MT Socom Elite Tanto in V grind or Chisel grind?

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After becoming a huge fan of the Socom Elite from my recent trade, it made me want to get another one for use. I know that plain edge clip point will be more collectible than Tanto, so I'm looking at getting a Tanto for use and have my PE clip as a safe queen. I'm trying to decide between the V grind and the chisel grind. Which grind and why? User experiences?
 
Whichever you pick, do it soon. The Socom Elite is discontinued from what sounds like (word on the street).
 
The advantage of chisel grind in the tanto is apparently a sharper blade. Well, they're already extremely sharp in the excellent S35VN.

I have the MicroTech Socom Elite with 4" clip point S35VN blade because it has more overall utility than the tanto.

Looks like MicroTech Socom Delta with contoured G10 handles will replace the Elite with aluminum handles. Current Delta uses S35VN with Elmax next.
 
Personally, I prefer the V-grind. Had a Socom Elite awhile back in the chisel grind and it really bothered me how the slicing cuts I made were often angled (as on most chisel grind blades) Just my thoughts.
 
RamZar said:
The advantage of chisel grind in the tanto is apparently a sharper blade.
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Unless Microtech does something different with their chisel grind (like a 15° inclusive edge angle, which would be a bad idea), actual sharpness shouldn't be any different.

Go with a V grind. Far more useful for every-day use than a chisel grind. Especially a chisel grind that's ground on the wrong side for 90% of the population (right-handed people). Personally, I'd go with a clip point over a tanto too. Not just because I don't like tanto points, but the tanto on a SOCOM is fairly subtle compared to some others (like Cold Steel's). While I'm personally not a fan, some like the Americanized tanto for the "second point", but that's almost nonexistent on the SOCOM. Frankly, the SOCOM's tanto blade is poorly designed, IMO. Attractive, perhaps, to some, but a clip point or a more dramatic tanto would be far more useful in actual practice.
 
Planterz said:
Unless Microtech does something different with their chisel grind (like a 15° inclusive edge angle, which would be a bad idea), actual sharpness shouldn't be any different. Especially a chisel grind that's ground on the wrong side for 90% of the population (right-handed people).
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This is how MicroTech explains their chisel grind:

With a chisel ground blade, the back side is perfectly flat. Since only one side is ground to a point, chisel ground blades are often sharper than traditional symmetrical grinds.
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You're so right that if you're left-handed it's even less useful!
 
I know the Select Fire is gone, but just like Strider, they never really discontinue knives, they just change up the lineup and let the others rest. If it is going away, it will reappear in due time in some form or another.
 
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