Spear-Carriers!

Will, I just got this one off the exchange a few days ago, but with the styling of an eighty year old Cut Co, the luscious dark cocobolo and phenomenal walk & talk, this one is already a can't miss keeper.




This late '90s vintage, Bill Howard era S&M has one of the most radically beautiful bulbous spear blades I've seen . . .
and those covers: WOW!



Maybe my all-time favorite spear blade, the slender spear on the Curly Zebrawood Queen #06L teardrop.



And probably my favorite fixed blade hunter, this custom from Stuart Davenport in high hardness CPM-M4 is a joy to use.

 

My favorite spear blade knife is the one I'm carrying every day now. It's not exactly beautiful, but it's razor thin with a harder than average heat treatment. Great edge holding. The nail nick is nice and close to the tip, so it's easy to open. Also, it's not one of the more full spear shapes, so it has a nice point to it. Very versatile.



In terms of aesthetics, my favorite spear is pretty much the exact opposite.

 

Thanks, Will, and yes the long pull with the cut swedge in front looks dynamite, especially on this oh-so-pointy GEC.



This Fight'n Rooster Eureka jack has a nicely proportioned spear main.

 

GEC #15 Huckleberry Boys Knife. Just about perfect.

The Victorinox Tinker has a great spear too.

 

Some more great spears.

 

That's a stunner, Will!

My favorite lately is a Camillus TL-29 rehandle. Super slicey thin, I don't know if Birdvis reground this blade or that's just how they came, but it's gotta be in the .005"-.009" BTE range. Interesting frame, too - it's approximately GEC 77 length, but 15 breadth. Angelic walk and talk, too.

 

Job

 

Re-blade hybrid

 

IXL

 

Bushboot

 

Is that yours Will? She's a beauty, no need to own anything else.

Here are a couple of mine.

 

the coping blade on these NF #77s look very long, is that the perspective?

 

Is that swedge hollow ground?

 

Nice Hampton Will! It took me a while to figure out that spear blades on vintage knives need to be symmetrical. A lot of times the blade side is worn down. Here's an early Winchester with spear blade.