Throwing Knives?

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donovan

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My son's roommate is a serious martial artist and my son has been practicing for awhile now, too. He is interested in a set of throwing knives for Christmas, but I have no clue as to who makes a decent set. I'd like to get a set of three knives of decent quality for (hopefully) under 50 bucks and 35-ish would be even better. Anyone have any knowledge/suggestions about such things?

Jack
 
Go online to "Moteng.com" or "ValorKnives.com" and take your pick. It should be 440C and better steel.
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Ixsnay
 
Why should it be 440C or "better"? I would think a high carbon steel would take the shock better than stainless.

Anyway, donovan, we have a Knife Throwing Forum where you can get a real expert opinion! :)
 
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Welcome to the Throwing Knives Section. I heard alot of people recommending Cold Steel Knives. A 10 inch knife should fit the general liking for most people.
 
donovan said:
Thanks everybody. Those look pretty good, Cam. Does anyone have any experience with the Gil Hibben models done by United Cutlery? Such as these:

http://newgraham.com/detail.aspx?ID=4224

Jack
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Sorry. No experience with that. My only experience is United cutlery's triple thrower with sheath.

The piece you are looking at is nice but i am not sure whether that petruding part in the middle of the handle itself might affect your friend's skills. I prefer a handle with no petruding pieces. In my own theory, I think it might affect the rotation when you release it from your hand because the petruding piece might accidentally come in contact with your finger when you release it which might accelerate the knife's overall rotation. (depends on how your buddy grips it though).

In my opinion, Orion made a very good suggestion. But If your friend wants a more combat knife look or had in mind other types of appearances, then i don't know which one will be good.

I think it will be good to purchase a slightly longer and heavier knife than your friend is used to. Adds more stability in flight and possible yields better results.

Just my POV. Any experts, feel free to criticise me as i have only 2 years of experience.
 
I actually have never used the ones I recommended but they are on my "to get" list. I have used many makes and models and all of the Hibben models. Most of the Hibben models are too small. Trust me, you will want larger knives for throwing. That's why these new Hibbens look great. Also, the steel they use in the Hibben throwers is actually great for the application. 420 J2... not great for a cutter but for a thrower it rocks. It's soft enough that it's easy to sharpen the point back up when it gets blunted and also the knives are very tough and if they take a hard impact they will slightly bend instead of cracking in half. The price for the 3 knife set is also good.

I have used knives with the swells in them like these and I have never had a problem with them protruding and interferring with my grip or release. Like I said, can't really say on these as I haven't used them yet.

Peace-
Cam
 
I'm no pro but I'm not a novice, either. Used to have weekly competitions with guys in my neighborhood and we all threw for many years with many different models. What I can say is that on a throwing knife, Atomsphere is correct. Bigger is easier to control. As you get more experienced you will gravitate towards bigger knives. We all did when we were throwing regularly. It's also of note that the pros use 12-14" knives.

I have a set of the ones in the link above and they aren't bad at all but they are small and not as good as some larger models. The best Hibben throwing knife I have ever used is the Generation 1 Pro Thrower 1 which I think was 12". I also liked the Hibben Pro Thrower Axe.

If you want to go custom Bobby Branton has some nice throwers but they will run above the budget you have set for yourself.


If you want small then Rigid makes some really inexpensive nice throwers.

Peace-
Cam
 
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