Just a thought, the Military is a heck of a Persian.

A persian-style blade is defined by a trailing point blade shape. The tip of the blade needs to be higher than the spine, the opposite of a drop point.
 
Exactly. Besides being pointy, no comparison. A military's point is actually much lower than a traditional drop point if you look at the overall curve of the knife like so.
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Might as well call a hawkbill a Persian.
 
I've thought the same thing while looking at my Para2. It does have the same nice, deep curve in the edge as a Persian. The spine is of course straight instead of slightly up-swept, but that doesn't makes much practical difference IMO, when the edge still is so curved. They do kinda cut in a similar way, since the actual edges are similar.
 
I think the trailing point geometry in a Persian blade helps drive it deeper by following the arc of an upward stabbing motion or downward reverse grip, as opposed to the straight thrust for which a dagger-type blade shape is optimized. Either way, wouldn't want to be stabbed with anything.

Edwood7, a member here and law enforcement officer, had a thread about the effectiveness of the Persian blade design for stabbing through body armor:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...merson-Persian-vs.-BM-Bedlam-860.-Kevlar-test
 
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In the latest issue of American Handgunner, they mistakenly labeled two pictures of a Persian as a Military. Could this be what Lord Bear is talking about?
 
Persian or not, I like it.
I guess it is reminiscent of a persian, But slightly.
I traded my Military CTS-XHP with Brown G10 handle
so I have a new one on the way from National Knives this week.:)
 
You could cut an arc out of the top of the blade and end up with something Persian-esque. Might actually be a pretty neat mod. I think you'd need a thicker tip for it to be really viable though.
 
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