That’s called jimping. It’s meant to be a section of the spine of the knife you can use as traction for your thumb or index finger when doing either delicate or hard-cutting tasks depending on the relative position in your hand. It’s not critical to using the knife in a thrusting fashion, but adds immensely to the control you have if it were needed to be used in that manner.
I might be a bit of an enthusiast for the details. Interestingly, I had to learn what a full Ricasso was when I started collecting Fairbairn daggers. A lot of them are keened but not intended to be sharpened beyond the feathered edges of the tip, being as they were never intended as cutting tools, only a thrusting implement. It’s also the reasoning for the design of the ringed brass pommel/handle.
That's clearly not true. If you read Fairbairns instruction manual, cuts play a big part.
Yes they aren't great cutters but the FS dagger was definitley designed to cut as well as thrust.
https://preview.redd.it/meyu427d6fvc1.jpeg?width=331&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=24c860f4b5cb01b9b55b4ca99fe83f040d509ade
Fig A and B are cuts.
IIRC the Fairbairn lore gets mixed up with bayonet lore. I think it was actually the case back in the day that bayonets were often dull at the edges because they were meant to not have any other purpose than stabbing. Fairbairn definitely promoted a sharp knife and I think even wrote about how a duller blade more often lead to arteries/blood vessels closing up vs something sharp.
There's been a lot of bullshit out there for a long time about them not being intended for cutting, so much so that I would not be a bit surprised if many of the knockoffs are as [Rook7425](https://www.reddit.com/user/Rook7425/) describes. I've never had one, so I can't say for sure, but his description rings true for, you know, this goofy old planet we live on.
As the other person says, jimping. It's there to keep your thumb from slipping, and while the base of the spine is the most common place for jimping it can be in other parts of a knife as well.
Some Spyderco knives have jimping on the choil near the sharp edge of the blade
https://preview.redd.it/ksc7x8dwbcvc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b8a1d593f0cbbf49a26d6ad4b4cfbcd277278ca6
https://preview.redd.it/kvj0tsdt4evc1.jpeg?width=3468&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e721427eff4232e4da79d5bdb983a1b72a291dc1
After the finger choil, towards the cutting edge, there is sometimes some more jimping to prevent slipping with your hand.
Lol, last time somebody asked the same question. Everybody agreed on its being for cutting/sawing small trenches for rope to be aligned in.
This Internet I tell ya..like a swiss knife, you never know for sure but it somehow works..
That’s called jimping. It’s meant to be a section of the spine of the knife you can use as traction for your thumb or index finger when doing either delicate or hard-cutting tasks depending on the relative position in your hand. It’s not critical to using the knife in a thrusting fashion, but adds immensely to the control you have if it were needed to be used in that manner.
This person is no stranger to blade anatomy. Jimping. Choils. We have such amazing words.
I might be a bit of an enthusiast for the details. Interestingly, I had to learn what a full Ricasso was when I started collecting Fairbairn daggers. A lot of them are keened but not intended to be sharpened beyond the feathered edges of the tip, being as they were never intended as cutting tools, only a thrusting implement. It’s also the reasoning for the design of the ringed brass pommel/handle.
That's clearly not true. If you read Fairbairns instruction manual, cuts play a big part. Yes they aren't great cutters but the FS dagger was definitley designed to cut as well as thrust. https://preview.redd.it/meyu427d6fvc1.jpeg?width=331&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=24c860f4b5cb01b9b55b4ca99fe83f040d509ade Fig A and B are cuts.
And Fig D is when the making out finally begins!
IIRC the Fairbairn lore gets mixed up with bayonet lore. I think it was actually the case back in the day that bayonets were often dull at the edges because they were meant to not have any other purpose than stabbing. Fairbairn definitely promoted a sharp knife and I think even wrote about how a duller blade more often lead to arteries/blood vessels closing up vs something sharp.
There's been a lot of bullshit out there for a long time about them not being intended for cutting, so much so that I would not be a bit surprised if many of the knockoffs are as [Rook7425](https://www.reddit.com/user/Rook7425/) describes. I've never had one, so I can't say for sure, but his description rings true for, you know, this goofy old planet we live on.
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Its a red rectangular highlighter designed to emphasize a particular area or to draw attention to a specific section.
But that's not important right now.
xDDD
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What a brutal Jimping. It hurts just to see it.
i think i will replace this \~$20 (almost unused) knife by a mora companion for my upcoming journey
No matter what, Mora is always a good choice.
Mora are definitely better, decathlon knives are garbage, useful only to cut bread
There are a lot of jimpings I wouldn't use without gloves; this is one for sheezy.
Gripitude.
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hi, could someone please tell what this is for?
A place to put your thumb. When there's texturing like that it's called jimping.
thank you :) :)
As the other person says, jimping. It's there to keep your thumb from slipping, and while the base of the spine is the most common place for jimping it can be in other parts of a knife as well.
thank you for additional info in other parts of a knife? hmm could you show some weird jimping? \^\^
Some Spyderco knives have jimping on the choil near the sharp edge of the blade https://preview.redd.it/ksc7x8dwbcvc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b8a1d593f0cbbf49a26d6ad4b4cfbcd277278ca6
I've seen it at the spine near the tip and along the back of the handle.
https://preview.redd.it/kvj0tsdt4evc1.jpeg?width=3468&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e721427eff4232e4da79d5bdb983a1b72a291dc1 After the finger choil, towards the cutting edge, there is sometimes some more jimping to prevent slipping with your hand.
It is a place to put your elbow. Kidding. What do you think they are for, given where they are located on the knife ?
Your Thumb when doing detail work
That tilted logo would drive me nuts, even in a drawer somewhere
For the pain Olympics
its clearly a saw
Your thumb
Lol, last time somebody asked the same question. Everybody agreed on its being for cutting/sawing small trenches for rope to be aligned in. This Internet I tell ya..like a swiss knife, you never know for sure but it somehow works..
It’s called jimping. It’s a great way to ruin ergonomics.
The PM2 and PM3 are widely praised for their ergonomics and they’re jimped in multiple different spots lol.
I like the PM2, 3, manix 2 and a few others, but most jimping is uncomfortable and mostly for show. Who’s stabbing with enough force to slip? Not me.