New to knives just purchased a Suppressor GIS

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ranger156

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Hello all, I’m very new to knives and of course I have question on a knife that I just bought that has probably been asked before so please bear with me. I have always wanted an Extrema Ratio Suppressor GIS. Today I finally got one and it looks great in my opinion. My question is since it’s a dagger should the sides of the blade be sharp? The point is definitely needles sharp but the sides have edges but are very dull. Is this done by design due to some liability? Or do daggers by design not have sharp edged blades beside the tip? Can the edges be sharpened?
Thank you for any advice
 
Unless it's a display piece you should be able to sharpen it. Some would claim that daggers are mostly for stabbing and don't need to be as sharp, but I prefer mine very sharp. I do use a steeper bevel angle since I won't be slicing potatoes.
 
Richard338 said:
Unless it's a display piece you should be able to sharpen it. Some would claim that daggers are mostly for stabbing and don't need to be as sharp, but I prefer mine very sharp. I do use a steeper bevel angle since I won't be slicing potatoes.
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I did not purchase it for display…I would like to have sharp edges. Just want make sure it can be sharpened before having someone attempt to do it. Thank you
 
They are best for fighting , IMO , with sharp slicey edges . Helps if they have wider blades .

Cold Steel Tai Pan :


You can sharpen almost anything , but thinner edges will slice better .

Welcome to the forum ! :)
 
Arathol said:
A knife by definition has a least one sharp edge. Otherwise its a stick......
Where did you get it?
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From the licensed extrema ratio dealer in Texas..they are called Extreme Knives…like I said it has edges on both sides but they are not very sharp…very sharp tip
 
DocJD said:
They are best for fighting , IMO , with sharp slicey edges . Helps if they have wider blades .

Cold Steel Tai Pan :


You can sharpen almost anything , but thinner edges will slice better .

Welcome to the forum ! :)
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The Suppressor GIS blade is not has wide as that one. Italy issues them to their national police force anti terrorist unit…it’s very familiar to a Sykes Fairbain in my opinion
 
Not-very-sharp edges on a fighting dagger is a fairly common thing. I love daggers, and have many in the same geometry range as the Suppressor, but they aren't really good for anything but stabbing things made of meat. They're not even that great for use with many modern defensive knife techniques, which encourage a thumb-forward grip and a shorter blade for better leverage and fewer hangups in a clinch.

You can sharpen the edge, but the relatively obtuse primary bevel and extremely thick blade stock of the Suppressor will prevent it from ever being a good cutter. If you want something that's a little bit more multipurpose, try something with wider, thinner blade stock, like the Boker A-F 6" or the Cold Steel Tai Pan.
 
ranger156 said:
The Suppressor GIS blade is not has wide as that one. Italy issues them to their national police force anti terrorist unit…it’s very familiar to a Sykes Fairbain in my opinion
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That design is primarily for maximum penetration / stabbing . Very narrow and pointy .

Sharpening might help some , but if you want decent slashing / slicing edges you'll need a broader thinner edged blade .

 
Various ads and customer reviews describe the Suppressor GIS as "razor sharp". But for most industrial manufactures, dull blades will slip through quality control from time to time.
 
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