We Reiver can it thrust?

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jimbooregon

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Hi all,
Can anyone speak to how well and whether the reiver can thrust? It looks like a reverse tanto blade shape with a thin swedge???? What say you?
Thanks for your input.
Cheers
James
 
That blade will not stab well. Look for something with its tip in-line with the handle, and a sharpened false edge, like a traditional clip point blade, or a conventional double edged dagger. Also, I wouldn't advice using a folding knife to do a lot of stabbing.

Keep in mind that, generally, the more narrow the blade is, the better it will penetrate (like a medieval rondel dagger), but the smaller the wound will be & the more likely you are to miss vital organs or arteries. For use against animals, unless its got really thick hide, a wider, double edged blade is preferable to maximize blood loss. Usually thrust centric blades will have a finger guard to keep the hand from sliding onto the blade. You can see this on most traditional daggers, pig stickers & bowie knives. Personally I find the 8-12" bowie knife to be a good compromise between cutting and thrusting, it can do both pretty well.

Hopefully Im not giving anyone any ideas, Im talking about hunting folks! You asked...
 
Forgive us, J jimbooregon . I generally think of piercing versus thrusting with folders. Piercing is a very reasonable task for folding knives and comes up in daily use.

Thrusting connotes a lot more force, such as in combat or defensive use. That's generally not a good use for folding knives.

Overall, the Reiver looks more "reverse tanto" than cleaver to me. It leans back to make a point that can be helpful. However, the front swedge leaning back from that point looks a little obtuse to me. That might create a little bit of resistance. Combined with the overall thickness and angle of the blade, I feel like the top swedge might not be all that helpful if you're trying to push this into a firm medium. Again though, I'd be cautious in trying to push a folder into firm media.

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Ok so I just got this knife and tried it out on some cardboard. Idk how it would fare stabbing into a variety of materials, but I can say that you can stab this somewhat. It doesn't go in as easily as other reverse tantos like the Benchmade 940, and certainly not as well as dagger or wharncliffe designs, but you can work with it. There's some extra resistance right at the tip, but once it punctures the material, the swedge drives the blade downwards and you essentially saw a larger slit for the knife to pass through.
 
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