Menefee Knife

VCM3 · Jul 27, 2012

Is this knife a "Kwaiken" ? Or what is the proper name for this style ? Thanks in advance,-Vince

ndeezl · Jul 27, 2012

Vince I think you can just call it FRIGGIN AWESOME and you'll be safe

I haven't seen anything from Rick that looks like that, what a knife! How long is the blade about 5 in?

Nathan

VCM3 · Jul 27, 2012

ndeezl said:
Vince I think you can just call it FRIGGIN AWESOME and you'll be safe I haven't seen anything from Rick that looks like that, what a knife! How long is the blade about 5 in?

Nathan

Nathan & all,the obverse side tang is marked PROTO. I do not think Rick will make many of these. Delivered to me at Blade.It is CPM154 CM .tapered tang. It is 3/16" at the thickest spot on the spine,fully tapered,I'm not sure what stock thickness he started out with. The Mokume bolsters were made of 3/16" material. It is 10-5/8" OAL,the ndle is 4-5/8". The blade is 5-7/8" with a cutting edge of 5-3/8". Top edge is not sharpened. The sheath by Larry Parsons has alligator inlay

I took some pics just before & the tapers there are 4.5 to 5" for size reference

VCM3 · Jul 27, 2012

Menefee called it ,simply,a "Tanto"
I got to looking around & found most knives that were referred to as Tanto,had more of a chisel front,for a lack of a better way to describe that detail.The knives I saw called "Kwaiken" ,well there were more of those,with a profile like on this one.

Josh Carrasquillo · Jul 27, 2012

The chisel tip is American tanto, this is more Japanese tanto

peterinct · Jul 27, 2012

I'm not sure what that would be called but it sure looks good to me. The sheath is a work of art and makes quite the package.

Peter

VCM3 · Jul 27, 2012

Josh Carrasquillo said:
The chisel tip is America tanto, this is more Japanese tanto

Thanks Josh

peterinct said:
I'm not sure what that would be called but it sure looks good to me. The sheath is a work of art and makes quite the package.

Peter

Thank You Peter

rickmenefee · Jul 27, 2012

Thanks for the comments. First double grind with a curved blade. Just wanted to see if i could do it!

SBranson · Jul 28, 2012

Beautiful knife and sheath! I'm glad to see it in hand. I really like the size of this and shows a great sense of line and proportion.

Doug C · Jul 28, 2012

Vince,

What a great looking double ground Tanto, love the stag.
All of it.

Very nice work. Rick. :thumbup:

Doug

VCM3 · Jul 28, 2012

Thanks for the comments.
I'll call it a Menefee Tanto,then,when I refer to it.
Glad to show both knife & sheath.
Thanks Rick ,and BladeForums,too.
-Vince