The styles of blades that you can find in hunting knives

There are many styles of blades, but we will only discuss those styles suitable for hunting. If you were waiting for information about the Handmade Damascus Steel Folding Pocket Knife, you are not lucky. I'll leave those to all the Rambo wannabees.

1. Clip Point

The first and most common blade shape is the clip point. A clip point has a spine extending from the handle, 2 / 3rds of the total length of the blade, at which point it begins to narrow and fall back to the point, creating a false edge, which can be sharpened into a true secondary edge. The point may be in line with the spine, below it, or in the medium width blades. As its name suggests, it seems that the last 1/3 of the blade has been 'trimmed'. The most famous example of this blade style is the Bowie knife, which is just a large clip, and in any case, the Bowies did not invent this style of blade. It dates back to the last Stone Age, around 9000 BC. Stone knife blades have been found that are undoubtedly the design of the clip point. The advantage of the clip point is that it is fast to penetrate, and has an acceptable cutting performance. It is a good compromise between the tip of the spear and the belly of the cockroach. Clip points are the most popular knife style and make up the majority of knife designs. Other famous clip knives are the KABAR USMC combat knife, the US NAVY M-4 diving knife, the US Air Force survival knife. UU. The hunter folding Buck 110 and many more.

2. Drop point

The next most popular leaf style is the drop point. The drop point blade is the oldest known blade style, dating back to 12,000BC or more. It is characterized by a point that is below the spine of the blade, but above the blades in the middle line. The drop point knives have a good penetration and offer much more control in the cut. The point is stronger than the clip point. They are ideal for dressing small game birds and highland birds. Most professional butcher knife sets include at least one drop point design. A spay point is simply a modified drop point, with a very short fall. They are excellent for dressing small games and even trout, where care must be taken not to pierce any internal organs or damage the leather. The famous drop point knives include most of the Spyderco knife models, the Cold Steel Canadian Belt Knife (originally designed by Russel Knives), the Loveless Drop Point, many models of Bench made and the Green River Knife, and the discontinued Cold Steel Western Hunter Knife.

3. Spear Point

The next one is the Spear Point. It resembles the point of fall, but the point is on the centerline of the blades. The point of the spear has many of the advantages of the point of fall, with an even stronger point. Spear points are only occasionally found on sporting knives, being much more popular on double-edged daggers and stiletto heels.

4. Trail Point

The point of the path has a lot of belly towards the blade, with the point that ends on the spine. They have a typical scimitar appearance, and are the knife of choice to peel, where the preservation of the skin is important, as in tanning. The most serious hunters will have at least one finishing knifing knife. The point of travel knives are optimized for cutting, but they have a weak point.

5. Roach Belly Point

Finally, the cockroach belly blade has an honorable pedigree. This style of blade was very popular among trappers and fur traders of the Hudson Bay of the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It has all the advantages of both the point of the path and the point of the clip. Why this leaf style has fallen out of favor is beyond me, but rest assured, it's a great sports sword. It can be used both as a utility and as a skinning knife.