Do you like tanto blades?

[JupiterPaladin]

Tantos are pretty useful for some things, not optimal for everything. Just get one in a powerful steel and you'll be set

 

[Wowbagger]

the aesthetics are awesome on some knives..

I can't argue with that !
They do look sweet with that kind of Japanese vibe.

And if you are into a bunch of bananas, there's all that power

hahaha true, so true
I'd forgotten.

 

[Wowbagger]

I do respect the awesome power of the banana tanto in any case, though:

HeHeHeHaHaHa ROFLMAO

 

[rctic]

I really like the look of the Emerson cqc 7 but I don't actually like using it. I have a ZT 620 that I really like after I removed the second tip and made it into a knife with belly.

 

[bflying]

My first tanto, was also my first modern knife, and my first assisted opener, and my first Kershaw. Any guesses? After that, I sort of went on a small tanto kick. Though still found the lack of a little bit of belly left me wanting....at least in my normal day-to-day life.

But, find myself really drawn to a solid Spanto.







Answer to above.....da Blur.

 

[Wowbagger]

Here he is. An old photo.
hoooooooo . . . combo edge. No wonder I don't carry it.
I might like a high quality knife with this pivot though.

 

[Mitchell Knives]

I love tantos; both traditional and Americanized.

If you like wharncliffes and kiridashi, you should really like an Americanized tanto.

I actually finished one up today.

 

[Hologram]

No like tanto.

 

[Legendary_Jarl]

I used to simply because I fell for the whole Cold Steel super strong tip propaganda in my early twenties. After a few years I found myself going back to what I really like aesthetically which are double edge and spear points for collection items and simple drop points for functional blades.

 

[omaha-beenglockin]

Don't like them---although they do look cool

Have a Mini Grip tanto----most useless knife I own.

Most everything I carry is a drop point.

 

[TheEdge01]

I love tantos; both traditional and Americanized.

If you like wharncliffes and kiridashi, you should really like an Americanized tanto.

I actually finished one up today.

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Very nice!!!!

 

[DB_Cruiser]

I like them with the caveat being that I prefer the traditional curved shape as opposed to the boxier modern version. Fixed blade makes more sense to me than a folder in this style.

 

[Kaibab270]

I've owned 1 tanto blade and it's long gone. I didnt see any practical use for my needs to justify any downsides it has.

 

[353]

No, just no.

 

[Houlahound]

I'm going to buy a fixed blade one just because.

Not the type of thing I would collect tho.

 

[onekerf]

Me like 'em. Just picked up a Boker Plus Urban Trapper in the tanto flavor. Love it's light weight.

 

[TheEdge01]

Don't like them---although they do look cool

Have a Mini Grip tanto----most useless knife I own.

Most everything I carry is a drop point.

Drop point blades are actually my favorite blade style.

 

[Win Heger]

I have quite a few of this style in my collection, Hartsfield, Fikes, Knight, Tendick, Mason and Serge. They range from large pry bars to small Kiridashi. I don't carry any, last one I carried was an Emerson CQC6 back in the mid-90s.

 

[Frontiersteve]

I quite like the modern tanto .
Only have a few in my collection .
One is my work knife for the past ten years and another is the knife i plan on replacing my work knife with.
I'm in the fire service and my work knife with ,wait for it , a part serrated blade has been perfect for the kind of cutting work i do in the service . Its future replacement is also part serrated , i know not everyones cup of tea but definately has its benefits in certain situations .
My other tanto is a cold steel gi tanto i bought because it was priced so low i couldn't resist picking it up as a beater.
The modern tanto is not my favourite blade shape but they do have their place .

 

[Win Heger]

I put my current collection in an album:
http://winpics.fototime.com/The Tanto Style Blade