Sniper Bladeworks and MicroTech SelectFire/Two very different but the same blades?

PolygonalGuy

PolygonalGuy

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I recently became obsessed with finding a knife that handled very forward in the grip to enable fine cutting work and skinning of sorts. I clean a lot of snapping turtles and if you have done many of these prehistoric cold blooded beasts, it takes a very sharp but yet strong knife to handle the many tasks involved. I have a Sniper Bladeworks that is as fine of a blade that I have had the privelege of owning. You can make fine detailed cuts and then plunge the blade through a car door. Just incredible. The other night I was at a friends house and he had a 30lb snapper that needed my service. I only had my MicroTech SF with me and my buddies jokes that knife could never pull off the job. To my surprise the knife not only did the job but has similar handling characteristics to the SBW. The angle of the grip, the style of blade, just works. So much to the point that I think I am going to grab a MA to go with my DA. Dont get me wrong, I love the SBW. But for 300.00 the MT is one helluva good blade. notice the similarities!

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Fancy knives for skinning turtles.

Ever heard of a Nessmuk? Same principle. The lower the point is, with respect to the midline of the grip, the easier it will be to introduce the point, and control the cut. There is also a tendency to hold the index finger along the spine of the blade while doing fine work. My guess is that it would actually be easier with a knife that had less going on. In the end, you might find a blade spine that is one smooth curve from pommel to tip, with maybe some jimping somewhere along the way, is just right.

Although, if these work for you, then I wouldn't fix what ain't broken...
 
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