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Well I finally won a Trisul on the DOTD for Feb 23, and it made its way to my front door yesterday along with the knife that I won from Steve's contest. Double whammy great day
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Anyway, when I pulled the Trisul from its sheath my first thought was "Whoa, Assassin Dagger!" Actually, that's pretty close to what the Trisul screams at first, fourth, and 22nd glance. However, after spending a little time with this gem I saw past the murderous intent to something that could be an absolutly great SD perrying blade. I could see this as very lightweight form of Cougar defense. I mean, if I were jumped by a big cat and it got a hold of me, then i think i would want something stabby and handy over a khuk that needs room to work. The Trisul could do just that.
The handle is pretty small, even for me. I have medium sized hands, and the smaller handles that irk so many of you giants suit me just fine. Holding this knife in a standard grip doesn't feel "right" The handle swells toward the bottom, so with its shortness it feels a little unstable and forced. Now turn it over and hold it in a reverse grip. Ahhh! So THAT'S how you're supposed to hold this thing. Doing so locks the blade to your hand. The spine naturally slips next to your fore arm, and with a cock of the wrist you can see that this little beast was perfectly designed to sink nearly hilt deep when stabbed downward.
Which brings me to my next point that I did not know about. The "edge" does not go all the way back to the guard. The blade forward of the guard is 9.25 inches, but the cutting edge is only 7.25". Normally that would be a good thing for me so that I could choke up and do fine work with the blade. However, a knife this "short" and light doesn't really need it. The only thing I can think of that it doesn't "waste" edge where you can't use it for something more productive than killing something. You can't do any fine work behind the turned up guard, so i guess it makes sense.
While you won't go out and build abe lincoln's log cabin with this little guy, it will snap and slash well enough. It's no khuk, but 14" and 10oz is not that small to the rest of knife world. While not ideal for skinning game or building a shelter it does what a knife is supposed to do. Cut. The edge is straight enough that you can draw it accuratly across food to slice it, and with the proper snap of the wrist you could probably clear sapplings up to an inch and a half without too much trouble.
In short, this is pretty much a SD blade, and I believe that it would excell at that. Its bullet-proof desing and shape would make this a very handy blade in the throngs of terror and violence. However, like all HI products, this is not a blade for just murder and destruction. I can see some limited utility in the blade, especially in the weight of it. It's light but with its chiruwa design you're not going to break it. One thing that I really like is the tip though acute, is built as strong as you could make it. It's a lot like the Seax point.
I'm very glad I was able to snag this little sucker. A few licks down a steel caused it to sing, and good edge popped out. As near as I can tell, it's pretty hard down the whole sharped edge.
Here's a pic of the little monster:
Made by Sher. 14" and a smidge in length. 9.25" blade w/ 7.25 edge. Grip is 4 and 1/8" from top of wood to bottom. 3/16" thick at the spine and stays that thick for most of the length until it tapers to a point. Balances about 7/8" in front of the guard (give or take where you figure the guard starts). Tips the scales at about 10oz.
Great knife worth a spot in any HI collection. As a matter of fact, i think the 18" version might bring a little more utility to the table. I figured that one in that size would be a bit novle, but I now think that it could bring a scare factor to the table that would give the Rose and both styles of AK bowies a run for thier money
Jake
!Anyway, when I pulled the Trisul from its sheath my first thought was "Whoa, Assassin Dagger!" Actually, that's pretty close to what the Trisul screams at first, fourth, and 22nd glance. However, after spending a little time with this gem I saw past the murderous intent to something that could be an absolutly great SD perrying blade. I could see this as very lightweight form of Cougar defense. I mean, if I were jumped by a big cat and it got a hold of me, then i think i would want something stabby and handy over a khuk that needs room to work. The Trisul could do just that.
The handle is pretty small, even for me. I have medium sized hands, and the smaller handles that irk so many of you giants suit me just fine. Holding this knife in a standard grip doesn't feel "right" The handle swells toward the bottom, so with its shortness it feels a little unstable and forced. Now turn it over and hold it in a reverse grip. Ahhh! So THAT'S how you're supposed to hold this thing. Doing so locks the blade to your hand. The spine naturally slips next to your fore arm, and with a cock of the wrist you can see that this little beast was perfectly designed to sink nearly hilt deep when stabbed downward.
Which brings me to my next point that I did not know about. The "edge" does not go all the way back to the guard. The blade forward of the guard is 9.25 inches, but the cutting edge is only 7.25". Normally that would be a good thing for me so that I could choke up and do fine work with the blade. However, a knife this "short" and light doesn't really need it. The only thing I can think of that it doesn't "waste" edge where you can't use it for something more productive than killing something. You can't do any fine work behind the turned up guard, so i guess it makes sense.
While you won't go out and build abe lincoln's log cabin with this little guy, it will snap and slash well enough. It's no khuk, but 14" and 10oz is not that small to the rest of knife world. While not ideal for skinning game or building a shelter it does what a knife is supposed to do. Cut. The edge is straight enough that you can draw it accuratly across food to slice it, and with the proper snap of the wrist you could probably clear sapplings up to an inch and a half without too much trouble.
In short, this is pretty much a SD blade, and I believe that it would excell at that. Its bullet-proof desing and shape would make this a very handy blade in the throngs of terror and violence. However, like all HI products, this is not a blade for just murder and destruction. I can see some limited utility in the blade, especially in the weight of it. It's light but with its chiruwa design you're not going to break it. One thing that I really like is the tip though acute, is built as strong as you could make it. It's a lot like the Seax point.
I'm very glad I was able to snag this little sucker. A few licks down a steel caused it to sing, and good edge popped out. As near as I can tell, it's pretty hard down the whole sharped edge.
Here's a pic of the little monster:
Made by Sher. 14" and a smidge in length. 9.25" blade w/ 7.25 edge. Grip is 4 and 1/8" from top of wood to bottom. 3/16" thick at the spine and stays that thick for most of the length until it tapers to a point. Balances about 7/8" in front of the guard (give or take where you figure the guard starts). Tips the scales at about 10oz.
Great knife worth a spot in any HI collection. As a matter of fact, i think the 18" version might bring a little more utility to the table. I figured that one in that size would be a bit novle, but I now think that it could bring a scare factor to the table that would give the Rose and both styles of AK bowies a run for thier money
Jake
