curious forged tip.

Tim Simmons · 2nd April 2006, 09:37 AM

I just do not Know; the knife here is fully tempered and the bend to the tip seems to have been formed in a very controlled manner. Also there appears to be no pressure marks or signs of misuse to the central ridge on both sides of the blade at the tip. If it was not so well formed and tempered I would be happy to just tap it straight again with my rawhide mallet. There must be more like this?

drdavid · 2nd April 2006, 10:57 AM

I'm with you on this Tim, the example I have does not look like it was abused, it looks like it has always been that way. Perhaps penetration power was not considered the primary function of these (I still would not like one poked into my rib cage bent tip or not). The example I have is quite small more of a utility knife than a serious weapon.
DrD

Zan · 2nd April 2006, 05:23 PM

Hi everybody,

I also have a quite similar example, exept that the blade is perfectly straight and a little bit shorter. It looks like a simple knife, maybe a self-defense one, but surely not a attack dagger : the blade is too thin and forged in a very average quality steel.

Zan

2nd April 2006, 09:37 AM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,875	I just do not Know; the knife here is fully tempered and the bend to the tip seems to have been formed in a very controlled manner. Also there appears to be no pressure marks or signs of misuse to the central ridge on both sides of the blade at the tip. If it was not so well formed and tempered I would be happy to just tap it straight again with my rawhide mallet. There must be more like this?

2nd April 2006, 10:57 AM	#2
drdavid Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 372	I'm with you on this Tim, the example I have does not look like it was abused, it looks like it has always been that way. Perhaps penetration power was not considered the primary function of these (I still would not like one poked into my rib cage bent tip or not). The example I have is quite small more of a utility knife than a serious weapon. DrD

2nd April 2006, 05:23 PM	#3
Zan Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada Posts: 46	Hi everybody, I also have a quite similar example, exept that the blade is perfectly straight and a little bit shorter. It looks like a simple knife, maybe a self-defense one, but surely not a attack dagger : the blade is too thin and forged in a very average quality steel. Zan