>>667874my knowledge of fighting with blades suggests that only very small or very large is effective, and medium sized blades are just worse ranged weapons that larger blades, and smaller blades are just to complement CQC. bowie and kukri designs manage torque in a way thats well for general misuse and hatchet doubling, and i believe that heavier midsized versions are best for bushcraft. the "thats not a knife, this is a knife" variants. it may be based on something that wasnt for bushcraft, but the short lived oversized bowie is probably one of the best you can have for purpose
also i see a lot of knife culture on /k and /out doesnt shun literal shit chinese knives. the picture in OP has a lot of nice set design and could aesthetically pass for a well made grampas blade, but i can tell its 15 dollar chinkshit. nothing wrong with cheap edged steel if its designed and weighed right and you carry something to hold the edge with, but dont try to argue in their favor of viable blades. they usually have terribly made handles even if master race full tang, the guard is poorly fastened and has no ergonomics/more of a rubbing nuisance than a guard, and when you try to disseminate the feelgood shit from the functioning knife, the whole thing falls apart. i cant stress the difference in functionality the ergonomics of a blade has. cooks could probably tell you, a cheaply made kitchen knife is nigh unusable because you cannot apply torque in any relevant spots and the handle design often in no way complements the blade design ie you cannot apply torque on the belly of the blade without an awkward grip. of course this is rarely intended if the blade has a niche usage and it is designed to allow angling not easily done with traditional blades, normally it is an unintentional testament to the difference in quality knives can be.
for example the plastic bowie linked earlier is the type notorious for having irregular blade placement in the handle. no geometric consistency
