Sheepsfoot blades are so much sexier than they sound. Show me yours.

I once read that the Sheep's Foot blade profile evolved out of the days of sail. Whenever a newly pressed sailor came on board, the petty oofice in charge then would seize any long, pointy dagger knife and snap off the tip. Then th sailor would get it ground down with the only acceptable shape being the blunt sheep's foot.

Sounds reasonable . . . .
 
ferider said:
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Can you.please tell me what this one is (fixed blade)? That is a great looking knife.
 
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Not enough love! Generally, I lean more towards a Wharncliffe and there is zone of overlap with loosely applied definition. Still, some really great Sheepsfoot knives out there. This version of the Kizer Domin is one of my all-time favorites.

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Blues said:
Matters of degree, as I said. (But I endeavored to present images of knives in line with the OP.)

As the former longtime moderator of the traditional forum, I actually do know my way around a sheepsfoot. I have more than a few.

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(This one, which I acquired while working at Abercrombie & Fitch in NYC in 1975, did yeoman's work cutting carpet to fit my apartment's living room.)
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Who made this knife? John
 
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