New Osprey Fighter Prototype (Picture Heavy!)

Osprey Knife & Tool said:
Brian,
I did do alot Of homework I purchased several books, a couple of knives, and asked alot of questions. I also drew from my military experience, for me it has to do what it is meant to do not just look like it. A fighting knife should make a statement as well as perform how it looks these together make a physical and psychological weapon.
I have had many tools that looked cool but performed poorly at there task, on the other hand not all tools need esthetics to play as important of a role as it does in a weapon.
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I think it shows in your work man. While the knife has a sex appeal and cool factor of 10, it clearly wasn't designed from cool factor alone. I agree on the psychological aspect of the aesthetic and visual presentation. Studies show the bright blade also has a distrctive effect in a fight as well.


lmalterna said:
I have to second Bryan on the guard and add the lack of a choil/ricasso! While useful on a larger knife for craftwork- choils are the bain for a combat/fighting blade.

Have you thought yet about how you might do the back clip for those of us in states that prohibit carry of "double edged" knives?

Bill
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He may be able to a flat on the top of the swedge. I have requested one of his Apache EDCs done that way for legal reasons myself.
 
mistwalker said:
I think it shows in your work man. While the knife has a sex appeal and cool factor of 10, it clearly wasn't designed from cool factor alone. I agree on the psychological aspect of the aesthetic and visual presentation. Studies show the bright blade also has a distrctive effect in a fight as well.




He may be able to a flat on the top of the swedge. I have requested one of his Apache EDCs done that way for legal reasons myself.
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Brian is correct I can leave a Flat top of the clip or swedge for any customers concerned with the legality. I plan to make both sharpened and not sharpened.
 
First Test was a puncture and cutting test. The test was simple yet effective. I took a piece of of leather and cut it into squares with the knife.
I was quite pleased that it sliced the leather with ease considering the steel in 3/16th thick a the spine.
I then stacked the 10 leather squares on a stump and stabbed the knife through them. The point sailed through the leather with little resistance until it hit the log puncturing into the log as well. I had to give it a little tug to free it from the stump after puncturing the leather. The last picture I bumped it up to 12 squares . I put a link here below to my Instagram Page were I posted a video.
More Testing to come, So far I am very pleased with the results!



https://www.instagram.com/ospreyknifeandtool/?hl=en


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Looks good! :thumbup:

Like the angle of handle-blade.

Considered adding a little recurve to it?
 
rpn said:
Looks good! :thumbup:

Like the angle of handle-blade.

Considered adding a little recurve to it?
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Thank you!
This one has a slight recurve tio it you almost dont see it. .
I plan on making a bigger knife with more recurve in the future!:thumbup:
 
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