Mr Harsey,
I can see the brutally utilitarian thing in my head, but I'm neither an artist or a knifemaker.
The serrated bone saw on the back edge of the AF survival knife comes in handy to make shavings from soft materials (magnesium, aluminum) and sawing through carcass bones.
http://www.epcamps.com/images/550036.jpg It’s also got a fluted or grooved blade like the Ka-Bar, which is a feature I’d like to see on this knife.
The M3 trench knife comes close to ideal for me, except it is very weak at the hilt and the pin in the pommel wiggles around, the thing is very prone to rust as well. The knife as built is too fragile. But look closely and you will notice that the dagger edge does not run the full length on both sides of the knife; there is a flat edged unsharpened bit that runs half way down the knife from the hilt. That is where I’d put the bit of serrated edge like the AF survival knife has.
http://www.5thrib.com/images/weapons/m3.jpg
I like the shape of the pommel of the roman gladius. It’s far too big a pommel for the design I have in mind, but the oval shape of it gives an idea of what I am thinking. I would have the single piece of steel dagger terminate at the pommel into a ball end with a raised “USA” on it.
http://wiki.rpg.net/images/b/bc/Gladius.jpg
More on the pommel; the ball end pommel is inspired by the ball peen hammer; imagine a 7 inch dagger blade extending from this ball:
http://content.answers.com/main/cont...e/f0081-01.png
The raised “USA” on the ball pommel comes from this:
http://www.gatling-gun.com/images/St..._Buckle_11.jpg
I like the micarta handles I’ve seen on your knives; I’ve always admired the handle designs you made. But while the knives are beauties, and excellent knives by any standard, they aren’t what I consider (but who am I, right?) a man killing tool.
http://www.signedknife.com/images/Dscf1050at1040.jpg
Everyone seems to be making variations of the gerber lmf type knives these days. I’m still waiting for someone to go ugly, to go old school like a pair of chuck taylor’s or a rack grade M3 grease gun of fighting knives. Something so free of “bling” its sole purpose is undeniable.