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A boot knife or a gambler's dagger is a small fixed-blade knife (usually, a dagger) that is designed to be carried in or on a boot. [1] Typically, such a knife is worn on a belt or under a pant leg. [2] If worn around the neck (by means of a chain or lanyard) they become a neck knife. Boot knives generally come with a sheath that includes some ...
In 1975, he designed a unique boot knife he called the "Sting", a small knife intended for hunting and personal defense. [3] In 1987, he introduced the "A. G. Russell One Hand Knife" which was one of the first production knives to use a blade thumbstud for one-handed opening. [4] In 1988 he was inducted into the Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall of ...
One of the more popular forms of the concealable dagger is the boot knife. The boot knife is nothing more than a shortened dagger that is compact enough to be worn on the lower leg, usually by means of a sheath clipped or strapped to a boot or other footwear. [45]
An OTF knife, showing the sliding blade being extended from the handle. A sliding knife is a knife that can be opened by sliding the knife blade out the front of the handle. One method of opening is where the blade exits out the front of the handle point-first and then is locked into place (an example of this is the gravity knife).
Over time, the term stiletto has been used as a general descriptive term for a variety of knife blades exhibiting a narrow blade with minimal cutting surfaces and a needle-like point, such as the U.S. V-42 stiletto. In American English usage, the name stiletto can also refer to a switchblade knife with a stiletto- or bayonet-type blade design. [6]
A modern laguiole folding knife of classic form with the blade open; the wooden grip scale shows the typical cross made of metal pins An early twentieth-century laguiole knife with a corkscrew, the carved ivory handle in the form of a nude woman The 'bee' or 'fly' on the end of the backspring of laguiole knives Modern Laguiole knife, with a corkscrew
The basic form of a rondel dagger Rondel dagger (Burgundy, c. 1500). The blade is made of steel, and is typically long and slim with a tapering needle point, measuring 12 in (30 cm) or more; the whole dagger can be as long as 20 in (51 cm).
Where the knife and the hand are expected to get wet, such as when the puukko is intended for gutting fish or game, a form of guard is carved into the handle. The traditional length of the puukko blade is the same as one's palm width, usually 90–120 mm (3.5–4.7 in).