I like 'em...stabby...

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From the looks of these knives I have...I'm a step away from buying at the area jails..."You know who makes the best toothbrush shanks? Joey...you need one of his for your collection."

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Any other fans of the shankariffic knives?
 
rpn said:
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Looked at that and the Warrior II about 500 times...:thumbsup:
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Only about 49 or 50 LEs out in the wild. They were sold in person by Liong Mah at Blade 2016, iirc.
 
Rhinoknives1 said:
If you want Stabby, go with Daggers. Pointy & large cross section to let blood out & air in.. what you have are really more Slicey! I like slicey & Choppy!:D
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Oh that Bandicoot, Operator, Kwaiken, Gentleman Jim are all staborific! But I hear you...a few of those do also slice and slash like hell too.

One of my favorite descriptions I read was about the Bandicoot...part knife, prybar and ice-pick!

Part of my dagger disappointment is they my Ek and CRKT is that they feel more...strictly linear.
 
The swedge on the primary blade makes it one helluva piercer.

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I tend to prefer thicker tips, though. Where I can stab through an aluminum can and not have to worry about tip damage(I don't do it that often.. ) haha.
 
rpn said:
Oh that Bandicoot, Operator, Kwaiken, Gentleman Jim are all staborific! But I hear you...a few of those do also slice and slash like hell too.

One of my favorite descriptions I read was about the Bandicoot...part knife, prybar and ice-pick!

Part of my dagger disappointment is they my Ek and CRKT is that they feel more...strictly linear.
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This collection needs a ZT 452 in the mix.

M McFeeli me too. I don’t really pry with my tips but I like them to be thick. If I can’t pry a pop can tab up with the tip I am wary of it.
 
rpn said:
Oh that Bandicoot, Operator, Kwaiken, Gentleman Jim are all staborific! But I hear you...a few of those do also slice and slash like hell too.

One of my favorite descriptions I read was about the Bandicoot...part knife, prybar and ice-pick!

Part of my dagger disappointment is they my Ek and CRKT is that they feel more...strictly linear.
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To me, pretty much all daggers are a disappointment for any slicer work, They have a Cool:cool: factor on my M1 etc.. other than that,, Ive never had to stab any people And I hope to avoid ito_O:confused::)
 
Check out:
Cold Steel Ti Lite
Cold Steel Hold Out
CRKT Hissatsu
CRKT Heiho
CRKT Otinashi Noh Ken
CRKT Shizuka Noh Ken
Steel Will Intrigue
 
Boo’s Blade Smoke has a profile I believe the OP would like. Though it is only 3.5 inches I believe.
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Also I’ve been very impressed with with this Boker kwaiken fixed blade. Quite inexpensive. 14c28n steel
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rpn said:
Have a couple but nothing I am crazy about. I keep buying daggers but end up disappointed I'm sorry to say. Thinking of trying a RMJ Raider or Mark I.
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Daggers need either to be a hollow grind, combined with a professional edge regrind, Like the above mentioned Cold steel Taipan, or they need to be zero-edged like some of the old Gerber Guardian IIs nearly are. Sharpness is essential to cutting outward in fighting...

A great choice would be the Randall Model 2-8 in stainless, as it has all the proper features a dagger should have: Thin slicy edge, despite the narrow blade profile, length, and the light weight of a stick tang.

An even slicier Randall is the Clinton dagger, which is almost like two very slicy 7" knives welded spine to spine... It felt strange to me however, as I just feel daggers should be narrow bladed: Perhaps with a smaller guard I would have liked it better... A broad blade width always felt wrong to me on a dagger: They can be made slicy without width, but it requires either a thin initial edge (which you can then easily touch up), or a very wide professionally applied bevel...: Never try to do the broad bevel by hand yourself!: This is beyond normal hand sharpening, especially doing it evenly four times...

The great advantage of daggers is they are ground four ways, which, combined with a stick tang, makes them the lightest of all fixed blade for a given stock: Typically 20-30% less than a single edge fixed blade. Don't choose a model that ruins this with a full tang, or large, heavy metal guards and pommels...: Kraton or Zytel wrapped around a narrow stick tang is optimal (and usually old and rare now, unfortunately). Slicy and narrow daggers are hard to get there, but it is possible.

Gaston
 
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