#1
Maximum
knife size specifications:
- Blade
Length – 10" (measured from
the front of the handle to the blade tip)
- Overall
Length – 15" (measured from
the back of the handle to the blade tip)
- Blade
Width – 2" (measured at the
widest part of the blade)
- Blade
and Handle Thickness – No restrictions
#2
From the plunge cut at the ricasso
through the knife tip must be a single plane.
No swells or bulges are allowed.
#3 False edges and grinds
along the spine to reduce weight or drag
are allowed.
#4 Added weights forward
of the handle are not allowed.
#5 No holes in the blade
forward of the handle will be allowed except
for integrals where the blade is measured
from the plunge line. The lanyard hole can
be placed to the rear of the plunge line
which would be in the guard or ferral on
an integral.
#6 All Handles must have
at least 1 visible pin or tube that passes
through the handle material and tang.
#7 All Knives must have
a secure lanyard hole with a sturdy wrist
lanyard. BladeSports International, Inc.
event officials may disqualify any knife
if the lanyard system, in any way, presents
a safety hazard.
#8 The Osborne Safety Lanyard
is recommended.
#9 All Knives must have
a sturdy sheath to be allowed in the event
area.
#10 It is recommended that
knives be built with a full or a full tapered
tang. Hidden tang designs are acceptable
with the following restrictions:
- Only
tangs that have been drawn soft to eliminate
brittleness are to be used for hidden
tang designs.
- The
event officials at any BladeSports International,
Inc. gathering may ask questions to determine
if hidden tang knives meet specifications.
- Due
to the possible loss of strength in the
tang area a lanyard must not pass through
the tang on a hidden tang knife, unless
it is an extended tang behind the hand
grip area.
- All
hidden tang knives made with air hardened
steels should be submitted to the Board
for approval before a competition.
#11
No part of the handle (or guard)
shall extend further forward than the rearmost
part of the cutting edge.
#12 All knives must have
been tested prior to competition.
#13 All knife design features
are subject to the approval of Officials
#14 Production Knives
- A
knife will be considered a “production
knife” if more than 20 of the same
design are manufactured commercially by
a BladeSports International, Inc. sponsor
in a 1-year period.
- Two
(2) finished models and one (1) heat-treated
blade blank must be sent to a designated
BladeSports International, Inc. official
for testing prior to approval.
- Production
knives must conform to all current BladeSports
International, Inc. knife specifications.
- Each
approved production knife will have a
certificate designating it as a tested
and approved model.
BladeSports
International, Inc. accepts no responsibility
and gives no guaranties for the performance
of any knife. Knives that are submitted
must successfully pass a number of extreme
tests before the design is approved.
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