| Policemen and army men invariably carry their | | | | sharp on both sides. The blade tapers |
| own brands of tactical knifes with them, and | | | | symmetrically from both sides towards the tip |
| mostly in a concealed fashion. Besides that, | | | | and is very effective in stabbing and thrusting. |
| gardeners, butchers, hunters, fishermen, rescue | | | | Tactical knifes with double-edged blades are |
| workers, housewives, and chefs have all their | | | | mostly of the fixed blade style. |
| specialty knifes, which are indispensable for their | | | | The blade design of a bowie knife is similar to the |
| jobs. Since each set of people use it for different | | | | clip point design and a wide variety of tactical |
| purposes, the edges of the knifes and shapes of | | | | knifes are produced in what is known as the |
| the blades are modified a lot to aid the users in | | | | Bowie design. The name of the design is |
| their performance. | | | | connected with the true story of James Bowie. |
| Clip point is among the most popular of blade | | | | James Bowie, despite being severely wounded, |
| shapes in tactical knifes and is so called because | | | | killed some of his opponents with a large knife |
| the knife has a slight concave curve or 'clip' at the | | | | during a duel known as the Sandbar Fight. After |
| tip. This makes the tip thin and sharp, and | | | | that the tactical knifes that used that blade |
| enhances the effectiveness of the thrust. Some | | | | pattern are known as Bowie knifes though there |
| of the clip point blades will have what is known as | | | | is a range of knifes within that definition itself. |
| a 'false edge', which the user can sharpen and | | | | They make good fighting knifes and people use it |
| turn to an additional edge. This is the design found | | | | a lot while camping in the woods and for similar |
| most commonly in tactical knifes that are used | | | | rough work. |
| for yard work, kitchen work, repairs, and sundry | | | | Besides these, there are blade patterns like spear |
| other odd jobs. | | | | point blade, skinner blade, bird hook blade, fillet |
| A drop point blade is similar to a clip point blade | | | | blade etc. A spear point blade will have a straight |
| except in that there is a slight convex curve | | | | shape and one sharp edge. It is a pattern usually |
| towards the tip. It is less suitable for piercing than | | | | seen in pocket tactical knifes. The skinner blade |
| the clip point style. It is very good as a cutting | | | | has got a sharp edge with a wide curve and is |
| knife and so is the preferred type of blade in the | | | | good for skinning game. The bird hook style in |
| tactical knifes used by hunters. The sharpness of | | | | tactical knifes gets its name not so much from |
| the tip will vary in different types drop point | | | | the shape of the blade but because of a hooked |
| blades. This is the style seen in the main blade of | | | | steel rod that is part of the knife. This type of |
| Swiss army pocket knifes. | | | | knife comes handy for cleaning the entrails of |
| The double-edged blade style is most commonly | | | | birds and the fillet blade is a type of long narrow |
| seen in fighting knifes. Tactical knifes with | | | | blade designed to clean and cut fish. |
| double-edged blades are similar to a dagger, being | | | | |