Spyderco Hossom Blades

[Hannibal Lecter]

My Dear Tuhan,

Have you perchance enjoyed the opportunity to handle and critique the Spyderco/Jerry Hossom blades concerning their potential effectiveness as SD/combative blades?

Very respectfully yours,


Hannibal Lecter

[KaliGman]

My Dear Tuhan,

Have you perchance enjoyed the opportunity to handle and critique the Spyderco/Jerry Hossom blades concerning their potential effectiveness as SD/combative blades?

Very respectfully yours,


Hannibal Lecter


Hello, Kurt,

Nice to see you over here at FMA Talk. To be perfectly honest, I am not a big fan of the Hossom blades. Like all Spyderco knives, they are well made. However, these knives are designed as chopping blades. The knives have a very blade heavy balance and are not near as lively as I prefer for a fighting knife. Some blade heavy knives, due to handle design and some changes you can make in the way you grip the knife, can be used quickly and often can be made to "feel" (at least to me) a bit less blade heavy. Many khukuris, some bolos and barongs, and others seem to fall into this category for me. For example, the "cockatoo beak" at the end of a barong's handle, if the little finger is nestled in the curve of the beak, seems to offer a bit of "back pressure" to balance the weight of the heavy blade. The Hossom's, though, seem most at home as chopping tools rather than fighters.

It shoud be noted that you can do some significant damage using a big blade in a hack and chop methodology. Further, you can also use such a blade to perform thrusts and cuts. Albo Kali Silat cutting methodology primarily involves the free and three dimensional rotation of the shoulder, elbow, and wrist joints. This methodology works best when using a quick handling blade, rather than a very blade heavy one. Trained individuals can adjust to different tools, of course, but we find it best to keep things as simple as possible. The bottom line is that, if you are selecting a defensive tool for daily carry, you should select one that fits your person and style of combat as much as possible. Personally, I find the Hossom's very slow in action compared to a Spyderco Rock Salt. A Hossom can work in self-defense situations, as can many other knives, tools, bricks, rocks, etc., but, in my opinion, the Spyderco Hossoms are not the best tools for combative use.

[arnisador]

I finally got around to looking up Spyderco Jerry Hossom blades on Google today so I'd know what you guys were talking about and to my great surprise this thread was the number one Google hit for that phrase! I looked at several and while the handles seemed to have a little more thought to the ergonomics of the grip than I see as often as I'd like I didn't find much else that really caught my eye with them.

[Carol]

Interesting!

A couple of things caught my eye. I'm not used to seeing a fixed blade Spyderco. I love their folders and am pleased to see they are doing a fixed blade at an accessible price point.

Given the size and shape of the blade, I can envision what KaliGman is saying about the price point.

I also found it intriguing that they called the blades the "dayhiker". In some jurisdictions, the statutory blade length for recreational carry is waved should the person be involved in activities that require a larger blade....such as camping or hunting ... or even dayhiking. ;)

[KaliGman]

Interesting!

A couple of things caught my eye. I'm not used to seeing a fixed blade Spyderco. I love their folders and am pleased to see they are doing a fixed blade at an accessible price point.

Given the size and shape of the blade, I can envision what KaliGman is saying about the price point.

I also found it intriguing that they called the blades the "dayhiker". In some jurisdictions, the statutory blade length for recreational carry is waved should the person be involved in activities that require a larger blade....such as camping or hunting ... or even dayhiking. ;)

Carol,

Take a look at the Spyderco Rock Salt if you are looking for a larger fixed blade. Since H-1 steel went down in price, Spyderco passed the savings on to the consumer. The Rock Salt is superbly balanced and, for what it is and the capabilities it has, it is now reasonably priced.

Here is a little video I did when the Rock Salt was first released:

http://www.albokalisilat.org/rock_salt.html

[ragingwolf66]

Hey there! As a result of your videos and threads like this one, THe Rock Salt may be the next fixed blade I pick up!!!