Originally Posted By: Denis
I doubt these are the first or last gentlemen who will be advocating, and yes even selling, their ideal blade designs.


Jim Bowie comes to mind.

And here's something to think about as well. Knives have been around for roughly 2 and 1/2 million years:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife

and although the construction methods and materials have changed, the basic design has remained relatively unchanged. There's a reason for that.
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