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The different blade shapes

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Straight back blade
One of the most common blade shapes in the world.
It's point is at the same level as the back of the blade giving it a perfect geometry and strength for piercing anything.

custom straight back blade
custom straight back blade

Drop-point blade / Bourbonnaise blade

Knife with a teardrop shaped tip.
It has a finer point than the flat back knife
This blade shape has a great versatility and is very appreciated in bushcraft.

bushcraft drop-point blade with wood handle
bushcraft drop-point blade with wood handle

Double-edged drop-point blade

Blade with an edge on both sides, ideal for personal defense. The point of this kind of blade is formidable.

Double-edged drop-point edc knife
Double-edged drop-point edc knife

Clip-point blade

Bowie shaped blade, the fine point allows to drill easily and to cut without problem in cramped and difficult to access places. This blade shape is therefore appreciated by hunters and fishermen.

katharsys folding knife with clip-point blade
katharsys folding knife with clip-point blade

Spear-point blade

This blade looks like a drop point blade but is more slender, the point is more aggressive.
If we look at the contours of the blade, it is almost symmetrical.

big bushcraft knife with spear-point blade
big bushcraft knife with spear-point blade

Sasha Krauser Blade point / SK Point or Krauser point

Hybrid between a spear point blade for the cutting edge and a tanto on the back of the blade.

Survival knife with krauser point blade
Survival knife with SK point blade

Tanto blade

Western adaptation of the Japanese katana shape (the samurai weapon).
This form of blade has an extremely strong point while keeping a razor sharp edge.

katharsys folding knife with tanto blade
fixed knife with tanto blade point

Recurve blade

A Recurve blade has a concave (hollow) beginning of the edge which allows to better grip the material during a cut, geometrically this lengthens very slightly the length of the edge but it is more difficult to sharpen for someone who don't know. The tip usually ends in a spear or drop point.

pariah big fighter with recurve blade
big floding knife katharsys k3 with recurve blade

wharncliffe blade

This blade extremely easy to sharpen, it also has an extremely sharp but fragile point.

tactical wharncliffe blade with g10 handle
tactical wharncliffe blade with g10 handle

Karambit

It is a knife for combat and/or personal defense with a curved blade reminiscent of a tiger's claws and a ring to improve retention / grip of the knife under stress.
It has the sharpest point of all other forms of knives.

karambit combat knife with holding ring and recurve blade
karambit combat knife with holding ring and recurve blade

Karambit spear-point

IIt's a knife that can be used as a combat knife thanks to its retention ring and as a utility knife thanks to its spear-point blade.
Another big advantage: it is much easier to sharpen than a traditional karambit.

lame karambit spear point avec anneau de maintien
lame karambit spear point avec anneau de maintien

Karambit tanto

Same as the karambit spear-point, this version with a tanto tip will give it more robustness for perforations on the hardest materials in extreme conditions.

karambit with tanto blade and retention ring
karambit with tanto blade and retention ring

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