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Old 29th December 2017, 12:27 AM   #15
kai
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Hello Ian,

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It feels much more natural in the hand if the knife is held with the sharpened edge up and the thumb resting on the end of the blade.
There are quite a few utility/EDC/status knives/tools which are mainly utilized with an edge-up grip: peurawot, lopah petawaran, luju celiko(?), piso raut, sanggi, etc.


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Perhaps that is why the edge is not sharpened for the first few inches.
Yeah, for the first inch or so - 3.5" is quite a lot for human thumbs though!


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A stab to the abdomen and a slice upwards would be a devastating wound and likely to hit major blood vessels.
That does work with a rencong hilt. However, with your piece the gripping hand would be much more likely to slip onto the blade (unless you lend support with the second hand - a risky strategy to bet your life on in a brawl, I'm afraid).

Regards,
Kai

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