Slim 4-5" dagger?

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glocker199

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I'm looking for a slim bladed 4-5" dagger with a blade similar to the Benchmade Infidel or Microtech ADO. The ADO is actually just about the right size but I don't care for the round handle. I'm also not big on paying $200+ for 440A.

Suggestions?
 
Check out Spartan Blades. S35VN fighting knives with really cool designs. If you want a traditional dagger pattern they have the V-14, though that's their more expensive offering. I'm partial to their Ares fighter, but it's not a symmetrical dagger pattern.
 
The Fallkniven Garm is pretty nice but the blade is about 3.5". Mike
 
amg137 said:
Check out Spartan Blades. S35VN fighting knives with really cool designs. If you want a traditional dagger pattern they have the V-14, though that's their more expensive offering. I'm partial to their Ares fighter, but it's not a symmetrical dagger pattern.
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The V-14 is a cool looking knife but its nearly a foot long. I'm looking for a small, slim concealment knife.
 
glocker199 said:
The V-14 is a cool looking knife but its nearly a foot long. I'm looking for a small, slim concealment knife.
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Maybe take a look at the Benchmade SOCP or Spartan CQB Tool? They're much smaller and are very much no-frills concealed defense weapons. I don't think the ergos would be good for tasks other than emergency self defense, though.
 
Cold Steel Counter Tac(5 inch blade).
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The new Kershaw Secret Agent Boot Knife(4 inch blade):
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DShiflet said:
Cold Steel Counter Tac(5 inch blade).
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The new Kershaw Secret Agent Boot Knife(4 inch blade):
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Ahhhh, now that Kershaw looks about right. Slim, 4" blade, a small cross guard, enough of a handle to get a grip without being bulky. (Please don't be 3Cr(ap)! Please don't be 3Cr(ap)!...)
 
glocker199 said:
Ahhhh, now that Kershaw looks about right. Slim, 4" blade, a small cross guard, enough of a handle to get a grip without being bulky. (Please don't be 3Cr(ap)! Please don't be 3Cr(ap)!...)
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It's 8Cr. Honestly though, for a knife that you're carrying specifically as a concealed weapon, the steel isn't that huge a deal. Unless you're a ninja assassin or something, it's not like you're gonna be using it often(or ever), so edge retention and stuff isn't a huge factor I wouldn't think.
 
DShiflet said:
It's 8Cr. Honestly though, for a knife that you're carrying specifically as a concealed weapon, the steel isn't that huge a deal. Unless you're a ninja assassin or something, it's not like you're gonna be using it often(or ever), so edge retention and stuff isn't a huge factor I wouldn't think.
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Based on my experience with 3Cr, I'd be worried about dulling it from sheathing it a few times.
 
glocker199 said:
Based on my experience with 3Cr, I'd be worried about dulling it from sheathing it a few times.
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Maybe, but if it's truly being carried solely as a defensive knife, how many times are you going to be drawing it? Besides, with this style of weapon, the point is much more important than the edge anyway. You can have a dangerous dagger style weapon that doesn't even have a real edge. Many historical stilettos were unsharpened or only barely sharpened, or take Cold Steel's line of all polymer stabbing weapons, I have a couple of those and while I can freely run my finger along the "edge" with no injury whatsoever, I know for a fact they can pierce just fine.
 
8Cr13Mov is used for the Spyderco Tenacious and there well liked. I would prefer to support a more local country but I can't fault the steel so far.

As a side note I ordered te Kershaw.
 
While not a true dagger, the Gryphon M10 might fit the bill.
 
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I would advise against the Kershaw Secret Agent. I have one and the blade is very thin (1/8th"). The tip of the blade is REALLY thin, so thin that I can easily bend it with just my thumb and finger. I believe the tip of the blade would easily break if it were stuck into something hard with a forceful thrust. In my opinion, the knife is little more than a toy, suitable for nothing more than a letter opener.

And as if it mattered, the sheath holds the knife so tightly that when I tried to pull the knife out the entire sheath came with it (the retention of the sheath on the knife is stronger than the tension of the sheaths boot/belt clip when attached to a boot or belt.
 
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