Thread: Throwing Knives

I have already said that throwing knives is a game, a parlor trick not a weapon for self defense. It is something I enjoy that clears my head and is a continually challenging sport. When I was issued my Kabar in the Navy I was trained to use a knife against an armed enemy. I was taught explicitly to never throw my knife. Then your enemy has not only a gun but your knife as well. I was taught to approach the enemy very quietly from behind and get the Kabar up under his ribcage before he can use his weapon. It is important to keep him quiet while inserting the blade.

But this thread is not about violence against other living beings. It is about the very challenging, meditative sport of throwing knives into an inanimate target.

oh well I was replying to other posters

I can no spin throw quite well but gave up throwing when a blade rebounded and stuck in my leg in the shin area

that really sucked and wrecked a nice pair of pants

I guess my mom was right about throwing knives in my good pants

I've been doing alot of shopping. I have a new favorite. The Cold Steel Pro-Balance. It is 5mm thick carbon steel. The handle has plastic scales that can break but once they do (which they will as soon as you hit one knife with another), just don't replace the scales and poof! there's nothing left to break. The knife is very heavy, just over a pound. The point geometry is very much like a spear. I find it very easy to throw using the hammer grip(from the handle). I have six of them and would buy more, if I can find them. As it turns out they are discontinued but there are alot of them out there. If you shop around I am sure you can find them for under $20. I found mine at an outfit called Reed & Sons 1-800-931-3094 (I don't know if they have a website) for $17.36.

Cold Steel also has what I think may be the best thrower on the market, the True Flight Thrower: http://www.rockynational.com/3477_80TFTC_Cold_Steel_True_Flight_Thrower_w_Sheat h.html
It lists for $27.00 but you can get them on sale right now for $20.00 It is alot lighter than the Pro-Balance but I like the looks of it.

Now here's a warning. I thought I had a really nice throwing knife. I had alot of fun and was very impressed when I first got three John Bailey's Zeil II throwing knives: http://www.throwingknives.com/ZielKnife.htm Oh man, they were awesome! Quarter inch thick stainless steel! They were so good they helped me improve very very quickly. First I worked on my consistency which tightened up my pattern. Once I got the grouping into a pretty repeatable ten inch circle, I practiced my accuracy, moving my group closer and closer to the "bull". Then I got so good that one knife would hit the knife already in the target. That's very much like splitting an arrow. Although it's much more fun when the knives all stick, it is always desireable whether shooting a gun, an arrow or throwing a knife to minimize your pattern. I found that carbon steel is preferable to stainless. Those thick stainless knives, even though they cost me $74.85 plus $10.00 shipping and handling for three broke! They went, TING! and fell away in two different directions. I thought I was hallucinating but here is proof:

you're going to think this sounds crazy but I was taught how to throw screwdrivers when I was a kid. My grandfather was a mechanic, and he always said, "everyones scared of a knife, nobody suspects a screwdriver."

they can go pretty darn deep in some wood if you throw um right 2

Originally Posted by zwaldo

you're going to think this sounds crazy but I was taught how to throw screwdrivers when I was a kid. My grandfather was a mechanic, and he always said, "everyones scared of a knife, nobody suspects a screwdriver."

they can go pretty darn deep in some wood if you throw um right 2

Your grandfather is an intelligent man!