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The Wharncliffe seems to have a thinner blade like a hawksbill, again more like a fighting knife. I think I'm looking for a more durable sheepsfoot. I use the knife in my pocket for everything, including mild prying in wood.
I guess because the people who are making and marketing those knives frequently refer to them as "tactical". I think that implies fighting unless you are tactically pruning and cutting boxes. I guess "Karambits" are the only ones that are really exclusively fighters. If you want to re-frame that, you could probably look back 300 years and find out that they were used to harvest rice. In which case, you could say I was unfairly characterizing the Karambit as a fighting knife, when it's actually used for harvesting rice???
Good point. Maybe I've just run into more of the serrated ones marketed as tactical knives. The serrated ones seem to be either marketed as tactical or emergency personnel knives. Sorry if I got a little testy. I live in a very liberal area. Frequently, when discussing a subject with a liberal they stop me mid-sentence and attempt to define what I am, and am not allowed to say. It's arrogant, controlling and condescending. Ironically, it's completely counter to what classic liberalism is supposed to be. I understand that wasn't your intention.
Austinaftermath, thanks for the recommendation. You came closer than anybody else. The Boker S2 looked perfect. However it's right hand carry only and I'm a lefty @#%!. The hunt goes on.