Throwing knife
| Throwing knife | |
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| Weapon type: | Knife, throwing weapon |
| Designations: | Throwing knives, national and type designations |
| Use: | Sport, weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
unknown |
| Distribution: | Worldwide |
| Overall length: | from about 20 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, metal, plastics , including carbon fiber reinforced |
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A throwing knife is a throwing weapon that is designed to be thrown in a targeted manner thanks to its special shape and precise weight distribution.
description
Throwing knives are adapted to the special requirements: They are made of a material that is sufficiently flexible not to break even when hitting hard targets unfavorably. Spring steels are well suited .
Depending on the use, blunt (sport) or sharp (hunting) blades are used. The center of gravity is roughly in the middle of the throwing knife in order to achieve uniform flight characteristics. Unbalanced knives are always handled at the lighter end. Throwing knives weighing less than 200 g are not used by professional athletes because their flight is difficult to control. Heavy throwing knives, which are often front-heavy and sharp, are preferred in the US.
See also
literature
- Dieter Führer: Handbook of knife and ax throwing . 1st edition. Wieland, Bad Aibling 2011, ISBN 3-938711-53-1 .
- Peter Kramer: Knife throwing like the professionals . 1st edition. Wieland, Bad Aibling 2018, ISBN 978-3-938711-87-3 .
- Wolfgang Ettig: Knife throwing as a sport & hobby . 1st edition. Wolfgang Ettig (self-published), Bad Homburg vor der Höhe 1989, ISBN 3-924862-06-0 .
- Peter Westerdijk: The African Throwing knife: a style analysis / Het afrikaanse werpmes: een stijlanalyse . Self-published by Peter Westerdijk, Utrecht NL 1988, ISBN 978-90-90-02355-7 (diploma thesis / dissertation University of Utrecht , English, summary in Dutch, 500 numbered copies).
