SUS SCROFA Question

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I cannot tell from the pictures on the site but does anyone know if the SS has a straight blade or if it is actually slightly curved like it appears on the site?
 
If you mean "does it have a bit of a recurve?", then I believe the answer is yes.

Greg
 
It's most definitely curved. Pretty cool looking. If I get one I think I'll have the curve ground away somewhere's (maybe here :p) and have a wharnie Busse.
 
As long as we're on the topic, I had always thought that the word "recurve" indicated an "S" shaped curve, like, say... on the Blackjack Mamba

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So, were I referring to the Sus Scrofa, I wouldn't call it a recurve, because the curve is only in one direction (concave).

Any terminology-savvy folks able to clear this up?
 
BusseCollector said:
If you mean "does it have a bit of a recurve?", then I believe the answer is yes.

Greg
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Greg,

This one is more of a curved blade. An example of a recurved blade would be any Mojo or actually your SOW is one too. At least that's my understanding.

-Paul
 
FoxholeAtheist said:
As long as we're on the topic, I had always thought that the word "recurve" indicated an "S" shaped curve, like, say... on the Blackjack Mamba

blackknife550.jpg


So, were I referring to the Sus Scrofa, I wouldn't call it a recurve, because the curve is only in one direction (concave).

Any terminology-savvy folks able to clear this up?
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I'm SURE the Gator-man can answer better then I can, but my SOW and SH Varient are said to have "recurve" blades, both have straight tops and a tip that curves up toward the point - so I'm clueless.

Greg
 
pbubsy said:
Greg,

This one is more of a curved blade. An example of a recurved blade would be any Mojo or actually your SOW is one too. At least that's my understanding.

-Paul
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I'm sure your right Paul, I tried to do a quick google search for a picture or actual meaning and came out blank.

Greg
 
The best description of the Sus Scrofa would be a Wharncliff blade with a curved (forward) edge.
 
Isn't a forward curved wharncliffe a hawk's bill??? Like on the spyderco Harpy and such??
 
I really only have one Wharncliff blade and that's a Benchmade Griptillian. It's an awesome blade shape that's extremely practical if you're only doing cutting. Destroys apples too!

You don't see too many Wharncliff style blades as they're less popular than many others. I have yet to see another wharncliff with a curved edge though! I'm sure they're are some customs out there but not too many! This is a cool knife that looks to be VERY practical.
 
OK I think I found some thing similar (don't ask me where)

Reverse "S" Blade

Blade shape resembling a backward S with the tip curving downward. The deep belly (thickest part of the blade) curves in the same direction as the tip.

Greg
 
007 Agent ZZero said:
Isn't a forward curved wharncliffe a hawk's bill??? Like on the spyderco Harpy and such??
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I'm sure there's someone better to answer that than me :D from what I can see the SS is basically a wharncliff with a curved EDGE ground on it. It doesn't seem to me that it has quite as much forward curve as the Harpy does. Wharncliffs have a pretty straight spine many times and instead of coming down to a point, the tip rounds right down to the edge. They're meant to be slicers. From what I can see of the SS it fits that bill....just with a curved edge ground.
 
I've been wrong before though...this one kinda comes down to opinion as it seems to be pretty close in description to either argument.
 
I'd definitely say it's a hawkbill. According to the Spyderco Catalog: "The hawkbill blade shape originated in the marine/fishing industry where severing rope, line, webbing and netting is done at arm's length quickly and efficiently. The curving arc holds what you're cutting against the sharpened edge keeping it from slipping off the tip." This is from the description of the Harpy. Which has a similar (though exaggerated) blade profile to the Sus Scrofa.
 
If you look at the Busse Combat site pics, they definitely look curved. There's only one arc, so I'm voting for hawksbill. They look kind of like mini bill-hooks anyway.

For me, recurve means there's sort of a double curve, with some belly near the tip - like the Mojos, SOW, or blackjack mamba that was pictured. I think the reverse S term comes from spyderco (or at least they use it fairly frequently) where the back of the blade has some belly and the front has a downturned tip.
 
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