Category: Technology
Created by: Manadono
Number of Blossarys: 4
The Falchion is a medieval knife design that encorporates a wide, long and fairly straight blade with a curved knifepoint, much akin to the original Bowie Knife designs of the mid 19th Century. Its ...
A traditional Japanese knife, shorter than a Tanto only being around 8" total in length, the Kaiken (originally Kwaiken) was carried by both men and women. It is famous for being the blade ...
Stilettos are a class of European knife. Usually regarded as an off-hand weapon, stilettos are purely offensive knives. Stiletto blades are slender and usually double edged with a thicker than ...
Automatic is a designation of knives that have spring-loaded blades and a button-release locking mechanisms to retain the knife blade. The engagement of the knife is therefore second only to a fixed ...
A back fuller is similar to a swedge, in the fact that it is made from reshaped or removed material on the spine of the knife, however a back-fuller usually covers the majority of the length of the ...
The cutting edge of the knife, usually created by bevelling a flat piece of metal. The term 'blade' may also refer to the extension of the knife past the handle, hilt or fingerguard (depending on the ...
A blank, or knife blank, is the shaped billet of metal that the knife will be constructed from. It is a point in the construction and machining process where the knife's shape and, in some cases, ...