What do you prefer in a throwing knife????

a pin... so it explodes where it lands...

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"If the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail"
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Double edge, dagger style. With either no scales, or indestructable scale material mounted in a way that it will never loosen.

But most of all, the knife should be balanced perfectly. You ought to be able to balance the knife on your finger at the tang.

Hope that helps.
 
I like my hibben cord throwers, but I also like wire shanks, roofing hatchets, shurkin, rocks etc. saw some all metal cheap boot knives on ebay sold by the dozen, they are balence ok and cheap to replace, but my hibbens can sink to the "hilt" at 40feet.

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1 piece, no scales, good steel, symmetrical and double-edge.

Brandon
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Heavy handles (such as bayonets) make for slow rotation--which means that there will be certain distances where you won't be able to get the point around to the target (holes in your coverage). You need symmetry to get stable rotation (only matters at longer ranges). I don't like full double-edge since I often throw from the blade and I cut my fingers. I like straight sides on both the blade and handle for either end throwing (bulges can be bad for your release). I like a light handle that is cord wrapped, or just bare metal. I've done good throwing with a long bayonet blade with the handle cut off.
 
Sal Glesser has a patented design for an S-shaped throwing knife. He's planning on developing it through prototype stage, then selling or licensing it to another production company.

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is that s blade anything like the one in te movie blade. if so i am interested.
 
I've been thinking about getting a couple throwing knives lately, something cheap that I won't mind losing/breaking. They're probably going to sit around the house most of the time anyway. I don't think I'll be throwing them around outdoors, not in the city anyhow. Maybe a couple times indoors, or if I take a trip out of the city.

I've been looking at the United cutlery throwers. What do you guys think of the Lightning Bolt throwers? I like the way they look, and the price doesn't look to bad either. I know next to nothing about throwing knives(or most other knives for that matter
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Marion,

I've been throwing knives for many years and have hunted with them too.

IMO, the EASIEST knife to throw and throw consistently is one with a Bowie shape...point heavy, thrown from the handle.
I think this shape works best when it's at least 13.5" OAL and 15 oz. I would include a pic here, but I don't know how. I can e-mail you one if you like.

Bobby Branton, "knifeslinger", makes some killer models to this end. The late Harry McEvoy designed many of the models which are in use today by a variety of makers.

Bobby's and Steve McEvoy's are among the best performing throwers available. They have stood the test of time and been used by professionals the world over.

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Viper series by Harald Moeller of Canada fame;

http://www.horn-net.com/hmoeller/

I bought one of these Frontiersmans knives last year from him, heavy duty to say the least! Really works very well, sticks with a lot of authority.

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But he is going to be stopping his knife making career soon, so put your order in as quick as you can, and tell him that Gary sent ya and tell him I said Hey!

G2

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MDP...I like ice picks! When my screwdrivers get trashed I like to grind them to a point and throw them too.

Jake
 
The blade should be easy to release from both blade and handle grips. It should have a temper and giving very high impact toughness and a relatively obtuse point and edge for similar reasons.

-Cliff
 
i like my Gil Hibbin's knives sturdy,balanced and on top of that - they look good.

i think Steven sigal is using one to take out one of the soldier in "Under siege"

 
I can't throw knives for toffee so my favourites are shuriken. Cheap pressed steel shuriken which I can grind a little and hammer the dings out of when i bounce them off concrete!
 

You can see my Throwers at the link below. Call for prices and availability.
Marion, The Crescent City knives are nice. Bob sent me a set last week to check out

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