Comeuppance
Fixed Blade EDC Emisssary
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The term “sheepsfoot” has a specific meaning that some people can (arguably justifiably) get kinda pedantic about.
This is a sheepsfoot blade:
However, this is the blade shape you see more typically described as a sheepsfoot:
The addition of belly (and the more pronounced point) makes it not a sheepsfoot blade, but what is sometimes called a "modified sheepsfoot" if, indeed, any distinction whatsoever is made by the manufacturer.
To prevent misuse of the term, or the pitfall of running into the same kind of situation the "tanto" blade shape ran into (where the typical term used is "tanto" when the most accurate term would be "americanized tanto" as a traditional tanto point does not involve straight lines), I want to suggest a possible term that's a little snappier than "modified sheepsfoot": Sheepsbelly.
I like the sound of it, and think it reflects the difference from a sheepsfoot blade without being a clunky term. Input / countersuggestion is very welcome.
This is a sheepsfoot blade:
However, this is the blade shape you see more typically described as a sheepsfoot:
The addition of belly (and the more pronounced point) makes it not a sheepsfoot blade, but what is sometimes called a "modified sheepsfoot" if, indeed, any distinction whatsoever is made by the manufacturer.
To prevent misuse of the term, or the pitfall of running into the same kind of situation the "tanto" blade shape ran into (where the typical term used is "tanto" when the most accurate term would be "americanized tanto" as a traditional tanto point does not involve straight lines), I want to suggest a possible term that's a little snappier than "modified sheepsfoot": Sheepsbelly.
I like the sound of it, and think it reflects the difference from a sheepsfoot blade without being a clunky term. Input / countersuggestion is very welcome.