I also have the drop point in 20cv and used it a lot recently. I'm really liking BM 20cv so much I'm considering a mini sheepsfoot with that steel.
I think you won't go wrong any way you go.
 
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