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[jaybo]

I'm considering buying a tactical folder with a Tanto style point, I'm aware that this style of blades strength is stabing I was wondering how usefull it is at other chores a knife would be exspected to do.

For instance how well will it work for skining a deer??? any comments.

Jaybo

[arnold]

Not the best tool for the job, but it will work. I would still prefer a skinning knife, drop point style, in relation to your deer, but as a self-defense weapon, pick what suits you and your budget, provided it is not the newest Buck Bonehead super combat cut his heart out, towel head eliminator special.
Did I just say that? Professor, please help.

[Professor]

I'm considering buying a tactical folder with a Tanto style point, I'm aware that this style of blades strength is stabing I was wondering how usefull it is at other chores a knife would be exspected to do.

For instance how well will it work for skining a deer??? any comments.

Jaybo

I don't like a tanto point -- especially for a skinning task.   I do like one like this....

[kayakpirate]

One thing that has given me a turn against the tanto design.The difficulty in getting an edge back on it after it goes dull from use.
I found the tanto point, on a folder, works well for various odd jobs,cutting out a corner or getting a sharp angle ,It does work well in a mat knife capacity.But trying to get a cutting edge back on a tanto point has always given me a headache.
I too like the drop point for general use.Tantos dont work nearly as well for cutting bait,and the drop point will,due to its "unbroken" geometry, sharpen much easier.
From a tactical perspective,I really dont see that the tanto point has that much of an advantage.Also a drop point in court, would be a lot more jury friendy.
A case of ,"grandpas pocket knife vs. that there ninja stake."

[Kentbob]

Damn, Professor, when I saw THE TRACKER, I thought it was that big honkin' knife designed by Tom Brown Jr, the one they had in The Hunted.  You got me all excited.  Darn it.

Kent

[Shane]

Here ya go, for viewing pleasure.

[Kentbob]

Yeah, that's the one!



Kent

[Shane]

Here is a cheap version http://www.stircraz.cnc.net/paratraxx.html
I wonder if its any good.

[kayakpirate]

Looks like the replacement for the hollow handled survival knives of the 80's.
So many completely useless features, all in one package!
Serrations on the back of the blade weakens the overall strength of the unit. The attempt at being a "skinner" is compromised by the lack of a working edge along its length.
Any ability to penetrate a target is offset by what has to be the worst blade geometry I've seen so far.
This  is a typical example of why a person should not select a working tool based on fiction .This thing looks like its headed towards a flea market.Right next to the black velvet pictures of  Elvis...No disrespect to the king...of course.

[Shane]

good point kayak. but why would a hardcore tracker like brown help in designing it.

[kayakpirate]

A movie contract can make you a lot of moola.Look at the hollow handled knife.Sure they were around before "Rambo" but man,after the movie came out, everone suddenly needed one.Something like a knife can make a character stand out in a movie.It identifies the character,something that movie directors see as a short cut to character development.
A movie gets your name known.Maybe you dont like this unit but I bet a guy like Brown has other knives that you will like. From what I understand he uses great steel on all his knives,which to me, can mean more than the design itself .

[Hock]

A guy I know went to his Tracker school in the 1980s. He died about three years ago and his daughter found the 1980s knife and it was this model, looking almost the same as the movie version.

So, I think he has used that design for a long time.

It feels weird to me too, but I just assumed he had camping, scout and hunting explanations for the shape. Lots of knives feel and look weird to me.

I hear only good, smart things about him.

Hock

[kayakpirate]

No doubt that Brown's very good at his trade.I kinda figure that somebody approached him for something unique for a movie.I'm sure guys like Brown  have all kinds of stuff stting around...so he pulls this outta his sack of cool stuff,and bang,the movies got a trademark that people will remember it by.
Theres very few things a good ole U.S.M.C. K-bar cant do.I used one last week to skin a snook I caught.

[Hock]

Theres very few things a good ole U.S.M.C. K-bar cant do.

Roger that.

Hock

[Milldog1776]

Here's a good safe concealed carry weapon.

Go before the judge with this one. You'll be fine.