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Price $1,195.00
This Maringer Vorpal Sword by Blackjack Knives is a Tom Maringer design and it features a mirror finished blade with sharpened clip, .208" blade stock and 1.669" blade depth, full tang construction with black linen micarta scales. Comes with a custom brown leather sheath. Has a few light scratches, appears to have been lightly sharpened, otherwise excellent condition.
Blade Length 17.5
Overall Length 24
Weight (oz) 21.4
Source Previously owned
Knife Type Full Tang, Has Sheath
Blade Material Unknown
Blade Details Clip Point, Upswept/Trailing
Handle Material Micarta
Tom Maringer made knives and swords professionally full-time from 1977 to 1994, completing about 910 blades, of which some 69 were over 18" in blade length and thus were classified as swords. During the 1980's and early 1990's Tom's work, primarily swords and daggers, were frequently shown in Ken Warner's Annual Knife Editions Books. Tom is well known for his swords, wire-wrapped handles and Kydex® sheaths.
Mike Stewart and Steven Lewis formed Blackjack Knives in 1987. The company started in Los Angeles with the intention of importing and selling Chris Reeve's range of one-piece knives as well as developing their own range of knives. Blackjack's first non-Chris Reeve knife was the Mamba, a knife designed by Mike Stewart and released in 1987. As the company began to grow, Blackjack began to expand its line and moved production to Japan. The Japanese-produced products were praised for their quality, but profit margins for Blackjack were small because of the weakness of the American dollar against the yen at the time. Mike Stewart also began having problems with the Japanese producers. The knives were produced in Japan by The Kencrest Corporation in Seki City. In 1991, because of difficulties with the Japanese producers, Blackjack Knives moved its production to the United States. The company received investment from a group that approached Mike Stewart to invest in the relatively small operation. In October 1991, the business moved to Effingham, Illinois, to set up operations. Blackjack Knives specializes in modern high-tech belt knives, sturdy unobtrusive working companion knives, American Classic styles and advanced-production sheaves. Blackjacks have convex blades which are excellent at holding edges. From the bronze age to about 1900, all blades, swords and axes were convex. However, since 1900, the V-Bevel method was introduced for sharpening blades. It is widely recognized that this technique produces less sharp blades than convex grinding, so Blackjack uses the the older convex method. As of 2010, blackjack knives are famous worldwide. Blackjack Knives in Effingham, Illinois went out of business in 1997. The company had been experiencing financial difficulties, including falling behind on its Community Development Assistance Program loan.The brand is now owned by Blue Ridge Knives.
