Poll: Skull crusher points

[Demonic1]

I'm with Jaxx on the TAC handle and It just looks right.
That being said, I always wore them in drop sheaths.
My Boss Jack and cabs I can wear however I want because there's no point.
My DSSF rides at a 45 degree in a Buy Brown sheath for ease of access. Having a Skull Crusher on a larger blade is less of an issue because you're not trying to conceal it.
My 2 cents.

 

[Will York]

Some interesting comments and results. Bump.

 

[Philosophis]

I hate them. What if I wanted to get some syrup out if a maple? A knife with a flat pommel, a rock, a little tap tap, and there we go. I fact I hate any kind of slopes or strange angles back there. A general purpose knife shouldn't take away it's hammerability. And why do I need to crush a skull? I HAVE A KNIFE! Am I fighting animated skeletons?

 

[Dr. Lecter]

Nothing's stopping you from tap tap tapping on the spiked pommel, either. Not like it needs to be razor sharp to do its job of concentrating the impact force in a small area, no?

I like them because they're useful for things like tempered glass and the occasional instance where you might want to use something more emphatic than a fist and less messy than the business end of the knife. Applying the butt-end of a Busse to a skull, though...it's not going to matter much if the butt is shaped like a NMSFNO or an AMS or a freaking ice pick, you're going to make an impression. Not carrying vertical at the waist may affect my evaluation of their utilityITA ratio, though.

 

[ragnerok]

Have no need for pointy scull crushers. Usually carrying knives with Basic style handles, so thats not an issue.

 

[knifeleather]

Not for me. You can crush a skull with a nice round smooth pommel easily enough, if you were so inclined.

 

[syco1138]

I like the pointy. Most tactical use it ever gets is crushing ice for my drink. For non pointy crushing, knuckleguard!

 

[Bullcarver]

I wanted to crush a skull a few weeks ago with my TGLB & I couldn't do it.

The pommel just barely shattered an eye socket. Needless to say I was highly ticked off.

Seriously though...I think they have their place on any knife with its primary purpose being classed as a fighting knife.

 

[saniterra]

I don't see the point of having points on the hilt. If it's to be a glass breaker, generally the point should be of some material harder than blade steel - carbide or tungsten perhaps. If it's to be a "skull crusher", a flat or curved section of the tang can extend beyond the hilt. That should be just as effective as a point without making a blade look too weaponized or potentially uncomfortable.