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unusual knife shapes / designs

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It's interesting to see what kind of different knife shapes / designs are out there. If you have any that are a little different post a picture!

These two are the more unique of what I own. The all metal one with the rectangular sheath is made by Giant Mouse and is model GMF1. 2.6 inch blade. Designed by a couple of Danish guys, and they have the knife and sheath made in Italy.

The one with the wood handle is made by Grohmann, and is their #1 Original, D.H. Russell belt knife. 4 inch blade. It's made in Canada. Many years ago, back in the 60's & 70's, Herter's sold a cheap copy of it and called it the GLH knife.

 
Don't think I have any unusually shaped knives. They're pretty standard. Got a tanto and a drop point.

The closest thing to an unusually shaped knife is probably my Wharncliffe'd Delica, but even then it's not that unusual, I don't think. It's a custom mod, so different than what Spyderco offers on their own Wharncliffe Delicas. I think it's a unique profile and really like it, enough that I've thought about having my other Delicas given the same treatment, or getting an Endura and having it done.

Here's a photo. I guess you could ignore it if you don't think it qualifies.

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While I don't have one (yet!), when I read your topic my first thought was of the Tom Brown Tracker knife. I always thought it was an interesting design. Maybe this would qualify for this thread if my Delica doesn't.

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I have no idea what this knife is, so I can't really post a pic of it, but I've seen a knife that honestly looks like a sharpened pie-server.
At first I thought that it was a joke, like an improvized weapon, a shank made from an otherwise harmless piece of cookware, but apparently it's a serious weapon because when I joked around about it folks were very upset with me.
 
Forte Smitten Wesson said:
I have no idea what this knife is, so I can't really post a pic of it, but I've seen a knife that honestly looks like a sharpened pie-server.
At first I thought that it was a joke, like an improvized weapon, a shank made from an otherwise harmless piece of cookware, but apparently it's a serious weapon because when I joked around about it folks were very upset with me.
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I don't know if this is it, but your post made me think of the Applegate Smatchet.

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ContinentalOp said:
I don't know if this is it, but your post made me think of the Applegate Smatchet.

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Nope, that's not it. The knife I'm talking about literally looked like a sharpened pie-server with an ivory handle.
 
I know it's not by any means exotic as what some people have or use, but I find my buck akuna 402 to have a unique blade. You don't see many of these full tang sweeping blade skinners made with a point like this one, and even less that are made with quality S30V steel right here in America.

I've been saying it for years; the Akuna is Buck's best kept secret, maybe even the best kept secret of the entire knife world. The price point is the real kicker, it'll make you wonder why the custom knife guys need $600+ for their blades...
 

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Forte Smitten Wesson said:
I have no idea what this knife is, so I can't really post a pic of it, but I've seen a knife that honestly looks like a sharpened pie-server.
At first I thought that it was a joke, like an improvized weapon, a shank made from an otherwise harmless piece of cookware, but apparently it's a serious weapon because when I joked around about it folks were very upset with me.
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Does it look like a Spyderco Maddox?

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The Randall model 19 BushMaster’s proportions are pretty odd. 1/4” thick 4.5 inches long. It’s short and stubby. The cutting edge doesn’t have a flat spot, it’s a continuous ark its entire length. Then the long stag handle make this particular one look even more out of proportion.
 

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This knife may not look uncommon with today’s endless designs.
I designed this blade in 60s. This was before custom knife craze. Several smiths refused to make it. They wanted to hawk their designs. Steve Meyer of Alvin, Texas took it on. For deer hunting I have carried Canadian Trapper for over 50yrs.
 

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ContinentalOp said:
That Akuna makes me think of some of the Persian-inspired blades I've seen. Very cool. Here's an example from Emerson Knives:

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Becker Knife and Tool had a couple of trailing point designs that are less dramatically upswept and very attractive. They didn’t sell very well, and were discontinued. Now that you can’t get one anymore, they are much sought after.
 
The Varusteleka Skrama and Mini Skrama are a little out of the ordinary. The Skrama design traces back to the Seax, the short sword that gave the Saxons their name.

The more conventional drop point with the Skrama is the Jaakkaripuukko, a somewhat unconventional name.
 

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