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22nd June 2015, 12:50 PM | #1 |
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the one with the beefier threaded tang looks like a decent blade. the other with th guard and the skinney rat tail tang with the 'snap here' squished down weak spot halfway down - looks like short stub tang with a welded on rod, not so decent...the PP mfg. didn't even think enough of it to stamp on the visible portion of the blade like the other. maybe the PP is a rejection stamp meaning 'Pretty* Poor'
* - (i had another slang word meaning 'bodily waste fluid (noun)' or 'to eject said fluid (verb)' in mind.) Last edited by kronckew; 22nd June 2015 at 01:00 PM. |
22nd June 2015, 02:21 PM | #2 |
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Of course , difficult to convey with pics , but they are actually both decent quality blades . On the 'poorer' one , the tang has not been welded on , it is integral with the blade . In dimensions it is very close to a Baker rifle bayonet blade with which I have compared it directly , but of course the Baker does not have a crossguard like this.
Last edited by thinreadline; 22nd June 2015 at 02:23 PM. Reason: I accidentally re posted my reply. |
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