Guard evolution on the stiletto

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The classic Italian stiletto has a bolster guard (bottom knife).

Phil Boguszewski moved the guard from the bolster to the blade in the '90s (middle knife).

Cold Steel liked the result of this move so much that they put it into production with their Ti-Lite knives (top knife).

The blade-located guard can also make a nice flipper to open your knife with.

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oregon
 
I am very curious as to which came first--the Boguszewski-style guard, or the Kit Carson flipper-guard.
 
Vicarious Reality said:
Nice post, but the top guard on the ti-lite REALLY irritates the hand.
Unless you grind it down.
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Yes it does hurt your finger tips in the open position. However, the guard catches your pocket rim as you pull it and opens the blade nicely.

oregon
 
wutitiz said:
I am very curious as to which came first--the Boguszewski-style guard, or the Kit Carson flipper-guard.
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Good question.

I have received an email from Phil Boguszewski regarding the middle knife shown above, one he made. In the email he says that moving the guard from the bolster to the blade is his contribution to the stiletto.

Perhaps Kit Carson will chime in for us curious.

oregon
 
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The Ernest Emerson Wave, another brilliant alteration of the blade: Where does it fit into the timeline?

I know that this is a tangential question because it doesn't strictly apply to the evolution of the stiletto.

oregon
 
From my understanding the Ernest Emerson Wave started out as a blade catch, for knife fighting.

Different motivation.
 
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