tanto help, ti coatings???

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woodybushman

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On behalf of a fellow angler on http://forum.fishbc.com/index.php?showtopic=23083 , i am posting a question that was asked:

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" Looking for experienced advice on pros and cons of a couple of features on knives:
1. Tanto blades
2. Titanium blade coating

My kid's caught her dad's interest in edged weapons, with the difference being she's training professionally on their use in combat/defence. For her next one, she's considering the Smith & Wesson Tiger Cub:
http://www.bkcg.co.uk/products/manu/sw/sws4.html

Nasty-looking thing, isn't it? Neither of us owns a tanto blade. We understand it makes for a very durable point, but we don't know anything else about it. And, that one is coated with titanium, and we're wondering if that might give any problems with sharpening or whatever. Does anyone know much about this one, or similar pieces? She'll be consulting with her trainer, but it never hurts to get more than one opinion."

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any help wil be much appreciated by my fellow angler! thank you


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looks like a decent knive although I'm not a fan camo products but I 've always like the tanto blades.

For self-defense I have a couple of questions:

1. Looks a bit short.
2. Shouldn't it be completely black?
3. In close quarter combat curved short knives are far more efficient in close range
4. Do they also offer it as a blunt training knive?

From a legal point of view it doesn't look good if you actually use a knive that looks like someting out of SOF, makes explanations very difficult. :D
 
Those modern tantos are for stabbing. If it hits a vein or artery, it will sever it. With something like a spearpoint or clippoint, it is possible for a vein/artery to roll off. It makes a big wound and bleeds a lot.
As for the titanium coating, those are chosen so that the coating will not come off in use.
 
I have a mimi grip tanto and it cuts very easily and very cleanly. Definently good for stabbing. I actually practiced stabing at a cardboard box with my tanto then my spear point, the tanto way out did the spear point. as for sharpening, i was told that the tanto would be easier to sharpen due to the straight edges, but i don't know if that is completely true.

does anyone know if tanto's really are easier to sharpen than spear point???
 
Knifeclerk said:
But really, you can do a lot better than Smith&Wesson.
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I agree, Knifeclerk. (BTW, I'm the one Woodybushman posted for. Hi people!) I'm just trying to get some education on different knife styles, and also brands, on behalf of both myself and my daughter.

I've looked at lots of different knife sites, and actual pieces, and I noticed that you have to be careful not to assume that a familiar brand name automatically means good quality. And I've also noticed that some brands that used to be good products, have apparently deteriorated in quality in recent years....often "coincidently" when their manufacture was moved to countries with lower wages.

That said, there certainly are a lot of companies making very good knives nowadays...makes it hard to choose, doesn't it?

Thanks for helping me out, folks!

BTW, it's a fixed blade that my daughter is interested in getting, if anyone has any specific suggestions.
 
Ah yes. If you would like a suggestion (and are looking at fixed bladed tantos) my favorite design is the Bob Lum fixed blade by Spyderco. It has been discontinued, but you can still find them online. It feels incredible and it really performs! The blade steel is good, although there are better. The leather sheath works great. However if this is going to be used for self defense, I would recomend having another sheath made. The leathe sheath is just too slow for anything "Tactical."
my $.02
 
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