Winchester73
Don't know a thing about the Bear dagger but I recently purchased...and returned, the Blackmoor Dirk.
The Blackmoor is not designed to have sharp edges.
The only offensive section on the knife is the point. It is designed and built with the top grind coming down to meet the concave back at an unsharpened 45 degrees. I will say this though, it is a good strong pointy point.
When I opened the box I thought it was one of the coolest looking daggers I had ever purchased. But when I felt the edges, they weren't sharp. I contacted the owner of Blackjack knives and he confirmed that it was a knife that was not meant to cut but to thrust. Nothing I had read as I was researching the purchase said anything about not having sharpened edges.
However, I did have a huge amount of fun with it before I returned it!
My daughter came to visit and out of sight of my grandchildren I pulled the knife out and touched her on the hand with the point to show her it was sharp. Now I've had knives since before she was born so she just knew that this knife was like a razor.
Then I gave her this big line of guff about learning how to focus my energy just like the Shaolin priests do and could focus it in my throat so I could resist knife cuts. I took a moment or two of "preparation", and then swiftly slashed my neck on both sides with the knife! Miracle of miracles there was no wound!!
She turned pale and literally ran screaming from the room! I caught up with her in the next room where she was setting and shaking and explained the trick to her. I don't think she has forgiven me yet.
So if you are into really specialized thrusting implements, or hokey "Shaolin" magic tricks, you will love the Blackmoor Dirk.
If you want a really sharp double edged dagger, go buy one of the Cold Steel Peace Keeper knives. I have three of them and I love them. They are wicked deadly blades.
