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POINTLESS KNIVES

Most knives have a tip that can pierce or stab. Anyone who has studied edged weapons in combat will make note that most deaths occur from a stab as opposed to a slash. For chores that require cutting as opposed to stabbing, we’ve seen various profiles such as Wharncliffe and sheepsfoot blades, yet there are a few other profiles where the front of the blade is squared off and never really comes to a point. Cleavers and straight razors are two types that immediately come to mind, and at this point we’ve been very careful not to use the term knife.

That changes with this lineup. Each of these knives lacks a point or a tip, yet they were designed to be carried every day for users who might depend more on a keen blade for slicing, shaving, chopping without a pointed tip that may

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