Savate Knife - Like Cs Desperado

[Doc_Jude]

Check this out, folks. I want one!

http://www.savatedansederue.com/savate_knife.htm

http://www.savatedansederue.com/knife2.jpg

http://www.savatedansederue.com/knife.jpg

$400.00-Blade( 440C Stainless steel with a Bead Blast finish along with the Guild Logo and Numbered. as well as file work decoration) Handle comes in different forms- aoudad horn, mouflon horn, corsican horn or others.
http://www.savatedansederue.com/traingin%20blade.jpg

Training Herensuge Blade- $55.00

 

[arnisador]

The saca tripa, it says? I don't recognize it?

 

[brokenbonz]

I think saca tripa is a spanish knife usually associated with the system of basque zipota and various styles of knife fighting from the hiberic peninsula

 

[arnisador]

basque zipota

I hadn't known about this art:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makila
http://www.buber.net/Basque/Sports/zipota.html

I see some skepticism on the web about the art and whether it's just Savate.

 

[tellner]

I've seen one. It's a nice knife. But $400 seems awfully high for what is essentially a Spanish/Basque stockman's knife in 440C.

 

[sl2squeeze]

I've seen one. It's a nice knife. But $400 seems awfully high for what is essentially a Spanish/Basque stockman's knife in 440C.

I agree..I would buy one for $100

440C is OK, but you can get a blade in VG-1 San Mai III for the same price or less.

 

[Baphomet]

Imo, the knife has an interesting shape, but it is certainly not worth $400, especially not for a blade steel like 440c. As mentioned above, $80 to $100 seems more reasonable.

 

[Ahriman]

Ahh, wish I could ask for $400 for such a knife...
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Do we know anything about steel thickness? The narrow part at the grip seems very, very weak - it could be that that I love near-indestructible knives though.
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If I recall well, saca tripa has the business edge inside the curve, facing inwards.
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Personal thing, but I absolutely don't like stainless steels.
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I find it strange that the point is so curved upwards with such a short false edge. I don't know anything about savate, but it seems strange to me.