at what point does a big knife become a short sword?
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Anything over 30cm is a short sword.
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Really? I would think anything over 50cm would be a sword, anything shorter would be a big knife.
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30.3cm is where a blade stops being a knife and becomes a wakizashi and that's generally become the "standard" for makers.
30.3cm is where a blade stops being a knife and becomes a wakizashi and that's generally become the "standard" for makers.
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I'd say 14" and over.Yup 14" and over. I have up to 13" Bowies and 'picks up to that size and the are big knives IMHO. At 14" even slimmer blades get short swordish...
Expressed in OAL, longer than about 17" is a short sword or other non-knife blade. (Machetes, for instance, aren't "swords" but are definitely longer than knives.)
I think the RTAK II, at over 16" OAL, makes the point. You can see it here next to the Camp Defender 2, which has just under a 9" blade.
I think the RTAK II, at over 16" OAL, makes the point. You can see it here next to the Camp Defender 2, which has just under a 9" blade.
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