All About Spear Point Knives

This Guide is about Spear Point Knives. As real spear point knife has two sharpened edges– one on the top and one on the belly or bottom. However, some blades are called spear points that have a similar shape, while really having only a single sharpened edge. These single-edged “spear point” blades are not what this topic is related to. You will come to know why as you read along.

Spear Point Blade Definition

A spear point blade resembles the needle-point blade in that benefits piercing. Its point is stronger and it contains a small “belly” that can be utilized for slicing. But please do not confuse spear point with needle point.

A spear point is a semi convex shaped pointed blade with sharp tip at one end and handle on another Spear point blades contain a little belly which can be utilized for some cutting and slicing applications, nevertheless, the belly is relatively small when compared to drop point and clip

Both edges of the knife fluctuate equally to develop a point that lines up precisely with the Center of the blade. They can be single or double edged, although a lot of forms of the spear point knife featured a double-edged design.

Spear point blades are frequently used and referred to as on throwing knives.

Examples of Spear Point Knives

Frost Cutlery Fixed Blade

ESEE Tertiary Push Dagger

Cold Steel Tai Pan San Mai

Case Cutlery Besh Wedge

Main Difference between Needle Point & Spear Point Knife

A spear point blade is only excellent for piercing if both edges are sharp. The reduced point is quickly manageable and works for fine pointer work.
Spear Point blades have a small belly that can be used for slicing or cutting if needed but is relatively small if compared to drop point blades or clip point knives.
In contrast to the needle-point blade which has a weak but extremely sharp point, a spear point knife has a strength that is likewise sharp enough for piercing. With little broader as compared to needle point blade.

Advantages of Spear Point Knives

There are 3 main advantages of Spear Point Blade also known as throwing knife or at times referred as dagger. For Example Esee Knives has so many push daggers in their product rang as mentioned above.

Sharp & Strong Tip

Mostly spear point blades have strong tip as compared to clip point blades because the center of these blades also got good amount of material. As said earlier, I’m discussing double sided sharpened blade

Very Controllable

Spear Points have balanced weight (material) as they are symmetrical so, if throwing you have perfectly balanced knife with both edges working smoothly

Perfect Combat Knives

Spear Blades are really good combat knives because of their ability to pierce through amours and strong sharp tip. Double-edged spear point blades are more fit for a combat scenario than wilderness survival, in my viewpoint, because they are designed to be great for stabbing. Like for example Frost Cutlery‘s fixed blade knife with SKU FTX1456BLK mentioned above

Easy to sharpen

Both sides of blades can be easily sharpened using leather or stone or against metal depending upon the steel type of blade.

Disadvantages of Spear Point Knives

There are always two sides of a coin, similarly, Spear Point blade shape has cons too.

Bad Choice as Survival Knife

For something, a sharpened top edge can make batoning beside impossible, which is often a vital use of a survival knives.

What is Batoning?

Batoning is a technique for splitting wood using a knife. It includes placing your knife against the wood, then striking the back of the knife with a baton (typically a wooden stick). This is a useful method to cut wood that would otherwise require a hatchet or axe.

Small Cutting Edge (Belly)

Spear Point blades are semi -convex type in shape, having very small or marginal belly which is not efficient for chopping food items.

But it’s not impossible to slice as with other blades like HawkBill blades or Tanto blades, where if you try to peel an apple with, the juice from it fills your hands.

Not EDC Knife

You cannot slice food or open an envelope or normal EDC tasks with a Spear Point Blade.

Conclusion

A spear point knife is a great choice for the knife enthusiast who is looking for an excellent balance between slicing and piercing capability. It integrates the sharp point of a daggers with the strength of a drop point blade, while keeping some of the “belly” that is utilized for slicing.

There are many brands which offer Spear Point knives like, Spyderco Knives, Browning Knives, Kershaw Knives, Cold Steel Knives, even United Cutlery & Frost Cutlery has good variety of throwing Knives. In general, it is a terrific hybrid blade style that is very practical.