"Persian" edc blades?

[B JACKSON]

Calling the blade shape the Iranian just doesn't have the same marketability, does it/

 

[Hawk45]

The CS serrations are really nice. I like them as much as Spyderco's.

 

[sideways]

This isn't about Persian folders anymore is it?

 

[JeremiahWeaver09]

This isn't about Persian folders anymore is it?

Yeah I really wish these guys were talking about that cool cold steel talwar video I posted instead. This could have been a cool thread

 

[craytab]

This isn't about Persian folders anymore is it?

Sure it is!

Here is one. Not a folder though. It is a traditional Sikh Kirpan.

 

[sideways]

i recommend the cold steel talwar. its lighter and cheaper than the bedlam but just as big. the bedlam is nice, but its too heavy and doesnt feel as good in my hand as the talwar.

Talwar XL here.. HUGE but still fits in my jeans pocket and waves open super easy. A lot of knife for the money.

Right that does it. The Talwar is on the to buy list.

I've had my eye on the bedlam for a long time but looking at them side by side the talwar looks like the better option. Those micro-serrations are terrifying. It's like a steak knife on steroid.

 

[Hawk45]

I have a buddy that has a Bedlam, and while I like the looks and feel, for me the blade is a bit too thin. Just my opinion.

 

[craytab]

I've had the large espada g10. The build quality was awesome. The talwar no doubt has the same build but with that awesome blade shape. For it's intended purpose, the serrations look good as well.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Thirty-six posts from this threads have been moved to FEEDBACK as COUNTERFEITS removed from "Persian" edc blades?

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...ITS-removed-from-quot-Persian-quot-edc-blades

Continue your counterfeit / clone / ripoff / homage arguments there, not in this original thread, which is about Persians.

 

[bld522]

Thanks for taking the time to do that, Esav. :thumbup:

 

[Esav Benyamin]

To make up for the distraction which I removed, I offer Robert Graves fine poem on the Battle of Marathon.

The Persian Version

Truth-loving Persians do not dwell upon
The trivial skirmish fought near Marathon.
As for the Greek theatrical tradition
Which represents that summer's expedition
Not as a mere reconnaisance in force
By three brigades of foot and one of horse
(Their left flank covered by some obsolete
Light craft detached from the main Persian fleet)
But as a grandiose, ill-starred attempt
To conquer Greece - they treat it with contempt;
And only incidentally refute
Major Greek claims, by stressing what repute
The Persian monarch and the Persian nation
Won by this salutary demonstration:
Despite a strong defence and adverse weather
All arms combined magnificently together.

 

[sideways]

I see your Graves and raise you Byron.

The Destruction of Sennacherib

The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold,
And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold;
And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea,
When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee.

Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green,
That host with their banners at sunset were seen;
Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath blown,
That host on the morrow lay withered and strown.

For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast,
And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed;
And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill,
And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever grew still!

And there lay the steed with his nostril all wide,
But through it there rolled not the breath of his pride;
And the foam of his gasping lay white on the turf,
And cold as the spray of the rock-beating surf.

And there lay the rider distorted and pale,
With the dew on his brow, and the rust on his mail;
And the tents were all silent, the banners alone,
The lances unlifted, the trumpet unblown.

And the widows of Ashur are loud in their wail,
And the idols are broke in the temple of Baal;
And the might of the Gentile, unsmote by the sword,
Hath melted like snow in the glance of the Lord.

 

[jonnyfgroove]

Is there such a thing as a custom Demko "Persian"? That would be just ridiculous.


Crappy phone pic of Talwar:

 

[Esav Benyamin]

I'm sure he could make you a custom, but I think I read recently his books are closed just now.

Great knifemaker, not just for the lock, his designs are excellent as well.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

On topic, could trailing points be considered a Persian style blade? If not, what's the difference?

A persian is a trailing point. It's generally used to designate a trailing point for more aggressive use than as a skinner.

 

[rpn]

Thanks for taking the time to do that, Esav. :thumbup:

:thumbup::thumbup:

 

[Esav Benyamin]

I have always wondered how cold steel's serrations are to use. What is your experience?

I've used my Cold Steel Vaquero Grande in the woods, trimming back thorn bushes and branches. Eventually, some of the small teeth seem to bend, so I take a steel to the back of the edge and straighten them out. Years and years of work as a pocket machete and it hasn't given up yet.

Incidentally, I picked up an XL Voyager clip point to switch off with it, but the Voyager edge blew out spectacularly. The Vaquero is a full flat grind serrated and the Voyager is a hollow ground plain edge -- just could not take the stress. My fault.

 

[nick21]

A persian is a trailing point. It's generally used to designate a trailing point for more aggressive use than as a skinner.

Ah, I see. Thanks

 

[craytab]

I've used my Cold Steel Vaquero Grande in the woods, trimming back thorn bushes and branches. Eventually, some of the small teeth seem to bend, so I take a steel to the back of the edge and straighten them out. Years and years of work as a pocket machete and it hasn't given up yet.

Incidentally, I picked up an XL Voyager clip point to switch off with it, but the Voyager edge blew out spectacularly. The Vaquero is a full flat grind serrated and the Voyager is a hollow ground plain edge -- just could not take the stress. My fault.

Hmm... very interesting. Thanks for the experience point.

 

[NoRoadtrippin]

I've been wanting a first gen Spyderco Persian for awhile now. I like the looks of it a lot better than the current one. This thread isn't helping.