(6 May 2012, 01:39)00111001 Wrote: (6 May 2012, 00:25)WetandCold Wrote: I will do it but not tonight.
00111001 what is the edge like on that MOD Issue knife you have, I have been meaning to get one.
It was really fucking blunt when I got it. Didn't have much luck with a stone, an its way too wide to fit in my gerber sharpener. In the end I took the dremel to it. Got a nice edge now. Holds it well too. Its sheffield made though, cant beat a bit of English! I paid £60, but it was unissued. Think I may have paid over the odds for it though...
It was traditionally the case that unissued edged weapons had a "semi-sharp" edge. This was because if they were sharpened from manufacture, then the indefinite time in storage could end up with them being blunt by the time they were issued. Also it minimized damage to the edge prior to issue. Once issued, then the trooper would be responsible for a sharp edge.
Contrary to this last point, there are also historical accounts of many foot soldiers in historical times, actually leaving their swords unsharpened until nearing the time or scenario they were likely to be used in. This again was to minimize damage to the weapon & also the person carrying it. I expect this was not historically the norm though.
Regards, TL.
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