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Old 04-21-2011, 20:12   #12
Ken Brock
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Originally Posted by PSM View Post
To follow up on PedOncoDoc's question, can you please explain the theory behind the change? Tip strength seems the most obvious but, since I'm not knife-wise, I'm not sure of the "mission" on the tanto blade.

Pat
to be quite honest, I'm not sure who came up with the Americanized version or why

the first time I remember seeing it was in the late 80's on the Cold Steal knives

IIRC, Cold Steal claimed that Dan Maragni (spelling?) had designed it

but I seem to remember that Bob Lum was doing them also

I'm sure Bill has more knowledge about it


after all, I was just a kid back in the 80's and Bill was............................not a kid

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