Is the tanto model blade hollow ground ?
73829
Im not sure but buy it while you can, I guarantee you wont be sorry. This thing is bad ass!! I was smazed at the quality.
314248
Bill: Yes, this has hollows on both sides of the blade. It is a wonderful blade, but it needs to sharpened frequently.
391418
Has anybody else received this knife recently with full flat ground blade with s30v? Thanks
570734
No its very similar to a flat grind. This knife is awesome. One of the smoothest knives I own.
175671
Do you mean where handle and blade connect? Mine doesn't have anything clay-like on it. I'd suggest you contact the manufacturer http://kuhnrikon.com/about/contact_info.php
229592
The one I got seemed to be 100% Ka-Bar. Or else, the packaging, etc. was all a really great copy. The blade I got was ground asymetrically and didn't live up to my expectations so I sent it back.
2143994
The one I received several months ago does not appear to be hollow grind. It was a bit disappointing staight of of the package, but a minor touchup on a fine ceramic stone made it acceptable. Haven't used it enough yet to determine how well it will hold the edge I put on it. The ergos in my hand are good' however.
786905
I have the tanto blade and the double edge blade both are very well balance and for someone with small hands it's fits mine very well the handle is not quits as bulky as it appears so if in a knife fight or combat I believe it would actually give that person an edge to the opponent as it will protect the hand more and let's be honest metal hurts worse than a hand. Great knife I love it
861855
It has about a one inch opening on the bottom base. Don't know if it is hollow.
991024
It has kind of a factory edge. I think I could do better with a sharpening stone. I was trying to resurrect an old hand plane. Didn't work any better than it ever did. Finally bought a Bosch power planer. Much better. I always get dragged kicking and screaming into the future....
2135679
well the handle is only shorter by .3 inches and to me that doesnt really make a difference to me, what i now realize about the tanto is that the sheath is crap and i shouldve gotten the drop point because it comes with a better sheath.
314247
Bill:Yes, this has hollows on both sides of the blade. It is a wonderful blade, but it needs to sharpened frequently.
391415
The blade on mine is hollow ground and 154CM steel. I'm not sure when they made the switch to S30V steel, but I would guess that it was a couple of years ago since I bought mine during the period in which they were advertising one steel on the website, and listing another on the spec sheet included with the knife.I still love the knife, and carry it about 80% of the time. A SOG Aegis comes out when I don't want the weight of the Manix2 (walking, biking, wearing sweatpants, etc.).
260913
I think so since the hollows don't go all the way to knife edge. I haven't sharpened mine yet. Sorry it took me so long to answer.
2088839
Yes it is it has the splined shaft, not the flat one. If your blades have the flat where the shaft go's into you will need a new blade.
526855
The straight blades are hollow ground which is what you should use when working on your firearms. Although imported this is a good set for the occasional work.
1917858
No, although to my knowledge the cold steel is a full flat grind. Though if you really wanted a convex edge, just put one on it by sharpening it with sand paper on a soft yet firm surface.