Throwing knife suggestion.

[JM2]

I’ve been throwing off and on since I was a kid. I started with cheap pakistan or China knives.

But I started throwing better quality knives at work. We had a wood floor and a lot of cardboard in the shipping room so I was able to not totally destroy my knives. I ended up damaging them occasionally though.

I have thrown a gerber boot knife or a cheap S&W copy a good amount. I used to be pretty decent with it.

I also have thrown a Glock field knife a fair amount. It held up pretty good and we never destroyed it though we tried. We being me and a few other boys at work during that time.

I throwed a case usmc combat knife some but the guard got bent, and I had to disassemble it and flatten it back out. So I gave that one up.

Now as an adult I’m researching some throwing knives and figuring out what I want. I’m likely going to get a cold steel tru flight thrower.

The primary feature I want in a throwing knife is that it’s not a knife that is only useful for throwing. So with the cold steel tru flight, it could be a survival knife, or a useful field knife too.

Is there other knives anyone might suggest that also fills this requirement?

Price is a consideration. I can’t spend $100+, but maybe more than the cold steel is an option if I find a knife that is awesome.

 

[EngrSorenson]

make sure you’re buying purpose built throwing knives. They heat treat them differently than typical knives.

 

[elasmonut]

Throwing your knife is like "jumping" your car.
Sure you can build a car you can launch off a ramp or a sand dune, but is it a good daily driver?, prob'ly not!
The best throwing knives I had were mild steel, anything you can throw and not expect severe damage will make a rubbish using knife.

 

[3fifty7]

The Tru Flight throwers are nice to get serious with, they have a decent weight and length. You should be able to pick up 3 or 4 for $100. They come way too sharp for a thrower, I strongly suggest DULLING them down before you get started. The cord wraps won’t last forever so don’t let that bother you when they get cut up.

 

[JM2]

I appreciate the replies.

Yea I know (figured out) that throwing a normal knife will is going to at the least be extremely hard on it.

I don’t understand why they don’t blur the line between throwing knives and user knives more. The cold steel TFT seems to do it. I been reading about it some.

I appreciate all the replies. I don’t suppose anyone could recommend a video or article on throwing that has correct techniques?

 

[DocJD]

I appreciate the replies.

Yea I know (figured out) that throwing a normal knife will is going to at the least be extremely hard on it.

I don’t understand why they don’t blur the line between throwing knives and user knives more. The cold steel TFT seems to do it. I been reading about it some.

I appreciate all the replies. I don’t suppose anyone could recommend a video or article on throwing that has correct techniques?

If you have an interest in throwing a carry knife for self-defense / survival etc : https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/combat-knife-throwing-im-not-kidding-you.871966/

The type of knife made for sport throwing has to stand up to punishment that will eventually damage most carry type knives .

Plus , for throwing you want a handle that easily and smoothly slips out of your hand . For all other uses , you need the opposite !

Lanyard or fob is great on a regular user , but can seriously ruin a throw , by preventing a clean release .

Unless you carry multiple knives , you will mostly want a knife for utility .

You can learn to throw almost any knife, at short range .

I fasten multiple layers of cardboard over my wood targets to practice with folders and other knives not designed for throwing .

Avoid throwing multiple knives into the same space on a target to avoid damage to handles etc .

Put something down on the ground to protect from rocks or hard flooring .

 

[nevertakeadayoff]

My friend gave me S&W throwing knives... they broke in half. I was throwing no spin.

 

[DocJD]

My friend gave me S&W throwing knives... they broke in half. I was throwing no spin.

Not surprising . They tend to use a brittle SS .

Throwers need to be a tough steel or at least with HT on the soft side .

 

[scdub]

Just wanted to chime in say that it’s possible to make a throwing/utility knife.

I made this boot knife ~2006-7 from 1/4” 5160 and tempered it to around 56-57 hrc.

It’s designed as a rescue/entry tool so the edge is pretty thick, but it gets nice and sharp and cuts well.

I started throwing it a couple of years ago and while I’ve dinged the edge a few times it’s holding up just fine (because 1/4” 5160 tempered slightly softer than normal).

 

[reaper185]

Glock knife perfectiin

 

[DocJD]

perfectiin

Spellcheck is your friend !

 

[DocJD]

Just wanted to chime in say that it’s possible to make a throwing/utility knife.

I made this boot knife ~2007 from 1/4” 5160 and tempered it to around 56-57 hrc.

It’s designed as a rescue/entry tool so the edge is pretty thick, but it gets nice and sharp and cuts well.

I started throwing it a couple of years ago and while I’ve dinged the edge a few times it’s holding up just fine (because 1/4” 5160 tempered slightly softer than normal).

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Cool ...but: Maybe a little pointier would stick better ?

 

[scdub]

Cool ...but: Maybe a little pointier would stick better ?

For sure - I didn’t even think of throwing it until I’d been carrying it for over a decade. As I said I designed it as a rescue tool, and while it did cut one lady out of a car (seatbelt and convertible top - by a bystander that I passed the knife to) in the end the function that it’s performed more than anything else is field euthanasia of injured wildlife... Go figure…

 

[DocJD]

field euthanasia of injured wildlife... Go figure…

Yeah ...we've had several deer get hit by cars near our home , with broken bones . I've had to help ease on their way .

Had one doe that was just stunned . I examined her unconscious body , but could find not much wrong . After a few minutes , she woke up and ran away just fine .

 

[SimplyMinded]

Yeah ...we've had several deer get hit by cars near our home , with broken bones . I've had to help ease on their way .

Had one doe that was just stunned . I examined her unconscious body , but could find not much wrong . After a few minutes , she woke up and ran away just fine .

I had to do that once, was delivering newspapers on a rural vehicle route in college for extra cash. I actually managed to get the cops out to the spot where the poor thing was tangled in the fence- it had obviously been hit by a car and run the best it could on two broken legs. The cop comes and I asked him "aren't you gonna put it out of it's misery?" He replied "You can, if you have a way." So I used the tire iron. It was about done for anyway. It was weird as hell that the cop wouldn't shoot it, probably some dumbass departmental policy.