What is the correct name for this kind of blade?

[Legendary_Jarl]

Clip point?
Bowie?
Trailing point?
Turkish clip point?

 

[Bill Siegle]

Probably not a trailing point but the other three could apply

 

[Danke42]

It's a Bowie.

 

[herisson]

Are you really curious or just stirring the pot ? This is a bowie pattern made by a spanish brand (and a good one) specialized in hunting knives. The "clip point", "trailing point"... "bowie" are popular, for some reasons. And still very liked. I think they are beautiful. Do I want / need one ? Actually, no ! Other traditional patterns are more my cup of tea.

 

[herisson]

Probably not a trailing point but the other three could apply

Sincerely interested here. Why would you say this is not a trailing point ?

 

[Legendary_Jarl]

Are you really curious or just stirring the pot ? This is a bowie pattern made by a spanish brand (and a good one) specialized in hunting knives. The "clip point", "trailing point"... "bowie" are popular, for some reasons. And still very liked. I think they are beautiful. Do I want / need one ? Actually, no ! Other traditional patterns are more my cup of tea.

I gave this knife to my friend for Christmas. We were having a discussion on the proper name of the blade. To me it is simply clip point but he produced this chart where it is called "Turkish clip point". I never heard of that term before so I thought I'd ask here what people think. I'm not trying to stir anything

 

[Mecha]

I gave this knife to my friend for Christmas. We were having a discussion on the proper name of the blade. To me it is simply clip point but he produced this chart where it is called "Turkish clip point". I never heard of that term before so I thought I'd ask here what people think. I'm not trying to stir anything

Idk, it does seem kind of like a troll thread.

 

[herisson]

A "turkish clip" is this, since 19th century, but in Europe (maybe only in France, at that), so you're good

It's also this (but I don't consider it that "turkish", because history...)

See how the clip point goes upwards compared with the original (?) pattern. Soon, you're in bowie territory. By the way, the original "Bowie" is said to be just a magnified butcher knife (not very clip pointed at all...). But very offensive !

 

[knarfeng]

Idk, it does seem kind of like a troll thread.

It's a straight-up reasonable question. Treat it as such.

 

[Bill Siegle]

Sincerely interested here. Why would you say this is not a trailing point ?

From what I have seen in my lifetime a trailing point has the actual point of the blade higher than the spine. I’ve seen some knives described as trailing points and even without the point being higher than the spine it was at least close and definitely higher than center.

 

[Jarhead Greasemonkey]

Should've made this a poll...

I vote Bowie.

 

[Mecha]

It's a straight-up reasonable question. Treat it as such.

Yessir.

 

[herisson]

And the guard is straight up Spanish !!! Looky, looky :

Let's call it a "Spanish Streamlined Bowie Clip". This should delight your friend !

 

[herisson]

From what I have seen in my lifetime a trailing point has the actual point of the blade higher than the spine. I’ve seen some knives described as trailing points and even without the point being higher than the spine it was at least close and definitely higher than center.

OK. This makes perfect sense. I can tidy up my archives at this point. Seriously, whenever I saw upwards rising tips, I brushed them aside in the "turkish, trailing, bowie" department. There are degrees between "seax" and "persian", after all...

 

[Legendary_Jarl]

And the guard is straight up Spanish !!! Looky, looky :

Let's call it a "Spanish Streamlined Bowie Clip". This should delight your friend !

That's why I got it for my friend. He's into historical blades and this blade looks based on XIX century antiques. I wouldn't be surprised if they were using the same mold or tooling.

 

[herisson]

The guard is a thing, the blade is another. This dagger looks like an antiquated Fairbairn-Sykes (V-42 actually). Just joking... A sturdy, pointy blade was always the best way to deanimate a human. And in the 17th century, they had a liking for long, pointy blades (as armours got tighter...). This looks period correct. The "bowie" by Muela is another kind of story. The historical conflagration is a bit much.

 

[eveled]

The blades shape is a clip point. The fact that it has a double guard clip point and it’s large size make it a Bowie.

In other words Bowie describes more than just the blade shape it describes the whole knife.

 

[slyraven]

The blades shape is a clip point. The fact that it has a double guard clip point and it’s large size make it a Bowie.

In other words Bowie describes more than just the blade shape it describes the whole knife.

Just for clarification sake, its a clip point bowie? and there are different types of clip points, so a turkish clip point bowie? or spanish clip point?

Are there drop point bowies? Or are most bowies clip point?

 

[marcinek]

The blades shape is a clip point. The fact that it has a double guard clip point and it’s large size make it a Bowie.

In other words Bowie describes more than just the blade shape it describes the whole knife.

Though the original Bowie knives...the ones Bowie first carried....had no guards.

The knife shown is a clip point Bowie....though so is a KaBar USMC. It is, as @herrison noted, a conflagration.

Bowie "historical" are Argentinian punal/gaucho knives, which were, no doubt, the inspiration for Bowie's knives. (Along with butcher's knives.)

 

[marcinek]

Sincerely interested here. Why would you say this is not a trailing point ?

My understanding is that a trailing point is higher than the spine.