Description
A four-inch dagger blade that folds down into something you can carry in a front pocket. Very few makers attempt this, and there is a reason for that.
| Overall length | 9.2 inches |
| Blade length | 4 inches |
| Handle length | 5.2 inches |
| Handle | G10 |
| Steel | 1095 + 15N20 Damascus, 352 layers |
| Hardness | 58–60 HRC, oil tempered |
| Weight | 6.3 oz |
| Pattern | Wind & Mix twist Fire pattern Damascus Blade, Extreme custom Brass File-work |
| Included | Hand-stitched leather sheath |
The use case: carry, collection and display, in roughly that order of honesty. A symmetrical dagger point is superb at piercing and poor at almost everything else, so if you are buying one knife to open packages and cut fruit, buy a different one. If you want a folder with an unusual profile and enough presence to be worth looking at, this is a well-built example of it.
A dagger edge is not a utility edge
Two edges meeting at a fine symmetrical point means no belly at all and no flat spine to press a thumb against. You cannot put your off hand on the back of the blade for a controlled push cut, because there is no back of the blade. Sharpening takes twice as long, since both sides are ground and both want the same angle. And a needle point will snap if you pry with it. None of that is a defect. It is what the shape is. Our knife versus dagger comparison spells out the differences properly.
Six and a bit ounces of folder
At 6.3 ounces this sits at the heavy end of pocket carry. In the hand that reads as solid rather than sluggish, and the mass helps the blade fall open cleanly. In a pocket it reads as weight, and in soft trousers it will drag the fabric. A belt pouch or a jacket pocket suits it better than jeans. For a comparable sense of presence at far less weight, a curved karambit with a finger ring is a different answer to the same question of carrying something that is not a plain drop point.
Keeping a folder working
Most folders fail at the pivot, not the edge. Lint, pocket grit and dried oil are what stiffen the action. Every month or so, rinse the pivot with warm water while working the blade, shake it out, let it dry completely, then put one drop of light oil on the pivot and one on the lock face. Wipe the blade dry after any wet work and before you fold it away, so you are not shutting moisture inside the handle. That routine is right whatever the blade steel turns out to be, and it takes under a minute. The steel comparison guide is worth reading if you want to understand what the hardness figure above buys you.
Straight answers
Does it lock? Yes, and the lock should be checked with a firm spine tap before hard use.
Is a dagger folder legal to carry? That depends entirely on your state, and double-edged blades are restricted in more places than single-edged ones. Check before you carry.
Can it be sharpened at home? Yes, on a flat stone. A guided system helps you keep the two sides even.
Model: BMK-VG1
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