Spearpoint or Tanto

[rdangerer]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Raptor:
Sam,
If your looking to stab, puncture, use as a pry bar, or you just plain like the rugged Japanese influenced style, then the Tanto is for you.
Tanto's are tough!!!!!! Period!!!!!

But, if your looking for an ALL around blade that, IMHO looks even better than a Tanto, and you know that you will not be puncturing car doors or prying with it, then go for the Spearpoint.

I may be alone on this but, I don't much care for "fads". I think that the Tanto falls into that category. I'm a traditionalist when it comes to knives. I also prefer stag, bone, MOP, and wood over synthetic handles.

Just my .02. Take it for what YOU think it's worth.

--The Raptor--
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I can't believe all the negative-tanto rhetoric I see here! This is great! I thought everyone loved tanto's and the faddy trendy trend except me.

If I'd been here 6 days earlier, I'd have said what Raptor said.

Allow me to add that I started carrying a linerlock for self defense reasons myself, some 6 years ago. And still do, same reasons. Except that 99.9% of what you HOPEFULLY do with a knife is utilitarian, and ANY 4" knife is SO much better than none when it comes to self defense (the average sheeple doesn't carry ANY knife), that you might as well carry something you can stand to look at and use daily. Spear and drop points are my fav, with clip 2nd, and let's just say my only tanto is a Bob Lum.

Chisel grinds are annoying when on WRONG side for a right-hander, and this is why I'll not own an Emerson, despite some designs of his I like, until he grinds his damned blades on the correct side for right handers.

 

[Sam1]

I suspect that it is patently obvious by now that I "don't no nuttin'" about knives, so I'm really playing catch up. I have been diggin' in the archives, reading everything I can. Sometimes I try to go back and find something I read and can't find it again, but I'm gettin' there.
I forgot who sent the reply, but thanks for the picture of the clip point Voyager (you know who you are. Even tho I decided on the spearpoint, I still think the tanto looks cool. What is a "Sere 2000" and does anyone know of a spring assisted knife (I think I have seen them referred to as semi-automatic) with a blade 3 3/4" - 4"?
It's like this.......I don't even have my first knife ordered yet and I'm already shopping for my second one. I think I feel a little feverish, is there something contigious in the air???