Please help me identify a knife type

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Raman

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Hi,
I'm completely new here.
I registered to ask a specific question. Ca you help me identify a knife?

I'm a long time competition fencer. Plus I've studied and practised South-East Asian sword and halberd fighting.
So in short, I like blades. :)

I bought this knife in a hurry on my way to a camping trip. The blade is "stainless China" cheap...
But I just love the handle and design. I'd love to find a quality pocket knife that resembles it. Hope you can help me with this.

Please, take a especial attention to the width of the wooden handle. It sits incredibly well in the palm of my hand.
If I could have such a handle in addition to a quality blade, in a well-designed belt holster, I'd have a perfect knife for my needs.

Thanks in advance!
 
Triton, you have to envision the knife. Concentrate and bring forth a mental picture of the knife. BE the knife!

Just kidding. OP, we need a pic of the knife.

Post it and Im sure, you'll get some info.

Sounds like you should ask one of the custom knife makers here to make a knife to your specs - it does not have to be prohibitively expensive.
 
Go to imgur.com to download a picture to their site, and then you can post it here.
 
Wow! "stainless china" stamped markings?!
That must make it pretty old.
Speaking of chinese made,
If you haven't any photos of it
Would suggest you take a look at taylor brands products.
http://taylorbrandsllc.com/pages/downloads
If you can't find it there at least pick one and identify something closest to it...
 
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So you want a folding knife with a centrally raised bulbous swell.
Like that found in some old world caping knives.
(Reminds me of the discontinued vintage cold steel.desperado.)
Can't say its styling is something rampant for today.
Figure some might think of some recent jesper vox knives from boker
But i am leaning towards this for a start
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnJeOmoD0qw
 
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Dont settle for a low quality knife - spend a little more and get a knife, which you'll be satisfied with forever.

You mention belt sheath - in that case you might consider a fixed blade as well (as long as you are going to carry it in a sheath)

Check out Spyderco Street Beat. It has a swell on the handle, which you might like and sits incredibly well in the hand
https://www.google.dk/search?q=spyd...ved=0ahUKEwivwdm08ZHQAhVBFCwKHfwfCXMQ_AUIBigB
 
GIRLYmann said:
So you want a folding knife with a centrally raised bulbous swell.
Like that found in some old world caping knives.
(Reminds me of the discontinued vintage cold steel.desperado.)
Can't say its styling is something rampant for today.
Figure some might think of some recent jesper vox knives from boker
But i am leaning towards this for a start
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnJeOmoD0qw
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Yes, the swell is the feature that I really appreciate in my cheap knife. I find it very comfy, but I've never seen another knife with it. I've been searching but it doesn't seem very popular...
 
Raman, it's hard to say with any degree of certainty, b/c the knife you posted has a design that a lot of makers offer in their lineups. It has qualities/characteristic that are shared by many.

That said, if you take it by features--instead of type or style--what's left? Easy enough to answer: it has a lockback, a palm swell on the handle and maybe a 2 or 2 1/2 inch blade. Wood inlays etc.

Using those characteristics as a baseline, take a look at Spyderco, Cold Steel, Boker etc. and see if they have something similar.
 
Your best bet is probably going to be buying a knife that has a shape that you like and screw together construction. Then have a craftsman on the forum make you some scales with the swell.
 
Ratman79 said:
Raman, it's hard to say with any degree of certainty, b/c the knife you posted has a design that a lot of makers offer in their lineups. It has qualities/characteristic that are shared by many.

That said, if you take it by features--instead of type or style--what's left? Easy enough to answer: it has a lockback, a palm swell on the handle and maybe a 2 or 2 1/2 inch blade. Wood inlays etc.

Using those characteristics as a baseline, take a look at Spyderco, Cold Steel, Boker etc. and see if they have something similar.
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Thanks for the info.

I guess maybe something wasn't clear in my initial question...
This knife that I have is cheap so I don't care about it. It's a no-name knife from China.
What I'm asking for is whether this is any specific type of knife that I could identify when researching for another, better one.
If I want this knife, but higher grade, how can I ask for it?

In short, I'm looking for a better knife that this one would be a copy of. But I'm having no luck.
 
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Hurrah! For Taylor brands !
Despite what a majority of knife connoisseurs may think of schrade products,
They do have a colorful spectrum of some very uber futuristic designs
However, the steel type may be a put off for steel snobs.
It would be very challenging if one can't stomach such designs
But its time to embrace the current future of the off shore mass produced knife.
Welcome to the 21st century of fanciful tactitools.
 
:DI resent being called a knife snob - Im sitting here flicking a cheapo Kershaw Emerson, fer crying out loud:D

I just noted, that the OP asked for a higher grade knife....., of course anything might be higher grade, than the knife, which he/she himself/herself described as a 'cheap Chinese knife'

GIRLYmann said:
They do have a colorful spectrum of some very uber futuristic designs
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There is no denying that, lol.
 
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