I almost hate to post this but what the heck. The guy just has not spent much time learning about knives or his core market is those who have little realistic experiance and or no educaion about such things. First calling any knife a completely new design is just silly, if it were completely new it would no longer be a knife, it would need a new name.
I just want to make a couple simple points here, what he is trying to present here is a "Kill Knife" which is my term and choice of words. While there are some good features on the knife you can find them on many knives going back hundreds of years so there is little if any innovation but most importantly there are flaws that the unlearned will not see which could get them killed. The flaws go like this, It is impossible to qaulify a folding blade as a "Kill Knife" because it is a folder, that simple. What goes up must come down and what opens can close, it can close right on your fingers either severly wounding you and or causing you to miss a pace which gives a opponet with a knife the final awnser,which is "I should have chose a fixed blade for this scenario". A fixed blade is always open giving superior access speed and will not close on your fingers. Another flaw is serated edges and saw edge, Any "Kill Knife" should be smooth beyoynd the hilt and gaurd "The blade area" as to allow smooth insertion and smooth exit while it is a given that flesh and muscle will not grab a serated edge other materials in play can grab them and when dulled they are a liability. Bone, ammo clips, bullet proof vests, tactical holsters and gear, watches and other things can all snag or just prevent withdrawel, serated edges and saws are a no go.
Gladius tip
The most important feature of the Jim Wagner Reality-Based Blade is the fact that it is primarily a stabbing weapon. In a knife fight cuts to the body usually cut into the muscle. Although very bloody, most cuts generally do not have “stopping power” (enough force and trauma to stop an aggressor instantly) unless the cutting edge slices through an artery or opens up the abdominal wall. On the other hand, puncture wounds 3 cm or deeper can not only induce a phenomena known as instantaneous shock due to the severe trauma to the muscle, but puncture wounds to the torso are likely to penetrate internal organs, which in turn shuts down the body systems faster.
It is my personal experiance that stab wounds are just the oppisite of what is described here, they are rarely if ever noticed until the conclusion of a fight or the death of a victem. Stabbing is a great tactic in knife fighting but to make it a priority is a losers stratagy. Any engagement must be adapted to, I have a 4WD truck but I would be considered a dumbass if I insisted on driving to the mud with my front axel engaged, another simple stratagy is to drive on the pavement in 2WD and lock out the hubs when you get to the mud, in other words, slash til you get the opprtunity to stab and then you better know what your doing as stabbing is the most dangerous move in a armed or unarmed knife attack. By the way I have never heard of anyone with their fingers cut off being able to retain a knife. The main stratagy of folding blades has always been slashing and its for a very good reason, A forward or downward slashing movement upon contact places all pressure upon the uncloseable side of the pivot which in essence will allow for cutting while preventing the blade from closing. I have no faith in locks of any type while I have seen some good ones they are all subject to fail under extreme use and any engagement of a knife upon a human instantly qaulifies as extreme use.
Blood grooves
You won’t see a blood groove on any tactical folder knives on the market, until now that is. The Jim Wagner Reality-Based blade does not just have one blood groove, but two one side of the blade. Blood grooves, or a fuller as they were called before the 20th century, are typically found on military bayonets and some swords to lighten the blade by 20% to 30%, yet keeping its structural strength. Many believe that a blood groove allows blood to flow from a stabbed person to alleviate the suction effect or clenching of the muscles around the trapped blade, thus making it easier to withdraw the knife from the wound.
When I saw the word Kriss or Keris used to describe this knife I just thought here we go again and then I came to "Blood Grooves" the single most useless thing on this knife. Fullers were incorperated onto blades for one reason and that is to make the blade stronger and lighter during the heat treating process on swords and larger knives. Does anyone actually believe that this will do anything to improve the performance of such a small folding blade? Heat treating is beyond the scope of this writing and is very technical but I can say this here, Boker knows better, this is total bullshit marketing to the ignorant, It is another insult to the guys who have worked long and hard in the knife industry to educate and inform the public and give them a good qaulity product for a fair price. I could go on and on but will close by questioning just what reality is this guy and his knife in? Bryan Lee
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Topic: Boker Knives, Jim Wagner Designed "Reality Based Blade" (Read 1801 times)