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<p>[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 6965859, member: 301"]Sheepsfoot blade...........not tanto..</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://files.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/ixl/images/IXL3PCJACKn.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>.</p><p><img src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0591/8375/9545/products/8cr13StainlessSteelSheepfootBladeFoldingCampingKnifeLinerLockBlackHandleDP8064-GN-3.jpg?v=1648880998" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That shape is called a <a href="https://www.gearpatrol.com/outdoors/a476053/knife-blade-shapes-guide/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.gearpatrol.com/outdoors/a476053/knife-blade-shapes-guide/" rel="nofollow">Sheepsfoot</a>, not only because it resembles, in a way, an ovine hoof, but also because it’s a shape that has historically been used for farm work.</p><p><br /></p><p>and....</p><p><br /></p><p>19th Century sailors embarking from England with a similar looking tool called The London. Characterized by a straight cutting edge and a spine that curves down to meet it at the point, sheepsfoot blades were ideal for seamen because the wide angle of the point helps prevent accidental puncture while, say, working on rigging while floating on an undulating ocean. The flat edge is ideal for slicing and straightforward cutting tasks. Sheepsfoot knives are practical by design, a fact that hasn’t changed in over two hundred years — today, the shape is often favored by emergency response teams.</p><p>( courtesy Gear Patrol...)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 6965859, member: 301"]Sheepsfoot blade...........not tanto.. [IMG]https://files.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/ixl/images/IXL3PCJACKn.jpg[/IMG] . [IMG]https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0591/8375/9545/products/8cr13StainlessSteelSheepfootBladeFoldingCampingKnifeLinerLockBlackHandleDP8064-GN-3.jpg?v=1648880998[/IMG] That shape is called a [URL='https://www.gearpatrol.com/outdoors/a476053/knife-blade-shapes-guide/']Sheepsfoot[/URL], not only because it resembles, in a way, an ovine hoof, but also because it’s a shape that has historically been used for farm work. and.... 19th Century sailors embarking from England with a similar looking tool called The London. Characterized by a straight cutting edge and a spine that curves down to meet it at the point, sheepsfoot blades were ideal for seamen because the wide angle of the point helps prevent accidental puncture while, say, working on rigging while floating on an undulating ocean. The flat edge is ideal for slicing and straightforward cutting tasks. Sheepsfoot knives are practical by design, a fact that hasn’t changed in over two hundred years — today, the shape is often favored by emergency response teams. ( courtesy Gear Patrol...)[/QUOTE]
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